Rain Forest Lumber Company Inc.

Lake Oswego, United States

We provide superior quality Hard Maple Lumber to the valued clients. Hard Maple Lumber is widely is acknowledged for its good strength properties. The Hard Maple Lumber, which we make available, is preferred due to its high resistance to abrasion. Moreover, the Hard Maple Lumber carrying tremendous steam bending properties can be availed at the market leading prices from us. The Hard MapleHard maple includes sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and black maple (A. nigrum). Sugar maple is also known as rock maple, and black maple as black sugar maple. The heartwood is usually light reddish brown but sometimes considerably darker. The sapwood is commonly white with a slight reddish-brown tinge. The grain of sugar maple is generally straight, but birdseye, curly, or fiddleback grain is often selected for furniture or novelty items. Hard maple is used principally for lumber and veneer. Properties Of Hard Maple

• It is usually 8 to 12 cm (3 to 5 in.) wide
• Fine and uniform texture
• It is heavy, strong, and hard
• Resistant to shock
• High shrinkage

Used In

• Furniture and Cabinets
• Cutting boards and blocks
• Handles
• Novelties
• Bowling alleys, dance and gymnasium floors

Details

• Specific Gravity : 0.63 (12% M.C.)
• Average Weight : 705 kg/m³ (12% M.C)
• Average Volumetric Shrinkage : 11.9% (Green to 6% M.C.)
• Modulus of Elasticity : 12, 618MPa
• Hardness : 6450 N

Note : Values for A. saccharum

We offer the Yellow Birch Lumber, which is widely used in furniture manufacturing. The Yellow Birch Lumber that we make available to the clients is appreciated for its uniform texture. The best property of Yellow Birch Lumber is that it glues well. Moreover, the Yellow Birch Lumber possesses good crushing strength, bending properties as well as shock resistance. Birch SpeciesThe three most important species are yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), sweet birch (B. lenta), and paper birch (B. papyrifera). These three species are the source of most birch lumber and veneer. Other birch species of some commercial importance are river birch (B. nigra), and gray birch (B. populifolia). Paper birch is transcontinental, whereas yellow and sweet birch grow principally in the North-east and the Lake States; yellow and sweet birch also grow along the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. Yellow birch has white sapwood and light reddish-brown heartwood. Sweet birch has light-colored sapwood and dark brown heartwood tinged with red. For both yellow and sweet birch, the wood is heavy, hard, and strong, and has good shock-resisting ability. The wood is fine and uniform in texture. Paper birch is lower in weight, softer, and lower in strength than yellow and sweet birch. Birch shrinks considerably during drying. Uses Of Yellow And Sweet Birch Lumber

• Furniture
• Boxes
• Baskets
• Crates
• Wooden ware
• Cooperage
• Interior woodwork
• Doors

Veneer Plywood Is Used For

• Doors
• Furniture
• Paneling
• Cabinets
• Aircraft

Paper Birch Is Used For

• Toothpicks
• Tongue depressors
• Ice cream sticks
• Turned products, including spools, bobbins, small handles, and toys

Details

• Specific Gravity : 0.41 (12% M.C.)
• Average Weight : 449 kg/m³ (12% M.C)
• Average Volumetric Shrinkage : 10.1% (Green to 6% M.C.)
• Modulus of Elasticity : 9515MPa
• Hardness : 2624 N

We specialize in offering Red Oak Lumber, which is majorly used in the construction of railroad cars and boats. The Red Oak Lumber is known for putting moderate blunting effect on cutters. A unique attribute of Red Oak Lumber is that it removes stains well and possesses an excellent finish. The Red Oak GroupThe Red Oak Lumber belongs to this group and it majorly comes from the Eastern States. The sapwood is nearly white and roughly 2 to 5 cm (1 to 2 in.) wide. The heartwood is brown with a tinge of red. Sawn lumber of the red oak group cannot be separated by species on the basis of wood characteristics alone. Red oak lumber can be separated from white oak by the size and arrangement of pores in latewood and because it generally lacks tyloses in the pores. The open pores of red oak make this species group unsuitable for tight cooperage, unless the barrels are lined with sealer or plastic. Quartersawn lumber of the oaks is distinguished by its broad and conspicuous rays. Wood of the red oaks is heavy. Rapidly grown second-growth wood is generally harder and tougher than finer textured old-growth wood. The red oaks have fairly high shrinkage upon drying. The Red Oaks Are Primarily Cut Into

• Lumber
• Railroad crossties
• Mine timbers
• Fence posts
• Veneer
• Pulpwood
• Fuelwood
• Ties, mine timbers, and fence posts

Red Oak Lumber Is Remanufactured Into

• Flooring
• Furniture
• General millwork
• Boxes
• Pallets and crates
• Agricultural implements
• Caskets
• Wooden ware
• Handles

The Principal Species

• Northern red (Quercus rubra)
• Scarlet (Q. Coccinea)
• Shumard (Q. Shumardii)
• Pin (Q. Palustris)
• Nuttall (Q. Nuttallii)
• Black (Q. Velutina)
• Southern red (Q. Falcata)
• Cherrybark (Q. Falcata var. Pagodaefolia)
• Water (Q. Nigra)
• Laurel (Q. Laurifolia)
• Willow (Q. Phellos) oak

Details

• Specific Gravity : a) 0.63 (12% M.C.) b) 0.68
• Average Weight : a) 705 kg/m³ (12% M.C.) b) 753 kg/m³
• Average Volumetric Shrinkage : a) 10.8 (Green to 6% M.C.) b) N/A
• Modulus of Elasticity : a) 12, 549MPa b) 15, 721MPa
• Hardness : a) 5738 N b) 6583 Na) Quercus rubra (Northern red oak)b) Quercus falcata (Southern red oak)

We have made a reliable name for making available superior quality Soft Maple Lumber. The Soft Maple Lumber can be availed in a variety of grades and sizes from us as per the requirements of the clients. The Soft Maple Lumber carries low stiffness and resistance to shock loads. Moreover, the Soft Maple Lumber is an ideal option for steam bending. Soft Maple : It includes silver maple (Acer saccharinum), red maple (A. rubrum), boxelder (A. negundo), and bigleaf maple (A. macrophyllum). Silver maple is also known as white, river, water, and swamp maple; red maple as soft, water, scarlet, white, and swamp maple; boxelder as ash-leaved, three-leaved, and cut-leaved maple; and bigleaf maple as Oregon maple. Soft Maple Is Found In : The eastern United States except for Bigleaf Maple, which comes from the Pacific Coast. Details

• Specific Gravity : 0.54 (12% M.C.)
• Average Weight : 609 kg/m³ (12% M.C)
• Average Volumetric Shrinkage : 10.5% (Green to 6% M.C.)
• Modulus of Elasticity : 11, 308MPa
• Hardness : 4226 N

Note : Values for Acer rubrum

We specialize in making available Black Ash Lumber, which is acknowledged for its use in making furniture and cabinets. Black Ash Lumber offered by us is appreciated for it being absolutely termite proof. Black Ash Lumber finds wide application in Construction and Packaging Industry. The Black Ash GroupThe Black Ash group includes Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) and Pumpkin Ash (F. profunda). The Black Ashgrows in the Northeast and Midwest, and the Pumpkin Ash grows in the South. The heartwood of Black Ash is darker brown than that of American White Ash; the Sapwood is light-colored or nearly white. Weight Of Black Ash Lumber : It is lighter in weight (basic specific gravity of 0.45 to 0.48) than that of the white ash group (basic specific gravity greater than 0.50). Used In

• Decorative veneer
• Cabinets
• Millwork
• Furniture
• Cooperage
• Crates