KILN-DRIED SLABS

CHINABERRY

Chinaberry is a potentially commercially valuable timber tree throughout its natural range in Asia, though perhaps under-utilized and under-appreciated. Chinaberry has also been introduced in the southeastern United States as an ornamental tree, though it’s now considered by many to be an invasive species. Chinaberry is often used  for veneer, carvings, furniture, and turned objects.

CYPRESS

Cypress is a common name for various coniferous trees. There are more than 12 true species of cypress. most of the cypress trees are native to the South. Mainly Cypress is found in wet soil. 
The color of cypress wood is light. This is the reason that it can be stained easily. The heartwood of cypress is pale to yellowish-brown and sapwood is nearly white. The amount of sapwood is very less. Cypress has a straight grain and medium texture to coarse texture. Raw, unfinished surfaces have a greasy feel.

DOGWOOD

Dogwood is an extremely dense hardwood. When properly seasoned, this wood rates a 2150 on the Janka hardness scale, which measures units of force. By comparison, white oak is rated 1360 and eastern white pine is 380. Unseasoned dogwood is considerably less hard and dense, rating around 1410 on the Janka scale.

ELM, AMERICAN

Once one of the largest and most prevalent of the North American elm species, preferred as an ideal shade tree for urban roadsides. American Elm is especially susceptible to Dutch elm disease, and was ravaged by the fungal disease in the second half of the twentieth century. Because the tree is fast growing and bears seeds at a young age, it has been able to continue in areas where older trees have died, though the newer elms also succumb to the disease at a relatively young age. Consequently, large and mature American Elms are  uncommon. Many disease-resistant cultivars and hybrids are being used to replace trees killed by Dutch elm disease.

HACKBERRY/SUGARBERRY

In terms of outward appearance, Hackberry bears a close resemblance to ash; anatomically, however, it’s closest to elm (Ulmus spp.), with the pores arranged in wavy tangential bands (ulmiform arrangement), which is characteristic of the elms. Hackberry is reputed to among the very best woods for steam bending among hardwoods native to the United States and Canada.

HICKORY

Hickory heartwood is brown or reddish brown in color and is sold as "Red Hickory". The sapwood is light in color and sold as "White Hickory". Hickory is typically straight grained, but can be wavy or irregular. Texture is somewhat coarse. Strength varies depending on rate of growth. Excellent steam bending characteristics. High bending and crushing strength, high stiffness and very high shock resistance.

MAGNOLIA, SOUTHERN (GRANDIFLORA)

Southern Magnolia is the hardest and heaviest of the three primary magnolia species that are commercially harvested in the United States. Commonly used for veneer, plywood, interior trim, upholstered  furniture frames, and general utility wood, it has very wide sapwood that shows a creamy white to grayish color. Comparatively narrow heartwood color ranges from a medium to dark brown, sometimes with beautiful green, purple or black streaks.

MAGNOLIA SWEETBAY (VIRGINIANA)

So named for its sweetly-fragrant, cup-shaped, white flowers. Because of its attractive flowers and foliage, it’s also grown as an ornamental tree. Sweetbay is sometimes called swamp magnoila, as it occurs near swamps and lowland habitats. Grain is straight, with a medium uniform texture. Moderate natural luster.

MAPLE, FLORIDA HARD RED

Unlike most other hardwoods, the sapwood of maple lumber is most commonly used rather than its heartwood. Sapwood color ranges from almost white, to a light golden or reddish brown, while the heartwood is a darker reddish brown. Red maple can also be seen with curly or quilted grain patterns. Red maple is appropriately named, as its flowers, twigs, seeds, and autumn leaves (shown below) are all red. Red maple is common over a very large area of the eastern Untied States, and its wood tends to be slightly heavier, stronger, and harder than other species in the grouping of soft maples, though it is still not as strong as hard maple.

MAPLE, SUGAR

Acer, part of the maple family's Latin, scientific name, means hard or sharp. And to the Romans, the wood was just that. From it, they made lance and pike shafts for battle. It was furniture, though, that bestowed the term "rock hard" on this traditional stock. As the story goes, a colonial American cabinetmaker by the name of Rock promoted his work as "Rock's Hard Maple Furniture." That's why to this day many people refer to sugar maple as rock or rock-hard maple. Sugar maple, although tough as its reputation, has a sweeter side. The other half of its genus name-saccharum-refers to its sap, a source of syrup and sugar.

MYRTLE WOOD

Myrtle is a treasure from the coastal forests of the American Northwest.  It has a cream colored sapwood transitioning into heartwood that can range from tan to olive to gold, often with black steaks following the grain.  The most desired pieces can be covered with fiddleback and/or burl figure.  Also known as Oregon Myrtle, California Bay Laurel, and Pepperwood, it will freshen up your shop with its spicy aroma.

OAK, RED (SOUTHERN & TURKEY FOOT)

The Turkey Foot Oak is also commonly known as Southern Red Oak or Spanish Oak. It gets its common name from the shape of the leaf that resembles the track of a Turkey. The wood is heavy, hard, strong, and light brown in color with a light red tint. It has been used for fuel, lumber, and general construction in the past, but today is used mainly for fuel wood and barbecuing.

OAK, WHITE

Strong, beautiful, rot-resistant, easy to work, and economical: white oak represents an exceptional value to woodworkers. It’s no wonder that the wood is so widely used in cabinet and furniture making.
Connecticut’s state quarter was minted with a picture and inscription of a famous white oak, the Charter Oak. In 1687, a cavity within the tree was used as a hiding place for the Connecticut Charter of 1662 to prevent its confiscation by the British.

OL' BUMPY RELIC LONGLEAF PINE

Struck by lightning in 2014 and standing dead until 2016, this trunk portion was salvaged from the Apalachicola National Forest and has been preserved. It has been documented as the oldest known Longleaf Pine in Florida as is thought to be over 400 years old!

PECAN

Pecan wood is a great option for homebuilders and furniture makers, because it has an attractive appearance and can be used to create beautiful pieces of furniture and flooring. Pecan trees are native to North America, but they grow well in other climates too.
Pecans make up about 50% of the tree’s fruit production, which means that there are plenty of uses for this versatile type of wood! Pecan wood ranges from light brown with dark streaks to deep red-browns with tan or black stripes on the growth rings. It is also a hardwood which makes it durable enough to last through many years without having any issues.

PERSIMMON

Very wide sapwood is a white to pale yellowish-brown. Color tends to darken with age. Very thin heartwood (usually less than 1″ wide) is dark brown to black, similar to ebony. Persimmon wood is heavy, hard, and strong for a temperate species. It has excellent shock and wear resistance, but has a very high shrinkage rate, and may experience significant movement in service.

PINE (MIXED & LONGLEAF)

Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) and longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystems have been dwindling for decades. Restoration is a huge priority for the USDA Forest Service, the Longleaf Pine Alliance, the Shortleaf Pine Initiative, and many others. Restoration requires seed, and on National Forest System lands the seed comes from USDA Forest Service seed orchards. The Forest Service owns and manages 70 percent of all longleaf and 90 percent of all shortleaf orchards across the South

PINE, SONDREGGER

Sonderegger pine, the only named southern pine hybrid, is a naturally occuring cross between loblolly pine and longleaf pine. It was originally described by H.H. Chapman (1922) who named it after its discover V.H. Sonderegger. This pine usually occurs singly or in small groups where both loblolly and longleaf pines overlap in range. Because the flowering of both parental trees usually occur at the same time of year, no phenological barrier exists, thus the two freely cross.

POPLAR, TULIP/RAINBOW

The term “Rainbow Poplar” does not refer to a separate wood species, but rather, is a designation of Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) that has been mineral stained. The resulting mineral stained wood—which, although not necessarily common, is by no means rare or scarce—exhibits a variety of colors ranging from green, purple, black, red, etc. It is this distinct variety of colors that turns an otherwise oridnary piece of Poplar into the intriguing Rainbow Poplar. The precise cause of these streaks and discolored wood produced in certain trees is not fully understood.