Types of Wood for Anderson 400 Entry Doors
- Anderson Corporation manufactures a range of specialized entry doors.tuscan door image by Martin Sproul from Fotolia.com
Anderson Corporation, based in Bayport, Minn., is a privately-owned company that specializes in windows and doors. Anderson 400 series entry doors include a range of commercial entry doors that are produced with the finest quality maple, oak, pine, fir, alder and cherry woods. Anderson 400 entry doors are available as hinged patio doors (single and multiple panels), gliding patio doors and commercial entry doors that are designed to fit residential and commercial applications, with the doors available in a variety of designs, which can be customized to fit side lights, patterned glass, grilles and other options. - Oak wood, lumber from the oak tree (scientific name: Quercus spp), is an attractive, high-quality wood that is typically used to make high-end Anderson 400 entry doors. It is a tough hardwood that offers good resistance against fungal and insect attack. Red oak and white oak are two of the most common types of oak wood employed in the construction of solid doors. Red oak has a characteristic reddish-pink color, coarse texture ad straight grain. It has good workability, moderately blunts cutters (owing to its density) and takes upon satisfactory finishing due to its porosity. Red oak wood weighs 40 lbs per cubic foot. White oak hardwood is lighter in color than red oak, is moderately coarse in texture and straight grained. It has good workability properties, good bending and finishes well. It weighs 47 lbs per cubic foot.
- Maple (scientific name: Acer saccharum) is a dense hardwood that offers good resistance to abrasion and wear. The wood is generally straight grained but it is not uncommon to find curly or wavy grain; finely textured and reddish brown in color. Maple wood is difficult to work with and moderately blunts tools. It accepts paint and polish well, owing to its closed grain. Maple wood weighs 42 lbs per cubic foot.
- The two main types of mahogany wood used for Anderson 400 entry doors include African mahogany and South American mahogany. African mahogany (scientific name: Khaya spp.) is a rich, brownish-red color, moderately coarse textured and straight grained. It has average workability, moderately dulls tools and is susceptible to tearing under rough use. African mahogany weighs between 34 and 36 lbs per cubic foot. South American mahogany (scienfic name: Swietenia macrophylla) is a South and Central American native that is medium to deep reddish brown in color, slightly coarse textured and straight grained. It has good workability properties and easily takes upon a variety of finishes. South American mahogany weighs between 34 and 40 lbs per cubic foot--slightly more than its African counterpart.
