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Bucks Bedrooms can work in many kinds of timber, veneers or medium density fibreboard for painting.

Most popular hardwoods are:

• English Oak, normally Quercus Robur [Pedunculate Oak] Fairly light in colour. Open grained. Also Brown and Tiger oak, which is the same but has a prized natural brown colour due to a fungus while the tree is still growing. It can vary from slight to pronounced, and a plank can be partly affected, creating a decorative contrast. English oak is well known for medullary rays on Quarter sawn planks.

Others:

• English Wild Cherry. More interesting variation of grain and colour than American. Tends to have more regular branches up the trunk so long lengths can be a challenge.
• American Black Walnut. The obvious choice for a natural dark colour.  Previously high cost has declined in recent years. Close grained. English walnut is also sometimes available.
• Elm. Common and Wych elm planks and also American Red Elm are sometimes available. Very pronounced wild
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• European Oak, French or elsewhere in Europe, can be Quercus Robur or Quercus Petraea or Qercus Sessilis
• American White Oak, Quercus Alba
• Ash, English, European or American. Pale coloured with strong open grain pattern. Can have contrasting darker ‘olive’ markings, especially on thick pieces.
• American Maple. Similar to Sycamore. Pale coloured, close-grained. The usual choice for light wood colour.
• American Cherry. Close grained, pinker in colour than maple.

grain pattern, varied colour. Can warp but beautiful, resistant to splitting. ‘Olde worlde’ wood, full of character.

• Beech. European. Steamed gives a pink hue to the naturally pale colour. Close grained, bland.
• Sweet chestnut. Similar to oak without the rays.
• Poplar. Pale with green and occasional dark areas. Soft for a hardwood. Often used for painting.
• Cedar. This is a softwood, traditional for drawers, aromatic, insect repellent.
• Southern Yellow Pine. A softwood from America and Canada with few knots, superior in many ways to most pine.
• Yew. A very hard softwood. Profusion of branches and splits cause huge wastage and presents a challenge to obtain large useable boards. Best for secondary detail.

• Mahogany. We try to avoid this for sustainability reasons. Sapele is a more sustainable choice and is FSC accredited.
• Veneers. For special effects there is a vast variety of woods available in veneer form for decoration. The majority of our work however is in solid. There are also advantages for stability where wide boards are required, especially if near heaters.
• Please see our links page to some of our suppliers, where you can also find out more about specific timbers and veneers.