All Kestrel Exterior storm shutters are made from clear, kiln dried Spanish Cedar.
Each shutter is made for you with true pegged, mortise and tenon joinery and is
available fully assembled or in our exclusive The Original D.I.Y.Shutter kit.
We offer a variety of different styles, completely custom sized, as well as our
new line of standard sized exterior cedar shutters. We can also provide you matches
of your existing shutters for historic reproductions.
Exterior Use: Spanish Cedar is a wood with several qualities that make it ideal for
exterior as well as interior use. It is a true hardwood unlike all other cedars.
This makes it much more durable and better able to hold up to storms and hurricanes.
Another important feature is that the wood grain of Spanish Cedar naturally allows
moisture to "breathe" out preventing it from rotting. This is one of the reasons it
is the wood traditionally used for humidors. Spanish Cedar is also very similar in
coloring and grain pattern to true Honduran Mahogany which makes it an ideal cost
effective alternative. Other wood species are available upon request.
