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Maple Table Tops
Pacific Coast Maple table tops looking good! A client is supplying these to a Hotel in BC.
Toby and Timbers
Here we see Toby dancing in the rain and dreaming of some nice timbers we received today! What a funny face he has…..We have a deep appreciation of seeing nice sticks…..
Vancouver Based Retail Sales
Practice social distancing by purchasing lumber online from Lumber Store by CarlWood. Delivery options available throughout the Lower Mainland and Metro Vancouver area.
Same CarlWood quality lumber, available for purchase online!
COVID-19 UPDATE
Our office remains closed to drop-in visitors. Please phone ahead to arrange an appointment time if you must visit our office, we ask everyone to practice safe social distancing. Truck and delivery drivers are OK in the yard but...
Restaurant re-fit with Western White Spruce
Recently we supplied some 38mm x 38mm clear kiln dried Western White Spruce to a local customer who was re-fitting a restaurant in Vancouver. It turned in to a nice clean look on the ceiling and some wall panels....
Wishing you a great Canada Day!
Canada is 151 years old! Timber Toby and Ruby (CarlWood security team) are all dressed in their finery for the event.
Timber Toby
Western White Spruce for a Pop-Up Display
A customer in Vancouver uses high grade Western White Spruce kiln dried C&Btr clear to make a high end mall pop-up display. In this case it was for Saje Natural Wellness. The design and construction is very appealing and...
New Security Staff at CarlWood
Meet Toby, the newest member of the CarlWood office team. Toby is a 12 week old rescue dog from the streets of Puerto Vallarta, brought to Canada March 18th. We think he is a lab/cross mix but we won’t...
Snow Day at CarlWood!
Not very normal for us to have 8″ of snow in late February! Here we are loading this stock in a container tomorrow morning. It is Western Red Cedar 1×4 and 1×6 Appearance grade S4S EE random length 6′-12′...
Western Hemlock – very high quality stock from Quatsino
This is Western Hemlock 6-1/2″ x 6-1/2″ and wider flitches, graded as C&Btr clear to a special specification, limited mineral, all Hemlock. Coastal fine grain, this stock is Heat Treated and PEFC certified. These are special high grade flitches...
Douglas Fir Pull Outs – nice wood!
Check out these very nice Douglas Fir pull outs, these are being used in the Canadian market for mouldings/doors/windows and other millwork. Sold as 2×4, 2×6, 2×8 and 2×10 the actual size is 1-1/2″x3-1/2″, 1-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, 1-1/2″ x...
Western Red Cedar Kiln Dried #2 clear and btr
This Western Red Cedar is being exported to Australia, where it will be used for joinery in making doors and windows. This is 2×4 and 2×6 full sawn mixed grain #2 clear and btr in lengths 7-20′. This is...
B.C. invests in opening new lumber markets as U.S. softwood battle heats up
VANCOUVER—The B.C. government is investing $7.7 million to promote West Coast lumber in markets around the world as trouble with its chief trading partner looms.
Premier Christy Clark announced the fresh funding at an annual forest industry convention in Vancouver...
Japan Economy, Housing & Lumber Shipments
A good news story about the Japanese economy. Be sure to read the full article.
B.C. Coast braces for softwood lumber battle
The largest lumber producer on B.C.’s coast believes it is in a better position to weather the storm of a softwood lumber dispute with the U.S. than it was in the early 2000s, when punitive damages on exports crippled...
Our Beautiful Hemlock
These pictures are of some very nice Western Hemlock 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″. Straight grain, limited compression, limited mineral. This is being sold to a customer overseas. It will be re-manufactured into finished goods for a home builder who will...
Another Use for Our Timber
Here is some beautiful Sitka Spruce Fine Grain timbers that will be used to make Masts and Spars for Wooden Boats. These pieces are 9″ thick and 12″ and wider widths and up to 27′ long. Sitka Spruce has...
Ships’ Rope Ladders
We have a colleague/customer who uses our Pacific Coast Maple lumber to make ladder treads for rope ladders which are used on large freighters.
These treads look like furniture! They are very high quality for safety (breakage) reasons. When...
CarlWood’s 100 Mile Diet for Wood Supply…
What about the 100-mile diet for your wood supply?
We have all heard how popular the 100-mile diet is for the food you buy. So what about for the lumber you buy?
Add the concept that your raw material (kiln dried...
What Makes Red Alder Lumber so Unique?
Red Alder is a unique species of wood.
The Red Alder in BC, Canada grows quickly to maturity, being ready for harvesting in 40-60 years. After site disturbance, from prior logging or development, Alder is the first tree species to...
We are Certified!
We are pleased to announce our PEFC Environmental Certification! We can now offer Environmentally Certified Wood.
CarlWood PEFC Certificate of Registration