Nature’s Durable Softwood for Stunning Outdoor Furniture
At DM Braun, we pride ourselves on offering a diverse range of premium materials. Alaskan Yellow Cedar stands out as a exceptional softwood choice, bringing unique properties to our outdoor furniture designs.
Despite its name, Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Callitropsis nootkatensis) is not a true cedar but a cypress native to the Pacific Northwest. This slow-growing conifer is renowned for its natural durability and distinctive characteristics.
Choose Alaskan Yellow Cedar for your outdoor furniture project to enjoy the perfect blend of natural durability, lightweight strength, and subtle elegance that only this remarkable softwood can provide.
Natural Durability: Unlike many softwoods, it possesses exceptional decay resistance without chemical treatments, rivaling some hardwoods.
Dimensional Stability: Exhibits minimal shrinkage and swelling, surpassing many hardwoods in stability.
Lightweight Strength: Offers an excellent strength-to-weight ratio.
Aromatic Properties: Emits a pleasant, subtle fragrance, adding a sensory dimension to outdoor spaces.
Insect Resistance: Contains natural oils that repel insects, eliminating the need for additional treatments.
Fine Texture: Features a straight, fine-grained texture that’s smoother than many hardwoods.
Pale Color: Showcases a light, yellowish color that weathers to a distinguished silver-gray, offering a unique aesthetic compared to darker woods.
At DM Braun, we strategically employ Alaskan Yellow Cedar in our product line, focusing on its use in our larger scale timber and beam benches. This choice capitalizes on the wood’s exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and comparative cost-effectiveness. The distinctive characteristics of Alaskan Yellow Cedar enable us to craft outdoor furniture that seamlessly blends durability and functionality with a unique aesthetic appeal.