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STAINS& SPECIES

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Whether youʼre looking to change a few things about your staircase, completely redesign it, or build a new one, we have the right wood finish for you. Match all of your elements down to the rosettes, or go bold by mixing and matching stains. Make it yours.

American Cherry

African Mahogany

African Mahogany is the premium wood for fine furniture and stair parts.Mahogany is prized by woodworkers for its beauty and workability. It is also easy to shape, turn, glue, sand, and finish. All of our Mahogany is legally harvested.

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Alder

Alder is a tight-grained wood that is light brown in color. Alder is similar to both cherry and maple; this soft and lightweight wood can be used for stairsand handrails. Because Alder only grows to be a maximum of 10 feet tall,all pieces longer than that size must be spliced.


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American Cherry is the most prized wood for making heirloom quality stairs, cabinetry, and furniture. This tight-grained wood is usually light brown or pink, but ages to abeautiful auburn. American Cherryis soft, yet durable.

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Brazilian Cherry

Brazilian Cherry is one of the hardest woods of any common domestic species. This reddish brown wood features an interlocking grain and a golden luster that is often prized for its beauty. This strong and heavy wood is often used for stair treads, handrail, furniture, and flooring.


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Ash is a hard, highly figured wood with a closed grain. This easily stained wood has a similar pattern to Oak, though it is more pronounced. Ash takes stains well and is often used as a lower cost alternative to Red Oak. However, it is not as easy to work with as Red Oak.

Ash

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Antique Gray Blonde Blush Charcoal

Coffee Copper Kona Lodge Brown

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Hard Maple is a tight, finely grained wood that is highly flexible. This species is usually white with brown streaks, and is the ideal choice for premium wood stains. Maple is hard, durable, and makes an excellent material forstair parts.

Hard Maple

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With a top quality wood selection featuring more than 15 species, matching your new project toyour current decor has neverbeen easier. Canʼt find what you need? Just give us a call! If the lumber is commerciallyavailable, then StairSupplies™can make it happen!

Hickory is a beautiful wood with exaggerated grain. Hickory comes in a variety ofcolors and is often used in rustic designs. This species is a favored choice for hightraffic areas because it is the hardest domestic wood. It is also slightly more likely towarp than other woods.

Hickory

Storm Gray

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Antique Gray Coffee

Kona New Carrington

Wheat

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Poplar is one of the softest hardwoods. Poplar is generally usedas a paint grade wood, but our Poplar is a higher gradethat is designed to be stained. This species has a greentint to it and will often feature dark purple or black streaks.

Quartersawn boards are created by first cutting a log intoquarters, and then creating a series of parallel cutsperpendicular to the treeʼs rings. The grain is therefore relatively consistent, making it a prefered choice for woodworkers.

Poplar – Stain Grade


Ipe (Brazilian Walnut)

Ipe is a typically reddish brown wood known by many names(Brazilian Walnut for example). This species can be usedsafely near water because it contains no added harmfulchemicals. The density and oil content of the wood canmake it susceptible to cracks.

When you order a StairSupplies Paint Grade wood part,you will receive a product that is typically made of PaintGrade Poplar, or another similar species of wood. Youcan install our Primed parts as is, or add a coat of paintin a color of your choosing.


Paint Grade (Primed)

Quartersawn White Oak


Sapele is a wood species that closely mirrors Mahogany. It features the typical color and grain pattern of Mahogany,is harder than African Mahogany, but it is less stable thanAfrican Mahogany.

Sapele Tigerwood

Tigerwood is a boldly striped wood. The base color of this species is a reddish brown that features dark brown or nearly blackstripes. The stripes follow the grain of the wood and oftenform prominent patterns. This durable wood requires a sealto prevent natural cracking.


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Red OakRed Oak is the most common species used for wood stair parts in the United States. This wood is plentiful, easy to use, and one of the easiest woods to stain. It has a coarse open grain and ranges in color from pink, to light brown, to green.

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Antique Gray Coffee Copper Dark Knight

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Soft Maple is a lower cost alternative to Hard Maple. It is a close-grained wood that has a medium density and strength, is finely textured, and does not require filling. Its colorvaries from pale tan to reddish-gray to white; it also sometimes features streaks.

Soft Maple

Golden Honey Gunstock 231 Kona LV-025

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Walnut is a premium wood for building a naturally dark stairway. This species is also called American or Black Walnut and is rarely stained due to its beautiful natural hue. Its tight-flowing grain is easy to sand and polishes exceptionally.

White Oak is a harder, more water-resistant cousin to Red Oak. It is often slightly gray or green in color, its grain patterns tend to swirl, and it has longer grain bands than Red Oak. White Oak is the easiest species of wood to stain, and is used frequently in furniture.

Walnut


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Briar Chocolate Spice Copper Dark Knight

Driftwood FC-10704 FC-12353 FC-14606

FC-14615 Golden Brown Light Asbury Malaguania

Michaelʼs Cherry MW-EB-OY2718 Sealy Storm Gray

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Stains and SpeciesFINAL - StairSupplies™tint to it and will often feature dark purple or black streaks. Quartersawn boards are created by first cutting a log into quarters, and then