Taking Stock
The latest information on products we sell. Taking stock! We will be updating this post as new updates become available, so check back often. James Hardie Just announced they are discontinuing all HardiTrim items in both regular primed and their pre-finished lines! Therefore, other than what is in the pipeline, there is none! Effective immediately,…
Common Lumber Terms
Here are a few common lumber terms you might find useful. Front Range Lumber and the industry use these words every day: WANE – A round edge on a board where the edge of the trunk was. Said differently: the mill pushed and tried to get a 2×6 where really only a good 2×4 should…
The Benefits of Baltic Birch Plywood
Baltic birch plywood is the most versatile plywood available. Baltic birch plywood is unique because of its all-birch veneer core that’s cross-banded and laminated with exterior grade glue, making for a superior stable sheet. It also has a thicker face veneer than traditional cabinet grade plywood. It is famous for its easy machinability and screw…
Types of Hardwoods
What types of hardwoods will you consider for your next project? There are many types of hardwoods. Hardwoods are milled and sold in a fundamentally different manner than framing lumber and pine boards. This is due to the increased value of hardwoods, and that softwoods are generally used in construction. In construction, there is obviously…
How To Tell A Real Lumberyard
What is a real lumber yard? A lumber yard sells wood for construction and other purposes. In addition to lumber, most lumber yards also sell a wide variety of tools, hardware and accessories for carpenters, contractors, and woodworkers. They DO NOT sell magazines, flowers, or candy. A real lumber yard, like Front Range Lumber: Carries…
Now In Stock: Book-Matched Pairs of Mesquite Boards!
Here are a few of the Mesquite boards we were able to bring in. Somewhat straight grained but often wavy. Mesquite trees are short desert plants that yield boards with knots, splits, wormholes, etc. Woodworkers use the defects as points of interest in the finished pieces. The Mesquite tree grows in North America. This picture shows…
Beetle Kill Blue Stain Pine New Sizes In Stock!
Front Range Lumber Stocks Additional Sizes of Beetle Kill Blue Stain Pine. Beetle kill pine or blue stain boards are available in 1×6 tongue and groove in 8′ through 16′ lengths. What isn’t so common are 1×4 through 1×12 “square” edge boards. More spotty, blue stain lumber comes in 2×4 through 2×8 dimensional sizes. Front…
