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Wood			Page	R,T,Ratio	Hard,D	Figured	Stain?	Ply?	Max Width	Price
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Basswood		p194	6.6,9.3,1.4	soft,26	light	Y	NA	15"		2.90
Alder			p54	4.4,7.3,1.7	soft,28	light	Y	Y	6"		3.67
Beech, European		p112	?		hard,45	med	Y-Req	Y	9"		3.78
Maple, Soft		p48	3.5,7.7,2.2	med,39	light	Y	Y	8"		3.78
Birch, Yellow		p66	7.3,9.5,1.3	med,44	light	Y	Y	6.5", 12"	4.25, 5.40
Maple, Hard		p50	4.8,9.9,2.1	hard,46	light	Y	Y	8", 14"		4.62, 7.06
Cherry, Black		p166	3.7,7.1,1.9	med,36	med	Y	Y	9", 12"		6.32, 9.76


Very poor selection actually available:
Wood			Page	T,R,Ratio	Hard,D	Figured	Stain?	Ply?	Max Width	Price
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Beech, American		p110	5.5,11.9,2.2	hard,46	med	Y-Req	Y	5"		2.57


Don't like the extreme figure and texture:
Wood			Page	T,R,Ratio	Hard,D	Figured	Stain?	Ply?	Max Width	Price
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Ash, White/Eastern	p114	4.9,7.8,1.6	hard,41	heavy	N	Y	12"		2.48
Red Oak			p178	4.0,8.6,2.2	hard,48	heavy	Y	Y	9", 15"		2.89, 4.80


Not really appropriate:
Wood			Page	T,R,Ratio	Hard,D	Figured	Stain?	Ply?	Max Width	Price
---------		----	---		-------	-------	------	----	---------	-----
Poplar			p223	7.1,3.0,2.4	soft,28	light	?	?	8", 14"		2.01, 2.82
Western White Pine	p159	4.1,7.4,1.8	soft,26	light	Y	?	12"		1.30
Pine, White/Sugar	p162	2.1,6,1,2.9	soft,24	light	Y	?	?		?


Abbreviations:
- Ply - Is plywood available?
- Max Width - rough maximum width of 4/4 boards that are easily available

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