Black Locust Wood Siding

Just a quick comment about your 14 bandsaw for milling black locust.

Black locust wood siding.

Black locust robinia flooring millwork not your ordinary flooring. It will cut through just about any sort of wood some better and faster than others. But exploitative deforestation has driven tropical hardwood species such as ipe big leaf mahogany and teak toward the brink of extinction. Although it shares a similar common name with honey locust the two aren t in the same genus robinia and gleditsia respectively.

In the past we have supplied black locust as large 12 x12 x18 and 6 x6 x26. Black locust will naturally shade the building structure and with its light color and ability to reduce solar gain. Black locust fence posts have been noted to last eighty years in some of america s toughest climates. Only about 10 of all black locust logs found in this area end up producing veneer grade material.

Black locust robinia pseudoacacia is america s most versatile hardwood. Stock siding profiles include v groove shiplap flush and shiplap nickle gap. Lumber can be sewn up thirty five feet in length. A plentiful renewable resource that is well suited for all outdoor wood uses.

Black locust is a very hard and strong wood competing with hickory carya genus as the strongest and stiffest domestic timber. 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. Unlike black locust it takes hundreds to even thousands of years for tropical hardwoods to reach a harvestable size. Honestly i don t think you have any hope of doing that.

I have been milling wood for 15 years using an old lumbermate bandmill. But with more stability and rot resistance. The most durable and beautiful environmentally friendly siding choices available great for outdoor siding or for wood features such as soffits and facia. Black locust is a safe environmentally friendly alternative to pressure treated and tropical hardwoods.

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. We offer four specific grades of black locust lumber. Decking urban green spaces proflow permeable pavers site furnishings and more. Black locust tends to be.

The natural properties of black locust brise soleil rainscreens and siding make them a cooler and healthier alternative to other materials. Like black locust ipe is beautiful and durable wood that can last a lifetime.