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  • American Ash

    Greyish-brown in colour and slightly darker than the other species. This timber which remains consistently popular. Generally straight grained and coarse but even textured. weighs 670 kg/m³ (35 lb/ft³); specific gravity is .56.

  • European Lime

    A subtle shade of yellow-white in colour European lime wood is straight-grained and useful for a variety of applications that do not require significant strength. Lime timber has a fine, firm and close texture and is a very easily worked wood that does not split. Weight averages 540 kg/m³ (34 lb/ft³)For more information or to buy lime wood from Whitmore’s Timber, please contact our knowledgeable team.

  • European Sycamore

    European Sycamore is a temperate hardwood that is creamy in colour. With sycamore wood there is no colour difference between the sapwood and it’s heartwood. Sycamore timber is white, or yellowish-white when freshly cut, with a natural lustre especially noticeable on quarter-sawn surfaces. Sycamore is generally straight grained but may be curvy or wavy grained, and the texture is fine. The average weight is 630 kg/m³ when dried. It is also one of the hardest and strongest pines in existence making it resistant to wear and decay.

  • Swiss Pear

    Pear's heartwood is pinkish-brown in colour with very fine rays and pores, straight grained and a very fine and even texture. Weight about 700 kg/m³ (44 lb/ft³); specific gravity .70.

  • Western Red Alder

    Western Red Alder's heartwood is pale yellow to reddish-brown in colour. Fairly straight grained and of uniform texture; it shows a pleasing but subdued figure. Weight about 530 kg/m³ (33 lb/ft³); specific gravity .53.

  • White Beech

    European Beech's heartwood is very pale pink-brown. It is common practice on the continent to steam the timber which turns it to a reddish-brown tone. Some logs have a dark red kern or darker veining. Beech has a straight grain and fine, even texture with a knot-free appearance. Derived from European trees, White Beech has a good all-round strength equivalent to oak but has superior bending properties and stiffness.Average weight 720 kg/m³ (45 lb/ft³); specific gravity .72.