Hardwood
Sassafras Wood Guide: Properties, Uses, Safety, and Buying
This guide explains sassafras wood’s appearance, properties, durability, workability, safety, and common uses. Learn how it compares with other woods and what to check when buying lumber.
Hackberry Wood Guide: Properties, Uses, and Limitations
Hackberry wood is an affordable North American hardwood used for furniture, cabinetry, turning, veneer, crafts, and firewood. This guide explains its properties, appearance, workability, durability, project suitability, and what to check before buying.
Leopard Wood: Complete Species and Woodworking Guide
This guide explains how to identify leopard wood, understand its properties, and distinguish it from lacewood. Learn how to machine, finish, use, and buy genuine leopardwood lumber.
Pecky Cypress Wood: Characteristics, Uses, Prices, and Buying Guide
Pecky cypress wood is prized for the irregular cavities formed in its heartwood while the tree was alive. This guide explains its properties, uses, structural limits, pricing, sourcing, and finishing requirements.
Soft Maple: Species, Wood Properties, Uses and Hard Maple Differences
Soft maple is a commercial group of genuine maple species, not a single tree or a botanical softwood. This guide explains its species, appearance, hardness, uses, workability, tree identification, and differences from hard maple.
Cherry Wood Guide: Properties, Uses & Finishing Tips
Discover the advantages and versatile applications of Cherry wood, a coveted hardwood known for its beauty and durability in fine woodworking.
Intarsia Wood: 7 Unique Pieces That Inspire
See 7 standout intarsia wood pieces, from a 15-foot church mural to pocket-size gifts. Get patterns, tips, and starter materials to try it yourself.
Bloodwood Tree Guide: Why It Bleeds and Which Species It Is
Bloodwood tree is a common name for several unrelated trees with red kino, reddish exudate, or deep-red heartwood. This guide explains their differences, ranges, identification features, uses, and conservation concerns.
Black Ash Tree Guide: Identification, Habitat, and Conservation
Black ash, or Fraxinus nigra, is a moisture-loving deciduous tree native to eastern North America. This guide explains how to identify it, distinguish similar trees, understand its wetland habitat, and assess threats such as emerald ash borer.
Lignum Vitae Tree: Species, Wood Properties, Uses and Growing Guide
Lignum vitae is the common name for slow-growing tropical trees in the genus Guaiacum, especially Guaiacum officinale and Guaiacum sanctum. This guide explains their identification, habitat, unusually dense wood, uses, conservation status, and cultivation.
