Wood guide
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This document provides information on common woodworking woods, including their properties, availability, and uses. It rates each wood on various qualities using a 3-point scale and includes a chart listing properties of different wood species such as hardness, strength, rot resistance, and common uses. It also includes a board foot calculator and descriptions of wood grades.
Wood guide
- 1. YOUR GUIDE TO COMMON WOODWORKING WOODS Puzzled by which wood to use for what? Much of the choice comes down to personal one wood over another, the selection process can be confusing. Use the chart below taste, then cost and availability. But until you know the qualities that help you choose to acquaint you with the woods in common usage. RATINGS (3) ) ITY (2 E E INING TANC NESS TANC NGTH ABIL JOINTING/ ILITY (1) ING ING ING ING ING ING ITY HT G MACH GLUIN SPLIT PRICE RESIS PAINT PLAN RESIS STAIN HARD AVAIL SAND TURN CARV WEIG QUAL STRE STAB ROT WOOD SPECIES USE/COMMENTS ALDER, RED $$ R Medium Weak Light G F F G G F G E F E G Cabinets, furniture, millwork ASH, WHITE $$ N Hard Strong Heavy G F G E F P G G E G F Cabinets, furniture, doors BASSWOOD $$ N Soft Weak Light G P G E P G G E E G E Best for carving BIRCH, YELLOW $$ R Hard Strong Heavy G F G E G P G G F G G Cabinets, furniture, flooring BUTTERNUT $$$ R Soft Weak Light E F F F G G G G F G F Carving, furniture CEDAR, RED $$ N Soft Weak Light G E P F P P F G P F G Outdoor furniture, decks CHERRY $$$$ N Hard Strong Medium G F F E E G E E E G G Fine furniture, cabinets CYPRESS $$ R Medium Medium Medium G E F P P P G F F F G Outdoor furniture, decks DOUGLAS FIR $$ N Medium Strong Medium F G F G P P G G F F G Strong utility wood HICKORY $$ R Hard Strong Heavy G P F G G P G G E G F Chairs, tables, sporting goods LAUAN (PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY) $$ N Medium Medium Medium E G P F F P G E P G E Furniture, boats MAHOGANY $$$$ N Medium Medium Medium E G P E E G G E G E E Fine furniture, boats MAPLE, SUGAR $$$ N Hard Strong Heavy G P F E G F G F G G G Durable for hard use OAK, RED $$$ N Hard Strong Heavy F P F G G P E G E E G Indoor furniture, floors, trim OAK, WHITE $$$ N Hard Strong Heavy F E G G G P E G E E G Indoor and outdoor furniture PINE, WHITE $$$ N Soft Weak Light G F P G G G G E G F G All-around indoor use PINE, YELLOW $$ N Hard Strong Heavy F F P G G G G F F F G Carpentry POPLAR, YELLOW $$ N Soft Weak Medium G P G F F F G E P G E Toys, drawer sides, utility REDWOOD $$$ N Medium Weak Light E E G G P P G E P F G All outdoor projects TEAK $$$$ N Hard Strong Medium E E G E G F E G G G F Boats, outdoor furniture WALNUT $$$$ N Hard Strong Heavy E G F G E G G E E G F Fine furniture NOTES: 1. ($$$$) Very expensive ($$$) Expensive ($$) Least expensive 2. (N) National (R) Regional 3. E Excellent G Good F Fair P Poor
- 2. GRADING TERMS GRADE CHARACTERISTICS The best grade. Boards 6" and FAS wider, 8' and longer. Almost clear. (First and Yields 8323 percent clear face seconds) cuttings 4" or wider by 5' or longer and 3" or wider by 7' or longer. Boards 4" and wider, 6' and longer. Selects One side is FAS, the other is No.1 Common. Yields 8323 percent clear face cuttings. Boards are 3" and wider, 4' and No. 1 longer. Yields 6623 percent clear Common face cuttings 4" or wider by 2' or longer and 3" or wider by 3' or longer. BOARD FOOT CALCULATOR 1"-THICK LUMBER LENGTH 6' 8' 10' 12' 14' 16' 3" 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 WIDTH 4" 2 2.66 3.33 4 4.66 5.33 6" 3 4 5 6 7 8 8" 4 5.33 6.66 8 9.33 10.66 10" 5 6.66 8.33 10 11.66 13.33 12" 6 8 10 12 14 16 11/4"-THICK LUMBER LENGTH 6' 8' 10' 12' 14' 16' 4" 2.5 3.33 4.16 5 5.83 6.66 6" 3.75 5 6.25 7.5 8.75 10 WIDTH 8" 5 6.66 8.33 10 11.66 13.33 10" 6.25 8.33 10.41 12.5 14.58 16.66 12" 7.5 10 12.5 15 17.5 20 2"-THICK LUMBER LENGTH 6' 8' 10' 12' 14' 16' 6" 6 8 10 12 14 16 WIDTH 8" 8 10.66 13.33 16 18.66 21.33 10" 10 13.33 16.66 20 23.33 26.66 12" 12 16 20 24 28 32