Turned Newel Posts - Most all of our products are available in Red Oak or Hard Maple for stained installations or Poplar for the traditional look, and are available in various lengths and sizes to accomodate any job.
Almost any article that can be made of wood has been manufactured from Red Oak. A popular decorative and furniture wood, Red Oak is prized for soft texture as well as for workability. Red Oak is attractive, durable and requires minimal care. No other wood is as handsome and lasting for residential flooring. Very hard, heavy and strong, fairly easy to work, density considered, turns, carves and bends well, sanding and finishing qualities and stability excellent, wood ring porous, heartwood not particularly durable under conditions of decay.
Hard Maple
Hard Maple is also a popular wood for flooring in residences because of its superior wearing quality and excellent technical properties. Hard, heavy and strong, famous for resistance to abrasive wear, odorless and tasteless, close-pored, very fine texture and grain, does not require filling, annual growth visible, not inconspicuous, heartwood is very light brown or tan, sometimes with darker mineral streaks, sapwood is white or off-white.
