American Elm for Woodworking

The Ulmus Americana, commonly known as the American Elm and less known as the White Elm or Water Elm. It is a species native to the Eastern North America. This wood is extremely hard and can withstand high low winter temperatures.

     The wood of the American Elm is heavy and tough. Its grains are course, patterned twisted like and interlaced fibers making it hard to split or chop. Due to its difficulty to split, it is not recommended for firewood. Though it lacks durability, warps and is difficult to split, it is exceptional when other woods are pounded into it.

     The American Elm possesses a reddish-tan color, a admirable choice for furniture and decorative panels. It is fairly easy to carve but chiseling may result into uncontrolled splits. The wood is susceptible to moisture and humidity, when exposed to such it may distort. American Elm is widely used to manufacture boxes, crates, baskets, caskets, barrels, and agricultural tools.

DeWalt 20v Max Rotary Hammer Woodworking Tool

     The new DeWalt 20v Cordless Power Tools are well equipped with better battery life and better ergonomics. One of which is the DeWalt 20v Max Rotary Hammer. This tool features 3 modes; drilling, hammer drilling and chiseling, ideal for drilling and fixing holes into concrete, brick and masonry from lengths of 4mm to 20mm. The compact L design is packaged at a length of 10.5 inches and weighs 6.4 pounds optimizing balance.

     Core features of the DeWalt 20v Max Rotary Hammer include its SHOCKS™ active vibration control that significantly reduces vibration and increases user comfort and productivity, 1.7ft-lbs impact energy providing corded power without the cord, LED worklight to increase visibility in confined spaces, variability in speeds, factory-set clutch to reduce sudden high torque reactions from bit jams, 360-degree side handle for better control and ease in tight spaces, and a 20v Max Lithium Ion 3.0Ah Battery.

     The DCH213L2 package comes with the DeWalt 20v Max Rotary Hammer, 1 Hour Charger, two 20v Max Li-ion batteries, 360-degree handle, depth rod, and the kit box.

DeWalt 20V Cordless Power Tool Review

The new DeWalt 20v Cordless Power Tools are well equipped with better battery life and better ergonomics. One of which is the DeWalt 20v Max Import Driver. This tool when compared with its predecessors has new features and even performs better. The DeWalt 20v Max Import Driver’s length has been cut down by 1/4^th of an inch in comparison with its 18v model.

The core features includes its design is compact (5.55” front to back) and lightweight (2.8lbs) making it of great use in tight areas. The import driver provides an impressive 1,400 inch-pounds of torque getting even the toughest jobs done. One-handed loading is also possible from its 1/4^th inch quick release chuck. The import driver also possesses 3 LED lights with 20 seconds delay after trigger release providing light even in dark areas.

The DeWalt 20V Max Import Driver comes in 2 packages, the DCF885C2 and the DCF885L2. Both tool kits include the DCF885 ¼” impact driver, 30 minutes fast charger, belt hook and the kitbox. The only differences between the 2 are the battery capacities. The DCF885C2 comes with 2 20V MAX Lithium 1.5Ah battery packs while the DCF885L2 comes with 2 20V Max Lithium 3.0Ah battery packs.

Red Oak for Timber Production

       

       Commonly called northern red oak or champion oak and isnative to North America, Northeastern United States and Southeast Canada. It isimportantly used in North America for Timber production.

            Red OakWood has an open grain that smoke can even be blown through it, people useclear finishes to preserve its color, pinkish hue. It has nice bondingcapabilities but its tannic acid can cause black stains.  It is widely used for construction inflooring, veneer, interior trim, and most of all furniture.

            Red OakWood’s decay resistance is low, so it makes it unsuitable for outdoor use likein boatbuilding or in exterior trim.

Sugar Maple: Durable for All Types of Woodworking

Widely known as Sugar Maple, native to North America, known for its foliage and being the primary source for maple syrup. It was popular to woodworkers during the colonial period. Among the family of maples, sugar maple is the densest. It is one of the most widely used North American wood.



This is a Sugar Maple tree sapling for sale.

This wood is durable and hard. It requires very sharp and efficient tools. But because of its hardness, it can break brass screws when driven inside. This wood is used for bowling alleys and bowling pins, baseball bats, and musical instruments. In construction and woodworking, it is known for furniture and flooring. Other uses include tool handles, shoe lasts and farm equipment.



Here's a sample of Sugar Maple used on a bowling alley.

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