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Cypress - Often used for beams, posts, and porch construction. The sapwood of cypress is narrow and nearly white. The color of the heartwood varies widely, ranging from light yellowish brown to dark brownish red, brown, or chocolate. The wood is moderately heavy, moderately strong, and moderately hard. It is rated as resistant to very resistant to heartwood decay.
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Douglas Fir - Is great for all interior applications. When architects and engineers look for the best in structural lumber, their first choice repeatedly is Douglas Fir. It is dimensionally stable and universally recognized for its superior strength-to-weight ratio. Its high specific gravity provides excellent nail and plate-holding ability. The species also enjoys a documented superior performance against strong forces resulting from natural phenomena such as winds, storms and earthquakes. It is truly the ideal structural and general purpose wood for framing lumber in residential, light commercial, multistory and industrial construction. When used in exterior applications, Douglas Fir must be sealed or painted to protect it from the weather. When using Douglas Fir for brackets, we always use FOHC because it creates a premium product with less checking (cracking) and twisting.
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Eastern White Pine - Has a good straight grain, can be easily stained, planes well, and is a great wood for hand hewing. Pine is a very stable wood. It has a good straight grain, can be easily stained, planes well, and is a great wood for hand hewing. Because it is less expensive than douglas fir, it is often used for residential timber frames. It is similar in color to hemlock - a pale yellow with occasional reddish streaks. Pine is not as strong as hemlock, cedar or fir, so it is not a good wood when long spans are required or when smaller beams are desired.
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Southern Yellow Pine - It is competitively priced because of abundant timber supply, manufacturing expertise, and established market preference. Southern Pine offers a distinct grain pattern and an appealing golden color. Because of this natural beauty, exposed Southern Pine provides architectural appeal. Southern Pine is an abundant and renewable resource, growing in a vast band across the Southern United States from East Texas to Virginia. Nearly 400 manufacturers produce Southern Pine lumber, making it readily available.
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Western Red Cedar - There are few more versatile building materials than Western Red Cedar which is ideal both for indoor and outdoor uses. Western Red Cedar is one of North America's great renewable resources. Slow growing and naturally durable, Western Red Cedar has one of the longest life spans of any North American softwood. It produces long lengths of timber with true, straight grain. It is free from pitch and its heartwood has natural decay resistance. Its low density gives it an insulation value superior to most other species. Light weight, easy to work, easy to finish, possessing outstanding dimensional stability, Western Red Cedar is a preferred wood for nearly all purposes where attractive appearance or resistance to weather is important.
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White Oak - Timbers have exceptional steam bending qualities, and defect free material is reported to bend to very small radius of curvature. The sapwood is whitish to light brown in color, and is variable in width. The heartwood is variable in color, and ranges from light tan or pale yellow brown to pale or dark brown. The wood may also have a pinkish tinge. Variations in color and grain are reported to be considerable, but not as pronounced as in red oak. The grain is described as open, with rays that are longer than those in red oak. There are occasional crotches, swirls and burls, and plainswan boards have plumed or flare-grained appearance. The grain pattern is tighter, and figuring is usually lower in riftsawn lumber. Quartersawn material often have a flake pattern which are sometimes referred to as tiger rays or butterflies. The wood is medium to coarse textured. There is no distinctive odor or taste. The timber responds well to ordinary tools to produce clean, bored holes. The wood has satisfactory gluing qualities. Pre-boring is recommended in nailing operations, since the wood is hard. Screwing qualities are reported to be good. |
