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Wood Properties by Type
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CHERRY
- Moderately hard and heavy, strong and stiff
- High shock resistance
- Fine to medium, uniform grain
- Moderately large shrinkage during seasoning, dimensionally stable
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![Cherry Wood](https://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-75u0aa/product_images/uploaded_images/cherry-color-variation-lg-text.png)
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OAK
- Heavy, hard and stiff
- High shock resistance
- Medium fine, uniform grain
- Large shrinkage during seasoning
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![Oak Wood](https://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-75u0aa/product_images/uploaded_images/oak-color-variation-lg-text.png)
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SOFT MAPLE
- From Silver Maple or Red Maple
- Moderately heavy, hard, strong and stiff
- Medium shock resistance
- Fine uniform grain
- Moderate shrinkage during seasoning
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![Soft Maple Wood](https://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-75u0aa/product_images/uploaded_images/soft-maple-color-variation-lg-text.png)
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HARD MAPLE
- From Sugar Maple or Black Maple
- Heavy, strong and stiff
- High shock resistance
- Fine, uniform grain
- Large shrinkage during seasoning
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![Hard Maple Wood](https://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-75u0aa/product_images/uploaded_images/hard-maple-color-variation-lg-text.png)
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HICKORY
- From Butternut, Pecan, or Shagbark
- Very heavy, very hard, very strong, and very stiff
- Extremely high shock resistance
- Fine, uniform grain
- Very large shrinkage during seasoning
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![Hard Maple Wood](https://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-75u0aa/product_images/uploaded_images/hickory-color-variation-lg-text.png)
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