I have written briefly about how Walnut lumber is graded differently from other North American hardwoods, but it seems that customers are still surprised by the apparent lack of quality in Walnut lumber. Usually these inquiries are met with surprise on the part of our grading team, as our graders were quite proud of the quality of Walnut that left our yard. What it really comes down to are two … [Read more...] about Walnut Lumber Grade Explained
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Change of Species Changes the Rules
All of us are at the mercy of trends. Whatever is the latest and greatest, we all have to have it. Or we have to redesign our products to embrace that trend. Since we are a large importer of genuine Burmese Teak, we understandably do a lot of business with boat builders. These boat builders almost exclusively use Teak for both exteriors and interior elements of their boats. These days we are … [Read more...] about Change of Species Changes the Rules
FAS Downgrading for Walnut Lumber
Many of our customers are surprised by the rising cost of Walnut lumber. "Why is this more expensive than Mahogany!" is something we hear a lot. As a domestic species many think it should be easy to get and at least less expensive than some of the other popular, exotic furniture woods, like Mahogany. While Genuine Mahogany can be tough to source, nature has been kinder to that species than it … [Read more...] about FAS Downgrading for Walnut Lumber
