The key to smart, cost-effective and successful specifying of hardwood products is understanding the unique physical characteristics of hardwoods and how they naturally occur in American forests.

• Smart specifiers know that certain hardwood species are more abundant than others, and they realize this relates directly to their commercial availability and relative affordability.
• Smart specifiers know why hardwood products come in a variety of dimensions and a full range of grades.
• Smart specifiers also know why some species are harder than others; why species take stains differently; and why certain species can be finished to resemble other species.
• Most importantly, smart and successful specifiers apply their knowledge and understanding of American hardwoods to their projects.

For hardwood species information at your fingertips, add the FREE and recently ‘refreshed’ American Hardwood Species Guide App to your iPhone, iPad, and Android. It’s available at your provider’s app store.