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 […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 80 – David Barmon wrote the Book on Urban Lumber Urban Lumber isn’t all SlabsDavid Barmon runs Epilogue LLC a Portland, OR based sawmill that draws its material from urban forests.  David started in landscaping which turned to tree removal and naturally into sawing those trees into lumber.  His business […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 79 – So You Want to Start a Lumberyard A Lumberyard is a businessStarting a lumberyard and selling your boards or slabs or millwork is much like starting any business.  The competitive landscape needs to be assessed and you need to find your niche.  In today’s episode I talk about […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 78 – A Replacement for Western Red Cedar? Western Red Cedar Prices Keep climbingThis episode I catch up on some questions submitted via email covering a range of topics from green and air dried timbers, checking timbers, and even planting your own grove of trees.  But my perhaps click bait […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 77 – Poplar is so Popular Yellow Poplar isn’t a Poplar?Let’s talk about Poplar…or Tulip Poplar…or Eastern Cottonwood…or White Poplar or Yellow Poplar or Quaking Aspen or (gasp) Tulipwood. No they are not all the same tree. Or are they? Today I talk about the Populus genus and that upstart […]

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 76 – Wood Identificaton Wood Identification is in the End grainWe’ve all held that unknown wood species in our hands and wondered what it is.  This episode hopes to give you a process to follow to help you get you a wood identification.  I give you some resources in both […]