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Wooden Shutters
Basswood is the best wood for building interior wood shutters. These trees
grow to an average height of 65 feet and can be found in Canada and much of
the eastern United States. Great efforts are made to responsibly harvest
basswood, with wood removal being balanced by careful wood growth. There is a very indistinct grain to basswood that gives your shutters with
uniform texture and allows them to hang straight. Basswood is very easy to
work with as it is easily processed by machines and handles both screws and
gluing well. It also provides a smooth finish when stained. These lightweight shutters are strong and will not warp. The uniform grain
makes them look great once stained and allows for superior gluing and
finishing. Oak Shutters
Using oak for shutters will result in very heavy shutters. You will need to
pre-drill screw holes when installing oak shutters due to the excess weight
that will added to the window jambs. The louvers on oak shutters tend to
warp over time and can not be painted. Maple Shutters
Maple is another heavy wood that produces heavy shutters. This being the
case you will need to pre-drill the window jambs during installation. It is
hard to achieve uniform tension on louvers produced using maple. Poplar Shutters
These shutters both mill and paint well, but are not good for staining as
the wood contains mineral streaks and a green color. This is a moderately
heavy wood to use for shutters. While the shutters produced using poplar
are less expensive they also tend to be of a poorer quality than those
created using other types of wood. Cedar Shutters
There is great color variation in cedar, although it will mill and finish
well. Since this wood is fairly soft it scratches and dents easily. Cedar works particularly well for exterior shutters thanks to its durability
and rot resistance. Cedar is able to withstand very moist conditions and
naturally repels insects at the same time. Alder Shutters
This is a very small tree that produces wood that works great for shutters.
You would need to have finger joints in tall window shutters produced using
alder. Pine Shutters
There are many different grades and species of this soft wood available for
use in making shutters. No matter what type of wood is used a shutter that is poorly constructed
will not be of high quality. It is wise to request a sample product from
any company you are thinking of purchasing shutters from. This will give
you an opportunity to inspect the quality and see if you really want to do
business with this company.
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