Lumber Catalog

Browse our complete selection of premium lumber species from around the world

Showing 149 species

Acacia

Acacia spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Typically yellowish to golden brown; darkens with age

African Mahogany / Khaya

Khaya spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:34 lb/ft³

Color: Pale pink to reddish brown; ribbon-stripe on quartersawn

Afrormosia

Pericopsis elata

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:44 lb/ft³

Color: Yellowish brown to olive hue; narrow pale sapwood

Alaska Yellow Cedar

Callitropsis nootkatensis

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:31 lb/ft³

Color: Clear bright yellow heartwood that mellows to a warm amber; narrow pale sapwood

Alder

Alnus rubra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Light tan to reddish brown; no clear heart/sap distinction

Amendoim (Ibiráro)

Pterogyne nitens

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:52 lb/ft³

Color: Light to medium reddish brown; sometimes darker stripes

Angelim Pedra

Hymenolobium spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:55 lb/ft³

Color: Typically reddish brown

Apitong / Keruing

Dipterocarpus spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:48 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown

Aromatic Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:33 lb/ft³

Color: Vivid reddish purple to pinkish red heartwood with prominent creamy white sapwood streaks

Ash

Fraxinus americana

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:42 lb/ft³

Color: Creamy white to light brown; wide sapwood

Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:26 lb/ft³

Color: Pale white to light brown

Atlantic White Cedar

Chamaecyparis thyoides

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:23 lb/ft³

Color: Light pinkish brown to rosy tan heartwood; narrow white sapwood

Basswood

Tilia americana

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:25 lb/ft³

Color: Pale white to light brown; subtle growth rings

Beech

Fagus spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:41 lb/ft³

Color: White to light red-brown; narrow sapwood

Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:43 lb/ft³

Color: Light reddish brown; pale sapwood

Black Limba

Terminalia superba

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:28 lb/ft³

Color: Light yellowish brown with grey to black streaks

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:48 lb/ft³

Color: Greenish yellow to golden brown heartwood darkening with age; pale yellow sapwood

Bloodwood

Brosimum rubescens

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:66 lb/ft³

Color: Bright vivid red; yellowish sapwood

Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba variant)

Hymenaea courbaril

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:57 lb/ft³

Color: Salmon red to orangish brown heartwood darkening significantly to deep reddish brown; grayish-white sapwood

Bubinga

Guibourtia spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:56 lb/ft³

Color: Pink to reddish brown; purple tones possible

Burmese Teak

Tectona grandis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Golden brown; darkens with age

Butternut

Juglans cinerea

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:31 lb/ft³

Color: Light brown; darkens

Cambara

Erisma uncinatum

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Pinkish brown to reddish brown heartwood with a warm, cedar-like tone; paler sapwood

Canarywood

Centrolobium spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:50 lb/ft³

Color: Yellow to orange with dark streaks

Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:29 lb/ft³

Color: Grayish brown heartwood with lavender to olive undertones; pale cream sapwood

Catalpa

Catalpa spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:32 lb/ft³

Color: Grayish brown; wide sapwood

Cedar (Aromatic)

Juniperus virginiana

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:23 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish to violet-brown; pale sapwood

Cedar Decking

Cupressus spp.

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:23 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; pale sapwood

Character Cherry

Prunus serotina

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; darkens

Chechen

Metopium brownei

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:60 lb/ft³

Color: Orange to brown with dark streaks

Cherry

Prunus serotina

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Light pink to reddish brown

Chestnut

Castanea dentata

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:30 lb/ft³

Color: Light to medium brown heartwood that darkens with age; wormy pieces show distinctive insect track patterns

Clear Alder

Alnus rubra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Light tan to reddish brown; uniform

Clear Cherry

Prunus serotina

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; darkens

Clear Walnut

Juglans nigra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:32 lb/ft³

Color: Chocolate brown; pale sapwood

Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:28 lb/ft³

Color: Light grayish white to pale brown with minimal heartwood-sapwood contrast

Cumaru

Dipteryx odorata

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:69 lb/ft³

Color: Yellowish to reddish brown

Curly Maple

Acer spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:45 lb/ft³

Color: Light cream to brown; curl figure

Curupay

Anadenanthera colubrina

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:70 lb/ft³

Color: Brown to reddish with dark streaks

Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:32 lb/ft³

Color: Yellowish to reddish brown

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:33 lb/ft³

Color: Light reddish brown; clear distinction between heart and sap

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:33 lb/ft³

Color: Light reddish brown

Edinam / Tiama

Entandrophragma angolense

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:40 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown

Elm

Ulmus spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:37 lb/ft³

Color: Light to medium brown; coarse texture

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:42 lb/ft³

Color: Pale cream to pinkish brown

European White Oak

Quercus robur or petraea

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Light to medium brown

Garapa

Apuleia leiocarpa

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:52 lb/ft³

Color: Golden yellow to brown

Genuine Mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:31 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; golden luster

Golden Mahogany Decking

Various spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:31 lb/ft³

Color: Golden brown

Grey Elm

Ulmus americana or glabra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:37 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; coarse

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:37 lb/ft³

Color: Yellowish gray to light brown with little distinction between heartwood and sapwood

Hard Maple

Acer saccharum

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:45 lb/ft³

Color: Light cream to reddish brown

Hem-Fir

Hemlock/Fir mix

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:34 lb/ft³

Color: Light to reddish brown

Hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla / Tsuga canadensis

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:29 lb/ft³

Color: Light yellowish brown to pale reddish brown; minimal contrast between heartwood and sapwood

Hickory

Carya spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:50 lb/ft³

Color: Light to medium brown; pale sapwood

Hickory

Carya spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:50 lb/ft³

Color: Light to medium brown; pale sapwood

Ipe

Handroanthus spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:69 lb/ft³

Color: Dark brown to olive

Iroko

Milicia excelsa

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:43 lb/ft³

Color: Yellow to golden brown; darkens

Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:27 lb/ft³

Color: Light yellowish white to pale orange-brown; moderate heartwood-sapwood contrast

Jatoba

Hymenaea courbaril

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:57 lb/ft³

Color: Orange to reddish brown

Jatoba

Hymenaea courbaril

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:57 lb/ft³

Color: Orange to reddish brown

Jelutong

Dyera costulata

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:22 lb/ft³

Color: Pale white to cream

Knotty Alder

Alnus rubra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Light tan to reddish brown; knots and defects

Knotty Pine

Pinus spp.

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:39 lb/ft³

Color: Light yellow to reddish brown; knots

Kosipo

Entandrophragma candollei

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:46 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown

Lacewood

Panopsis spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Pinkish to reddish brown

Leopardwood

Roupala spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:52 lb/ft³

Color: Medium to dark reddish brown

Live Sawn White Oak

Quercus alba

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:40 lb/ft³

Color: Light to dark brown

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:29 lb/ft³

Color: Light yellowish white to pale straw; minimal heartwood-sapwood contrast

Mahogany

Swietenia spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:43 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; golden luster

Makore

Tieghemella heckelii

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:38 lb/ft³

Color: Pink to reddish brown

Mansonia

Mansonia altissima

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:45 lb/ft³

Color: Grayish brown to purple-brown

Maple

Acer spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:45 lb/ft³

Color: Cream to reddish brown

Maple w/ Walnut Strips

Acer spp. with Juglans nigra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:22 lb/ft³

Color: Light maple with dark walnut stripes

Marupa

Simarouba amara

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:38 lb/ft³

Color: Pale yellow to white

Massaranduba

Manilkara bidentata

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:62 lb/ft³

Color: Deep reddish brown to dark red; darkens with age; gray-brown sapwood

Meranti – Dark Red

Shorea spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Dark reddish brown

Merbau

Intsia bijuga

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:50 lb/ft³

Color: Orange-brown to dark reddish brown heartwood with yellow mineral flecks in pores; pale sapwood

Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:50 lb/ft³

Color: Rich reddish brown to dark chocolate heartwood with golden sapwood streaks

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:38 lb/ft³

Color: Dark walnut brown to chocolate heartwood with contrasting pale cream sapwood

Mixed Maple/Cherry

Acer spp. and Prunus serotina

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:48 lb/ft³

Color: Light maple with reddish cherry

Mixed Maple/Walnut

Acer spp. and Juglans nigra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:63 lb/ft³

Color: Light maple with dark walnut

Morado

Machaerium spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:40 lb/ft³

Color: Purple to reddish brown

Mulberry

Morus rubra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:40 lb/ft³

Color: Golden yellow to rich brown heartwood that deepens with UV exposure; pale yellow sapwood

Nogal (Peruvian Walnut)

Juglans neotropica

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:48 lb/ft³

Color: Light to dark brown

Norfolk Island Pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Type:Softwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:32 lb/ft³

Color: Pale cream to light straw with subtle pinkish tones; minimal heartwood distinction

Nyatoh

Palaquium spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:38 lb/ft³

Color: Pinkish brown to medium reddish brown heartwood; lighter sapwood with gradual transition

Oak (Red)

Quercus rubra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:27 lb/ft³

Color: Light brown with red tint

Obeche

Triplochiton scleroxylon

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:20 lb/ft³

Color: Creamy white to pale yellow

Okoume

Aucoumea klaineana

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:62 lb/ft³

Color: Pinkish brown

Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:54 lb/ft³

Color: Bright golden yellow heartwood aging to dark russet brown; narrow pale sapwood

Padauk

Pterocarpus spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:39 lb/ft³

Color: Bright orange to red; darkens

Pecan

Carya illinoinensis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:46 lb/ft³

Color: Light reddish brown heartwood with creamy white to pale brown sapwood; often sold with mixed heartwood and sapwood

Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:52 lb/ft³

Color: Creamy white to pale gray sapwood (most commercially available); small dark brown to black heartwood core

Pine

Pinus spp.

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:34 lb/ft³

Color: Light yellow to reddish brown

Pine

Pinus spp.

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:34 lb/ft³

Color: Light yellow to reddish brown

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:28 lb/ft³

Color: Light yellow to reddish-brown heartwood with wide bands of creamy white sapwood

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic

Color: Light yellow to reddish brown

Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:32 lb/ft³

Color: Greenish to yellow-brown

Port Orford Cedar

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:29 lb/ft³

Color: Pale yellow to cream heartwood with a subtle golden cast; narrow white sapwood

Premium Walnut

Juglans nigra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:65 lb/ft³

Color: Rich chocolate brown; pale sapwood

Purpleheart

Peltogyne spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:48 lb/ft³

Color: Bright purple; fades to dark brown

Quarter Sawn Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Light brown with red tint

Quarter Sawn White Oak

Quercus alba

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:26 lb/ft³

Color: Light to medium brown

Red Balau

Shorea spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:48 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown

Red Grandis

Eucalyptus grandis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:23 lb/ft³

Color: Pinkish to reddish brown

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:48 lb/ft³

Color: Light brown with red tint

Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; pale sapwood

Rift Sawn Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Light brown with red tint

Rift Sawn White Oak

Quercus alba

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:50 lb/ft³

Color: Light to medium brown

Rubberwood

Hevea brasiliensis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:37 lb/ft³

Color: Fresh wood is white to cream, sometimes pinkish; it can become yellowish after seasoning. Heartwood and sapwood are not readily distinguishable.

Rustic Cherry

Prunus serotina

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:45 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; darkens

Rustic Hickory

Carya spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:32 lb/ft³

Color: Light to dark brown; high contrast

Rustic Maple

Acer spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Cream to reddish; mineral streaks

Rustic Walnut

Juglans nigra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Chocolate brown with lighter streaks

Rustic White Oak

Quercus alba

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Light to medium brown; knots and streaks

Santos Mahogany

Myroxylon balsamum

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:54 lb/ft³

Color: Deep reddish brown to burgundy with purplish undertones; distinct light-colored sapwood

Santos Mahogany

Myroxylon balsamum

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Deep red to purple-brown

Sapele

Entandrophragma cylindricum

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:38 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; ribbon figure on quartersawn

Sapele

Entandrophragma cylindricum

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:38 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; ribbon figure on quartersawn

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:31 lb/ft³

Color: Golden brown to orange-brown heartwood with pale yellow sapwood

Shedua

Guibourtia ehie

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:50 lb/ft³

Color: Brown with gray-black stripes

Sipo

Entandrophragma utile

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:60 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown

Soft Maple

Acer spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:58 lb/ft³

Color: Cream to light reddish

Southern Yellow Pine

Pinus spp.

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Light yellow to reddish brown

Spanish Cedar

Cedrela odorata

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Light pinkish brown

Spruce

Picea spp. (P. sitchensis, P. glauca, P. engelmannii)

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:28 lb/ft³

Color: Creamy white to pale yellowish white with very little heartwood-sapwood distinction

Spruce-Pine-Fir (SPF)

Picea/Abies/Pinus spp.

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:29 lb/ft³

Color: Light cream to pale yellow

Steamed Walnut

Juglans nigra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:32 lb/ft³

Color: Uniform chocolate brown

Sugar Pine

Pinus lambertiana

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:25 lb/ft³

Color: Light cream to pale reddish brown heartwood with narrow white sapwood

Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:34 lb/ft³

Color: Light reddish brown heartwood with white to light tan sapwood; distinctive dark ray fleck on quartersawn faces

Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:60 lb/ft³

Color: Creamy white to light brown

Tamarack/Larch

Larix laricina

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:36 lb/ft³

Color: Yellowish brown to russet heartwood with narrow white sapwood; prominent growth ring contrast

Tanguile/Philippine Mahogany

Shorea polysperma

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:38 lb/ft³

Color: Pinkish brown to medium reddish brown heartwood; lighter tan sapwood

Tatajuba

Bagassa guianensis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Bright golden yellow to yellowish brown heartwood darkening to medium brown; pale cream sapwood

Teak

Tectona grandis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Golden brown; darkens with age

Thermally Modified

Various spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:28 lb/ft³

Color: Dark brown uniform

Tigerwood

Astronium spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:45 lb/ft³

Color: Orange-brown with black stripes

Tulipwood

Dalbergia spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:43 lb/ft³

Color: Pink to yellow with red-purple stripes

Vitex/Molave

Vitex parviflora

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:55 lb/ft³

Color: Yellowish brown to olive-brown heartwood that darkens with age; lighter sapwood

Walnut

Juglans nigra

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:38 lb/ft³

Color: Chocolate brown; pale sapwood

Wenge

Millettia laurentii

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:34 lb/ft³

Color: Nearly black; pale sapwood

Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Reddish brown; pale sapwood

White Limba

Terminalia superba

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:45 lb/ft³

Color: Light yellowish to cream; minimal dark streaks

White Oak

Quercus alba

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:47 lb/ft³

Color: Light to medium brown

White Pine

Pinus strobus

Type:Softwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:25 lb/ft³

Color: Light cream to pale yellowish tan heartwood with nearly white sapwood; darkens to a warm amber with age

Wormy Maple

Acer spp.

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:39 lb/ft³

Color: Cream with gray-green streaks

Yellow Poplar (Tulipwood)

Liriodendron tulipifera

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Domestic
Density:28 lb/ft³

Color: Greenish to yellow-brown

Zebrawood

Microberlinia brazzavillensis

Type:Hardwood
Origin:Exotic
Density:35 lb/ft³

Color: Light golden with dark brown-black streaks