The grain is straight with numerous rays. The wood has a fine to medium texture. Medium density good steam bending wood. The wood nails, screws and glues well. Heartwood is light to deep reddish-brown.
Grain is straight to interlocked, with medium to coarse texture.
Moderate blunting of tooling. Tension is the wood combined with interlocked grain can cause fuzzing. The wood nails, screws, glues and finishes well. Heartwood varies from light to dark reddish-brown. The grain is straight to interlocked, with medium to course texture.