Rare Earth Hardwoods has supplied South American hardwood lumber from Traverse City, Michigan since 1984 — dimensional stock, decking, flooring, turnstock, and more, sourced through our own Brazil operation and supplied at wholesale, commercial, and retail volumes.
South American species offer a combination of density, natural weather and insect resistance, and grain and color variety that most domestic hardwoods can't match — particularly for exterior work and high-wear applications.
Our catalog spans the full range: S4S dimensional lumber, finished decking, roof and ceiling decking, turnstock, luthier blanks, and bespoke furniture, doors, staircases, and more, in more than 25 species including Ipê, Cumaru, Massaranduba, Tatajuba, Garapeira, Jatobá, Purpleheart, Angelim Pedra, Itaúba, and Sucupira.
We've supplied this material since 1984, and we operate our own sourcing and production facility in Brazil rather than buying blind through intermediaries — a supply chain we can actually stand behind.
Supplying this material from Traverse City, Michigan since 1984.
Dimensional lumber, decking, turnstock, luthier blanks, and more.
Material sourced and milled through our own production facility.
Most of the catalog is available across all three buyer types.
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Four decades in this trade, our own facility in Brazil, and a catalog that covers everything from raw dimensional lumber to a finished bespoke staircase.
South American species like Ipê, Cumaru, and Massaranduba offer density, natural weather and insect resistance, and grain and color variety that most domestic hardwoods can't match, particularly for exterior and high-wear applications.
We operate our own sourcing and production facility in Brazil and have supplied South American hardwoods from our Traverse City, Michigan headquarters since 1984.
Our line spans S4S dimensional lumber, finished decking, roof and ceiling decking, turnstock, luthier blanks, and bespoke furniture, doors, staircases, and more.
Most of our product line is available across all three; a small number of specialty lines, such as turnstock and luthier blanks, are wholesale only.
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