Hardwood Lumber

Sapele is a reddish-brown wood that in many ways is very similar to Mahogany. A remarkable feature of sapele is that the grain is interlocked and changes direction in frequent, irregular intervals. Fairly easy with hand and machine tools, and it saws and finishes easily, although interlocked grain offers difficulties in planning and molding. Sapele has good nailing and gluing properties, and it finishes well.

The heartwood of cherry varies from rich red to reddish brown and will darken with age and on exposure to light. In contrast, the sapwood is creamy white. The wood has a fine uniform, straight grain, satiny, smooth texture, and may naturally contain brown pith flecks and small gum pockets. Easy to machine, nails and glues well and when sanded and stained, it produces and excellent smooth finish. Source: americanhardwoods.org

Kuiken Brothers stocks Hard Maple.  The sapwood is creamy white with a slight reddish brown tinge and the heartwood varies from light to dark reddish brown. The wood has a close fine texture and is generally straight grained.  Pre-boring is recommended when nailing and screwing. With care, it machines well, turns well, glues satisfactorily, and can be stained to an outstanding finish. The wood is hard and heavy with good stregth properties, in particular its high resistance to abrasion and wear. It also has good steam-bending properties. Source: americanhardwoods.org

Kuiken Brothers stocks Red Oak. The Sapwood of red oak is white to light brown and the heartwood is a pinkish reddish brown.  The wood is similar in general appearance to white oak, but with a slightly less pronounced figure due to smaller rays. The wood is mostly straight-grained, with a coarse texture.  Red oak machines well. Nailing and screwing are good although pre-boring is recommended, and it can be stained to a good finish.  Can be stained with a wide range of finish tones. Source: americanhardwoods.org

Looking for alternate hardwood options? Kuiken Brothers can special order a wide variety of hardwood boards and plywood, including ash, alder, aspen, basswood, birch, cottonwood, cypress, elm, gum, hackberry, hickory/ pecan, white oak, poplar, sycamore, walnut. These species are special order, so please allow lead time.