Softwood species
Ponderosa & West Coast Softwoods
Shop, moulding and dimension out of the western mills. The part of the book we are building hardest.
Ponderosa is light, soft and even textured, and it is the traditional shop and moulding species. The western group around it — Douglas Fir, ESLP, Hem-Fir — covers everything from high strength dimension to clear remanufacturing stock.
- Graded to
- WWPA rules
- Patterns
- NELMA, SPIB, WWPA + special milling
- Seasoning
- Green · Air dried · Kiln dried
- Product families
- 7
- Sold as
- Truckload & unit quantities
What we produce
Every form Ponderosa & West Coast Softwoods takes
Specifications
Sizes, milling and grades
Taken from what Diorio publishes today. All NELMA, SPIB and WWPA patterns available, plus special milling. Other grades available to match your specification.
| Product family | Sizes & milling | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Boards & deckingappearance | 1x4 – 1x12, 2x4 – 2x12, plus custom sizes. Rough & S4S; green, air dried, kiln dried. | All NELMA, SPIB and WWPA grades |
| Industrial boardsnon-appearance | 4/4 – 8/4 x 4–12". Rough & S4S. | #3, #4, #3/4 Mix Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir |
| Dimensionstructural | 2x3 – 2x12", lengths 2–24'. S4S; green, air dried, kiln dried. | #3 & #4 Douglas Fir, ESLP, Ponderosa Pine |
| Cants & timbersstructural | 4x4 – 16x16"; 3.5x4–12"; 5.5x4–12". Rough & S4S. | #3 & #4 Douglas Fir |
| Timbers — log homeappearance | 4x4 – 16x16", lengths 8–32'. Rough & S4S. | #1 & Better FOHC & Boxed Heart, #2 & Better FOHC & Boxed Heart Douglas Fir |
| Cut stockremanufacture | 4/4 – 8/4 x 4–12". Rough, S2S, S4S. | #3 & #4 Douglas Fir, ESLP, Ponderosa Pine; P99 |
| Furniture & turning squaresremanufacture | 3x3 – 4x4". Rough; kiln dried. | Furniture grade Douglas Fir |
Where it grows
Growing range
The interior and coastal West. Growing this business is one of the ways we stay clear of pure commodity trading, and it is where a lot of our attention goes.
- Oregon
- Washington
- California
- Idaho
- Montana
- Colorado
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- British Columbia
- Alberta
Where it ships
Where we move it
We deliver across the country from trading offices and strategic warehouses. Tell us where you are and we will tell you what makes sense to land there.
[ Primary lanes and regions for Ponderosa & West Coast Softwoods — confirm with Dante ]
Trading offices in New York, Oregon, Virginia, Georgia.
Geography drives the recommendation. There are regions where this species is the obvious answer and regions where it is the wrong call, and we will say so.
Who buys it
Industries and applications
We sell to the companies who resell, remanufacture or build with it.
| Industry | Typical applications |
|---|---|
| Millwork & remanufacture | Shop and moulding stock, sash and door, turning |
| Retail & distribution | Boards, dimension, decking |
| Log home & timber frame | Douglas Fir timbers, paneling |
| Industrial & packaging | Industrial boards, cants, crating |
Alternatives & substitution
When Ponderosa & West Coast Softwoods is the answer, and when it is not
Most of our value shows up here. This section is our trading judgement rather than a specification, and we would rather talk it through than have you take it as gospel.
Substitutes for
Eastern White Pine
Ponderosa is the western answer in shop and moulding stock. When the eastern supply tightens, this is the swap, and it works in both directions.
Substitutes for
Sugar Pine
Closest working properties of anything still available in volume.
Ask us about
Freight and lane
The species is rarely the constraint out here. Tell us where it lands and we will tell you whether it pencils against an eastern equivalent.
Start a conversation
Tell us what you buy
The more you tell us — what you buy today, where you are, and what your customers build — the faster a trader comes back with something useful.