Red Oak wood is a popular choice due to its strength, durability, and classic appearance. Widely regarded as the most popular choice for Amish built furniture.

Color/Grain/Texture: Red oak wood has a light to medium reddish-brown color with a distinctive grain pattern that adds warmth and character to furniture. It may also have streaks of lighter or darker shades, giving it a natural and unique look. You will feel the physical grain when you touch Red Oak.

Strength: Due to its dense and strong structure, red oak wood is highly resistant to splitting and cracking. This makes it a reliable choice for furniture that needs to support weight, such as tables and chairs.
Jenka Hardness Rating: 1290

Brown Maple wood is a great choice for your furniture, known for its durability, aesthetic appeal, and workability.

Color/Grain/Texture: Brown Maple features a warm, rich color palette that ranges from light tan to deeper brown hues. The grain pattern of brown maple is generally straight and fine, with occasional waves or swirls. This creates a smooth surface that highlights the wood's natural beauty. It has a uniform, smooth texture that is pleasant to the touch and ideal for finishes. This texture allows for a variety of staining options, from enhancing its natural color to achieving a more dramatic effect.

Strength: Brown maple is known for its robustness and resistance to wear and tear, making it suitable for furniture that is meant to last. When properly cared for, furniture made from brown maple can withstand decades of use. Its durability makes it a favored choice for heirloom-quality items.
Jenka Hardness Rating: 950

Cherry wood combines both aesthetic beauty and practical durability. Its rich color, elegant grain, smooth texture, and dependable strength make it perfect for timeless, heirloom-quality pieces. With proper care, cherry wood furniture can last for generations, developing an even more distinctive and beautiful patina over time.

Sap Cherry: Sap Cherry refers to the outer portion of the cherry tree, specifically the sapwood, which is the lighter-colored wood near the bark. Sap cherry wood offers a more affordable alternative while still retaining the benefits of cherry’s fine texture and durability.

Color/Grain/Texture: Cherry starts as a light reddish-brown and darkens with age, developing a deep, warm reddish hue over time. This natural aging process, often referred to as "patina," is one of the most sought-after features of cherry furniture. Cherry has a fine, straight grain that is typically uniform and smooth, though it may show subtle waves or curves (called "cathedrals") in its patterns. The texture is fine and smooth to the touch, making it an excellent choice for finely crafted furniture.

Strength: Cherry is considered a moderately strong hardwood, with good durability and resilience. It has a solid density and a slightly finer, more consistent strength compared to woods like pine. It holds up well to wear and tear, making it suitable for furniture that is meant to last for generations.
Jenka Hardness Rating: 950

Hickory wood is prized for its exceptional strength, rugged beauty, and unique grain patterns. Its light-to-medium brown color with contrasting streaks and coarse texture creates a natural, earthy look that’s perfect for rustic or traditional designs.

Color/Grain/Texture: Hickory tends to have a light to medium brown color, often with reddish hues and darker streaks. The heartwood (the inner portion of the tree) can range from light tan to reddish-brown, while the sapwood (the outer layers of the tree) is typically a pale, creamy white or pale yellow. Hickory has a bold, varied grain pattern. The grain is often straight but can also be curly or wavy, adding character and visual interest to furniture pieces. The texture of hickory wood is grainy and you wil feel the physical grain at your touch.

Strength: Hickory is one of the strongest hardwoods available. It's strength makes hickory an ideal choice for furniture pieces that need to withstand heavy use and wear.
Jenka Hardness Rating: 1820

Quarter sawn white oak is one of the most beloved choices for hard wood furniture, valued for its distinct grain pattern, durability, and timeless beauty. The quarter-sawing process involves cutting the wood at a 90-degree angle to the growth rings, which produces a very specific grain pattern and texture that is highly sought after in fine furniture.

Color/Grain/Texture: Quarter-sawn white oak typically has a light to medium brown color with a slight golden or yellowish hue. Quarter-sawn white oak is most famous for its distinctive grain pattern. The process of quarter-sawing produces a beautiful flaked or "ray" pattern in the wood. This effect gives the wood a dramatic, tiger-stripe appearance with patterns that can appear like broad rays or flakes that shimmer and change with the light. Quarter-sawn white oak has a medium to coarse texture. The wood feels smooth to the touch, but the prominent grain pattern adds a bit of texture that gives it a more tactile feel.

Strength: Quarter-sawn white oak is a very strong, dense hardwood. The grain pattern produced by quarter-sawing contributes to the wood’s stability, making it less prone to warping or shrinking.
Jenka Hardness Rating: 1360

Walnut wood is prized for its luxurious color, fine grain, smooth texture, and dependable strength. Its rich, dark brown tones with subtle undertones create a sophisticated look, while the fine grain and smooth texture enhance the natural beauty of each piece. Walnut is ideal for creating elegant furniture that will not only stand the test of time in terms of functionality but also continue to grow in aesthetic value as it ages.

Color/Grain/Texture: Walnut wood has a rich, dark color that ranges from dark brown to purplish-brown, with some pieces displaying chocolate-brown tones, often accompanied by hints of golden or reddish undertones. Walnut has a straight to slightly irregular grain pattern, although it can also display wavy or curly grains, especially in more highly figured pieces. Walnut has a fine to medium texture, and the wood is generally smooth to the touch. The grain is relatively straight and even, which makes it easy to sand and finish, resulting in a silky-smooth surface.

Strength: Furniture crafted from walnut is known for its elegance and stability, as walnut’s moderate density gives it enough toughness to withstand everyday use without the excessive weight of denser woods.
Jenka Hardness Rating: 1010

All of our standard wood species are also available in a "Rustic" grade. In short, "Rustic" just means the wood will have knots.

Rustic grades of wood are a lower grade of wood that does not have the perfect smooth surface as number 1 grades. However, when we use rustic woods we epoxy and fill every knot so you will still get that smooth-to-touch finish.

Rustic-grade wood tends to have a warmer, more varied color palette than traditional furniture-grade wood. You might see more pronounced color variations, including deeper browns, reds, and golden tones mixed with lighter areas. This can give the piece a vibrant, natural look that’s less uniform and more reflective of the wood’s natural character.

For example:

• Rustic Cherry might have dark reddish-brown tones mixed with lighter sapwood streaks, and the natural aging of the wood may deepen its color unevenly over time.
• Rustic Oak might have prominent knots, visible grain, and streaks of color variation, making the surface look more textured and full of character.
• Rustic Hickory could showcase contrasting light and dark streaks, with knots and mineral streaks adding to the wood’s personality.