What is Southern Pine?
Southern Pine grows in a vast band across the Southern
United States, from East Texas to Virginia. In fact, it's a
rare county that doesn't contain a representative of one
of the four main species: shortleaf, longleaf, loblolly or
slash. Lumber from all four is marketed as Southern Pine
(or Southern Yellow Pine) and graded in accordance with
the grading rules of the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
(SPIB), approved by the American Lumber Standard
Committee.








Market opportunities for Southern Pine lumber exist in
residential, nonresidential and industrial applications.
Major market areas are throughout the United States, as
well as export markets in China, Europe, Japan, Mexico,
and the Caribbean Basin.

The inherent characteristics that make Southern Pine
such a desirable species for so many applications are:

HIGH STRENGTH - Design values assigned for Southern
Pine are among the highest for all softwoods.

SEASONING - Grade marked Southern Pine dimension
lumber (2" and less in thickness) must be dried to a
maximum moisture content of 19%. This minimizes the
shrinkage associated with "green lumber."

DURABILITY - Southern Pine is highly resistant to wear;
therefore, it is suitable for flooring, decks, patios,
marinas, boardwalks and other high-traffic applications.

TREATABILITY - Southern Pine is also one of the easiest
softwoods to pressure-treat with preservatives. As a
result, treated Southern Pine is one of the largest
segments of the Southern Pine market.

QUALITY - SPC members produce Southern Pine lumber
to the highest quality standards, as contained in the SPIB
grading rules. You can build on that!
What type of wood is used for our benches?

We currently use Woodweld Maple or Ash  Butcher Block
on all of our Bench Tops and Select Structural Southern
Yellow Pine for legs and Frames.
The moisture content is .05, where common SYP pine is
dried to a 15 moisture content. This type of wood is more
durable, and has virtually no knots, therefore no
shrinkage!
Standard Maple Bench tops 1 3/4" Thick!

Durability - The rock-hard, edge grained laminations assure
durability and the greatest construction strength. Over one
hundred years of experience in the fabrication of these materials
guarantees the highest degree of craftsmanship.

Lamination - Great care is used in selecting edge grain. All woods
are solid maple, electronically bonded together in the famous
Wood Welded construction which utilizes controlled pressure and
resin adhesives.

Finish - All surfaces and edges are accurately planed and sanded.
A special Wood Welded wear-resistant finish is then applied -
DURAKRYL 102. This tough, acrylic coating will repel alcohol,
bleach, even paint thinner! Wood Welded Butcher Block is one of
the few materials that can take so much hard wear and tear, be
resurfaced or repaired without any special tools or particular skill,
and come up looking as great as ever.