Alaska Tonewood - Hand Selection Is The Secret To Our Quality 

 

J&S Timber Products harvests primarily from naturally “blown down” trees that were growing before Columbus came to the Americas.  Most lots come from a large area of trees downed by high winds and left to age in very cool wet conditions.  We use "hand picked" selection of our stock. 

With over 40 years experience in selecting quality woods from the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, it gives us the ability to provide you with the very best in Tonewood. We can furnish large container quantities of premium Sitka Spruce and other quality tonewoods as our supply of Tonewood stock will last for many years to come.  We have a source on a nearby Island in Southeast Alaska on the West Coast of the USA, that will give a minimum of 15 years of quality material.  We currently have 1842 acres of old growth from a "salvage unit" that was previously logged. 100% of our wood is dead and down or snags. Don’t confuse us with other suppliers of Tonewood from Prince of Wales Island or Canada, we offer a premier product at a competitive price.

There's really only one way to harvest Tonewood.  We hike up, cut to size, hand split and pack down the bolts mostly by backboard, 3-6 times per day or fly the larger container orders out by helicopter.  Whew!  All of our Tonewood is hand split for grain perfection.  It’s very labor intensive but well worth the investment.

 

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