Your source for mesquite lumber. Communication between builder and mesquite supplier makes this task easier for both parties. Grades of mesquite for cabinets and furniture vary as much as the craftsperson or homeowner's personalities. The more rustic material, with open checks and bark inclusions, provides the rich character mesquite is known for in the Southwest. Select or generally clear mesquite, although proportionally less abundant, gives the builder a cleaner look and structural integrity where needed.
Lumber is available in a variety of thickness, length and grade.
It is essential to understand the history and nature of the mesquite tree to appreciate the lumber with its apparent imperfections and flaws. There are only a few exotic hardwoods that are as unruly or difficult to describe to the uninitiated as mesquite. Mesquite is not, and may never be, as available and processed as Alder or any of the more commercially available hardwoods. And this is why your mesquite projects will be dynamic and extraordinary. Every piece of mesquite is unique unto itself.