![Knotty Alder lumber wood, Alnus rubra lumber for woodworking](graphics/category_species/alder_knotty.jpg)
Knotty Alder // Alnus rubra
Lumber contains tight, sound knots throughout. A soft, relatively low-strength, straight-grained, even-textured wood. Works well with hand and machine tools, but sharp cutting edges need to be maintained to prevent tearing the grain. The wood is rarely wider than 6 due to the small size of the trees.![color of Knotty Alder](graphics/icons/CTGY/ColorPalette.png)
Color Range
Pale Yellow to Reddish Brown with dark knots![other names for Knotty Alder](graphics/icons/CTGY/Log.png)
Other Names
Alder, Oregon alder, Pacific coast alder, Red alder, Western alder![uses for Knotty Alder](graphics/icons/CTGY/HandPlane.png)
Some Typical Uses
Rustic furniture, entry doors, moldings, turning, carving, toys, plywood, veneer, cabinets, musical instruments.![the Knotty Alder tree](graphics/icons/CTGY/Tree.png)
What's the Tree Like?
A relatively small tree, reaching about 50ft in height and producing a trunk in diameter up to 15".Knotty Alder grows in North America
![map of where Knotty Alder grows](graphics/maps/n_america_west.png)