Iroko

Heartwood is usually a yellow to golden or medium brown, with colour tending to darken over time. Pale yellow sapwood is clearly demarcated from the heartwood.

Iroko has a medium to coarse texture, with open pores and an interlocked grain.

Iroko is very durable, and is resistant to both rot and insect attack;

American Red Oak- Thermally Processed

The attractive reddish-brown tones makeTheThermo Red Oak an appealing cladding solution for those who cherish the inherent beauty of natural wood. Thermo Red Oak can be treated to maintain is natural tones.  If left untreated, the rich tones will eventually take on a silvery-grey appearance. Thermo Red Oak is a high-quality hardwood that is exceptionally weather-resistant and the chemical-free thermal treatment enhances these qualities even more, assuring durability and dimensional stability so your cladding will retain its beauty for many years.

American White Ash

The heartwood is a light to medium brown color. Sapwood can be very wide, and tends to be a beige or light brown; not always clearly or sharply demarcated from heartwood.

Has a medium to coarse texture similar to oak. The grain is almost always straight and regular, though sometimes moderately curly or figured boards can be found.

Heartwood is rated as perishable, or only slightly durable in regard to decay. Ash is also not resistant to insect attack.

Produces good results with hand or machine tools. Responds well to steam bending. Glues, stains, and finishes well.

Chestnut

Well known for is natural aesthetic appearance and natural resistance to rot. It is suitable for many applications. We can offer traditional cleft chestnut fencing, rolls, panels and gates in this wonderful timber

Yellow Cedar

Commonly referred to as ‘Alaskan yellow cedar’ but it comes from the British Columbian coast line. So a more accurate name would be BC cedar. Yellow cedar as the species name nootkatensis comes from the [misnamed] Nootka people, now known as the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation

A very sustainable and underrated product. Durable to very durable. Much tougher than its western red cedar cousin. Its faces tend to be cleaner than its cousin but it is not Knot free.

Heartwood is a light yellow. Sapwood is a similar whitish/pale yellow and isn’t distinct from the heartwood. Color tends to darken with age upon exposure to light, (though when left exposed outdoors it weathers to a uniform gray).

Grain is usually straight, though sometimes wavy, with a uniform medium to fine texture.

Ideal as a cladding board

European oak

(Shown here Kiln dried joinery grade- planed finish)

Air dried / Kiln dried/ Green /Prime Grade

Sawn or planed

Large and small section

European Oak is darker than American Oak and has naturally tan to light brown coloring. It also has more prominent grain patterns than those of its American counterpart.

Colour light tan to biscuit with silver grey figure on quarter-sawn.  Usually straight grained but varies with growing conditions.   Moderately durable.

American White Oak

This timber is strong enough to be used for boat building and impermeable for reliable liquid storage, but still beautiful enough for use in premium furniture and high-end interior design. With a low stiffness and high level of strength, it holds up extremely well over time, and can also be machined extremely easily.

Although generally resembling European oak, American white oak is more variable in colour, ranging from pale yellow-brown to pale reddish-brown, often with a pinkish tint. Recommended for internal joinery work.

Thermo Ayous

We have voted this as our product of the year.

Thermo Ayous is a very popular alternative to Western Red Cedar. A west African hardwood it has a durability class rating of 1-2.

A life expectancy outside of 30 plus years and longer with some additional care.

This timber has a lovely warm brown tone that fades to a natural silver tone in around 12 months. It is soft so we recommend this for domestic cladding and fencing battens. It cannot be used in ground as a post. With very clean faces it will appeal to those looking for a virtually knot free timber

Douglas Fir (Softwood)

Douglas Fir has a dense structure and is known for its strength and rich visual quality. Often used for fine craftmanship and finishing.

*Image shown has been finished with preserver.

Yellow Balau

Yellow Balau (pronounced Bal-Ow) - Bangkirai - is a very durable Malaysian hardwood. It is a hard, heavy and strong timber with an even texture that is well suited to deck construction.

Yellow Balau Wood is one of the most popular species in the UK for hardwood decking. With a mixture of warm colours of golden browns, light brown and pale reddish-browns

Western Red Cedar (Softwood)

Western red cedar is a durable option for outdoor building projects because of its natural resistance to rot, decay, and insects. Since this lumber is a unique mixture of reds, dark browns, and light tans, it ages beautifully, often greying into a silver-ish hue after prolonged exposure to sunlight.

Straight grain with a coarse texture and moderate natural luster.

UK Larch

Available untreated

Green fresh cut and full of character. Our UK larch is freshly sawn to order and as such will move over time. Often used for a natural cladding and more recently it has been very popular for use in outdoor classrooms & forest schools.

Available with waney edges or cut square.

Sapele

Named after the town in West Africa where it grows in high volumes. Sapele is extremely hard with a high density and has a medium to high natural resistance to decay. Moderately resistant to insect attack. It turns, glues and and finishes well. However it can suffer with tear out due to the interlocking grain and have a blunting effect on tools. It is popular as an alternative to mahogany due to being much more affordable.

Idigbo

Idigbo is it common name but it can be referred to as ‘the poor mans oak’. This is due to its very similar appearance to oak but lower price point.

Heartwood is pale yellowish brown, sometimes with paler stripes due to lack of pores in latewood, and/or irregular dark brown stripes. Pale sapwood isn’t clearly demarcated from heartwood. Quartersawn sections with interlocked grain may display a modest ribbon stripe pattern.

Grain tends to be straight or slightly interlocked. With a coarse, uniform texture with moderate natural luster.

Works well with both hand and machine tools, though surfacing quartersawn pieces with interlocked grain may cause tearout. Yellow water-based heartwood extractives may cause staining, and the wood may become discolored when in contact with iron. Turns, glues, and finishes well, though steam-bending is poor.

Ideal for cladding, joinery and gate building.