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LU158 Ponderosa
Today I feature the mighty Ponderosa Pine. I was marveling at these trees on a recent trip out west and knew I had to feature the species. A mainstay of the construction lumber industry often label…
Published on 11 hours ago
157 - Roots of Terror
Happy Halloween! Let's explore some lumber and tree lore from around the world and some spooky tales that may make you think twice before you cut down that tree or plane that board for your next pro…
Published on 2 weeks ago
156 - Catalpa
The featured lumber species today is Catalpa. A very oak like tree but with a really soft workability. High quality, clear lumber that is easy to work and comes in decent widths and lengths. Why d…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
155 Composite Lumber
Today I fight my strong wood bias and take time to talk about composite lumber. All the various plastic boards you will find on the market from wood flour and plastic slurry to polyethylene capped b…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
154 - Buckeye
My featured species this episode is Buckeye. Its a non commercial species but not terribly hard to find and has some unique color and high propensity to form burls. But the real meat of this show i…
Published on 2 months ago
153 Hard to Source Woods
How do you find unusual and typically non commercial wood species? In this episode I give some tips to help the listener build a network of wood sources.
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
152 Monkeypod
Monkeypod is a great timber coming out of Costa Rica that is almost entirely FSC. It is often sold as wider slabs due to the lighter weight and the way it is sawn in the jungle. A great alternative…
Published on 3 months ago
151 - Plantation vs Natural Forests
Let's define plantations and natural forests and talk about what we can expects from the lumber coming from plantations. Also how plantations can evolve into natural forests. Ultimately why do we n…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
150 - Hickory
It could be said that Hickory built America. Hickory's properties made the American felling axe possible with its extremely high MOR and MOE values. Today we discuss this great American wood and wh…
Published on 4 months ago
149 Douglas Fir
Douglas Fir is a species we find everywhere. So much so that we may not even know we are looking at it. It has two distinctly different markets: construction lumber and fine (very fine) lumber for …
Published on 5 months ago