PROPERTIES - Hard, tough, attractive grain, good weather resistance, will corrode steel screws or fixings due to tannic acid content. USES - Furniture, flooring, boat building, cladding, interior and exterior joinery.
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Ash
PROPERTIES - Tough, attractive open grain pattern, which makes it more flexible. USES - Tool handles, ladders, sports goods, laminating.
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Mahogany
PROPERTIES - Can contain interlocking grain making it more difficult to work, rich dark red colour. USES - Indoor furniture, shop fittings and cabinets, veneers commonly used on manufactured boards.
PROPERTIES - Hard, straight closed grained, resists warping. USES - Furniture, indoor panelling, veneers used for birch-faced plywood construction.
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Beech
PROPERTIES - Tough, close grained, hard, available un-steamed and un-steamed. USES - Chairs, chopping boards, tools, steam bent laminated furniture, turned bowls.
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Card 2
Front
PROPERTIES - Tough, attractive open grain pattern, which makes it more flexible. USES - Tool handles, ladders, sports goods, laminating.
Back
Ash
Card 3
Front
PROPERTIES - Can contain interlocking grain making it more difficult to work, rich dark red colour. USES - Indoor furniture, shop fittings and cabinets, veneers commonly used on manufactured boards.
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