Product Listing

One of the lightest of commercially available softwoods, non-resinous with an aromatic odour, varying in colour from dark brown to white. Excellent dimensional stability, naturally decay-resistant, durable, light weight, soft textured, easy to handle. Accepts paints and stains readily, nails without splitting.

 

Interior; Joinery, Panelling, Exterior; Garden Furniture, Out-Houses, Buildings, Panelling, Boat Building

 

The all-purpose wood: strong, tough, moderately hard, resilient, straight-gained, and prized for its decorative appearance.

Takes screws and nails moderately well, and has good staining and painting properties. Reasonably easy to dry, moderately durable.

 

Heavy Construction, Structural Work, Interior and Exterior Joinery, Furniture, Industrial.

 

Similar properties to those of Douglas Fir. Not quite as strong or decorative as Douglas Fir, Hemlock dries exceptionally well and nails firmly and without splitting. The species is classified as non-durable. Pacific Cost Hemlock is the second largest great all-purpose wood.

 

Construction, Interior and Exterior Joinery.

 

Hard, dense and decorative, high strength to weight ratio, good figure and grain. Holds fastenings like hardwood. Easy to work, stable in its original dimension, but resawing dry material is not recommended. Accepts preserative treatments exceptionally well. This timber is moderately durable.

 

Structural/ Constructional - Outdoor, In-ground & marine work, Internal Joinery, Panelling and Furniture.

 

A dense, hard resinous timber with high strength. Requires care during seasoning and dries rather slowly. Timber can be glued satisfactorily. The timber is moderately durable.

 

Vat making and in the boat-building industry for decking, Masts, Spars, and Temporary Bulkheads.

 

Parana Pine  is a straight grained close textured timber which is identifiable by its characteristic red streaks. It is more difficult to dry than most softwoods and consequently is usually sold Shipping Dry. The species machines to a smooth clean finish and genually works well and is classified as non-durable.

 

Internal Joinery, Long lengths and wide widths ideal for staircases.