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What types of wood Do We use?
Ambrosia Maple
These are a red maple that has been burrowed into by beetles leaving behind small holes and the mold from their legs cause an attack response from the tree which is the dart shapes seen in the wood.
Ash
Also used for baseball bats, this is a lightweight but strong wood. There is a dark heartwood within the yellow sapwood that is sometimes pronounced.
Apple
My favorite wood to work with with how smooth it cuts and the sweet smell it gives off when working with it.
Cherry
A beautiful wood that darkens slightly as it ages. A wonderful treat to work with.
Cherry burl
Relatively uncommon in large pieces, this forms when their is a growth in which the grain goes all over. As there is usually a lot of bark inclusions that need to be removed and is subsequently filled with a colored resin epoxy.
Due to its availability that the requisite additional work, pieces made with cherry burl will be priced higher.
Due to its availability that the requisite additional work, pieces made with cherry burl will be priced higher.
Red Cedar
A soft, aromatic wood that has the most amazing grain pattern, with sapwood and the red heartwood weaving crazily together.
Flame Box Elder
Box Elder is a short-lived, invasive indigenous member of the Maple species. Specimens sometimes have 'flame' in it. This is a mold infection that causes the red, flame looking response within the tree. As this is fast growing, this wood has a lot of chatoyance figure in the trunk of the tree caused by the fast-growing limbs.
Mahogany
This is the one non-native species that I sometimes work with. It is used for boat decking and porch flooring and I can't bear to see any of it be thrown away.
Maple
The maple that we work with is typically the more common Norway maple and the sugar maple that is prevalent in New England.
Black walnut
Highly sought after by furniture makers, this is the King of woods, in my opinion. While the wood is pretty with browns, purples, and hints of read in the heartwood, the tan sapwood is an eye-pleasing compliment to the heartwood.
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