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Nice Triangle!

this nice Hemlock triangle is for a mall sign believe it or not! It is the base of the sign, the 8' high sign made from chloroplast is folded into a triangle and slipped down over the heavy base. No windstorm will knock this...

Shipyard Wedges

These Douglas Fir wedges are being used to support a ship being built in Vancouver. The "softer" wood wedges are used to "define" and follow the exact shape of the hull. Steel wedges could mar the finish or crease the steel. The particular wedges...

Douglas Fir Truck Decking

We have several customers that need specialized truck decking. Generally speaking these are low-beds for transporting large excavators and dozers. The decks generally get abraded away as the machinery is heavy and the growlers (tracks) scrape the trailer deck.

Specialized Timbers with angle cuts

These special angle cut timbers are being used in a 1.1 kilometer tunnel project in BC.  The timbers start with a base of 8" x 8" x 12' long Hem/Fir timbers angle cut to just the right length. The tunnel is roughly 25 feet...

Big Pipe! Big Dunnage!

These large diameter pipes are being moved with help from our custom sized contoured dunnage blocks. This is 9' diameter pipe and we built a sawn block and attached it to the 102"  6" x 6" base for safe truck transport.

Wheel Chocks!

Don't let your world roll downhill! We manufacture Wheel Chocks. These are simple plywood chocks with a rope handle.

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Timber Wedge – Large! double compound slope

These unusual wedges are for a Ship Yard, where they required a Timber wedge with two different slopes. They had to be strong to carry the weight of large machinery.  These wedges are about 20" tall x 48" wide x 11' long and are...

Hardwood Blocking….or a wood suitcase!

Check out these 4" x 16" x 32" Pacific Coast Maple Hardwood Jack Blocks. Complete with suitcase handles (but stronger). These will be used in a Rail Car shop where they do repair work. The Jack Blocks go between the steel jacks and the...

Ship Blocking…..a small Ship anyway!

These 12" x 12" x 24" Heavy Douglas Fir blocks are holding up a sweet 30' Grady White Sportfisher so it can receive bottom paint. This is a typical usage for our heavy blocks from 30' boats to 500' ships. Give us a call...

Big Pipe Skids!

These big pipe skids are 12" x 12" x 10' long and include a 6" deep cutout exactly the right size to hold a variety of large pipe/piles/tanks from 72" diameter to 108" diameter, using wooden wedges to finalize the size.  These particular wedges...

Truck Decking – Perfect Fit!

Customer purchased exact size Douglas Fir #1 and btr Structural timbers to fit his Low Bed trailer. The finished product looks good. The timbers will shrink over time  (especially in summer) but with the initial exact sizing the gaps will be small.

Heavy Contoured Pipe Saddles

These contoured dunnage (Pipe Saddles) are 10" x 10" and feature a "scoop" for 48" outside diameter steel pipe. The key point when making this dunnage is a smooth saw cut and consistent size so the pipes are held "gently" and securely. These saddles...

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