Crown Timberyard offers precision milled hardwood in many species including, Castello Boxwood, Swiss Pear, Holly, Hard Maple, Cherry, Walnut, and Mahogany.
Every sheet or strip that comes out of our shop has been expertly dimensioned to exacting tolerances. You can be sure that your order will be dimensioned correctly, and the edges square.
We will be adding additional woods to our offerings as people request them.
Castello Boxwood: Calycophyllum multiflorum
Castello Boxwood: Our most popular wood, excellent for milling and holding fine details without chip out. Though, not a true boxwood, this wood offers the same great working qualities, while being available in large pieces. Castello Boxwood is a very heavy, tight grain wood, with consistent light yellow color throughout. Suitable for nearly all aspects of model ship building, especially framing, deck furniture, and turned pieces.
Origin: South America
Species: Calycophyllum multiflorum
More Details at The Wood-Database.com
Swiss Pear: Pryus communis
Swiss Pear: A great multi-purpose wood useful for all aspects of model ship building. A light pink to reddish brown, it provides great contrast to lighter colored woods enabling the builder to "paint with wood". Swiss Pear is steamed when harvested to produce the desired color. Care must be taken when working this wood, as it is prone to burning on dull equipment.
Origin: Central and Eastern Europe
Species: Pyrus communis
More Details at The Wood-Database.com
Holly: Ilex opaca
Holly: The whitest naturally occurring wood. Great for simulating sun bleached decks or ultra smooth hull planking. Holly trees large enough to provide lumber for our purposes are becoming rather rare. We will continue to offer this wood as long as we can find suitable supplies.
Origin: Eastern North America
Species: Ilex opaca
More Details at The Wood-Database.com
American Cherry: Prunus serotina
Cherry: A rich colored wood great for framing and deck furniture. Known for it's all around good working qualities, with a fine even grain. The color is a pinkish brown, that will darken over time.
Origin: Eastern North America
Species: Prunus serotina
More Details at The Wood-Database.com
Hard Maple: Acer saccharum
Hard Maple: Nearly white to off-white in color, very hard even grain. A great all around wood with excellent work ability,susceptible to burning when using high speed cutters or machines. Great for all aspects of ship modeling, though does not stain well.
Origin: Eastern North America
Species: Acer saccharum
More Details at The Wood-Database.com
Black Walnut: Juglans nigra
Black Walnut: A dark colored wood ranging from light brown to dark chocolate brown. Popular for planking, or deck furniture where a contrast with a lighter wood is desired. Good working character overall, does have a slightly more open grain compared to our other woods.
Origin: Eastern North America
Species: Juglans nigra
More Details at The Wood-Database.com
Genuine Mahogany: Swietenia macrophylla
Genuine Mahogany: A beautiful wood with a long maritime history. It works exceptionally well at large scales, and has a unique color that is hard to replicate. Mahogany has a deep orange color that darkens after being finished.
Origin: South America
Species: Swietenia macrophylla
Though we only regularly offer the woods featured on this page, we are able to mill nearly any wood.
If you desire a different species to be milled for your project please contact us crowntimberyard@gmail.com