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Commonly Used Softwoods Cedar, Western Red
- White to reddish brown
- Closed texture, faint grain
- Soft, flexible, weather resistant
- Expensive
- Finishes well, silk-screens well, used unfinished
- Machines very well
- ¾" thickness readily available, thicker stock typically is not dried to a low enough moisture content to be useable for interior purposes.
Fir, Douglas
- Nearly white
- Grainy, lots of grain figure
- Strong, stiff, moderately heavy
- Moderate price
- Finishes fair
- Machines fair
- Good availability in most sizes
 Pine, Ponderosa
- Nearly white
- Soft texture, little grain pattern
- Light, soft , flexible
- Expensive
- Finishes well
- Machines very well
Pine, Eastern White
- Nearly white
- Soft texture, little grain pattern
- Light, soft, flexible
- Reasonably priced
- Finishes well
- Machines very well, typically dried to 10% M.C.
- Good availability as random width stock (Works well as rustic stock in displays.)
Pine, Southern Yellow
- Yellowish
- Closed texture, lots of grain figure
- Hardest of pines, stiff, strong, heavy
- Moderate price
- Finishes fair to poor
- Machines fair
- Fair to good availability in most sizes
Spruce
- Yellowish white to white
- Grainy, open texture
- Fairly heavy, high in pitch, lots of small knots
- Low price
- Finishes poorly
- Machines fair
- Good availability as dimension lumber (2 x 4 etc.)
Redwood
- Cherry color to deep reddish brown
- Open texture, little grain pattern
- Soft, light, decay resistant
- Expensive
- Finishes well, often used unfinished
- Machines very well
- Good availability
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