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HARDWOOD INFORMATION

A Renewable Source
It all starts in the woods. Our native hardwood trees are an invaluable resource that we do well to perpetuate.  Most hardwood tree species take 75 to 125 years to reach maturity. To be truly sustainable, the products we produce from these trees need to last longer that it takes the tree to grow.
 
Red Oak
Red Oak is an extremely strong, tough wood that has a pronounced open grain. Red Oak has a slight orange or reddish hue.

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Brown Maple
Brown Maple combines the browns, tans, whites and creams to give a rustic feel. Because it is a softer hardwood staining it a light color, makes the stain appear blotchy. This wood is great for staining medium to dark colors or painting.

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Rustic Cherry
Rustic Cherry-Rustic cherry is merely a more unrefined wood then the traditional cherry wood. Most builders will cut the wood in such a way that the amount of pits, sap wood, and knots are minimized. In Rustic Cherry those natural characteristics of Cherry are accentuated. Color ranges from white, brown to deep red with brown flecks.
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Cherry
Cherry is a hard durable wood that has a reddish-brown tone with a tight, straight grain that becomes darker and richer as it ages. This is preferred by folks that want a slight but elegant grain.

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 THESE WOOD SAMPLES ARE SHOWN UNFINISHED.  THERE CAN BE VARIATIONS FROM TREE TO TREE THAT WILL EFFECT THE LOOK OF THE WOOD SUCH AS LESS OR MORE GRAIN ON OAK & LESS CHARACTER MARKINGS ON SAP CHERRY.