White oak has grown in popularity over the last several years, particularly in flooring and cabinetry. Rift and quartered white oak is especially popular as it provides a unique aesthetic surface that takes finishes very well.

At Church and Church Lumber Company, we rift and quarter white oak to be used for a variety of applications and products downstream. Our process begins with high-quality Appalachian white oak logs, chosen for their size, straightness, and ring structure. Once the logs arrive from the field, they are cut to showcase the dramatic fleck and vertical lines of either rift or quartered sawing. Lumber is then dried specifically for white oak in our temperature-controlled drying kilns so that wood products will last.

This process is done over and over again for hundreds of thousands of boards each year to ensure that manufacturers and contractors get raw materials that offer stability and eye-catching grain patterns. 

In this guide, we will go over the benefits of rift and quartered white oak boards for use in flooring and cabinetry, as well as how we produce them. 

As the wood products industry continues to grow around the world, mills must keep up with technology to ensure that they are meeting current trends in production, while also putting out quality products. There is no greater need for choosing the right technology than at the planer mill.

Planer mills are where boards are taken from rough boards to a final finished product. This is an especially important process for exterior boards in millwork, flooring, and furniture. Planer mills can make or break the quality and aesthetic. Every step in the process at the planer mill must be followed so that the finished lumber quality is what manufacturers and builders need. 

In this article, we will discuss the importance of technology at the planer mill and how it affects the quality of a product.

Hardwoods are an important wood product for the construction of all types. They are used in everything from cabinetry to hardwood flooring, and so many other wood products. However, most hardwood lumber is not quite usable straight from the sawmill, but rather it is rough and not dimensionally accurate. 

While not all, many contractors and manufacturers have had to place highly specific custom orders of lumber to meet specifications for projects. These projects need to be milled for consistency, ensuring that manufacturers, importers, and fabricators have exactly what they need. When a measurement is off, it could mean disaster for an entire product line or special project, pushing delivery dates beyond the threshold and frustrating customers. 

Even worse, dimensional inconsistencies can cause risks for downstream production, compounding issues. This is why it is extremely important to work with a planer mill that can handle accuracy at scale every time. 

In this in-depth article, we will explore the ins and outs of how planer mills can provide precision products for custom orders to meet the needs of contractors, manufacturers, importers, and fabricators.