Creamy white to light brown color; very hard with open grain which can be streaked; works well and makes good doors. Takes finishes well.

Red to deep red-brown color; medium hardness and weight with a fine grain; works very well. Takes finishes well, (natural or light are best) and makes beautiful doors.

Mostly creamy or off white, some pink to red-brown; very hard and heavy with a tight grain; works well but with some difficulty. Finishes ok.

Tan to brown color, some creamy white; Open grain, best quater sawn for doors, very hard and desnse. Works well and finishes well.

Light red-brown to pink, some creamy to yellow sapwood; hard, fine grain, works ok. Takes stain well, again looks good with natural or light finishes.

Creamy white, some pink to red-brown and yellowish-brown; very hard and heavy with closed grain. Works well and finishes very well (also called "curly maple."

Tan to red-brown; very hard, stiff and heavy, with open coarse grain. Works and takes stain ok.Makes good hard doors.

Light red to blonb color; open pores and strong grains; dense, heavy wood. Works well but should be quarter sawn for doors. Finishes well and makes good doors.

White to yellow, some brown; light weight with closed grain but stiff enough for doors. Works and finishes well, but takes dark stains best. Low cost wood.

Deep red to red-brown, sometimes lighter; fine grain, relatively heavy. Works well and finishes exccellently. High cost but beautiful wood for doors.

Red-brown to yellow color with straight grain; somewhat softer, but characterized by closed knots. Works well and looks best with lighter stains.

White to yellow with open grain which can be attreactive. however, thw wood is soft and tends to warp when used in doors.