Hickory Wood End Grain

Reclaimed antique hickory flooring channels this diversity in application through its rapidly changing coloration and classic patterning.

Hickory wood end grain.

Manufactured wood such as mdf osb and particleboard all have a distinct look that is in nearly all cases easily distinguishable from the endgrain of real wood. Hickory is a classic american wood popularly associated with barbequed or smoked meats golf clubs and tool handles. It has hand holds on the end and is finished with mineral oil. Hickory is coarse textured and the grain is fine usually straight but can be wavy or irregular.

Can you see the end grain. Below are some examples. You can use the end grain or even just the sides of the wood to check for sticky sap. Blended unselected walnut edge grain.

Unselected walnut end grain. Pine is one of the easiest types of firewood to identify. On average hickory is denser stiffer and harder than either white oak or hard maple. Hickory is a difficult wood to work with but the results are beautiful.

Wide x 78 in. Hickory grain pattern welcomes a full range of medium to dark finishes. The sapwood of hickory is white tinged with inconspicuous fine brown lines while the heartwood is pale to reddish brown. Vintage hickory natural 3 4 in.

The wood can be sanded to a good finish. The end grain is distinct with pores in between the end grains. It also sands to a baby bottom smooth feel fairly easily. Hickory is among the hardest and strongest of woods native to the united states.

Man made materials have repleaced hickory in many of these products today but the wood still lends itself to chairs rockers stools and tables and any project requiring bent wood. Length hardwood quarter round molding 29 09. A solid piece of cocobolo. Hickory is coarse textured and the grain is fine usually straight but can be wavy or irregular.

Blended maple edge grain. Thick x 3 4 in. Hickory plank style face grain. The wood is commonly used where strength or shock resistance is important.

If you pick up a piece of wood that is sticky then it s almost definitely pine. Select walnut end grain. All of our wood types are also available in end grain blended edge grain and plank style. The board ended up about 1 1 2 thick.

Shagbark hickory falls into the true hickory grouping and is considered to be a ring porous. Hickory grain pattern welcomes a full range of medium to dark finishes. The sapwood of hickory is white tinged with inconspicuous fine brown lines while the heartwood is pale to reddish brown. Hickory is plentiful throughout the eastern u s and its cost is low about 1 50 per board foot.

Using the end grain. Another project i am thankful for my drum sander. Pine also tends to have a lot of branches and knots on the side.