WOOD SPECIES

Alaska Yellow Cedar

Kiln-dried Alaska yellow cedar is the informed specifier's choice for bench slats. This species offers extraordinary qualities for seating purposes. Naturally resistant to decay, the wood is a uniform pale yellow color when dressed and ages to a rich sable gray in outdoor situations. It is silky smooth and sliver free. As a result of these characteristics Alaska yellow cedar has been the species of choice for stadium seating for over a century.

Marine Teak

Marine Teak, a tropical hardwood, is a rich reddish-brown color when shipped. Left unfinished it weathers to a handsome warm-gray. Teak is the species most specified and preferred by quality yacht builders throughout the world because of its ability to withstand harsh marine environments while exhibiting minimal deterioration with age.

Purpleheart

Purpleheart is a dense, durable tropical hardwood also appropriate for vigorous use. It appears purple in color when freshly dressed and matures to rich mid-gray when exposed to normal weathering. Purpleheart is an excellent alternative to Marine Teak when budgets are a factor.

Douglas Fir

Douglas fir is a tough and durable structural species well-suited to the demands of public seating when the premium clear grades are used. It varies in color from shades of salmon to ivory and eventually turns to natural mid-gray in outdoor settings.

 

WOOD FABRICATION

All wood components destined for TimberForm site products are dressed four sides to a smooth finish. Edges are carefully eased (rounded), ends chamfered or eased too. Hand finishing occurs prior to final quality control acceptance.

 

WOOD PRESERVATION

Because of the natural preservatives contained in Alaska yellow cedar, Marine Teak and Purpleheart, additional preservative treatment is not required.

Douglas fir components destined for exterior use are treated with a water-repellent wood preservative formulated to prolong the life of this species in demanding outdoor applications. To be effective this treatment must occur after all fabrication is completed. If the intended location of products using Douglas fir is to be indoors, or if for some other reason preservative treatment is not desired or required, we must be notified at the time of order entry to forego this procedure.

 

WOOD STAINING

TimberForm wood components are supplied in their natural state. After prolonged exposure to ultraviolet rays, all wood will mature to varying shades of gray. To counteract this natural metamorphosis, some specifiers prefer for the wood to be stained.

For uniformity of color, staining must be done on site following assembly and installation. (No staining is performed at the factory.) Since staining, like painting, requires regular refinishing to maintain an attractive appearance, most owners prefer to allow the wood simply to age naturally.

For indoor use, untreated wood components may be finished on site with oils, varnishes, synthetic resins, or any other clear or tinted finish appropriate for the intended use. Carefully follow the finish manufacturer's instructions applicable to kiln-dried new wood.

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