Hard
Maple		 Soft
Maple		 Yellow
Birch		 White
Birch		 Red
Oak		 White
Oak		 White
Ash		 Beech Basswood Aspen

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Specific
gravity		 0.659 0.545 0.608 0.571 0.612 0.676 0.613 0.667 0.417 0.408
Density (kg/m3) 740 610 670 640 690 750 690 750 460 450
Hardness 7290 4380 5930 4320 6170 7130 7050 6490 2140 2140
Bending
strength
(MP)		 115 97.6 106 94.8 98.7 121 108 116 60.8 67.6
Stiffness (MP) 14100 11100 14100 12900 11900 15500 12800 14000 9450 11200

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Stability ** ** ** ** *** **** *** ** ** *
Gluing ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *** *** **
Sandability *** ** ** ** ** ** * *** ** *
Nailability ** * ** ** **** * ** * * *
Paintability ** ** ** ** ** ** **** ** **** **
Stainability ** *** *** *** ** ** ** ** ** **

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Standard Dimensions Available

FAS-Select N° 1 Common N° 2 Common
Width (random) 4" (100 mm)
and up		 3" (76,2 mm)
and up		 3" (76,2 mm)
and up
Lenght (random) 6' (1,83 m)
and up		 4' (1,22 m)
and up		 4' (1,22 m)
and up
Thickness 4/4" (25,4 mm): 5/4" (31,75 mm): 6/4" (38,1 mm): 8/4" (50,8 mm):
10/4" (63,5 mm): 12/4" (76,2 mm)