Wood Species from True North Woods® Suppliers

Wood Species from True North Woods® Suppliers

· Black Ash: close/straight grained ,course/uniform texture, alternative to northern red oak, heartwood moderately dark grayish brown, sapwood lighter in color; special order quarter-sawn
· Aspen: fine/uniform texture, tight/straight grain, heartwood light brown, sapwood white; special order spalted, curly
· Basswood: the vest in the USA, very white, no work tracks, very little fleck, low density, straight grain, fine uniform texture, heartwood creamy white to brownish, sapwood whitest in world, medium luster
· White Birch: high-quality, 70-year old trees with thick and pliable bark, very little fleck, dense, close grain, heartwood pale brown, sapwood creamy white; special order in spalted
· White Cedar: light color, easily worked, no sap stains, close grain, fine/uniform texture, highly moisture/decay resistant, heartwood light brown, sapwood creamy white
· Hard Maple: straight grain, fine/uniform texture, heartwood light reddish-brown tinge, sapwood white with reddish tinge; special order in brown, spalted, birdseye, curly
· Bur Oak: member of white oak family, tight/straight grain, coarse texture, highly durable, decay resistant, heartwood rich brown, sapwood white to light brown, special order quarter-sawn
· Northern Red Oak: tight/straight grain with prominent rays, uniform natural color not requiring stain, no mineral stain, heartwood light reddish tan, sapwood almost white; special order mineral, quarter-sawn
· Red/Norway Pine: straight grain, uniform texture, heartwood pale red to reddish brown, sapwood creamy white with yellowish tinge
· White/Eastern Pine: straight grain, fine/uniform texture, heartwood light brown with reddish tinge, sapwood yellowish white; special order quarter-sawn appearance
· Tamarack: straight train, coarse texture, narrow growth rings, strong/durable, rot resistant, heartwood reddish brown, sapwood nearly white
· Knotty Balsam Fir & Black Spruce: close grain, uniform texture, small knots, heartwood reddish tan, sapwood creamy white
· Other wood species include diamond willow, white ash, butternut, ironwood, jack pine.

All wood species available in clear and character grades.

Minnesota Wood Campaign / Corporate Offices: P.O. Box 578, Deer River, MN 56636, USA / Marketing Office: 26 E. Exchange Street, Suite 405, St. Paul, MN 55101, USA / Promotion Office: P.O. Box 662, Deer River, MN 55744
Tel 651-888-5629 / http://www.truenorthwoods.com / Email Info@TrueNorthWoods.com