White Ash—Similar to red oak in grain, sometimes called “golden oak” in furniture. Very light color when fresh, ash darkens as it ages to an amber color. Very strong, used in bent laminations, furniture, tool handles, and floors.
Basswood—Very soft, light golden color. The easiest wood to carve. The 4/4 lumber is used as a less expensive alternative to clear white pine with the added advantage of no pitch related problems.
Butternut—Lustrous medium brown color, feathery grain, very soft. One of the most beautiful northern hardwoods, butternut makes high quality furniture. Like basswood, butternut is easy to carve.
Black Cherry—The best cherry in the world grows in Upstate New York and Pennsylvania. Reddish brown color that deepens with age, easy to work, stable.
Hickory—Very hard and dense. Frequently used for tool handles, the distinctive grain also makes beautiful cabinets.
Red Elm—A strong grain and brown color resembling chestnut. It is one of the most flexible woods for steam bending. It has been used extensively for boat ribs, but also makes beautiful furniture.
Red Maple—A less expensive alternate for sugar maple. Red maple is cream colored, softer (but not like the big leaf or silver maples) and less prone to grain tearing than sugar maple. Curly maple is a rare and beautiful variation of red maple.
Sugar Maple—also known as Hard or Rock Maple. Very hard, strong, with light golden color. Sugar maple is used in cutting boards, toys, musical instruments, and flooring.
Ambrosia Maple—red maple with streaks of color surrounding tiny worm holes.
Red Oak—Reddish golden color with a prominent grain. Our most popular wood, red oak machines easily and is used in furniture, floors, and interior trim.
White Oak—Almost identical to red oak in grain but darker in color. Most people can’t tell the difference. White oak is extremely weather resistant. Quarter sawn white oak is used in mission style furniture.
Tulip Poplar—Cream to light golden brown color (greenish when fresh). A softer hardwood, very easy to work, stains or paints easily.
Black Walnut—Rich chocolate brown color, easy to work with.
What sizes, quantities of red elm do you have on hand ?
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It’s all 4/4, random widths, mostly nominal 4-8 inches and lengths mostly 4-10 feet. Approximately 300 BF in stock.
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Hi… I’m renovating / rehabilitating an old home. I wish I’d heard of you before (quality of lumber at box stores is poor at best and grossly over-priced – what used to be one’s are now premium, premium is now exported, two’s are now one’s, scrap is now two’s and pulp is now scrap). Do you sell small quantities? Presently, I need four sticks – 5/4 x 4 x 6 – hickory, maple, oak or cherry. Possibly two sticks – 2 x 4 x 6 hickory, maple, oak or cherry. (Black locust is great for some things too but I don’t see that on your list.) I’ll need additional lumber in the future for larger projects. Thanks in advance.
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Yes, we sell one board and up. The only 5/4 in stock-select basswood and tulip poplar. Most 4/4 hardwoods will clean up at 7/8″ if that would work. I have 8/4 hard maple for the 2″ stock. No locust currently except a 2 BF board. It’s best to call as I frequently have to be out of the shop for deliveries. 607-566-8558.
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thanks for answering my questions. 5/4 tulip poplar is great – I hadn’t thought about it but it’ll work for what I’m doing.
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