Franks sawmill has been in business for over 11 years.
Rough sawn oak lumber siding.
Usually a 1 8 1 x10 or 1 x12 board is placed with a 1 x 3 or 1 2 batten on top.
We carry anything from 1x4 to 1x12 in cypress.
Lumber is full dimention custom cut orders have a lead time of 3 6 weeks.
We can provide just about any widths lengths you need we also offer milling services.
Kiln dried softwoods hardwoods and exotics.
This siding consists of rough cut pine lumber.
We are family owned.
We do saw some eastern white pine as it becomes available.
We carry many different types of lumber.
Poplar white pine and oak.
The process called hit and miss usually smooths the surface enough to see the character of the grain you re dealing with.
Hardwoods include red and white oak poplar ash hickory walnut cherry basswood maple beech birch locust sassafras and gum.
Rift cut is a term that refers to the visual characteristics of the face of each board the lumber is sawn for the best grain rather than the highest grade.
For mixed or red oak our price per bf is 1 00 bf for 4 6 8 and 1 50 for 10 and 12 the wider stock is more.
We specialize in cypress.
We suggest using fresh cut or air dried eastern white pine for this.
Our rift white oak is a s b grade out of the appalachian mountains.
The majority of what we saw consists of hardwoods.
These days most rough sawn lumber receives one pass through a planer or sander on each side before it reaches the yard.
The boards are fastened on the exterior with the batten strips covering the area where the two boards meet.
A bf is a unit of measure that is equal to 1 inch by 12 inches by 1 foot.
Our lumber pricing is based on board feet bf.
Rough cut lumber our rough cut lumber is milled primarily for custom orders please call to make an order or check availability.
We can produce lumber from six to thirty five feet in length and up to 20 inches in width.
The rustic charm of 1 inch rough sawn boards is difficult to.
By joseph west rough sawn lumber is a traditional siding material that remains a practical and affordable option for modern homeowners.
Rough cut pine hemlock.
Almost all of our lumber is kiln dried.
Cherokee wood products offers red oak lumber in 4 4 5 4 6 4 8 4.