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Blainville QC Canada J7C 3V5
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Mirabel QC Canada J7J 1P4
Red oak
Oak wood is hard and solid. To the touch, oak has an open and coarse-textured grain and porous ring. The colour of red oak wood ranges from light to dark reddish brown. This sturdy wood is ideal for caskets, floor coverings and turnings. Woodworkers also appreciate its qualities for crafting furniture, mouldings and architectural millwork.
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Walnut
Walnut wood has a fine grain with diffuse pores. Its sapwood ranges from white to light brown. Its heartwood is chocolate brown. Walnut is highly prized for valuable items such as high-end furniture and caskets. It is also used in cabinetmaking and architectural millwork.
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Red maple
Red maple features a whitish sapwood, which is slightly paler than that of sugar maple. Its heartwood ranges from grey to reddish brown, with brown streaks. The grain of red maple is similar to that of sugar maple, but 25% softer. This makes it an excellent choice for furniture, mouldings architectural millwork and turnery.
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Yellow birch
Its sapwood ranges from creamy white to pale yellow. Its heartwood is rather reddish brown. Yellow birch wood is 25% softer than sugar maple wood. However, its grain is similar. This species is used for furniture, flooring, mouldings, architectural millwork and turnings.
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White oak
The sapwood of white oak is nearly white, whereas its heartwood is greyish brown. It has an open and coarse-textured grain with porous ring. The characteristics of white oak make its wood perfect for furniture, floor coverings, mouldings, architectural millwork, turnings and caskets.
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Sugar maple (regular)
The sapwood of sugar maple is ivory white a slight reddish brown tinge. Its heartwood is greyish brown to dark tan. Its closed and even grain polishes extremely well. Highly workable, sugar maple sapwood is often used by cabinetmaking for mouldings, furniture, architectural millwork and decorative trim. It can also be easily used for flooring and sports equipment.
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White birch
White birch sapwood is creamy white whereas its heartwood is light brown. Its grain is very similar to that of sugar maple, but 25% softer. White birch has a wide range of applications and can be used to make ice cream sticks, furniture, floor coverings, mouldings, architectural millwork, turnings, etc.
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Basswood
A wood prized by cavers: The sapwood of basswood is creamy white or very slightly coloured. However, its heartwood is yellow-brown with darker streaks. Its fine-textured and diffuse porous grain is ideal for mouldings, toys and Venetian blinds. Basswood is also recommended for frames and wood carving.
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White Ash
The characteristics of this wood particularly suit Quebec’s climate. Ash wood is used among other things for making sports equipment such as snowshoes and hockey sticks. Its sapwood is creamy white and its heartwood ranges from light to dark brown. Ash has an open and coarse-textured grain with porous ring. It is therefore an ideal wood for furniture, floor coverings, mouldings, architectural millwork and tool handles.
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Cherry
Cherry is a high quality wood with a fine grain. The dark red to brownish red colour of the heartwood gives it a luxurious and elegant look. Its sapwood ranges from white to creamy light yellow. Cherry wood is used for making high-end furniture, architectural millwork, mouldings and other items. It is a great wood for cabinetmaking and also for flooring.
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Sugar Maple – Sapwood
The sapwood of sugar maple is ivory white with a slight reddish brown tinge. Its heartwood is greyish brown to dark tan. Is closed and even grain polishes extremely well, highly workable, sugar maple sapwood is often used by cabinetmakers for mouldings, furniture, architectural millwork and decorative trim. It can also be easily used for flooring and sports equipment.
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Aspen
Aspen has a creamy while sapwood with heartwood that changes from brown to greyish white without any visible transition. In terms of texture, its grain is fine with diffuse pores. Aspen is excellent for mouldings, toys and caskets.
