wood stave

October 19, 2017 No Comments

Door Finishes

There are many ways to build large doors with Sing Core inside, the only doors that can be,

Guaranteed Warp-free for 50 Years

When it comes to oversize doors, one door stands out above the rest for high-end applications; see comparison. Look for these features in your door for the most discriminating taste(s):

Available in any size (up to 16 ft.)
Lightweight
Strong (stronger than steel pound for pound)
Insulated
Sound-deadening
Guaranteed True Flat
Resistant to warp, twist, crack & rot
Standard 10-year warranty
Professional 50-year warp-free guarantee

For more detailed information on our doors, see our Architectural Specifications.

Though Sing Core Doors are available in nearly any wood species, our standard varieties include:


MAPLE	CHERRY	OAK	VG FIR	WALNUT

Note: Door designs can be modified to meet your specifications and requirements an may include the application and bonding of any flat building material. Please feel free to inquire for more information.

1. Paint Grade Door

2. Wood Grain and Wood Stave Door

3. Hardwood Plywood Door

1 Paint Grade Door

Our most popular door blanks are paint grade, and can be made to your specs including surface materials of,

Birch ply (most common)
Wood plywood
MDO
HPL
Other material, as specified

2 Wood Grain and Wood Stave Door

Besides paint grade for the surface, we also provide solid wood stave laminate on both sides of the sliding door. Wood stave is easy to work with and will last. Your Sing wood stave door will be more high precision than solid wood door (less warping, and twist and crack) due to Sing Core’s extremely high tolerance (+/- .006 inch) and, rigidity and high strength (660+ PSI) and professional grade wood grain and wood stave doors are certified and guaranteed not to warp, bend, twist, or otherwise fail for 50 years.

Sing Core provides hot-press ready door blanks to door manufacturers who add wood veneer on both sides of Sing door blanks which are made of Luan skin or marine grade plywood sandwich with patented Sing Core in the middle, solid wood around 4 edges and wood block implants where needed for hardware.

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Note: Veneer has to be handled very carefully every step of the way during production (we prefer to let the millworks handle this delicate procedure) and it is easy to damage by users over the years (but wood stave can be easily sanded and repaired).

: Black Oak

: Bi-directional Walnut

: Bi-directional Walnut

: Oak

: Oak

: Teak

: Cedar

: Walnut

We offer a very good price for wood stave doors, the cost is not much more than wood veneer doors.

3 Hardwood Plywood Door

We could make door with hardwood plywood as an effective way to make super large doors that you can stain any color. Up to 4×8 doors have no seam, but by orienting the grain horizontally, you can achieve a nearly seamless presentation on really big doors or extraordinary size.

Available in any available wood species, most common are Sapele, Oak, and Maple ply.

: Birch Plywood

: Plywood

: Marine Grade Ply

Sing Hardwood ply door has excellent strength, yet is lightweight, features good insulation and better sound deadening qualities than solid wood plank doors.

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Paint Grade Door

March 9, 2015 No Comments

Solid Wood Stave Door Blanks

Applications -> Building Components -> Doors -> Solid Wood Blank Doors

solid wood stave sliding door wood planks composite honeycomb panels

Click on picture to see our wood skin gallery!

Our panels make doors!

Patented Sing Core solid wood stave door blanks feature the newest technology in the door industry for composite doors yielding the only eco-friendly, lightweight, fully insulated, high-strength doors with wood blanks of any size (up to 40 ft.) that can be guaranteed true flat and to stay flat for 50 years.

Large door versus regular-size door challenge (i.e., over 4 feet wide and over 8 feet in length):

Large doors are heavy, dimensionally unstable, require more strength due to the heavy weight, and are a challenge to manufacture, ship and install. High-end jobs require precision and true flatness to please the customer. A homeowner’s architect, general contractor and mill worker must solve the problem of warping doors. The solution to the challenge is to use patented professional true flat Sing panels to make your doors.

Sing Core wood stave door planks are the only solid wood doors that will not warp, bend, twist or cup following installation. This means no more continuous service calls for maintenance of big doors that cannot possibly stay straight due to the limitations of solid wood – or any other door core – that is subject to failure. Sing panels have a patented honeycomb/torsion box interior which gives lightweight yet unsurpassed strength (pound-per-pound stronger than steel) and stability to any door, and allows Sing Core to provide a 50-year guarantee

Interior Doors:

Sing panels make amazing designer doors in any style. With Sing panels, fragile doors such as French doors are made lightweight yet strong, not warping or breaking hinges, which will last for many decades.

Exterior Doors:

Sing panels make sturdy exterior doors in any style. With Sing panels, exterior doors are lightweight and strong, even when oversized. Our professional doors are guaranteed to stay true flat and not warp or twist for 50 years

When is a door not a door? When it fails to function as a door.

The problem is that all door core materials are either not high precision, too heavy or will move when exposed to moisture, humidity or change in temperature resulting in door failure.

Heavy solid metal or steel will not warp, bend or twist, but is not high precision due to welding (sing core tolerance is + or – .006 inch!) and is often impractical due to the overweight issues causing excess strain on both the hardware and structure, causing continued maintenance issues. The solution is our patented lightweight yet strong Sing core technology.

Finishing a door blank:

There are two types of finish for door blanks: paint grade and wood grain. Paint grade includes such finishes as metal, Masonite, marine plywood, etc. Wood grain finish includes such finish as solid wood stave and thin veneer.

Why Use Solid Wood Instead of Veneer?

Never settle for substandard veneer doors again. Door engineers prefer to use inexpensive veneer as opposed to real solid wood facings because veneer is thought to be less likely to warp, bend or twist. But thanks to the super-strength of patented Sing Core technology, you can use solid wood stave and wood blanks with confidence knowing that your door can be guaranteed true flat and will stay flat.

How can a solid wood-faced door stay true flat? As every woodworker knows, when using a solid wood surface, the grain will move according to moisture or temperature change causing the door to fail. When using our patented Sing Core as a substrate you can safely use solid wood because the solid torsion box/honeycomb patented material is continually keeping the wood grain straight and true. Whereas wood stave has more wood fiber giving it more of a chance to warp than thin veneer due to the unbalance of the both side of the door moisture contents, patented Sing technology solves this problem by combining stiffing skin on both side of our patented Sing core. This Sing panel technology eliminates the troublesome movement of the door blank — warping is no longer a concern when wood stave is combined with patented Sing core.

In addition, solid wood is easy to work with, install (no need to hot press), repair and remodel. That’s why professionals trust Sing Core’s years of expertise in helping to design the only wood stave doors (that look just like solid wood doors) that can stay straight and true for many decades while respectfully honoring the beauty and elegance of solid wood, which far outlasts easily-damaged veneers, yet can be sanded and repaired if necessary.

Celebrate your real wood!

Our Eco-friendly lightweight, high strength alternative is the best solution for combating the issues associated with weight and size, especially large doors. Only our patented Sing torsion box/foam composite core combined with our years of experience provides guaranteed solutions for oversize doors.

That’s why this technology is found everywhere, from beneath the sea (US Navy) to outer space (NASA) and everywhere in-between.

Sing panels may be finished in almost any wood species, like mahogany, redwood, teak wood, cherry wood, walnut wood, cedar wood, Ipe wood, sapele wood, poplar wood, ebony wood, ash wood, oak or any other hardwood or exotic wood types available.

This same wood blank composite technology is also a common solution for high-end projects like engineered hardwood flooring, shiplap, wood furniture, wood shelves, decking, shed doors or any other application demanding high precision and exemplary performance over time.

How is wood stave/veneer added to Sing panels?

Wood stave is added directly to the metal or wood skin our patented Sing cores. Wood veneer is added to an 1/8-inch mdf attached to the metal skin. Call us for a free consultation on the best option for your project.

How to Buy

To order Sing Large Door panels see our pricing page and submit an order form either by email, info@singhome.com, or print and fax it to: 360.495.4585. We’ll provide a quote within one business day. If you have questions, please contact us.

Easy Ordering

All we need to know is the length, width, thickness and what you desire on the exterior, and your custom specialty panels are made to order. Getting a quote for your specialty product, is easy, thanks to our simple online order system.

Bulk Discounts

If you’re looking for a bargain price, remember, the more you order, the less expensive your total order will be per piece. Quantity and wholesale inquiries are encouraged. Feel free to contact us for more information. Click here for Closeout specials.

Fast turnaround: In you’re in a rush, only Sing Core can be custom made within 24 hours and is proudly manufactured for you in the USA.

Fast delivery: Any thickness and almost any length, less than 5 ft wide, can be made with in 48 hours if it is rush order.

SINGCORE Large Doors are easy to order. You may choose from our stock panels or order custom sized panels. Our price is based on the length, width, thickness, and quantity. Submit a Work Order by fax or email, and we will give you a quote within one business day. If you have a tight budget, give us a call, we might have an alternative solution tailored to your needs.

October 24, 2013 No Comments

Advanced Composites

Sing Core technology is manifested in so many ways we’ve tried to narrow down the basics to make the possibilities easy to comprehend.

What are Sing Composites?
Sing Composites are the combining of different abundant raw materials for the greater good. Sing Composites are:

Stronger
Lightweight
Eco-friendly

While reducing:

Waste
Energy
Production costs
Labor costs
Shipping costs

To understand Sing Core technology, you must understand that in all Sing Core products the Sing Core is the actual core of the product that produces the vast number of characteristics that make up the Sing Core line.

Sing Core with two exterior skins is a Sing Sandwich Panel, adding solid edges makes a Sing Panel. Basically, all the products listed below are Sing Panels, separated into shape, size and dimensional categories and primarily feature wood exteriors, but could be available in nearly any exterior material. We do all this, and make it affordable to have the greatest impact on the world.

All Sing Core products share the same exceptional characteristics.

Best Seller, the most versatile: 2×12

There are three basic formats for demonstrating the attributes of the Sing Core material, they are:

1. Sing Plywood

Sing Plywood enables you to use a lightweight, strong, wooden torsion-box panel empowering you to create anything from basic furniture, large sliding doors or to create affordable housing with unparalleled longevity.

available in large almost seamless oversized panels
as large as 12 ft wide x 48 ft in length
as thin as 1/2 inch
Can be as much as 6 inches thick

Oversize Sing Plywood will have the tightest seam that will not shift due to patented technology, making it guaranteed to maintain structural integrity and seal, unlike solid wood.

With an appearance identical to traditional plywood, the physical characteristics are nothing short of shocking in comparison, as Patented Sing Plywood

2. Sing Planks

Sing Core Wood Planks are elongated and rectangular solid wood on six sides, a lightweight super-strong eco-friendly alternative to solid wood material used in carpentry and the construction of ships, houses, bridges and other structures.

In stock standard sizes of Sing Planks:

2×8
2×10
2×12

Sing wood planks are available in any width from eight to twelve inches, any thickness from 1/8 inch to six inches and any length up to 50 feet long.

A variety of options are available for your Sing Wood Planks and wood door blanks

3. Sing Post and Beam

Sing Posts and Beams are more dimensionally stable and structurally sound than any other building material; maintaining unparalleled strength over long spans, while remaining lightweight. Sing Posts and beams are super strong and resistant to rot, weather and temperature variations, warp and twist.

In stock standard sizes of Sing Posts and Beams:

4×4
4 x 6
5 x 8
6 x 8
8 x 8
8 x 10
8 x 12

Sing Posts and Beams are available in any width from four to twelve inches, any thickness from 4 inches to forty-eight inches and any length up to 50 feet long.

Sing Laminate Beams replace oversize traditional laminate beams sporting superior strength and lightweight, while retaining all the natural wood beauty. For more information, see Sing Post and Beam

Sing Core Menu

SKIN	Thickness	PANEL	PLANK	POST & BEAM	CUSTOM
Plywood	1/8″ – 1 1/8″	4 x 8 – 4 x 16	2″ x 6″ – 2″ x 24″	4″ x 4″ – 12″ x 12″	Almost any size…
Wood Stave	1/8″	4 x 8 – 4 x 16	2″ x 6″ – 2″ x 24″	4″ x 4″ – 12″ x 12″	Almost any size…
Wood Plank	1/4″ – 2″	4 x 8 – 4 x 16	2″ x 6″ – 2″ x 24″	4″ x 4″ – 12″ x 12″	Almost any size…
Aluminum	.020 – .090	4 x 8 – 4 x 16	2″ x 6″ – 2″ x 24″	4″ x 4″ – 12″ x 12″	Almost any size…
Metal	varies	4 x 8 – 4 x 16	2″ x 6″ – 2″ x 24″	4″ x 4″ – 12″ x 12″	Almost any size…
Fiberglass	varies	4 x 8 – 4 x 16	2″ x 6″ – 2″ x 24″	4″ x 4″ – 12″ x 12″	Almost any size…
HPL	.020 – .040	4 x 8 – 4 x 16	2″ x 6″ – 2″ x 24″	4″ x 4″ – 12″ x 12″	Almost any size…
Cement Bd	1/8 – 1/4	4 x 8 – 4 x 16	2″ x 6″ – 2″ x 24″	4″ x 4″ – 12″ x 12″	Almost any size…

The surface material that is featured on Sing Core material greatly enhances the characteristics of the end product and endows it with unique properties for a variety of products and applications. Examples include:

1. Plywood

When Sing Core is sandwiched between two exterior skins of plywood, the result is a building material that is unmatched in the world of standard building materials due to the increased strength and lightweight properties of the end product, as well as resistance to warp and twist.

Standard plywood exterior surfaces are available in

1/8”
1/4″
3/8”
1/2”

You may specify the individual characteristics of the plywood used to your specifications. For more information, see: Sing Plywood

2. Wood Stave

Woodstaves (a narrow length of wood “stave” with a slightly beveled edge) can be utilized to form the exterior of Sing Core. These can be used to replace other types of solid wood building materials.

Standard wood stave exterior measures:

1/8”

Other thicknesses of wood stave may be available upon request, in nearly any wood species.

For more information on Sing Core’s wood staves, see Wood Staves

3. Wood Plank

Sandwiching Sing Core between two wood planks results in an incredibly strong structural-strength building material, that will remain straight and true, lasting the test of time.

Standard wood plank thicknesses include:

1/4″
1/2”
3/4″
1”
1 1/2″
2”

Other thicknesses are available upon request per your specifications. Fore more information, see Sing Wood Planks

4. Aluminum

One of our most popular Sing Core surface material is aluminum due to its unique properties, especially when maintaining true flatness over a long spans.

Standard aluminum facing material sizes are:

.020
.032
.063
.090

For more information on Sing aluminum materials see Sing Aluminum

5. Metal

Expanding on the widespread potentials of Sing Core, metal is used in order to imbue it with essential attributes for specific design integration, solving the problems of lightweight without compromising strength (as Sing Core bonded with metal is actual stronger than solid metal).

Standard metal panels are lighter and stronger than steel and available in the following metals:

Aluminum
Tin
Colled-rolled steel
Galvonized
Stainless steel
Stainless diamondplate

That is just a sample of the many varieties of metal that can be used to house Sing Core. We can use nearly any metal material to accommodate your needs while resulting in a superior end product.

For More information of Sing Metal, see Metal Index

6. FRP Fiberglass

Fiberglass, FRP and plastic skins are popular exterior surfaces for Sing Core. A variety of options exist, for more information, see Fiberglass Index

7. HPL High Pressure Laminate

High Pressure Laminate (HPL) is resistant to abrasion, high temperatures, shock, flame and can be used in both interior and exterior applications.

Available in standard thicknesses: .020, .040

8. Cement Board

Cement board is a versatile Sing Core exterior due to its unique properties of water resistance, will not mold, mildew or physically break down in the continued presence of moisture or leaks.

Available in standard thickness: 1/8”, 1/4″

… And nearly any other building material known to man…

October 22, 2013 No Comments

Standard wood stave exterior measures:

1/8”

Using Sing Core with wood staves is ecologically responsible doe to having the same appearance as solid wood by using fewer natural resources.

Other benefits include:

Material is stronger than (steel) solid wood
Lighter in weight than solid wood
Remains straight and flat
Rot, warp and twist resistant

Using Sing Core with wood staves reduces:

Energy consumption
Production costs
Labor costs
Shipping costs
Maintenance
Waste

Standard Hard Wood Stave Options


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Other thicknesses of wood stave may be available upon request, in nearly any wood species.