Friday, October 2, 2015

Blue Stain Pine

Beetle Kill Blue Stain Pine available at Front Range Lumber

We stock the popular 1x6 T&G AND a variety of boards 1x4 thru 1x12 in up to 16’ lengths. 

Blue Stain is also available in 2x4 through 2x12 boards on a special order basis.

Blue stain pine is currently very much in fashion. Please remember that the “blueness” varies wildly from board to board, the grade rules dictate any amount of blue within the board makes it a #3 grade. Within the #3 grade, you literally can have one board that is clear – no knots and the “perfect board” running to the next board containing open knotholes and other defects – all are allowed in this grade. The upside is blue stain pine is generally far less expensive than most alternatives.

Very little blue stain is sourced locally, despite having wide swathes of beetle killed trees close by the Denver area – including both sides of I-70 going up to the tunnel!  

Find out more about blue stain beetle kill pine: CLICK HERE