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Our commitment to providing you with the best lumber comes naturally with our surroundings. Appalachian hardwood is the most sought-after lumber in the industry. And because of the regeneration and forest management in the Appalachian region, our timber supply is always stable. For every tree harvested, 2.45 trees are grown so there is no compromising the needs of future generations.

Higher Grade Standards

After drying in one of our six kilns, the lumber is inspected twice by an NHLA-certified inspector. This grading process is designed to give you the best grade possible. Boards that don’t meet our strict standards aren’t reprocessed or manufactured to meet the MTL FAS grade. Instead we continue to process them for use in our flooring or millwork plant.

Scanning Technology

We are one of the first mills to utilize scanning technology to determine the exact measurement of a board’s width, shape and defects. After sorting through the less desirable narrow widths that are bowed or twisted, our scanning technology instantly determines how to cut that board to achieve its maximum potential. This allows us to market lumber that is unmatched in width, appearance and shape so you can achieve greater yields without investing in expensive scanning technology.

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Basswood

Basswood’s sapwood is large and creamy white. This merges into the pale to reddish-brown heartwood that often has darker streaks.

This hardwood has a fine uniform texture and indistinct grain that is straight. It is light and soft with generally low strength properties and a poor steam-bending classification.

Basswood can be used in moulding, furniture, carvings, turnings, pattern-making, millwork and musical instruments.

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Aromatic Red Cedar

The heartwood of Aromatic Red Cedar tends to be a reddish- or violet-brown, while the sapwood is a pale yellow color and can appear through the heartwood as streaks and stripes.

This hardwood is straight-grained with knots present. It has a fine texture with closed pores and is resistant to both decay and insect attack.

Aromatic Red Cedar is used for outdoor furniture, fence posts, carvings, pencils, bows, small wooden specialty items, and closet and chest linings.

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Cherry

The heartwood of cherry varies from rich red to reddish-brown that darkens with age and exposure to light. The sapwood of cherry is a creamy white.

Cherry has a uniform, straight-grained, satiny, smooth texture and may naturally contain brown pith flecks and small gum pockets. It has a medium density with good bending properties, low stiffness, and a medium strength and shock resistance.

This hardwood can be used for flooring, moulding, millwork, furniture, cabinetry, paneling, doors, boat interiors, musical instruments, turnings and carvings.

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Cypress

The sapwood of cypress is pale yellow-white with the heartwood varying in color from light to dark or reddish-brown.

Although it is a soft wood, cypress grows alongside—and is traditionally grouped and manufactured with—hardwoods. The oils in its heartwood make it one of the most durable woods when exposed to moisture conditions causing decay.

Cypress can be used in flooring, moulding, millwork, siding, shutters, shingles, trim, fence posts, paneling, cabinetry and furniture.

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Hickory

Hickory is the hardest, heaviest and strongest American wood. The sapwood is white, tinged with inconspicuous fine brown lines, while the heartwood is pale to reddish-brown.

This hardwood has a coarse texture and fine grain that is usually straight but can be wavy or irregular. Hickory is also well known for very good strength, shock resistance and its excellent steam-bending properties.

Hickory is used for flooring, tool handles, furniture, cabinetry, paneling, wooden ladders, dowels and sporting goods.

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Hard Maple

The sapwood of hard maple is creamy white with a slight reddish-brown tinge. The heartwood varies from light to dark reddish-brown.

Hard maple has a close, fine, uniform texture and is generally straight-grained, but it can also occur as curly, fiddleback or bird’s-eye figured.

This hardwood can be used for flooring, furniture, millwork, paneling, kitchen cabinets, worktops, tabletops, butcher blocks, toys, kitchenware, and ballroom and gymnasium floors.

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Poplar

Poplar’s sapwood is creamy white and may be streaked. Its heartwood can vary from pale yellowish-brown to olive green. The green color in the heartwood tends to darken on exposure to light and turn brown.

This hardwood has a medium to fine texture and is straight-grained. Its medium density allows low bending, shock resistance, stiffness and compression values. It has a medium steam-bending classification with excellent strength and stability.

Poplar can be used in moulding, millwork, light construction, furniture, kitchen cabinets, doors, musical instruments, exterior trim, siding, paneling, edge-glued panels, turnings and carvings.

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Red Oak

The sapwood of red oak is white to light brown, and the heartwood is pinkish- or reddish-brown.

Red oak is mostly straight-grained with a coarse texture. This hardwood is heavy with medium bending strength and stiffness and high crushing strength.

Red oak is used for flooring, architectural millwork, moulding, furniture, doors, kitchen cabinets, paneling and caskets.

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Soft Maple

Soft maple is sometimes used as a substitute for hard maple, or is stained to resemble other species such as cherry. It is similar to hard maple but susceptible to regional color variations.

The sapwood of soft maple is grayish-white, often with darker colored pith flecks. The heartwood varies from light to dark reddish-brown. This hardwood is straight-grained with medium bending and crushing strength. It is also low in stiffness and shock resistance.

Soft maple can be used for furniture, paneling, interior joinery, kitchen cabinets, moulding, doors, musical instruments and turning.

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Walnut

Walnut’s sapwood is creamy white, while the heartwood is light brown to dark chocolate brown with an occasional purplish cast and darker streaks. It also develops a rich patina that grows with age.

This hardwood is generally straight-grained but can sometimes have wavy or curly grain that produces an attractive and decorative figure. It is a tough hardwood of medium density with moderate bending and crushing strength and low stiffness.

Walnut is used to make flooring, architectural millwork, furniture, cabinets, doors, paneling and gunstocks.

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White Oak

With light-colored sapwood and light to dark brown heartwood, white oak is mostly straight-grained with a medium to coarse texture.

It is a hard and heavy wood with medium bending and crushing strength and a natural durability that makes it resistant to decay.

White oak can be used in flooring, moulding, construction, furniture, joinery, doors, cabinets, paneling, railway sleepers, timber bridges, barrel staves and coffins.

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Yellow Birch

Yellow birch has a white sapwood and light reddish-brown heartwood. It is generally straight-grained with a fine uniform texture and characterized by a plain and often wavy pattern.

This hardwood is heavy and strong with good bending properties, good crushing strength and shock resistance.

Yellow birch is used in flooring, millwork and paneling, furniture, kitchen cabinets, doors, turning, and toys.

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