Spokane Cedar Products

Spokane Cedar Products, a family-owned and operated wholesale lumber brokerage, was established in the picturesque City of Bridges - Spokane, Washington, in 1987. Our early years were spent procuring dead, down, or dying cedar and fir logs in the forests of North Idaho, which were then transported to our local milling site for transformation into high-value building materials. Our primary focus has always been on providing top-quality appearance grade products at mill-direct pricing for custom home builders and architects across the United States.

Our product line, the Northwest Select, is recognized for its exceptional quality and versatility. We take pride in offering a wide range of sizes, grades, quantities, and lengths for lumber products, including Western Red Cedar, Alaskan Yellow Cedar, Douglas Fir, Hemlock, and Ipe. Our product offerings extend to structural and decorative post & beam applications, siding products, and smooth or rough-sawn molding packages for interior and exterior uses.

Though the majority of our business is within the continental United States, we have the capability to export lumber packages to Hawaii and beyond. We utilize proven shipping methods that ensure your product arrives in the same condition as it left the mill site. If custom profiles or finishes are required for your project, we have you covered! We offer standard and custom profiles, and any variety of finishes can be performed at your preferred stain shop or ours.

Our Product Line includes:

• Clear Cedar
• VG Hemlock
• Fir Beams
• Cedar Siding
• Premium VG Clear Western Red Cedar Lumber for Soffits & Interior Paneling Use
• Tongue & Groove Clear Vertical Grain Western Red Cedar
• Vertical Grain Hemlock for Interior & Exterior Trim and Finish Work
• Rustic Rough Sawn Fir & Cedar Post & Beams
• Select Tight Knot Cedar Siding - Shiplap, Bevel, Board & Batten

Where We Started: Preparing Cedar Logs for Milling

Spokane Cedar began its operations with the gathering of dead, down, and dying western red cedar logs to manufacture the finest lumber ever made, virtually by hand. The logs were brought out of the forest to a staging area where they were sorted for transport to the milling site. Once the logs arrived at the milling site, they were stripped of any remaining bark and carefully ripped into quarters for milling.

Milling Red Cedar Lumber

The milling process was a time-consuming and labor-intensive process, with usable product recovery being unpredictable. Each board was sawn one at a time on a portable band-saw, then edged for maximum recovery. In the final stage of milling, knots were cut out of each board, leaving a clear vertical grain blank that could be molded into any custom profile. The blanks were carefully dried to the optimum moisture content, ensuring consistency at the molding plant. Here, each piece was fed, inspected, and wrapped in bundles by an observant set of eyes and hands, providing only the highest quality end product for our customers and theirs.

Where We Are Today

Over the years, demand for our Clear Vertical Grain Western Red Cedar in the Tongue & Groove pattern for interior paneling of ceilings, walls, and exterior Soffits has outgrown our ability to procure the raw product from forest lands. To keep pace with customer requirements, our milling operations have had to supplement raw material sources in order to meet customer demand. Today, we continue our commitment to providing exceptional quality, versatility, and unparalleled customer service. Our team of experts is ready to help you find the perfect products for your projects.