Clear Heart Redwood
This richly colored wood is a lesson in contradictions—lighter than composite materials, but with a shear strength five times greater. Clear heart redwood is resistant to warping and splitting, and will remain beautiful for decades.
White Mahogany
White mahogany usually ranges from a pale cream color a golden yellow. The color tends to darken and redden with age. Can exhibit a ribbon-like chatoyant grain pattern similar to quartersawn sapele. The grain usually ranges from straight to slightly interlocked. White mahogany has medium texture and medium-sized pores, with a naturally high luster that finishes well.
Vertical Grain Douglas Fir
Architects, millwork shops and custom designers love the species for its outstanding strength and durability. It is a favored choice for framing, siding, moldings, millwork and other high-end applications. Color ranges from yellowish tan to light brown.
Vertical Grain Clear Western Red Cedar
It’s fine straight grain and outstanding strength-to-weight ratio make it a much sought-after species. Western red cedar contains natural oils that make it resistant to moisture, insects, and decay. It is light, easy to work with, and accepts a range of finishes.
Shou Sugi Ban
Shou sugi ban is an ancient Japanese tradition of burning wood siding, making it more resistant to rot, insects, and fire. The process involves charring the wood, cooling it, cleaning it, and finishing it with a natural oil. It is an environmentally friendly way to preserve the timber and make it fire resistant. Southern cypress is used for most shou sugi ban products.
Sapele Mahogany
Sapele is a highly sustainable, fast-growing wood. It is often used in the construction of fine furniture and cabinets, decorative veneers, plywood, joinery, flooring, and paneling. Sapele mahogany’s durability and stunning ribbon grain makes it a premium choice for deep, rich finishes.
Reclaimed Redwood
The ancient species of redwood is sourced from various dismantled structures throughout the West Coast region of the United States, including old barns and bridges, as well as wine, olive, water, and other tanks. Its rustic appearance and deep tonal character are matched only by its exceptional durability.
Ipe
Ipe is an extremely dense and durable species. Its incredible hardness, strength, and superb weathering characteristics make it well suited for outdoor applications. Ipe can vary in color from reddish brown to yellowish-olive brown or even blackish brown.
Contemporary Composite
This material is an incredibly durable, extremely versatile, and highly sustainable material made from resin-infused paper. Originally developed over 70 years ago for industrial tooling and pattern making, it works similar to a dense hardwood and can be easily milled, sanded, routed, and joined. It is water resistant, sanitary, has low moisture absorption, and is heat and fire resistant.
Reclaimed Barn Wood
This material is carefully reclaimed from siding, roof boards, granary boards, loft floors, and other parts of vintages structures. Reclaimed barn woods generally have a mixture of brown and gray tones and the texture of old saw marks and natural weathering. Vintage wood always adds a richness and depth to both traditional and contemporary architectural styles.
Burmese Teak
Burmese teak is a prized the world over for its superior golden color, distinctive grain, durability, and beauty. This highly sought-after wood comes from a species found throughout Southeast Asia. It is naturally water resistant and contains resins that help protect it against decay. Because of these qualities, Burmese teak has long been a status symbol as well as being valued for its ability to resist the natural elements.
Koa Wood
Grown in Hawaii, koa wood can be variable in color, but tends to be medium golden or reddish brown, similar to mahogany. There are usually contrasting bands of color in the growth rings, and it is not uncommon to see boards with ribbon-like streaks of color. The beautiful grain is usually slightly interlocked, and sometimes wavy.
Fiji Mahogany
Mahogany is history’s oldest custom project wood due to its straight grain, availability, and workability. Also known as genuine or true mahogany, Fiji mahogany is ideal for most any custom wood project, combining workability and stability with light weight and timeliness elegance. Its natural color becomes richer with age.
Black Walnut – Wire Brushed
It would be hard to overstate the popularity of black walnut among woodworkers. Its favorable working characteristics, coupled with its rich brown coloration, put the wood in a class by itself. Black walnut can range from a light pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker brown streaks. Figured grain patterns such as curl, crotch, and burl are also seen.
Macassar Ebony
Macassar ebony wood is variegated, streaky brown and black, and nearly always wide-striped. It is considered a highly valuable wood for turnery, fine cabinet work, furniture, and joinery. It is much sought for posts in traditional Japanese houses. Macassar ebony has been a favorite of woodworkers for centuries.

our wood
sourcing
Our craftsmen understand that the strength and beauty of our collections is defined by the materials we use. Whether you choose teak, clear heart redwood, or Douglas fir, we ensure that every piece of wood we use breathes life and luster into the doors we craft.

our metals
Metal is a great material and architectural feature for garage doors. Not only are metals durable and designed to withstand the elements, they add a striking focal point to contemporary homes. The minimalist design of metal enhances modern styles, and when combined with wood, extends a sublime warmth and extra dimension to your home.
Copper Left Untreated
Untreated copper is chosen by designers who wish to take advantage of the green patina that the metal will develop with time. This produces an effect that is not only beautiful, but will protect the metal from corrosion as well.
Galvanized Steel
While architects and designers will sometimes use steel in order to take advantage of how it will oxidize and discolor, sometimes a rugged and yet unaging look is called for. Galvanized steel is coated with zinc oxide, making it almost impervious to rusting, producing a surface that will scarcely change with the passage of time.
Copper
Copper is a wonderfully versatile material which designers and architects treasure for the variety of effects it can be used to produce—anything from an antique oxidized green that connotes the passage of time, to the shiny golden brown of new metal, to an unobtrusive, humble matte brown.
Clear Anodized Aluminum
Anodized aluminum is known for its imperviousness to even the most challenging conditions, even outer space, and its universal appeal. It will never chip, never peel, and its vivid metallic sheen makes it a beautiful addition to any design.
Dark Bronze Anodized Aluminum
Anodized aluminum is known for its imperviousness to even the most challenging conditions, even outer space, and its universal appeal. It will never chip, never peel, and its vivid metallic sheen makes it a beautiful addition to any design.
Stainless Steel
Stainless steel doors can complement almost any contemporary style home. This sleek gleaming metal boasts a long lifespan, is easy to maintain, and is among the easiest materials to keep clean. It is an excellent insulator and does not fade or become discolored over time. It is also rustproof, stain resistant, and will maintain its shine and warmth for the life of your home.
Brass
Brass, an alloy of copper and tin, can be used to produce colors ranging from yellow to the brightest gold to an almost red. But brass is renowned not only for its beauty, but also the ease with which it can be worked to produce any feature desired, and a high degree of durability.
Mirror-Polished Stainless Steel
You would have to watch the way light plays with this bold design throughout the day to appreciate the full spectrum of its drama. This is a door like no other. If you want an ever-changing display of color and light, you’ve found it here.
Cold Rolled Steel
When absolute precision is called for, cold rolled steel is the solution. Cold rolled steel is pressed and shaped at room temperature in order to produce desired designs at the tightest of tolerances. The result is a material that is silky smooth to the touch and which can be polished to a shine.
Hot Rolled Steel
Hot rolled steel has a unique scaled appearance due to a manufacturing process in which it is pressed while being heated to over 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit. Prized for its strength and the ease with which it can be shaped, hot rolled steel can be brushed, finished, or painted to produce whatever appearance a designer desires.
Corten Steel
Corteen steel is a popular material choice for designers seeking to take advantage of its unique weathering properties. Corten quickly takes on an antiqued appearance, which makes it ideal for creating a door that has all the signs of having stood the test of time.
Black Anodized Aluminum
This handsome black anodized aluminum offers a bold yet sublime visual statement to homes with both classic and modern proportions. The addition of the brass inserts offers warmth and polish to the austere matte finish.

glass selection
The glass you choose determines the character of the light that illuminates your wood door—the warm whimsical swirls of seedy reamy glass or the elegant ribbing of reeded glass. Find the glass that lends clarity to your vision.

our hardware
The right hardware can make all the difference in creating a design that demands attention, or blend elegantly and seamlessly into the aesthetic of the home. We offer several lines of hardware styles tailored to many notable styles, and are also happy to obtain any other style of hardware you may desire.
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