C a r l i s l e M i l l i n g C o m p a n y
Acer saccharum
Hard Maple
Known for being the wood of choice for everything from cutting boards and pool cues to professional basketball courts, the dense grain of his timber is a great choice for those looking for durability and beauty. It has a high resistance to abrasion and wear, and is well served in steam bending applications
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At Carlisle Milling Company, we are constantly fighting to get you the best quality ash, because if you're paying for the strength this timber provides, it should be the absolute best the forest had to offer.
How We Sell Lumber
Lumber dealers, loggers, and finishing mills like our own sell lumber a little differently that can be confusing to some who are not in the industry. Any time we sell you walnut, we sell it by the grade, (quality) and by the board foot.
What is a board foot, you might ask?
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Rather than sell something as a linear foot or by the piece, a board foot calculation is a volume calculation. If you want to calculate a board foot and figure out how many you need for a project, the formula is fairly simple:
Board Foot Calculation:
[Width of the Board (in Inches) x Thickness of the Board (in Inches) x Length of the Board (in inches)] / 144
Example: 1x6x10'
[1 x 6 x 120]/144
720/144 = 5 Board Feet of Material
This means that you would pick a species and grade for the material you want and pay for the volume of that species and grade you want.
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This allows us to sell you a truckload or a splinter if that's all you want and puts you in control of what pieces and grades you want to work
What Cut do you Need?
Roughsawn lumber is essentially brought in from the sawmills and dried. If youre building finished products it will need to be trimmed down, milled, and has several more steps involved, unless you are looking for that rough sawmill look, in which case it is a perfect option for your rustic decor and projects.
Roughsawn
S3S, or "Surface Three Sides", is a designation when, after kiln drying, the lumber is planed on its faces to produce that smooth finish you want. It is also straight-line-ripped on one edge so as you go to cutting your boards to size for a project, you have at least one true edge to run against a fence on your table saw or other tools. This is a great option for the woodworker who doesn't have a planer to true up roughsawn material, but is comfortable with shop tools to cut to size.
S3S
S4S, or "Surface Four Sides", is a designation indicating the wood has been milled to a specific size on all faces, often called "dimensional" lumber, such as 1x6, 1x8, 2x4, etc.
This option is perfect for DIY project builders or site-workers who don't have time or tools to mill roughsawn lumber to the size they need for that project. We can take care of all of that for you, saving you time on the back end so you can push ahead with your project quicker and more efficiently.
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