Outdoor furniture, laboratory benches, traditional boat decks

Furniture, flooring, cladding, interior and exterior joinery

Chairs, chopping board, tools (eg mallets), kitchenware, turned bowls

Planks, doors, steps, trapdoors etc

Hard, tough, close grained, available in steamed (white colour) and un-steamed (pink tinge)

Hard, tough, attractive grain, good weather resistance, contains tannic acid which will corrode steel screws or fixings

Hard, tough, straight grain, natural oils resist moisture, acids and alkalis

Outdoor furniture, laboratory benches, traditional boat decks

Chairs, chopping board, tools (eg mallets), kitchenware, turned bowls

Indoor furniture

Furniture, flooring, cladding, interior and exterior joinery

Straight grain, knotty, can contain resinous knots

Straight or slightly wavy grain, few knots, stable, good resistance to corrosion

Hard, tough, straight grain, natural oils resist moisture, acids and alkalis

Hard, tough, close grained, available in steamed (white colour) and un-steamed (pink tinge)

Outdoor furniture, laboratory benches, traditional boat decks

Furniture, flooring, cladding, interior and exterior joinery

Chairs, chopping board, tools (eg mallets), kitchenware, turned bowls

Veneers, plywood construction, joinery and construction work.

Straight grain, knotty, can contain resinous knots

Straight grain, resistant to splitting

Straight or slightly wavy grain, few knots, stable, good resistance to corrosion

Hard, tough, straight grain, natural oils resist moisture, acids and alkalis

Indoor furniture

Construction work, roof beams and timber frame construction, interior joinery

Veneers, plywood construction, joinery and construction work.

Chairs, chopping board, tools (eg mallets), kitchenware, turned bowls

Straight grain, resistant to splitting

Straight or slightly wavy grain, few knots, stable, good resistance to corrosion

Hard, tough, close grained, available in steamed (white colour) and un-steamed (pink tinge)

Hard, tough, attractive grain, good weather resistance, contains tannic acid which will corrode steel screws or fixings

Veneers, plywood construction, joinery and construction work.

Furniture, flooring, cladding, interior and exterior joinery

Indoor furniture

Chairs, chopping board, tools (eg mallets), kitchenware, turned bowls

Straight or slightly wavy grain, few knots, stable, good resistance to corrosion

Straight grain, knotty, can contain resinous knots

Hard, tough, straight grain, natural oils resist moisture, acids and alkalis

Hard, tough, attractive grain, good weather resistance, contains tannic acid which will corrode steel screws or fixings

Construction work, roof beams and timber frame construction, interior joinery

Veneers, plywood construction, joinery and construction work.

Indoor furniture

Outdoor furniture, laboratory benches, traditional boat decks