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Could you identify with any of the wood personalities from Part 1 – if not, here are some more options:

Cherry

• Colors range from creamy vanilla to deep, rich red
• Darkens with age, mellowing to robust reddish-brown with golden luster
• Straight, satiny, more subdued grain
• Small gum pockets can produce distinctive markings
• Distinguished by an occasional pitchpocket or birdpeck
• Dine, uniform, smooth texture
• Sensitive to changes in humidity
• Machines, glues and holds fasteners well
• Good shock and dent resistance
• Excellent finishing qualities because of its uniform texture

Alder (Red Alder or Western Alder)

• Color is a very consistent light brown with reddish tint
• Straight grain with no distinct pattern
• Even texture
• Hardwood that softer than cherry
• Porous, moderately light and soft wood this is less shock resistant than other species and tends to dent more easily
• Sensitive to changes in humidity
• Lightens with age, reds diminishing and shifting toward a soft yellow
• Finishes smoothly and takes stain well, absorbing more stain at the end grain because of porous nature

Bamboo

• Characteristics of bamboo are similar to hard woods, but bamboo is not a wood – it is a grass
• Bamboo is mush denser and stronger than hardwoods and is considered a renewable resource
• Fine, even grain
• Less susceptible to mold and fungus

So with all the options – If you were a tree, which tree would you be?