Wood for Screen Door

cvsusn1234 | Posted in General Discussion on February 22, 2004 05:02am

I have a set of plans for a screen door that calls for either Western Red Cedar or Douglas Fir. In addition, the plan calls for the wood to be clear and quarter sawn. After a lot of phone calls and searching on the web, it doesn’t appear there’s a whole lot of this stuff here in Rhode Island or a nearby state (MA or CT).

What would be a good alternative (and readily available) to the above that’s stable and looks good with a clear finish?

Thanks.

Carl

Replies

TomT226 | Feb 22, 2004 04:58pm | #1
Clearheart redwood.
Floss | Feb 22, 2004 06:33pm | #2
Quartersawn White Oak.

J.P.
notDusty | Feb 22, 2004 07:29pm | #3
            Hi Carl ,

    You can also use Eastern White Pine in a clear grade , or maybe you can find Fir in a v.g. grain. What ever you use you probably will want 5/4 stock or to net 1" - 1 1/8" for the finished product.

                       good luck                      dusty
BG | Feb 22, 2004 09:33pm | #4
Carl,

Many of the big box stores around MA, RI, CT carry decking material which is qtr. swan doug fir I believe....and reasonable price. If that is not wide enough I might try Ipe....Anderson McQuaid, cambridge, MA
Shep | Feb 23, 2004 04:07am | #5
Mahogany is always a good choice for any exterior project. If that doesn't work, my regular hardwood supplier is recommending Spanish cedar as being more readily available and somewhat cheaper.