Architectural Grade Wood Columns

Wood Columns are a specialty at Melton Classics. We carry on the old world tradition of manufacturing quality built wood columns crafted with the finest clear woods with superior quality. Our Melton Classics ClassicWood™ series of Architectural Grade exterior wood columns are crafted with care from the finest rot resistant Western Red Cedar or Clear All Heart Redwood. These columns are then treated against rot, weather and moisture protected during our multi-step finishing process. You can order our Interior wood columns for both paint or stain applications. Our “Stain” grade columns are built to the Architectural Woodworking Institute’s rigorous Custom Grade standards ensuring the finest quality.

Quality Wood Columns at Affordable Prices

Our wood columns are manufactured from the finest woods available and glued with Type I waterproof glue, and allowed to cure for more than 24 hours. The wood column shaft is then precision turned using our an accurate computer controlled lathe combined with the hands-on expertise of our woodworking artisans with decades of experience.

Our “paint” grade wood columns are hand sanded to a fine smooth finish between applications of two coats of exterior primer. Each exterior column shaft is coated throughout its entire length on the interior with Asphaltum paint. This is an important step to prevent rot that our competitors don’t provide. After manufacturing, your beautiful architectural wood columns are then carefully packaged in protective crating for safe shipping to your project location.

Limitless Collection of Column Designs

Melton Classics can craft your wood columns in many designs including authentic classical designs, contemporary designs, or your own custom design. Check out the designs tab above for some of our most popular designs. Our authentic Melton Classics ClassicWood™ series wood columns are classical columns designed in keeping with ‘The Orders of Architecture’ as recorded by the renowned Renaissance architect, Vignola. Every element of our classical wood columns, from the classical proportions and bowed entasis taper of the shaft, to the full depth fluting and carefully sculpted detail of every capital, is specifically designed to provide you with the beauty and authenticity of classical architectural wood columns. Our wood columns are available in round or square styles with entasis tapered or non-tapered shafts in a smooth or fluted shaft design. We also offer over a dozen classical and contemporary capital styles to enhance the beauty of your wood columns.

If you need custom wood columns, please send us your drawings of your custom design, and we will be pleased to give you a competitively priced quotation for your custom wood columns. The custom manufacture of columns for historical restorations is our specialty. We can also provide you with columns to match your historical columns in low maintenance fiberglass and composites with lifetime warranties.

ClassicWood™ Wood Columns are available in the wood species below and many more. Our stain grade wood columns are crafted from the finest clear woods to the exacting specifications of the Architectural Woodworking Institute to their custom grade specifications to ensure beauty the of the grain and a quality finish.

To be sure you are getting the finest wood columns on the market, specify Melton Classics ClassicWood™ series of wood columns. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you to supply our ClassicWood™ wood columns on your home or building project. Please give one of our wood columns specialists a call at 800-963-3060 for a free consultation and quotation for our quality ClassicWood™ ™ wood columns your project.