Tight Grained Hardwood

Sapwood is thin yellow and quite distinct.

Tight grained hardwood.

Popular substitute for oak walnut or mesquite. A small to medium sized tree yielding a dense moderately fine grained hardwood. Butternut pine oak and other types of wood with large pores are considered to be open or coarse grained. Its light color appears similar to domestic maple but its grain resembles that of beech.

Close grained wood also called fine grained wood is any wood in which the annual rings in the wood are tight or close. Ironbark is especially hard strong and durable. Asian hardwood is somewhat characterless without stain. Whether or not the open grain wood you choose comes with an abundance of natural knots or not will depend on the grade of wood you choose.

White ash hardwood is dense with bright white sapwood light tan heartwood and uniform well defined annual growth rings. Delicate grain with lots of character. Brigalow is not commercially harvested but hobbyists and other craft mills may utilize this wood on a limited basis. Heartwood is commonly dark brown but sometimes dark reddish brown.

Stain soaks into the end grain of these types of wood more readily than the rest of it creating a blotchy look. Lignum vitae a hardwood native to the west indies has the finest grain of any wood known and an ironlike density. Wood comes in open or tight grains. Its grain is normally straight with the occasional curly grain pattern.

Western red cedar redwood cypress poplar and aspen have straight grain. New south wales and queensland qualities. Asian hardwood has a hardness rating of 960 on the janka hardness scale comparable to black cherry and mahogany. White oak on the other hand has such a tight cell structure that water can t pass.

Minimal grain extremely tight color range in highest grades. Beech is a wood with high crush strength and medium stiffness. Hardness is one of the chief indicators of durability and wear resistance. Red maple has close grained sapwood and is creamy white and with reddish brown heartwood.

Each has its desirable qualities but close grained wood has the characteristic of. Beech is similar in appearance to maple and birch. When close grained wood is cut into lumber it has the appeal of being smooth and without the irregular characteristics of wide grained woods. That s why white oak works so well for whiskey barrels and outdoor furniture.

One excellent characteristic of beech is the fact that it does stain and polish well. 26 softer than red oak. Wide color variation within a plank. Dense tight grained and durable.

It is a fine tight grain and has large medullar rays. Renowned for its tight cathedral grain pattern with recurring arch shapes ironbark has a moderately coarse texture with strong marbling.