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Default Strength of different hardwoods

Thank you for posting the link to American Hardwood Information Center, it
appears to be a very informative site.


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On Sep 7, 5:04 am, Phisherman wrote:
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:38:21 -0000, yugami
wrote:


I know that hickory is a very strong
wood, but use whatever you think looks good or select a hardwood that
is a good value (cherry is in big demand right now).



Thats a good point to take into consideration as well. I hadn't
considered hickory.
Searching for info on it I found this site:
http://www.hardwoodinfo.com

Which has good descriptions of different woods as well as a little
sample of the grain/finish