Cedar and Mahogany Shutters

Elegant Estate Millwork shutters can be crafted from a premium selection of hard woods. An important step in placing your order is selecting a wood species for your wood shutters. Each wood shutter type offers advantages and benefits, as well as a different price point. Use this section to get a better understanding of your options. You can then use our wood shutter designer to get instant pricing, regardless of your selection.

Spanish Cedar Shutters

Probably the best material overall for creating exterior wooden shutters that will last for many years, Spanish Cedar is grown on plantations and in forests in South America. Our Spanish cedar comes from Bolivia and Peru, and is carefully dried and maintained at an 8% moisture content for maximum stability. Because Spanish Cedar has a high tannic acid content, it is unpalatable to insects, and resists mould and fungus naturally. Furthermore, it is a hard wood, strong and straight grained so it is an ideal material to work with. Care must be taken in finishing Spanish Cedar as the tannic resins can bleed through the grain, but with a professional finish such as provided by Estate Millwork, the wood in the shutters will last for many years.

Western Red Cedar Shutters

Western Red Cedar is grown in both the Canadian and US Rockies, as well as in northwest coastal regions. If is a soft wood that is ideally suited for exterior shutter construction because of the straight grain, the resiliency to moisture, and the relative abundance in which it occurs in nature. Our Western Red Cedar is brought in from some of the top cedar mills in Canada, and carefully dimensioned and handled in our plant. Although it is not quite as strong or heavy as Spanish Cedar, it is a more economical option and still provides outstanding durability.

Mahogany Shutters

There are many species of Mahogany, but all of them are ideally suited to construct long lasting exterior shutters. Although not as acidic as Spanish Cedar, African Mahogany has outstanding properties including hardness, machineability, strength, finish, and durability. We can also offer exterior wooden shutters in Genuine Mahogany, Santos Mahogany and Honduran Mahogany. Even though Mahogany is a tropical wood ideally suited for exterior louvered doors and wooden shutters, it also is a beautiful wood for interior millwork and furniture, and can be used for running trim, louvered door casings, or door jambs.

Teak Shutters

Teak is one of the hardest and most durable woods, and is often used in marine applications. Our shutters and louvered cabinet doors are staples in marine architecture, and our ability to construct top quality wood shutters in any dimensions or style has allowed us to produce beautiful millwork for boat and yacht interiors. Teak is also an outstanding shutter material for exterior land based applications in cabana doors, pool changing rooms, loggia bars, and furniture. Our teak is hand selected for maximum yield, and is imported from Asia. We can offer FSC certifications for our teak products, if required.

Poplar Shutters

Poplar is an outstanding hardwood that is actually harvested around our plant. We have excellent access to this domestic product and it is an ideal material for interior millwork. For paint-grade interior products, it is our fist choice because of its economy and excellent wood working properties. It can also be used as an economical material for exterior shutters, although it does not have the natural resiliency to the elements that Teak, Cedar and Mahogany have. However, with attentive periodic maintenance, so long as the finish on the shutters is maintained, they will hold up very well. Because of the precision joinery we use in making our products, the mortise and tenon joints and doweling provide additional strength and longevity to our custom wooden shutters.