Locations

Three mills in Maine:

Eastern White Pine, a traditional building material, has long been the most popular softwood in eastern North America. It has a soft texture, offers greater resistance to splitting than most softwoods and has a dimensional stability and workability that make it ideal for both professional and ‘do-it-yourself’ projects.

Vital Statistics

Actual names
1 x 4, 1 x 5, 1 x 6, 1 x 8, 1 x 10, 1 x 12

Actual widths
3-1/2, 4-1/2, 5-1/2, 7-1/4, 9-1/4, 11-1/4 inches

Lengths
6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 feet.
Pine is sold in random lengths. We will always try to fill your order in the lengths you need.

Grades
We manufacture all grades of square edge pine.

We grade all of our lumber to specifications that exceed the NELMA requirements. But no two boards are ever identical.

 

A Few Tips On Using Dry Eastern White Pine For Interior Finish Work:

All the Eastern White Pine that we sell as dry is kiln-dried to an average moisture content of 12%. Under certain kiln and/or weather conditions pine may be at 10% average moisture content at the time of manufacture. After storage in our lumber sheds for a few weeks it returns to a higher average moisture content, especially in summer.

The moisture content in a heated Maine home’s woodwork can reach as low as 7% in the winter. This means that kiln-dried lumber must be stored inside the house with the heat on before use, to prevent excessive shrinkage in the finish work in winter. We recommend two weeks minimum.

There is absolutely no other shortcut to achieving top quality results in interior paneling and trim-work using real wood. Done correctly, Eastern White Pine offers beautiful and long-lasting results.

 

 

The World's Finest Pine Comes From Hancock Lumber

Here in Maine, it takes 80 to 100 years to grow a mature Eastern White Pine tree - tall and straight with the strength and character that make it the gold standard of soft woods.

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Red Bag Solution

We wrapped it in red to make a statement: The quality of our Maine-grown white pine and our passion for doing whatever it takes to meet your needs and specifications set an unsurpassed standard.

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Green Heritage

From the beginning, the Hancock family has managed its timberlands on a sustained yield basis. Hancock Lumber is peer-certified for the American Forestry and Products Association’s Sustained Forestry Initiative.* Moreover, our products meet or exceed the Federal Trade Commission’s green marketing guidelines.

 

We Make It Easier

From framing lumber to house wrap, roofing to doors and windows, interior millwork to custom kitchens, Hancock Lumber can provide the products and expert staff you need.