Sawn lumber from North America
Hardwood
Much of our hardwood business is cooperation with the same saw mills since several decades. In fact AlcoWood was founded with the help of International Industries, Inc. from West Virginia. You might say we consider the Appalachian Mountains “home” when it comes to lumber from this special growth area.
We are following the NHLA grading rules and we sell based on net tally, after KD.
Dry kilns in West Virginia (former International Industries, Inc.)
White Oak ready for shipment
White Oak, square edged, KD
White Ash, square edged, KD
Softwood
Compared to the 80s and 90s, the demand for West Coast Softwood in Europe has continuously gone down. The same goes for Yellow Pine (Pitch Pine) from the US South.
Owing to our excellent personal relationships we continue to enjoy reliable supply options for high-grade export lumber from these two production areas.
Impressive Douglas Fir logs, at a sawmill in Oregon (2017)
Douglas Fir clears, random grain
Douglas Fir clears, mixed grain, 2.1/16×2 wdr
Douglas Fir clears, vertical grain, 2×5, 2×4
Western Red Cedar, clear timbers
Western Red Cedar, clears
Western Red Cedar, clear rough timbers
Western Red Cedar, clears
HARDWOOD
- Ash (Fraxinus americana)
- Basswood (Tilia americana)
- Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
- Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
- Hard Maple (Acer saccharum)
- Hickory (Carya spp)
- Red Elm (Ulmus rubra)
- Tulipwood / Yellow Poplar (Liliodendron tulipifera)
- White und Red Oak (Quercus spp)
- Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
SOFTWOOD
- Cyprus (Taxodium distichum)
- Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
- Hemlock (Tsuga spp)
- Larch (Larix spp)
- Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)
- Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
- Southern Yellow Pine Saps / Carolina Pine (Pinus spp)
- Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)
- Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)