Table  3-1.-Common  Woods–continued TYPES SOURCES USES CHARACTERISTICS Southern Toys,  altars,  woodenware, Very  much  like  walnut  in  color  but Canada, millwork, interior trim, furni- softer, not so soft as white pine and Minnesota, ture, boats, scientific instru- basswood,  easy  to  work,  coarse BUTTERNUT eastern U.S. as ments grained,  fairly  strong far south as Alabama and Florida Deck  planking  on  large Excellent structural lumber, strong, ships,   shores,   strongbacks, easy to work, clear straight grained, DOUGLAS FIR Pacific coast and plugs,   filling   pieces   and soft  but  brittle.  Heartwood  is  durable British  Columbia bulkheads  of  small  boats, in  contact  with  ground,  best  structural building   construction,   di- timber  of  northwest mension  timber,  plywood Agricultural   implements, Slippery, heavy, hard, tough, durable, ELM States east of wheel-stock,  boats,  furniture, difficult to split, not resistant to decay Colorado crossties,  posts,  poles Tools, handles, wagon stock, Very  heavy,  hard,  stronger  and Arkansas, hoops,   baskets,   vehicles, tougher  than  other  native  woods,  but HICKORY Tennessee,   Ohio, wagon  spokes checks,   shrinks,   difficult   to   work, and  Kentucky subject to decay and insect attack Excellent   furniture,   high- Fine  grained,  grain  often  curly  or All states east of grade   floors,   tool   handles, “Birds’s  Eyes,”  heavy,  tough,  hard, MAPLE Colorado   and ship  construction,  crossties, strong, rather easy to work, but not Southern  Canada counter  tops,  bowling  pins durable.  Heartwood  is  light  brown, sap wood is nearly white Southern  Atlantic Implements,   wagons,   ship- Very  heavy,  hard,  tough,  strong, LIVE  OAK and  gulf  coasts building durable, difficult to work, light brown of U. S., Oregon, or yellow sap wood nearly white and  California Honduras, Furniture,  boats,  decks, Brown  to  red  color,  one  of  most Mexico,   Central fixtures,  interior  trim  in useful  of  cabinet  woods,  hard, America, expensive  homes,  musical durable,  does  not  split  badly,  open MAHOGANY Florida,  West instruments grained, takes beautiful finish when Indies,  Central grain   is   filled   but   checks,   swells, Africa,  and  other shrinks, warps slightly tropical  sections States  bordering Dimension   timber,   masts, Light, fairly hard, strong, not durable NORWAY PINE Great  Lakes spars, piling, interior trim in contact with ground 3-22