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Not to overstate the obvious, but we live in a global marketplace! Companies have been importing American Hardwood Lumber for decades, and the process, albeit…
Choosing a hardwood lumber supplier isn’t as complicated as splitting the atom, but when your company depends on quality lumber, it can make the difference…
If you were talking to a wood science major they would tell you a lot! They would be able to rattle off the various different…
African mahogany, sapele, jatoba and red grandis have seemingly become regularly available tropical hardwood species in America. For years hardwood lumber distributors have been stocking…
For the last several years the Emerald Ash Borer insect has significantly impacted North American ash forests. It seems that almost every day you hear…
How you purchase hardwood lumber for your business may be just as important as what type of lumber you buy. Purchasing lumber is a process…
Is it just me or are people talking more and more about buying ripped hardwood lumber blanks? Moulder blanks, exact width cabinet parts, face frame…
It has been said that American hardwood lumber offers manufacturers numerous options when it comes to materials that can impact design. The amount of species…
The various requests we get asking to package hardwood lumber in different ways is always an interesting thing to analyze. Over time, manufacturers that utilize…
The hardwood lumber industry is often thought of as an tenured, traditional, conservative industry built on long term relationships and trust with very few new…
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Ripping hardwood lumber is typically one of the first actions in the conversion process of taking traditional random width hardwood lumber and making it usable…
Everyone have heard of mahogany lumber, mostly from the old days when it was all Swietenia from South America. The true Swietenia is still available,…
For decades craftsmen have considered using North American white ash as a substitute for Appalachian red oak. But why? In general ash (Fraxinus Americana) and…
We all know hardwood lumber is typically sold in random widths and lengths. However, If you are not still buying your hardwoods in random widths…
