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At TOPICSwoodworks we offer several domestic and exotic wood species for your projects.
Your new projects can be build with any type of wood you like. We can help you choose, if you prefer.
We have access to some of the best wood mills in Midwest.
Here are some of the most commonly used domestic and exotic woods.
QUICK COMPARISON OF COMMON DOMESTIC WOOD TYPES
Lowest Cost
Red Oak | Soft Maple | Poplar | Cherry | Hard Maple | White Oak | Natrl Walnut | Prem. Walnut
Lightest
Heaviest
Poplar | Soft Maple | Cherry | Red Oak | Natrl Walnut | Prem. Walnut | White Oak | Hard Maple
Highest Cost
Worst Wear & Tear
Worst Load Bearing
Best Load Bearing
Best Wear & Tear
Poplar | Soft Maple | Cherry | Red Oak | Natrl Walnut | Prem. Walnut | White Oak | Hard Maple
Poplar | Soft Maple | Cherry | Red Oak | Natrl Walnut | Prem. Walnut | White Oak | Hard Maple
NATURAL AND PREMIUM WALNUT
Natural Walnut
Premium Walnut
Natural Walnut comes with mix of colors (heartwood and sapwood), some light and some dark.
Premium Walnut includes mostly dark wood (heartwood).
Darker appearance can be achieved by applying stains of different intensity.
Walnut is a dense wood and can be heavy, depending on size and application.
Best appearance is achieved when finished only with oil varnishes.
Show pieces can be created using this beautiful wood.
CHERRY
Cherry comes with mix of colors (heartwood and sapwood), mostly red with some whites.
Over time Cherry's color changes to a richer, rusty red brown even with clear finish.
Cherry is a lighter wood and also softer than walnut. Not recommended for heavy usage applications.
It comes to life when finished only with oil varnishes.
Goes well when mixed with walnut and maple as an accent.
HARD MAPLE
Hard maple has very consistent light white appearance. It is uniform in color but grain patterns can change suddenly within the same piece.
It is the hardest of the domestic woods, as such great candidate for heavy usage and holding heavy laods, like book, for example.
Due to very dense nature, it does no stain well with darker colors.
Its natural light color is a perfect match for walnut.
Due to its density, projects can get heavy very quickly.
WHITE OAK
This, not very well-known, wood has recently became very popular among the woodworkers for its beautiful and consistent grain.
Large projects using White Oak looks well made and very professional. Very classy looking finish.
It is hard and dense, allowing itself for heavy usage.
Takes stain well, best finished only with oil varnishes to capture that gorgeous uniform grain.
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