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Friday, May 16, 2008
Aspen log furniture is one of the most popular home décor items we sell, and many of our customers want to know more about the properties of aspen wood. The following information about the aspen tree and wood should help fill that void.

The aspen tree, which is also known as “Quaking Aspen” and “Bigtooth Aspen”, is a lustrous wood which, in addition to being used to construct log furniture, is used in decorative veneer and in marquetry, among other uses. The botanical name for the aspen tree is “Populus tremuloides”.

The color of aspen wood is a creamy light brown, and when finished with a clear laquer, it is truly beautiful. The aspen tree has a straight grain, is easy to carve, and (as in log furniture construction) works very well with glue. In plainsawn aspen, there is a faint growth ring and an indistinct growth ring stripe.

Although aspen is considered a hardwood, it is relatively soft. When kiln-dried, aspen wood shrinks only moderately. This non-toxic wood tends to bind or burn when cut, requiring a degree of skill and craftmanship when hand-crafting aspen log furniture. The texture of aspen wood is fine, and when used to construct aspen log furniture, results in a truly beautiful product lines (as many of our customers can testify to).


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