Wood

Hardwood Lumber 101 – Butternut Wood

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Butternut Lumber is one domestic hardwood that we offer here at AdvantageLumber.com Butternut Lumber has a Janka hardness of 490, which deems it a soft wood. This makes it a great wood for carving because it shows its beautiful color and grain pattern. Butternut heartwood is chestnut brown with darker areas, while its sapwood is …

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Looking for a Hobby for 2011? Try Woodworking

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Maybe it’s because I’m still infused with the holiday spirit, but I really feel that woodworking is a one-of-a-kind tradition that will never go away. Just look through our Hardwood Lumber 101 series and you’ll see that from religious manuscripts to stone age doors, hardwoods have been a critical part of the building of our …

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Hardwood 101 – American Black Walnut Lumber

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Advantage Trim & Lumber Co. offers such superior domestic hardwood lumber. One great hardwood is American Black Walnut. Woodworkers have used American Black Walnut for centuries. Check out this sunken Great Lakes Treasure Ship that was found with over $100,000 worth of Black Walnut lumber aboard. American Black Walnut is often referred to as ‘gunwood’ …

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Hardwood 101 – Birch Lumber

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Birch wood is one of the great commercial hardwoods we offer here at Advantage Trim & Lumber. Two species that our customers request are birch and red birch. Both have distinct coloring that set them apart from each other. Birch has light yellow or light brown sapwood and light brown to light reddish-brown heartwood. The …

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Brazilian Decking…why is it so special?

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Brazilian Decking
You get so much more out of Brazilian Decking than good looks.

People who first find us online often ask, “Why do you sell hardwoods from Brazil and not composite decking?”

Our answer is always the same: “We only sell products that make our customers happy.”

Check out some of the reviews we’ve received that highlight how hardwood leads to solid decks that can be lived on and not slaved over: Ipe Decking Reviews & Testimonials

At Advantage, we work with homeowners, contractors, and builders to ensure they receive only the finest quality hardwood decking from South America, specifically Brazil. Our products are many things. Durable. Reliable. Resilient. Beautiful. Those benefits aren’t mere marketing hype. They’ve been backed by decades of use and proven by science.

Want to know just how durable Brazilian decking really is?

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Hardwood Lumber 101 – Basswood

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Finding the right wood to use for your next project can be difficult. Advantage Lumber makes it simple because we have such great options in hard and soft domestic lumber. One common soft wood is Basswood Lumber. Basswood’s beautiful lumber is taken from the American basswood tree. It has white sapwood and its heartwood is creamy …

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