CATALOG

Basswood

Pale white to light brown, straight grain, easy to work with, soft and light. glues and finishes well, poor steam bending and nail holding.

Grades:

  • FAS
  • SEL/Btr

Available Dimensions:

  • 4/4
  • 5/4
  • 8/4

aPPLICATIONS:

hand carving, lumber, musical instruments, veneer

ALSO CONSIDER

Hickory

  • FAS
Extreme strength and shock resistance.

Thickness:

  • 4/4

Soft Maple

  • FAS
  • SEL/Btr
  • Curly
Roughly 25% softer than Hard Maple. Grey-brown to reddish hardwood. Fine, straight grain that is much easier to machine than hard maple. Takes stain easily.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 5/4
  • +1

Sitka Spruce

  • Mast & Spar
Sitka Spruce has a fine, even texture, and a consistently straight grain. Ranges from cream/white to yellow; heartwood can also exhibit a subtle pinkish red hue in some instances. Heartwood is rated as being slightly resistant to non-resistant to decay.

Thickness:

  • 8/4

30+ species in stock

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From the Trade

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Morgan Wheeler

Google Reviews

This is the place to go for hardwood and specialty softwoods. The best quality and prices around. It focuses on boatbuilding wood but also sells to a lot of cabinet shops and contractors. 

Brightside Marine

Google Reviews

High quality all around, service, crew, materials, communication. Americas wood has made it able for us to keep timeless wooden boats around for all to enjoy!

Brightside Marine

Paul Rulli

Top notch service and quality. Owner and employees go the extra mile.

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