Click to play Shannonβs Lumber Industry Update Β· 171 Western Redcedar WEstern Redcedar: an Exterior Wood DreamIts not actually a Cedar but who cares. Western Redcedar is an amazing exterior wood used in everything form boats to guitars, decks, shingles, siding and pergolas. Its known as the tree of life among the native peoples of [β¦]
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Click to play Shannonβs Lumber Industry Update Β· 170 β Spalting Spalted Wood is Expensive RotIn this episode I talk about spalting. What is it? Is it bad for the wood? What causes it? Can you create it yourself. All these fun fungal answers and more. Thanks to John for bringing up this topic. Listener [β¦]
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Shannonβs Lumber Industry Update Β· 169 β Pacific Madrone Pacific Madrone - Refrigerator TreeIn this episode I feature Pacific Madrone. An interesting pinkish-orange hardwood with the same hardnesss of Hard Maple but a lot more character. I also talk about drying Holly and the gunk build up from Olive and many oily woods. Featured Species: [β¦]
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Click to play Shannonβs Lumber Industry Update Β· LU168 DesignStyleWoods Design Styles and Wood SpeciesDecorative arts trends are often tied to a particular species of wood. In this episode I discuss how and why certain species become intertwined in a design style. Β Queen Anne with Mahogany, Arts & Crafts with White Oak, Midcentury with Teak, [β¦]
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Click to play Shannonβs Lumber Industry Update Β· 167 Black Locust Black Locust Lumber: Rot Resistant for 100 Years!Today I feature Black Locust and talk about how it was/is used for tree nails, how it resists rot for a hundred years in ground contact and how it invades and colonizes the soil around it for [β¦]
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Click to o'play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 166 Irish Woods Fighting Sticks and WattlesWith St Patricks Day upon us I wanted to look at the traditional Irish woods, what they are used for and how they are sourced. This is not a country we think of when it comes to lumber but there is [β¦]
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Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 165 Zelkova Zelkova is the New American ElmI have a strong attachment to Zelkova as I grew up around many Japanese pieces of furniture. Β My mother grew up in Japan and she and my grandmother always had many artifacts of their time spent there. Β One of them was a beautiful [β¦]
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Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 164 History of Drying Lumber Drying Lumber was Born out of NecessityWe have been drying lumber for thousands of years and in this episode I look into how it was done and how it evolved into the kilns we use today. Plus a look forward and innovations in drying tech. [β¦]
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Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 163 Red Alder Red Alder: Poor Man's CherryRed Alder has increased in popularity substantially from its "junk tree" status and now shows up in cabinetry, floors, guitars and even saunas. Listen as I dive deep on the merits of this underrated hardwood. Also in this episode I talk about Walnut [β¦]
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Click to play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 162 β Driftwood Driftwood Industry?This time I dive into the driftwood trade. This is a nearly 3 billion dollar global industry that I never knew was even a thing. Now that I have researched all of this I see driftwood everywhere. Β Every aquarium, terrarium, and dog park [β¦]
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Happy Holidays Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· LU161 Bubinga Santa Santa's Lumber LogisticsIn this episode I feature Bubinga and talk through its trade and CITES regulation. I then move into a conversation about how Santa might logistically pull off making toys for the entire world and what his lumber orders might look like.Β The numbers for [β¦]
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Click to play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 160 β Peruvian Walnut Peruvian Walnut Is difficult to dryIn this episode I feature Peruvian Walnut and talk about how it has become a flooring species. Specifically how its drying difficulty drove it to be a flooring product. Additionally I talk about juvenile wood, Jindai wood, and [β¦]
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Click to play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 159 Colonial Lumber The Colonial Lumber TradeToday we look at the birth of the timber trade in America. From when the Pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower up until the Revolutionary War. Timber was one of those contributing factors that led to war. We all talk about throwing [β¦]
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Click to play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· LU158 Ponderosa A Ponderous Presence in the American WestHurrican Helene 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 labelled as [β¦]
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Click to play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 157 β Roots of Terror Spooky Lumber TalesHappy 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 project. Support the Show [β¦]
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Click to play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 156 β Catalpa Catalpa lumberThe 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 doesn't this wood more popular? Also on the [β¦]
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Click to play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 155 Composite Lumber How to Work with Composite LumberToday 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 boards and fully plastic [β¦]
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Click to play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 154 β Buckeye Buckeye Wood is Grey and Burl-tasticMy 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 is a look [β¦]
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Click to play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 153 Hard to Source Woods Looking for Local, Non commercial Woods?How do you find unusual wood species? Β The kinds of woods that don't show up in the typical lumber yard? Β In this episode I give some tips to consider to help you build a network of sources [β¦]
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Click to play Shannon's Lumber Industry Update Β· 152 Monkeypod An FSC Alternative to Many Tropical woodsMonkeypod 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 [β¦]
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