White Ash Source: Central State, Ohio River and lower Mississippi River Valley Properties: Heavy, hard, strong, close grained, tough elastic, heartwood brown with pale sapwood. Weight, air-dry: 3,420 lbs. Per/M

Basswood (Tilia Americana) Source: Eastern United States, south to Georgia and west to Nebraska Properties: Light, soft, easily worked, moderately strong, even grained, light brown to nearly white. Weight, air-dry: 2,170 lbs. Per/M

Beech ( Fagus grandifolia) Source: Eastern U.S., westward to Wisconsin and Texas Properties: Heavy, strong, hard stiff, good shock-resisting ability, takes high polish, heartwood light to reddish brown. Weight, air-dry: 3,670 lbs. Per/M

Cherry (Prunus serotina) Source: Eastern United States, principally West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and Tennessee. Properties: Moderately heavy, strong, compact, heartwood rich reddish brown. Weight, air-dry: 2,920 lbs. Per/M

Birch (Betula lutea) Source: Northeastern and Lake State, and Appalachian region. Properties: Heavy, hard, stiff, strong, close grain, light reddish brown heartwood. Weight, air-dry: 3,580 lbs. Per/M

Hickory (Shagbark Hickory- Hicoria ovata) Source: Eastern United States, principally Appalachian, lower Mississippi Valley and central hardwood regions. Properties: Heavy, hard, strong, tough, elastic, close-grained, light brown. Weight, air-dry: 4,250 lbs. Per/M

Hard Maple (Acer saccharum, Acer nigrum) Source: Eastern United States, principally Michigan, Wisconsin, New York and Appalachian Region. Properties: Tough, hard, strong, close-grained, takes good polish, wears evenly, sapwood is creamy white with slight reddish brown tinge, heartwood varies from light to dark reddish brown. Weight, air-dry: 3,670 lbs. Per/M

Soft Maple (Acer saccharinum & Acer rubrum) Source: Eastern United States, principally Lake States and Southern States. Properties: Moderately heavy and strong, fairly hard, close-grained, light reddish brown heartwood. Weight, air-dry: 2,750 lbs. Per/M

Appalachian Red Oak (Princiapally Quercus Borealis) Source: Eastern U.S., principally from the Appalachian Mts. Properties: Heavy, hard, strong, heartwood light reddish brown. Weight, air-dry: 3,670 lbs. Per/M

Appalachian White Oak (Principally Quercus alba) Source: Eastern U.S., principally from the Appalachian Mts. Properties: Hard, heavy, strong, durable, heartwood pale brown, prominent quartersawed figure. Weight, air-dry: 3,920 lbs. Per/M

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Source: Eastern U.s., pricipally central states Properties: Hard, heavy strong, compact, durable, heartwood rich dark brown. Weight, air-dry: 3,250 lbs. Per/M

Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tilipifera) Source: Eastern United States, Appalachians and southern States. Properties: Light, soft, straight-grained, easily worked, shrinks little, greenish to yellow brown in color. Weight, air-dry: 2,330 lbs. Per/M