Relative Working Porperties

* See Below for an Explanation of Each Category Rating

Species	Machining	Resistance to Splitting in Nailing	Resistance to Splitting in Screwing	Gluing	Staining or Polishing	Durability
Alder	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good
Ash	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good	Fair	Very Good
Basswood	Very Good	Excellent	Good	Very Good	Good	Good
Beech	Excellent	Fair	Fair	Good	Excellent	Very Good
Birch	Excellent	Fair	Fair	Good	Fair	Very Good
Cherry	Excellent	Fair	Fair	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent
Hard Maple	Excellent	Fair	Good	Good	Very Good	Very Good
Hickory	Excellent	Fair	Good	Good	Good	Very Good
Poplar	Very Good	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Good
Red Oak	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good	Very Good	Very Good
Soft Maple	Very Good	Fair	Good	Good	Very Good	Very Good
Walnut	Excellent	Fair	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent
White Oak	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good	Very Good	Excellent

Machining - Ease of use when working with hand and machine tools, tendencies to torn or chipped grain, smoothness of finish, dulling by cutters, and ease of veneering.

Resistence to Splitting When Nailing - Rating of the frequency of the specie splitting when nailing.

Resistence to Splitting When Screwing - Rating of the frequency of the specie splitting when screwing.

Gluing -

Staining or Polishing -

Durability -