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Afrormosia
Afrormosia
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

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Description:  

This is a West African wood that darkens upon exposure to a deep orange-brown without the “teak” oiliness. It is a heavy, dense wood averaging 43lb/ft3. Suited to interior marine applications where there is no moisture contact. As it is governed under the CITES treaty, stock can fluctuate..

   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  - 1" $14.00
    - 2" $14.00
 
 
 
     
 

Agathis
Agathis hardwood
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Agathis australis

Kauri, New Zealand kauri
   
Description:  

Well who would have guessed? Obviously not me. Agathis is a conifer should be rightly displayed under our softwood headings. Our mistake.

Associated with New Zealand, it is most commercially available
from Australia, Fiji or Malaysia. When available much of it is second growth, clear and quarter sawn. Growth rings are not well-defined and in some cases not discernible. The wood is straight-grained, fine-textured and lustrous with little character or figure. Some have described this wood as “singularly uninteresting”.  Agathis has a specific gravity of about .56 and weighs about 39 pounds per cubic foot at 12 percent moisture content; similar to Douglas fir.

Agathis has a worldwide reputation as a quality wood but like so many of the fine species throughout the world, it too has been used to near exhaustion. National policy in New Zealand prohibits felling old growth trees for timber production but does permit harvesting some second growth timber. Reforestation and regeneration are contributing much to the return of the great kauri forests.

 
 
   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  - 2" Please Call
 
     
   
     
 
 

Alder (Western Red)
western red alder
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Alnus rubra
family Betulaceae

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Description:  

This is local to the Pacific Northwest, fairly straight-grained with uniform texture. Has a reddish tint that likens to cherry when stained. This is considered a medium-density wood averaging 33 lb/ft3. This wood works well, offering easy machining and finishing, and is valuable for budget projects.

Spalted alder is available.

   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  Premium Frame 1" $2.50
    #1 Face   1"   $3.50
    Select+Better   1"   $4.75
    Select+Better   2"   $5.25
             
    Spalted Air Dried   2-3"   $3.00
    Bird's Eye   1"   $10.00
 
 
 
 
 

Arbutus
arbutus hardwood
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Arbutus menziesii
family Ericaeae

Pacific Madrone

   
Description:  

Indigenous to the Pacific Coast, this wood is commercially harvested sporadically. It is a tough wood with inconsistent grain and drying properties and is seldom available kiln-dried but we give very fair measure. It is a light reddish-brown wood.

Complementary plywood and veneer available.

   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  - 1" $4.50
 
 
 
 
 

Ash, American
american ash hardwood
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Fraxinus americana
family Oleaceae

 

   
Description:  

North American wood with a variety of colour; varying from white sap to brown heart; with a red tinge sometimes. Heavy in weight, good strength, strong and stiff with a density averaging 41 lb/ft3. High shock resistance and excellent bending qualities.

Complementary plywood and veneer available.

   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  Select+Better 1" $3.95
    Canoe Rails - Air-dried   1" x RW x 18' Long   $8.50
    Select+Better   1 1/4"   $3.95
    Select+Better   1 1/2"   $3.95
    Select+Better   2"   $4.50
    Select+Better   3"   $6.95
  Select+Better 4" $7.50
 
 
 
 
 

Balsa
balsa wood
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Ochroma pyramidale
family Bombacaceae

 

   
Description:  

This is a "light" hardwood from Central America. Balsa is the softest and lightest hardwood used commercially. Possesses excellent buoyancy and efficient insulation qualities; with a density of 10 lb/ft3. It is extremely easy to work with.

   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
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Basswood
basswood hardwood
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Tilia americana
family Tiliaceae

American Lime
Linden
American Whitewood

   
Description:  

A domestically grown wood with fine, straight grain; colour is a creamy white with little variation. This wood is easy to work with and used extensively for carving. It has a density of approx. 26 lb/ft3. It is free from odour and safely used for food containers.

   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
    1" $3.59
      1" x 9" and wider $7.00
    Select+Better 2"   $4.95
    Select+Better   3"   $7.25
    Select+Better   4"   $7.25
 
 
 
 

Beech
Beech Hardwood
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Fagus grandiflora
family Fagaceae

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Description:  

This wood is available from central Europe. Heartwood is a very pale pink-brown. It is common practice to steam the timber until the lumber turns a consistent reddish-brown tone. Used for cabinet making, flooring and furniture with a density of 45 lb/ft3. It offers consistent low waist and is food safe. A good wood for a tight budget.

Complementary plywood available.

   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
    American Shorts   1"   $3.50
  Select+Better Euro 1"   $4.95
    Select+Better Euro   1 1/2"   $5.25
    Select+Better Euro   2"   $5.75
 
 
 
 
 

Birch (Eastern Yellow)
eastern yellow birch
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Betula alleghaniensis
family Betulaceae

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Description:  

This is a domestically grown wood with straight, close-grained texture. Works fairly well with moderate dulling effect on cutters; approx. density of 44 lb/ft3. Used for cabinet making, flooring and furniture. It offers more colour than Western Birch.

Complementary plywood and veneer available.

   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  Select+Better 1"   $5.50
    Select+Better   2"   $6.40
 
 
 
 
 

Birch (Roasted)
roasted birch
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Betula alleghaniensis
family Betulaceae

Smoked Birch
Fumed Birch

   
Description:  

This is a domestically grown wood with straight, close-grained texture typically found in Eastern Birch but with a twist. Due to the roasting process, it looks like Black Walnut with a consistent rich dark colour throughout. It is highly rot-resistant due to the smoking process. Used for cabinet making, flooring and furniture.

Complementary plywood and veneer available.

   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  Select+Better 1"   $5.50
    Select+Better   2"   $6.95
 
 
 
     
 

Birch (Western)
western birch hardwood
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Betula spp.
family Betulaceae

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Description:  

Grown in the Pacific Northwest, it is an excellent substitute for Eastern Birch and Eastern Maple with a cream, uniform colour. It offers an expensive and modern bright look.

Complements our birch plywood nicely.

 
 
   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  #1 Common 1"   $2.25
    Select+Better   1"   $4.75
    -   2"  
$5.50
    Quilted and Curly   1 - 2"   $10 - 16.00
 
     
   
     
 
 

Bloodwood
bloodwood
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Brosimum paraense
family Moraceae

Satine, Cardinal Wood

   
Description:  

Not to be confused with Brazilwood (Pau Ferro). Bloodwood is a beautiful dense wood, with a fairly wide range of colour variation, from pale orange through deep blood that will hold its colour over time; with a weight of 63 lbs/ ft 3. This is a wood that works well, finishes smoothly and takes a high polish.

   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  - 1" $10.50
 
 
 
     
 

Bocote
bocote hardwood
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Cordia alliodora
family Boraginaceae

Pricewood

   
Description:  

Grown in Central and upper South America. It is a greenish brown with variegated irregular markings. It is straight-grained with medium coarse texture. It possesses medium strength with a density of approx. 34 lb/ft3. Used for decorative furniture and interior joinery.

 
 
   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  - 1" $34.00
    -   1 1/2"   $34.00
 
     
   
     
 

Bubinga
Bubinga Hardwood
fsc logo Bubinga is also availabe in FSC Certified Lumber.
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Guibourtia demeusei
family Leguminosae

 

   
Description:  

Grown in Africa and considered a suitable replacement for Brazilian rosewood.  It is a reddish rose-brown with darker red/purple veins, and it is easy to work with; excellent for decorative work and polishes well.  It is good for knife and tool handles.  It's approx. density of 50-60 lb/ft3. 

 
 
   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  - 1" $12.50
    -   2"   $12.50
 
     
   
     
     
 
Butternut
Bubinga Hardwood
Latin Name: Other Common Names:

Juglans cinerea

family Juglandaceae

White Walnut
   
Description:  

Domestically grown, the sapwood of the butternut is almost white and usually quite narrow. The heart wood is light brown, often with pinkish tones variegated with different shades of brown.  It is relatively light weight, has a straight coarse grain and rather weak in bending strength. Once dry the wood is very dimensionally stable.  It is an excellent carving wood; soft in texture. The butternut is being killed throughout its range by a fungus most likely introduced from outside of North America which does affect availability. 

 
 
   
Grade Size Price per Bfm
  - 1" $5.95
        2"   $7.95
             
 
     
   
 
Please Note, the prices indicated are subject to change without notice.
  
       
     
   
       
West Wind Hardwood Inc.
Sidney BC Canada
Tel: 1-800-667-2275
info@westwindhardwood.com
   Providing Exotic & Domestic Hardwoods & Softwoods, Boat Lumber, Cabinet and Marine Plywood & Veneers as well as Natural Oil Wood Finishes to Canada, & The USA: British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Washington, New York, Colorado, & California including: Victoria, Vancouver, Whistler, Calgary, Toronto, Seattle, New York, Denver, Los Angeles.