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148 – Common Lumber, Common Uses

05.15.2025 by shannon // Leave a Comment

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Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 148 – Common Lumber, Common Uses

Common Lumber Uses

What are the markets for the common species of lumber you find at your hardwood lumber dealer. I delve into who is buying what and for what.  Specifically with these species you can find at most lumber yards:

  • Red Oak
  • White Oak
  • Cherry
  • Walnut
  • Maple
  • Poplar
  • Pine
  • Douglas Fir
  • Western Redcedar
  • Sapele
  • Mahogany
  • Teak
  • Jatoba
  • Ipe
  • Cumaru
  • Garapa

Plus further discussion about logging in national forest land, wood movement and heat, buying veneer, and harvesting Boxwood.

Lumber Industry News

  • More transparent wood looking to replace plastics
  • Douglas Fir DBH (diameter at breat height)
  • WBUR Podcast on logging in National Forests

Audience Questions

  • Neil asks if wood moves as the temperature gets hotter
  • Where does lumber get used?  What are the common lumber uses in the general market.
  • Jacob has a Boxwood he wants to harvest for lumber
  • Mike is having trouble buying veneer.

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