Premium High Quality Maple Louvered Maple Shutters
Estate Millwork Maple Wood Shutters Collection
Maple wood is a classic material used in flooring, furniture, musical instruments, and more. Maple wood exterior wooden shutters are strong and beautiful, and when properly cared for, look great for decades.
Estate Millwork crafts our maple exterior shutters from the choicest cuts of genuine maple wood. We do not believe in using plastic compound or particle board fillers. Only genuine wood shutters give you a good return on your investment.
Our shutter company partners exclusively with vendors who use sustainable maple wood harvesting techniques. Estate Millwork is very much a .green. enterprise. We strive to minimize our impact on the Earth and the ozone layer each day by enforcing strict temperature controls at our plant and recycling all wooden shutter scraps for fuel or for other projects. Our wooden shutter manufacturing techniques are designed to promote consciousness of preserving the planet we call home.
Maple Wood is a Durable, All-American Shutter Material
Wood that Lasts
Maple is a rugged hardwood that is resistant to fire, denting, and splitting. Its strength makes it a top choice for flooring and furniture. Maple exterior shutters are weather resistant while looking good.
Countless Choices
Fresh from the tree, hard maple wood is a beautiful cream color with distinctive tiger-striped and patterned whorls. This versatile wood can be sealed with a clear coat of varnish; however, it also stains beautifully. Maple wood is fairly easy to work with, so you can customize your exterior shutters as you like.
Maple wooden exterior shutters give you endless decorating options.
Estate Millwork Maple Wooden shutter Choices Include
Raised Panel Maple Wood Shutters
This handsome style, which features a raised rectangular center panel surrounded by a sturdy frame, can be customized with carvings or accents to suit your tastes. Feel free to submit sketches or AutoCAD drawings, and our shutter experts will tailor your maple raised panel shutter sets just for you.
Flat Panel Maple Exterior Shutters
Precision-cut recessed center panels make this classic shutter choice stand out. Opt for natural finishes or beautiful wood stains; the flat panel maple shutter style complements homes everywhere.
Bahama Maple Wooden Shutters
Bahama shutters, also known as "Bermuda shutters", are a twist on the classic shutter style. These top-hinged maple pieces add panache to your home. They.re weather-resistant, too. Because Bahama shutters can be quickly closed prior to a bout of nasty weather, they.re a great choice for homes in hurricane or snowstorm belts.
Board and batten wood maple shutters
These shutter sets blend old-world craftsmanship with 21st-century sustainable engineering. The board-and-batten shutter style is a throwback to Old West architecture, but this maple shutter.s versatility suits any home or condominium well.
Louvered Maple Exterior Shutters
Homes and condos in warmer climates benefit especially from louvered wooden shutter sets. The handsome maple slats allow for effective climate control, whether your shutters are completely closed or partially opened. The cheery style brightens up any home, too.
Natural maple wooden shutter sets are durable and highly customizable. An Estate Millwork customer service representative can help you select the shutter style that.s right for you.
Solid Wood Mortise and Tenons
True Tenons
Our premium quality shutters are carefully constructed using a time consuming and precise operation. Whereas other lower quality shutters are made using screws, nails, dowels or biscuit joints, each of our exterior wooden shutters has a minimum of 4 hardwood tenons. The end of each rail is painstakingly machined to have a 1/2" X 1 7/8" tenon by a custom built tenoning machine that Estate Millwork developed so that we could continue to provide the best quality joinery in the industry, at an attractive price. We gave up the cost, but not the quality.
Deep Pocket Mortises
Each stile is precision machined with a minimum of two deep pocket mortises, and these mortises perfectly fit the associated tenon. Again, Estate Millwork has used precision automation to preserve the quality of our products, while reducing the cost. We have software that connects our website directly to the machines in the plant, and when a customer places an order with us, all of the precision programs for machining the mortises into the stiles are sent to the plant for automatic execution. The mortise tenon joint, is the strongest joint in millwork, and adds tremendous strength, even without the use of glue.
Hardwood Dowels
Once the tenon and mortise have been machined, the parts are put together and a hole is drilled through the mortise and the tenon. A slightly oversized hardwood dowel is driven into the hole, locking the tenon into the mortise for the life of the shutter. Even though glue is not required, Estate Millwork takes the added step of gluing the tenon into the mortise, and gluing the hardwood dowel into the stile.
Hand Assembly
In our commitment to preserving the best of quality millwork traditions in each wood shutter, we have automated much of the drudgery of some of the operations, but assembling a shutter is still something very much in the realm of craftsmanship. After all the parts of each wooden shutter are manufactured, one of our skilled craftsmen fits them together in a specialized jig for dry fitting and final assembly. We do not use pneumatic or hydraulic clamps as they can damage or over-stress the wood. The craftsman uses his innate feel for the materials to set the appropriate clamping pressure prior to drilling and doweling. Each wooden shutter receives the individual attention of craftsmen all along the way, but the final assembly is where the shutter comes together the first time, ready for years of service on your home.
Precision Crafted Louvered Shutters Using State of the Art CNC Machinery
Solid Louvers
Each louver in our louvered shutters is precision machined in a 5 head moulder that can be configured to mould any of our 3 standard production profiles, or custom profiles as specified by the customer. We offer 1/2" X 2 1/4", 3/8" X 1 3/4", and 1/4" X 1 1/4" bullnose profiles, but also have tooling for chevron, beveled, and other louver profiles. Whether the louvered shutter is to use fixed louver or operable louvers, we can even create custom tooling to match existing millwork, or to provide the ultimate in personalization and detailing.
True Louvered Shutter Mortises and Louver Mortises
Each louver in a fixed louvered shutter is seated in a 7/16" deep mortise in the shutter stile. Our CNC machining equipment be instantly programmed to program any variation of louver size, profile, pitch, and spacing, that gives us unlimited flexibility to match historic millwork, or to create custom louvered shutters to a precise specification in terms of louver count, rail placement, and air flow. In the same pass as the louver mortises are being created, our equipment also creates the larger mortises for each rail in the shutter. Unlike many custom shutter manufacturers today, Estate Millwork does not use cheap dowels, veneers, screws, or biscuits. Instead we use old fashioned mortise and tenon joints, even though they are considered by other custom shutter manufacturers as too expensive. Because we have invested heavily in automation, our cost to produce highly custom louvered shutters using solid materials and premium joinery is much lower than other manufacturers, hence: higher quality, lower price.
Solid Tenons
The tenons on both ends of each rail are engineered to give maximum stability to the louvered shutter frame, and when combined with our hardwood dowling, the shutter frame will stay together and be extremely stable, even without glue. But of course we use glue for added strength. For larger louvered shutters, we use a 10 inch baserail that has two tenons and a third feather tenon for additional strength that connects the two main tenons. These tenons are precision machined on a propriety tenon machine that Estate Millwork designed and custom built. Our sophisticated mortise and tenon joinery preserves 100% of the quality of traditional mortise and tenon joinery at a fraction of the cost.
Shutter Options
Thickness, Width, Height
The "slab dimensions" are the size of the actual exterior shutter from top to bottom, left to right, and the thickness. Our default standard thickness is 1 5/16", but that can be varied from 7/8" to 2 1/4" to match existing exterior shutters. The length and height can be specified to the nearest 1/16" inch. Depending upon the style of the shutter, we have made widths up to 20 feet wide, and heights up 30 feet.
Shutter Frame Dimensions
Because all of our exterior wooden shutters are custom built from true rail and stile construction, we have the ability to replicate any component dimension on existing shutters, including rail height, placement, width, thickness, and stile width and thickness. Typically, the bottom rail of our custom shutters is 4. high, and all other rails are 2 1/2" inches. Stile widths are usually 2 1/2" but we have the ability to make them of virtually any width, including different widths for left and right stiles -- sometimes used for pairs of shutters.
Custom Sticking
Out standard products are S4S, or square shoulder sticking, but we have the capability to mould any feasible profile to the inner or outer frame fields. Common choices are ogee, cove and bead, bevel, cove etc. In addition to our stock sticking profiles, we can also custom grind tooling to achieve any desired profile to either match historical wood shutters, or to meet an architects or home owner.s specifications and preferences.
Shiplapping and Beading
For operable shutters, or for decoration, our wood shutters can be machined with a bead on one face of the inside edge of the shutter, and with a ship lap on the other, allowing the shutters to overlap by 3/8" when they are in the closed position - permitting a tighter fit. The left and right shutters are machined as pairs so that in the closed position, each face of the pair has a decorative bead visible.
Panel Profiles
Our raised panel shutters can be raised with our standard scoop profile, but we offer bevels, coves, ogeees and other profiles as well. Additionally, for the extremely discriminating home owner or architect we can create new tooling to match existing historical panel profiles, or to meet with a unique custom requirement.
Louver Styles
Our louvered shutters can be fitted with either our standard bullnose louvers in 3 sizes, or with a chevron or bevel profile as options. And because we are a custom shutter maker, we can also accommodate any special profiles that are specified by the customer.
Cut Outs
Raised Panel and Flat Panel Shutters can have a limitless variety of decorative cut outs machined into the center of the panels. Common shapes are moons, anchors, trees, hearts and we have a large number of stock cut outs which we offer, as well as the ability to match custom patterns that are provided by the customer
Finishes
Estate Millwork can ship our custom wooden shutters in natural, primed, painted or stained finishes. We can match national brand color numbers, pre-tint primers for light or dark finishes, and apply hand rubbed stain finished, even to the time consuming louvered shutters.
Maple: A Premier Hardwood Choice
Distributed widely across North America, maple stands as one of the continent's most prevalent hardwood species, flourishing in diverse climates and landscapes. Renowned for its exceptional hardness among domestic woods, maple finds extensive use in cabinetry and flooring applications, its light blond hue offering a versatile complement to any interior decor scheme.
Featuring a fine-pored structure and tight grain, maple wood exhibits a distinctive beauty, with its nearly white sapwood prized as highly as its heartwood. While its density and hardness can pose challenges to cutting edges, maple retains a sharp, crisp edge ideal for intricate moldings. Additionally, its inherent stability renders it an excellent choice for flooring installations, ensuring enduring quality and performance.
Despite its tight grain, maple's surface is less receptive to deep penetration by stains, dyes, or wax. As such, surface film finishes like varnish and lacquer are preferred to enhance its natural beauty and protect against wear and tear.
At the heart of our selection lies premium maple hardwood sourced from the finest timber, ensuring unparalleled consistency in color and grain. Recognized for its durability and exquisite grain patterns, maple hardwood embodies a commitment to quality and craftsmanship. Its remarkable versatility allows for a myriad of finishing options, from subtle natural hues to bold, rich tones, enabling you to tailor your designs to reflect your personal style and preferences.
Beyond its aesthetic appeal, maple hardwood boasts exceptional resilience and resistance to wear, making it an ideal choice for high-traffic areas where durability is paramount. Invest in maple hardwood today and experience the enduring elegance and performance that only maple can provide, ensuring lasting beauty and value for your projects.
Handcrafted with Sustainably Harvested Lumber
At Estate Millwork, we employ a meticulous process to ensure the quality and sustainability of our lumber. Our commitment begins with the careful air drying of much of our lumber, followed by further refinement in low wattage dehumidification kilns to achieve optimal moisture levels.
Every single piece of wood we acquire undergoes thorough utilization in our production processes. Leveraging advanced automated saws and optimization software, we achieve an exceptional yield ratio of 94 percent. This means that nearly all of the wood we purchase is transformed into usable products. The small remainder, comprising mainly sawdust and chips, is utilized efficiently: either utilized as fuel to power our operations, or repurposed by providing bedding and contributing to composting for local cattle farmers.
Our dedication to minimizing waste extends to the sourcing of our materials. A significant portion of the lumber we use hails from Amish farmers within our county. These farmers adhere to traditional practices, utilizing horses for harvesting and operating vintage 1920s sawmills. Such methods not only contribute to the preservation of heritage techniques but also entail lower environmental impact compared to modern industrial approaches.
Furthermore, our commitment to sustainability is evident in the sourcing of our imported lumber. We exclusively procure lumber from plantation-grown sources, thereby ensuring that our operations do not contribute to deforestation or the depletion of natural forests. By prioritizing responsible sourcing and efficient utilization, Estate Millwork strives to uphold environmental stewardship while delivering exceptional craftsmanship.
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