Blacktail Enterprises and Rain Forest Sawmill's available species

English and Latin Names	Other identifying photos	Density lb/ft3	Other names	Uses and other comments
Alder Alnus rubra		Green 45 Air Dried 28	Oregon Alder, Pacific Coast Alder, Western Alder	Broom and brush backs, cabinets, carvings, domestic woodenware, doors, flooring, furniture, hat blocks, minor utility products, mouldings, panel stock, pilings, plywood cores, rollers for textiles, shutters, small laminated items, toys, turning, wooden clog shoes. Also, many Stradivarius violins are made from Alder. With the appropriate stain, it is also highly sought after as a substitute for Walnut and Cherry. With a fairly straight and mild grain, the wood varies from a light creamy colour to pale pink when freshly cut. It will darken when dried and then turn pale. There is not much difference between heart wood and sapwood. Generally lightweight, it will last for years when completely immersed in water. Many Alder pilings are under the city of Venice, Italy. More information about this species can be found at Forintek.
Balsam Fir Albies grandis		Green 45 Air Dried 25	SPF (spruce, pine, fir), Whitewood	Framing, indoor construction, indoor drywall framing, joinery, mouldings, packing crates, pallets, plywood, rough timber, siding, telegraph poles. There is little difference in colour between heartwood and sapwood. Usually pale creamy white with light brown to orange markings that differentiate early and late wood.
Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata		Green 27 Air Dried 23	British Columbia Red Cedar, Canoe Cedar, Giant Arbor-vitae, Red Cedar	Bee-hives, boxes, ceilings, cladding, crates, decking, doors, exterior siding, external cladding, fences, greenhouses, internal panelling, joinery, millwork, mouldings, musical instruments, outdoor furniture, playground equipment, poles, portable buildings, posts, retaining walls, roof shakes and shingles, sashes, sauna panelling, ship and boat building, timber portal frames, wall panelling, weather boarding, window frames. Growth rings show colour variation from pinkish brown to dark reddish brown between early and late wood whereas the sapwood is distinctly off-white. More information about this species can be found at Forintek.
Yellow Cedar Chamaecyparis nootkatensis		Green 36 Air Dried 31	Alaska Cedar, Camcedar, Nootka Cypress, Pacific Yellow Cedar, Sitka Cypress	Bridges, cabinetwork, carpentry, carving, decking, decorative panelling, doors, furniture, joinery, landscaping, marine pilings, mouldings, oars and paddles, paneling, poles, posts, shingles, small boat hulls, stairs, temples and shrines, turnings, water and chemical tanks, window boxes, woodworking. More information about this species can be found at Forintek.
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii		Green 38 Air Dried 33	Blue Douglas Fir, Coast Douglas Fir, Columbian Pine, Common Douglas, Douglas Spruce, Green Douglas Fir, Oregon Fir, Oregon Pine, Red Fir, Yellow Fir	Beams, building and construction, cabinets, carving, cladding, doors, fascias, flooring, furniture, general building framework, heavy structural purposes, joinery, laminated arches, landscaping, lining, marine pilings, marine structures, millwork, mining timbers, mouldings, panelling, peeled veneer for plywood, pergolas, poles, posts, roof trusses, sashes, sea defences, ship and boat construction, structural products, transmission poles, treated boards, treated pilings, turnery, vats, weather-protected heavy construction applications, windows. More information about this species can be found at Forintek.
Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla		Green 41 Air Dried 29	Alaska Pine, British Columbian Hemlock, Canada Pine, Grey Fir, Hem Fir, Hemlock Spruce, Pacific Coast Hemlock, West Coast Hemlock	Balustrades, decking, doors, flooring, framing, furniture, general construction, interior finish, interior joinery, interior rails, interior stairs, internal paneling, interior woodworking, joinery, joists, ladders, mouldings, packing cases, pallets, peeled veneer for plywood, roof decking, studding, suspended ceilings, trim, turnery, window frames. More information about this species can be found at Forintek.
Bigleaf Maple Acer macrophyllum		Green 47 Air Dried 34	British Columbia Maple, Broad-leaved Maple, Oregon Maple, Pacific Maple	Flooring, framing, furniture, interior millwork, musical instruments, panelling, pergolas, timber portal frames, turnings. More information about this species can be found at Forintek.
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta var. latifolia		Green 39 Air Dried 29	Jack Pine, Shore Pine, SPF	Architectural millwork, corral rails, doors, edge-glued shelving, fence posts, framing, furniture, housing construction frames, joinery, mine timbers, mouldings, panelling, railway ties, shutters, siding, telephone poles, timber portal framing, windows. More information about this species can be found at Forintek.
Western White Pine Pinus monticola		Green 36 Air Dried 25	Idaho White Pine, Mountain White Pine, Silver Pine	Boxes, cabinets, carving, construction lumber, doors, furniture, light joinery, matches, millwork, mouldings, panelling, musical instrument components, pattern making, sheathing, shelving units, siding, special construction, sub-flooring, window blinds, window frames, woodwork. More information about this species can be found at Forintek.
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis		Green 33 Air Dried 28	Coast Spruce, Tideland Spruce, Yellow Spruce	Airplane construction, boat deck beams, boat masts, boat spars, flooring, industrial equipment, joinery, ladder stock, mouldings, piano and guitar sound-boards, sliding screens, structural products, trim. More information can be found at Forintek.

Our guarantee: All wood cut is guaranteed to be of the specified grade or better at the time of cutting (and kiln drying if applicable). Blacktail Enterprises and Rain Forest Sawmill take no responsibility for subsequent downgrade due to storage, drying, customer handling, etc.