Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 100 The Journey of a Board From Tree to Board on a Lumber RackFor my 100th episode it seemed fitting to discuss the long and muddy road of a board. From a tree in a forest somewhere in the world to a rough logging road to sawmill to truck to […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 99 – Wood in Aviation Wood in Airplanes through the YearsThis time I discuss the featured species of the month: Black Cherry and then dive into the deep topic of wood in the aviation industry. My guest Alex LaFavre is a pilot and works in the aviation industry and he […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · LU98 GoodWoodsLumber Local Sawmill HighlightIn this episode I welcome Josh Wertz from Good Woods Lumber LLC on the show to talk about his sawmill operation. We spend a good amount of time talking about his vacuum kilns and get into details on the perceived vs real stability gained from a […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 97 – Oregon Myrtle Today I’m talking about drying vertically, making a fender, and highlighting Oregon Myrtle as my species of the episode.Listener FeedbackStephen corrected me about The Spruce Goose.  It was actually made from Birch plywood using the “Duramold Process”Jay shared a story of a tree saboteur getting his […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 96 – Spruce is the Wright Species Spruce Wood in AViationLet me apologize in advance for the title pun. In this episode I discuss my trip to Kitty Hawk and the Wright Bros memorial. Of course I find a way to make it about the lumber chosen to build an […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 95 – Really Really Old Wood Cypress for Windows, and Deep Fried WoodToday we talk about Cypress for window construction and other alternatives like modified wood or stave core construction. Then we talk about really old wood and how it holds up after 1000 years like the oldest door in […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 94 – EAB Good News, Log Scaling, and Exotic Dust Russian Plywood isn’t so easily TracedY’all know me and I can’t help but editorialize a bit on some of the industry stories that land in my inbox.  Russian plywood is still being imported into the US and I wonder if […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 93 – Can An Oak Set Legal Precedent? Famous Wood, Rich Price?In this episode we talk about the Shawshank Oak tree setting a legal precedent, possibly the largest tree ever, killing bugs in the wood, jointers at the lumber yard, and case hardening.  Then fresh off my trip to Vegas […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 91 – Mobile Sawing with Sedmak Custom Contracting Mobile Sawing Brings the Fun to YouToday Jacob Sedmak joins me to talk about the business of mobile sawing. Both from the homeowner and sawyer’s perspectives.  How to work with the sawyer to get the best yield from your log.  How to […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 90 – North Pole Lumber Sourcing Santa’s Elves Use a lot of woodHave you ever considered the volume of lumber that Santa’s Workshop must go through in a given year? What kinds of woods do they source and why. Moreover how would they source all that wood sustainably and yet […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 89 – CITES CoP19 How does the CITES Convention Work?The Convention of Parties 19 (CoP19) recently took place in Panama and there were several significant proposals as it relates to the Lumber industry.  I have mentioned CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) in the past but wanted to […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 88 – Reclaimed Lumber Reclaimed Lumber Market is The Wild WestToday I have two guest who are experts in the reclaimed woods market.  Alan Solomon of SawKill Lumber in Brooklyn, NY and Klaas Armster of Armster Reclaimed Lumber Co.  This was a treat to not only talk about the types […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 87 – CITES Convention is Nigh New species nominationsThis episode I catch up on some questions submitted via email and give an update on the Amazon Rainforest fires, a beetle cure, and a lumber laundering scheme.Industry NewsThe CITES convention opens next week and there are several major species being proposed […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 86 – Opportunity Logging Tools Logging Tools for the Non LumberjackWhat tools do you keep in the car for those opportunistic roadside stops to grab a fallen tree or some choice turning blanks? How about choosing a wood species for making wooden hand planes? Both of these topics and several […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 85 – Garrett and the Great Big Oak The Lacey Act requires “Due Care”Today in our story time circle we talk with Garrett and his adventures with the great big Red Oak tree that fell outside a local historical home.  How he tamed the blog and will be working with […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 84 – Don't Be a Sap, Use that Sapwood Walnut Sapwood is just Butternut right?In today’s show I talk about sourcing historic woods, Walnut sapwood, Rubberwood, Ukrainian timber exports, and what the lumber pricing future looks like.  And some other stuff as I ramble on and get excited about nerdy […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 83 – Buying Lumber from a Dude in the Woods Things to Look for when buying lumber from alternate sourcesWhat to look for when buying lumber out of the back of a ’69 El Camino?  Or from a guy on Craigslist?  There can be some great lumber finds out there […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 82 UVA Sawmilling Institutional Forestry ManagementWalk through any university or large corporate campus and you will find tree lined pathways and quiet groves for study and contemplation.  Essentially you have a forest concession, but are they managed as such?  In most cases as those trees comes down due to storms […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 81 Soil chemistry Same Species, different Soil ChemistryIn this episode I look at how the soil chemistry can change the appearance and working properties of the lumber we use from the tree.  You can have the same species of tree from 2 different watersheds or even different parts of the […]