Western Red Alder

Western Red Alder?s heartwood is pale yellow to reddish-brown in colour. Fairly straight grained and of uniform texture; it shows a pleasing but subdued figure. Weight about 530 kg/m? (33 lb/ft?); specific gravity .53.

Turnery and carving, plywood corestock, utility plywood, chip baskets and small laminated articles, woodenware, and veneers.In decorative veneer form, its natural defects are exploited, such as knots, burr (burl) clusters, minor stains and streaks, stumpwood etc., and for plywood panelling in contemporary style.

For more information on Western Red Alder talk to Whitmore's Timber Co Ltd