What are Tar River Timber Brackets?
Tar River Timber Brackets are handcrafted decorative wood brackets that mount under eaves, gables, beams, mantels, and porch corners to add architectural character to your home or project. Our shop in Oxford, North Carolina mills every bracket from kiln-dried Douglas Fir or Western Red Cedar, sands each face to a furniture-grade finish, and ships the piece ready to stain, seal, or install raw. Our collection currently stocks 180+ brackets across five design families, six height-and-projection sizes, and three thickness options so you can match the bracket scale to the timber frame, header, or accent it supports.
Which Timber Bracket Styles Does Tar River Offer?
Our brackets ship in five named collections, and each collection delivers a distinct silhouette so you can match the style to your architectural intent:
- Oxford: Our Oxford brackets feature a clean diagonal brace with a chamfered shoulder, giving traditional and craftsman homes a refined supporting accent.
- Santa Fe: Our Santa Fe brackets carve a stepped corbel profile, lending Spanish-revival, Pueblo, and adobe builds an authentic Southwestern silhouette.
- Tuscany: Our Tuscany brackets curve through a scrolled S-shape, dressing Mediterranean villas and Italianate facades with old-world character.
- Woodside: Our Woodside brackets pair a vertical post with an angled knee brace, suiting modern farmhouse, ranch, and transitional architecture.
- Wrightsville: Our Wrightsville brackets cut a deep arched profile that complements coastal cottages, Cape Cod homes, and shingle-style exteriors.
What Wood Species Do Tar River Timber Brackets Use?
Our brackets are milled from two premium softwoods, and each species delivers a different appearance, weight, and outdoor performance:
- Douglas Fir: Our Douglas Fir brackets carry a warm amber tone, a tight straight grain, and high dimensional stability, making the species the most popular choice for stained interior beams and protected exterior accents. Pricing for Douglas Fir brackets starts at $180.
- Western Red Cedar: Our Western Red Cedar brackets present a reddish-brown heartwood, natural rot and insect resistance, and lighter weight, suiting exposed exterior installations under eaves, on gables, and along outdoor pavilions. Pricing for Western Red Cedar brackets starts at $220.
What Sizes Do Tar River Timber Brackets Come in?
Our brackets ship in six height-by-projection dimensions and three thickness widths, so you can scale the bracket to the beam, header, or eave it dresses. Our standard heights and projections cover 16"x16", 20"x20", 24"x16", 24"x24", 30"x24", and 30"x30". Our standard widths cover 3.5", 5.5", and 7.25". Smaller 16"x16" brackets suit interior mantels and shelf supports, mid-size 20"x20" and 24"x24" brackets accent porch posts and exterior gables, and oversized 30"x30" brackets carry visual weight under tall pavilions, deep eaves, and timber-frame entries.
Where Do You Install Tar River Timber Brackets?
Our brackets fit a wide range of decorative mounting locations across residential and commercial projects:
- Our brackets accent exterior gables, eaves, and dormer peaks to break up flat rooflines.
- Our brackets dress porch posts and pergola corners to soften the joint between vertical post and horizontal beam.
- Our brackets support interior mantels, shelves, and breakfast bars for a hand-built timber look indoors.
- Our brackets frame garage door headers and entry overhangs to anchor the front elevation.
- Our brackets finish commercial storefronts, restaurant facades, and timber-frame pavilions for trade and hospitality clients.
How Do You Choose the Right Timber Bracket for Your Project?
You can select the correct bracket using four decisions that map directly to the filters on this collection page:
- Your collection style — Choose Oxford, Santa Fe, Tuscany, Woodside, or Wrightsville based on the architectural language of the home.
- Your wood species — Choose Douglas Fir for stained interior accents and Western Red Cedar for exposed exterior installs.
- Your height and projection — Match the bracket size to the beam or header you are dressing, sizing up for taller eaves and longer beam runs.
- Your width — Match the 3.5", 5.5", or 7.25" thickness to the visible face of the timber it sits against, so the bracket reads as a structural extension rather than an applied ornament.
Why Do Architects, Designers, and Builders Order Tar River Timber Brackets?
Our shop serves trade professionals and homeowners with three commercial advantages:
- Our brackets ship from a single North Carolina mill, giving you consistent species, grade, and color matching across large project quantities.
- Our trade account program unlocks volume pricing, dedicated project support, and spec-sheet access for architects, designers, and builders.
- Our custom order team mills bespoke profiles, oversized dimensions, and matching corbels, braces, and box beams when stock sizes do not fit the project.
How Do You Order Tar River Timber Brackets?
You can order directly from any product page above by selecting your size, species, and width, then adding the bracket to your cart. Your stock-size orders ship from our Oxford, NC mill, and your custom or oversized brackets quote through our custom order form. Trade buyers should open a trade account before checkout to apply professional pricing, and project teams sourcing matching timber accents should also browse our corbels, braces, headers, and box beams to complete the package.
