SOFTWOOD

We have a wide selection of softwood, including aromatic cedar, red cedar, Douglas fir, and white pine. Our products are available in various dimensions and profiles and are air and kiln-dried. We work by the wood lot, trailer loads, and accept mixed lift orders. Our staff finds the lumber that best meets your requirements, delivering products on time.

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WHITE PINE

White Pine, also called Eastern White Pine (scientific name: Pinusstrobus), has a light brown heartwood, sometimes with a red hue. Sapwood is pale yellow to almost white, darkening with age. Its texture is medium, and grain is straight.

commonly found in:

eastern North America

Janka Hardness:

1,690 N(380 lbf)

Average Dried Weight:

400 kg/m3(25 lbs/ft3)

Workability:

It is easy to work with hand tools and machine tools. It is good with glues and finishes well.

SUSTAINABILITY

The IUCN regards it to be a species of ’least concern’ and is not mentioned in the CITES Appendices.

PRICING/ AVAILABILITY

It is readily available since Eastern White Pine is used extensively for construction purposes, and since it is a domestic softwood, it is also available at reasonable rates.

COMMON USES

Apart from its extensive usage in the field of construction, it is also used in the manufacture of boats, boxes, crates, for carving purposes, and interior millwork.

WESTERN RED CEDAR

Western Red Cedar (scientific name: Thujaplicata), has a heartwood red-pink brown color. Sapwood is narrow and pale yellow-white, not always clearly distinguishable from the heartwood. Its texture is medium to coarse, and grain is straight.

commonly found in:

Pacific Northwest United States and Canada

Janka Hardness:

1,560 N(350 lbf)

Average Dried Weight:

370 kg/m3(23 lbs/ft3)

Workability:

It is easy to work with hand tools and machine tools. Softness means it dents and scratches very easily. Sanding can be uneven due to different densities of earlywood and latewood. It is good with glues and finishes well. Direct contact with iron can cause staining and discoloration, especially when moisture is present.

SUSTAINABILITY

The IUCN regards it to be a species of ’least concern’ and is not mentioned in the CITES Appendices.

PRICING/ AVAILABILITY

It is priced in the moderate-high segment with its prices depending solely on the grade of wood in question; with construction lumber being quite affordable and clear, quarter-sawn and vertically grained lumber being on the higher end.

COMMON USES

It is often used in the construction industry with other applications being in the creation of musical instruments, boxes, crates, boats, shingles and exterior siding.

DOUGLAS FIR

Douglas Fir (scientific name: Pseudotsugamenziesii) has a heartwood of light brown color with a hint of yellow or red (color varies with age and location of tree). Its texture is medium to coarse, luster is moderate and grain is usually straight, sometimes slightly wavy.

When quarter cut/sawn the grain is straight and plain. Flat cut/sawn wild grain patterns are seen.

commonly found in:

western North America

Janka Hardness:

2,760 N(620 lbf)

Average Dried Weight:

510 kg/m3(32 lbs/ft3)

Workability:

Good with machining operations but has a blunting effect on cutting tools. Is good with glues and stains, and finishes well.

SUSTAINABILITY

It is not mentioned on the IUCN’s Red List and in the CITES Appendices.

PRICING/ AVAILABILITY

It is readily available in the form of construction lumber at affordable prices but its reclaimed boards are priced significantly higher.

COMMON USES

It is primarily used in construction projects in its lumber form, however, it also has other applications such as in veneer and as plywood.

AROMATIC CEDAR

Aromatic Cedar, also called Aromatic Red Cedar and Eastern Red Cedar (scientific name: Juniperusvirginiana), has a heartwood of violet-brown or reddish color. Sapwood is pale yellow in color and may appear in heartwood as streaks/stripes. Its texture is very fine, has a straight grain with knots.

commonly found in:

eastern North America

Janka Hardness:

4,000 N(900 lbf)

Average Dried Weight:

530 kg/m3(33 lbs/ft3)

Workability:

Easy to work with, unless there is a presence of knots and irregularities. Lumber has high silica content which dulls cutting tools. It is good with glues and finishes well.

SUSTAINABILITY

It is not mentioned on the IUCN’s Red List and in the CITES Appendices.

PRICING/ AVAILABILITY

Aromatic Cedar is generally available in two variants; the knotty, smaller, and narrower boards and bigger, clear, and thicker boards. The knotty variant is widely available at affordable rates but the clear variant is more difficult to find.

COMMON USES

It is used in building furniture, birdhouses, treehouses, in linings of closets and chests and also in small specialty wood items.

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WHITE PINE

White Pine, also called Eastern White Pine (scientific name: Pinusstrobus), has a light brown heartwood, sometimes with a red hue. Sapwood is pale yellow to almost white, darkening with age. Its texture is medium, and grain is straight.

commonly found in:

eastern North America

Janka Hardness:

1,690 N(380 lbf)

Average Dried Weight:

400 kg/m3(25 lbs/ft3)

Workability:

It is easy to work with hand tools and machine tools. It is good with glues and finishes well.

SUSTAINABILITY

PRICING/ AVAILABILITY

COMMON USES

WESTERN RED CEDAR

Western Red Cedar (scientific name: Thujaplicata), has a heartwood red-pink brown color. Sapwood is narrow and pale yellow-white, not always clearly distinguishable from the heartwood. Its texture is medium to coarse, and grain is straight.

commonly found in:

Pacific Northwest United States and Canada

Janka Hardness:

1,560 N(350 lbf)

Average Dried Weight:

370 kg/m3(23 lbs/ft3)

Workability:

SUSTAINABILITY

PRICING/ AVAILABILITY

COMMON USES

DOUGLAS FIR

commonly found in:

western North America

Janka Hardness:

2,760 N(620 lbf)

Average Dried Weight:

510 kg/m3(32 lbs/ft3)

Workability:

Good with machining operations but has a blunting effect on cutting tools. Is good with glues and stains, and finishes well.

SUSTAINABILITY

PRICING/ AVAILABILITY

COMMON USES

AROMATIC CEDAR

Aromatic Cedar, also called Aromatic Red Cedar and Eastern Red Cedar (scientific name: Juniperusvirginiana), has a heartwood of violet-brown or reddish color. Sapwood is pale yellow in color and may appear in heartwood as streaks/stripes. Its texture is very fine, has a straight grain with knots.

commonly found in:

eastern North America

Janka Hardness:

4,000 N(900 lbf)

Average Dried Weight:

530 kg/m3(33 lbs/ft3)

Workability:

Easy to work with, unless there is a presence of knots and irregularities. Lumber has high silica content which dulls cutting tools. It is good with glues and finishes well.

SUSTAINABILITY

PRICING/ AVAILABILITY

COMMON USES