Douglas Fir Timbers
Beauty and Strength
Bailey Wood Products now stocks Douglas Fir Timbers! Beautiful and straight, with the highest strength to weight ratio of any wood species. Douglas Fir is great for timber frame construction, pergolas, or any exposed beam application where a large kiln-dried timber is called for.
Better for indoor applications, timbers can be used for outdoor applications as long as they aren’t directly exposed to the elements. These timbers are radio frequency dried, which is somewhat like a microwave. Being dried and free of heart center, they are stable and will not check like timbers that weren’t sawn free of heartwood, and then dried. Surfacing after drying provides a smooth, clean finished product, that also removes any sticker marks, keeping any stains from developing. While there are knots present in the pieces, they are solid knots. The timbers are nice, straight pieces.
Timbers are available in a variety of dimensions and sell by the linear foot. Please call the office for availability and pricing.
Learn About Douglas Fir
Distribution: Western North America, Canada
General Characteristics: Named for David Douglas, a Scottish botanist, and collector who first reported the nature and potential uses of these trees; Douglas-firs are not true fir trees, rather they are in the pine family.
Trees may grow to a height of 250 ft with trunk diameters of 5 to 6 ft. Heartwood is light tan aging to a dark tan/reddish brown. Sapwood remains light tan as it ages. The texture is medium to coarse; the grain is mostly straight with a natural luster.
Has a resinous odor when cut.
Weight: Basic specific gravity (ovendry weight/green volume) (Basic, 12% MC).45, .51.
Has a superior strength to weight ratio.
Working Properties: The wood machines well; accepts stains, glues, and finishes well.
Durability: Not resistant to insect attack. Moderately durable; moderately resistant to decay.
Preservation: N/A.
Bending Strength: N/A
Modules of Elasticity: 1,765,000 lbf/in2 (12.17 GPa)
Maximum Crushing Strength: 6,950 lbf/in2 (47.9 MPa)
Janka Hardness: 620 lbf (2,760 N)
Drying and Shrinkage: Radial: 4.5%, Tangential: 7.3%, Volumetric: 11.6%, T/R Ratio: 1.6
Botanical Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Family: Pinaceae (Pine)
Other Common Names: Oregon Pine, Columbian Pine, British Columbian Pine, Puget Sound Pine, Red Fir, Mexican Douglas Fir, Coastal Douglas Fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir, Douglas Spruce, False Hemlock.
Common Uses: Joinery, Flooring, Veneer, Plywood, Furniture, Windows, Doors, Molding, Timbers for Construction.
