Gill Timbers is a Canada based company with worldwide branch offices.
We are currently looking for additional suppliers for Hemlock, Douglas fir, Spruce, Oak, and Walnut in both logs and lumber form. Qualified suppliers will be selected based on the promptness of response, prices list (FOB and CIF china) with available diameters and lengths.
If you could put grade, specs , pictures, FOB price and CIF prices in one document for us in the next 7 days we will contact you immediately to start buying.
Write to us at: ivongill@gilltimbers.com
Applications of Yellow Pine
Southern Yellow Pine grows across the Southern United States, from East Texas to Virginia. It is a rare country that does
not contain one of the four main species: shortleaf, longleaf, loblolly or slash. Lumber made from Southern Yellow Pine
include all four species and is graded in accordance with the grading rules of the SPIB (Southern Pine Inspection Bureau).
Southern Yellow Pine is used for many applications due to the desirable inherent characteristics:
HIGH STRENGTH - Design values assigned for Southern Yellow Pine are among the highest for all softwoods.
SEASONING – Grade marked Southern Yellow Pine dimension lumber (2" and less in thickness) must be dried to a maximum moisture content of 19%.
NAIL HOLDING - The ability of Southern Yellow Pine to hold fasteners is among the highest of the softwoods.
DURABILITY - Southern Yellow Pine is highly resistant to wear; therefore, it is suitable for flooring, decks, patios, marinas, boardwalks and other high-traffic applications.
TREATABILITY - Southern Yellow Pine is also one of the easiest softwoods to pressure-treat with preservatives. As a result, treated Southern Yellow Pine is one of the largest segments of the Pine market.
QUALITY - Southern Yellow Pine lumber is produced to the highest standards, as contained in the SPIB grading rules.
Dimensional Stability:
Proper seasoning and storage helps provide optimal dimensional stability of lumber in service. Wood is composed of a series of organic cells that contain water and act similar to a sponge. As water is removed from the wood fiber, it shrinks; conversely, if submerged in water, it swells. The greatest shrinking and swelling occurs tangential to the growth rings, while half as much occurs radially to the growth rings, and very small amounts occur longitudinally.
