Log and Timber Home Living

the wood you choose

DOUGLAS FIR

Heartwood Colors: Orange-brown to deep reddish brown, or sometimes yellowish

WESTERN RED CEDAR

Heartwood Colors: Medium to dark coffee brown

EASTERN HEMLOCK

Heartwood Colors: Wood buff or pale brown, sometimes with a faint reddish hue

RED OAK

Heartwood Colors: Light reddish brown, often with a pinkish tinge

EASTERN WHITE PINE

Heartwood Colors: Creamy white to light brown

Wood species are like family members — though they’re related, each one

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