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Episode 7: CITES
Let's learn about CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. How does this apply to lumber and what does it mean to the consumer of wood products.
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 6: BubingaGate
How do you lose 300 containers of Bubinga once they have been seized at the port? Moreover how did you allow that many trees to be felled in the first place?
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 5: Lumber Technical Properties
Every lumber species has technical specifications associated with it that detail how hard it is and all the associated design values. Much of it is highly technical and used only by engineers so the…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 4 I Don't Know Everything
On this show I share some feedback on the Notre Dame episode and then talk about Ebony regulation and availability and whether or not there are cycles to tree blights.
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 3 Hardwood Lumber Grades
Let's talk about the grading systems for hardwood lumber. Primarily we are talking about the NHLA system but I will mention some European systems.
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 2: The French Oak of Notre Dame
The terrible fire at Notre Dame in Paris has a lot of people in the lumber industry asking questions about how to possibly replace the French Oak timbers used in the cathedral. This episode examines…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 1 Lumber Glossary
Let's talk about the more common terms that you may find around a lumber yard or sawmill.
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Pilot Episode
The mission statement of the this podcast and a little thank you to those who pushed me to start this show. Let me know your questions for future shows by visiting www.lumberupdate.com/contact or by…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago