Black Locust Wood Siding

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Black locust wood siding.

We have products for organic agriculture orchard posts hops poles and fencing building and construction decking flooring siding custom milled parts fascia bench parts furniture as well as kiln dried nhla graded lumber in 4 4 5 4 6 4 and 8 4. Black locust fence posts have been noted to last eighty years in some of america s toughest climates. We offer four specific grades of black locust lumber. Although it shares a similar common name with honey locust the two aren t in the same genus robinia and gleditsia respectively.

The natural properties of black locust brise soleil rainscreens and siding make them a cooler and healthier alternative to other materials. Unlike black locust it takes hundreds to even thousands of years for tropical hardwoods to reach a harvestable size. Veneer this grade is very difficult to produce. Black locust is a very hard and strong wood competing with hickory carya genus as the strongest and stiffest domestic timber.

Decking urban green spaces proflow permeable pavers site furnishings and more. It will cut through just about any sort of wood some better and faster than others. Just a quick comment about your 14 bandsaw for milling black locust. I have been milling wood for 15 years using an old lumbermate bandmill.

But exploitative deforestation has driven tropical hardwood species such as ipe big leaf mahogany and teak toward the brink of extinction. Black locust will naturally shade the building structure and with its light color and ability to reduce solar gain. Custom black locust lumber products for architects landscape designers and exclusive residences we manufacture and design custom black locust lumber products for sustainable architectural projects. Rock hard and ready for your mud room kitchen office show room space or other high traffic high impact areas our black locust flooring is available in a select grade pictured at left and below and a rustic grade.

Prices assume random length and exclude shipping. Honestly i don t think you have any hope of doing that. Stock siding profiles include v groove shiplap flush and shiplap nickle gap. Black locust robinia flooring millwork not your ordinary flooring.

Black locust robinia pseudoacacia is america s most versatile hardwood. Only about 10 of all black locust logs found in this area end up producing veneer grade material. A plentiful renewable resource that is well suited for all outdoor wood uses. The most durable and beautiful environmentally friendly siding choices available great for outdoor siding or for wood features such as soffits and facia.

Like black locust ipe is beautiful and durable wood that can last a lifetime. Black locust tends to be.