NORTHEAST HARDWOOD

Ambrosia Maple

Straight, close grain with a fine, uniform texture. Nearly white sapwood, sometimes with a reddish tinge and light tannish heartwood. Heavy, hard, strong, and stiff with moderate shock resistance, low decay resistance, and medium movement in use. Steam-bends satisfactorily. Machines well, especially for turning, but is susceptible to burning and irregular grain can cause chip-out. Pre-drilling recommended for screwing or nailing. Glues well and finishes very smoothly.

Dried Slab: $40 / BF

Ash

Ash is a hard, dense, and incredibly strong wood. Ash is ideal for flooring, counters, furniture, and beams. Ash wood has resistant to scratches and dents as well. Steambends and machines well, takes screws and nails with pre-drilling. Glues and stains easily. Coloring is beige to light brown, clear and becomes more uniform over as it ages.

Dried Slab: $15 / BF

Roughsawn: $9 / BF

Beech

With a wide grain pattern and elegant marbled texture, Beech is an underused resource as it is suitable for furniture and interior fittings like chairs, tables, doors, stairs. It is resilient to hard-wearing and steams well at is is flexible. The negatives are that it rots quickly, requires longer drying periods, and is somewhat brittle when machineing and hand carving. Beech should be finished well and reinforced to avoide movement in the product over time.

Dried Slab: $24 / BF

Roughsawn: $10 / BF

Cherry

Straight grained with uniform texture and rich luster. Reddish brown heartwood and white sapwood. Moderately hard and heavy, strong, stiff, and stable in service. Heartwood has good decay resistance. Steam-bends well. Machines well with both hand and machine tools. Turns well. Holds screws and nails well, glues and stains easily, and polishes to an excellent finish that naturally darkens with age.

Dried Slab: $28 / BF

Roughsawn: $12 / BF

Elm

Hard and tough, elm still bends easily when steamed, and when dry, holds its shape. Its twisted, interlocking grain makes elm difficult to work with anything but power tools. Most hockey sticks are made with Elm because of its unique strength and flexibility. Elm makes excellent furniture and is rot resistant even when perpetually wet.

Dried Slab: $30 / BF

Roughsawn: $20 / BF

Hard Maple

Straight, close grain with a fine, uniform texture. Nearly white sapwood, with a reddish brown heartwood. Heavy, hard, strong, and stiff with moderate shock resistance, low decay resistance, and medium movement in use. Steam-bends satisfactorily. Machines well, especially for turning, but is susceptible to burning and irregular grain can cause chip-out. Pre-drilling recommended for screwing or nailing. Glues well and finishes very smoothly.

Dried Slab: $30 / BF

Roughsawn: $14 / BF


Soft Maple

Straight, close grain with a fine, uniform texture. Nearly white sapwood, sometimes with a reddish tinge or a grey heartwood. Heavy, hard, strong, and stiff with moderate shock resistance, low decay resistance, and medium movement in use. Steam-bends satisfactorily. Machines well, especially for turning, but is susceptible to burning and irregular grain can cause chip-out. Pre-drilling recommended for screwing or nailing. Glues well and finishes very smoothly.

Dried Slab: $25 / BF

Roughsawn Green: $9 / BF

Poplar

Straight grained and “woolly” with a fine, even texture. Creamy-white to pale brown heartwood and sapwood. Often with a yellowish tint. Poplar wood that came from wet areas will often have green or black streaks. Most species are typically soft and light with low ratings for strength, stiffness, shock resistance, decay resistance, and steam bending. Moderate movement in service. Works easily with hand or machine tools but sharp edges recommended. Glues, screws and nails well. Staining can be patchy but paints and varnish are easily applied.

Dried Slab: $19 / BF

Roughsawn: $9 / BF

Red Oak

Light reddish tan heartwood and narrow, almost white sapwood. Hard, stiff, and strong with moderate stability in use and little natural decay resistance. Machines quite well but has tendency to splinter and chip – avoid cutting against the grain. Turns and steam-bends fairly well. Somewhat difficult to work by hand. Nails and screws satisfactorily although pre-drilling recommended. Glues satisfactorily. Finishes well with most stains and finishes but relatively large pores may require a filler.

Dried Slab: $18 / BF

Roughsawn: $10 / BF

Sequoia

Redwood is used in the United States for interior finish and also for exterior construction uses. Its durability makes it very popular for cooling towers, vats, tanks, hot tubs, wine casks, coffins, siding, fencing, decks and rustic furniture. It is a popular choice for paneling and millwork. The sapwood is white but the heartwood is bright red when first cut and deepens to a reddish-brown color. However, the color can vary within a single tree.

Dried Slab: $60 / BF

Sycamore

Sycamore has a close texture and interlocking grain. Moderately heavy, moderately hard, moderate strength, stiffness, and shock resistance. The wood is difficult to season and moderate to large shrinkage occurs in drying. Generally underrated and often overlooked, the strong timber of sycamore has a subtle sheen and smoothness that makes it a very attractive choice for wood-carving.

Dried Slab: $25 / BF

Roughsawn: $18 / BF

Walnut

Generally straight grained with a moderately coarse, uniform texture. Rich dark brown heartwood and nearly white sapwood. Moderately heavy, hard, strong, and stiff, with good decay resistance and dimensional stability. Works very well with machine or hand tools. Sands easily and finishes to a velvety, natural-colored sheen. Prized in North America for high-end cabinetry and furniture.

Dried Slab: $35 / BF

Roughsawn: $25 / BF

White Oak

Straight grained with a coarse texture and prominent rays. Light brown or tan heartwood and white sapwood. Hard, stiff, and strong with moderate stability and known for it’s rot resistance. Machines well but can splinter and chip. Turns and steam-bends fairly well. Somewhat difficult to work by hand. Nails and screws satisfactorily with pre-drilling. Glues and finishes well with most products. We provide white oak in speciatly dimensions for the wooden boat building community.

Dried Slab: $24 / BF

Roughsawn: $12 / BF

Preserve Old Growth Trees Today

Here at Northeast Hardwood we have an inventory of very large slabs and welcome inquires. If you know of large trees coming down in the greater tri-state area as our team may want to mill it. We give preference to timber over 6 feet in length and 38 - 60 inches in diameter: Walnut, Chestnut, Butternut, Red Alder, Sequoia, Elm, Cherry, Pecan, Hickory, Cedar, Sycamore, Rosewood, Oak, Maple, Willow, Birch, Sassafras, Beech, Ash, Sapgum, Mulberry, Hackberry.