Glacial Wood Products recently launched a new line of Architectural Millwork. The new line features hundreds of millwork designs and accents to enhance cabinet, furniture and woodworking projects.

“The new line allows our customers to add extra touches of style and detail that normally aren’t cost effective”, said Dick Johnson, President of Glacial Wood Products.

These Architectural Millwork pieces come in a variety of wood species such as Alder, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Red Oak and many more. The line includes:
• Carved Crown Moulding
• Rosettes & Plinth Blocks
• Appliques & Onlays
• Capitals & Bases
• Brackets
• Corbels
• Ceiling Medallions
• Finials
• Mantels & Surrounds

For more details, see our complete catalog online along with select items in our online store.

Glacial Wood’s skilled craftsmen manufacture high quality, custom wood columns and capitals. We use only the best glues and woods to create strong, long lasting products. Not only are our columns and capitals beautiful, they are tailor-made for each project. You select the wood species to best fit your budget and design. As a Glacial Wood client, we will guide you through the design process and make sure that you get the exact custom column you need.

We stand by our durable, high quality products. Glacial Woods has earned the reputation of providing conscientious, dependable service that you won’t find anywhere else.

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Rely on Glacial Wood Products to create quality corner guards for your next project. Use our corner guards to protect corners from scratches and dents. Choose from Cherry, Maple, Red Oak or Paint Grade. See our online store for details and pricing.

CUSTOM WOOD TURNING
Glacial Wood Products can meet the needs of even your most complicated custom wood turning designs. Whether it’s tight tolerances and fast turnarounds, our craftsmen create accurate and high quality wood balusters, newel posts, finials, columns, base blocks, stair parts, cabinet components, furniture parts and an unlimited variety of wood turnings for our clients.

STOCK WOOD TURNING COMPONENTS
Glacial Wood Products also offers a line of stock wood turning components featuring standard sizes for stair parts, novelty items, cabinet components and furniture parts. For exact specifications and dimensions, please go to our stock product catalog. Whether your project needs custom wood pieces or stock items, make Glacial Wood Products your wood component supplier of choice. We offer a large variety of wood species for:

Balusters
Stair Parts
Newel Posts
Finials
Cabinet Parts
Furniture Legs
Table Legs
Columns
Post Caps
Rosettes
Millwork
Base Blocks
Novelty Items
Specialty Items
Store Fixtures
Construction Projects

As we head into Minnesota’s long winter, it’s already time to start planning for next summer’s projects and jobs. Most Midwesterners are trying to get the most out of these last warm weeks outdoors. We’re spending a few final days at the cabin; sitting on our porches, patios and decks. At the same time, many of us are taking stock of our surroundings, making plans for renovations and new construction projects for next year. Your clients are probably doing the same thing. So as we head into fall, I’d like to put some thoughts of wood species on the table to prepare you for next spring’s exterior work. Which species do you prefer for your outdoor projects? Do you go with Cedar or Cypress?

–Dick

Cedar vs Cypress

Both Cedar and Cypress are reliable and popular wood species for exterior use. Both are resilient to moisture and temperature. Cedar and Cypress are both used for outdoor decks, exterior furniture and building siding and shingles. At Glacial Wood Products, we use both woods to create porch posts, newels balusters, finials and corbels. Which one do you use?

Cedar

Cedar is considered lightweight and stable. It tends not to crack or wrinkle after exposure. Cedar’s actual cell structure allows it to dry faster than other wood species. Cedar is also the best for outdoor components and furniture because it is considered resistant to bacteria and fungus. Cedar is also considered naturally resistant to water and insects.

Cedar is considered a great wood for craftsmen because it is easy to use by hand or machine. Cedar is lightweight and can easily be shaped and cut.

Because of its durability, Cedar does not need to be treated. Since it is free of pitch and resin, it is considered easy to treat.

Cypress

Cypress is also considered excellent for exterior projects and furniture. The Cypress tree produces an oil that act as a natural preservative and makes it resistant to fungus, insects and weather. Cypress wood is resistant to warping, cracking and splintering.

Cypress is lightweight and is also considered easy to cut and saw. It’s been used as an outdoor construction resource in the United States for hundreds of years. It is easily recyclable, even from buildings that are well over 100 years old.

Cypress is easily painted or stained, but many craftsmen opt not to treat it because of its natural honey color. If left untreated, Cypress weathers into a light grey shade.

So which should you choose?

Cypress is often the less expensive option. But many designers and builders prefer cedar because of its appearance. Cypress is about 30 percent cheaper than clear cedar, but if you are going to paint your balusters and exterior components, knotty cedar is a about the same price as cypress. I’m curious about which you prefer and why…

Dick Johnson
President
Glacial Wood Products
Brooten, MN
800-804-6885
djohnson@glacialwood.net
www.glacialwood.com