Shannon's Lumber Industry Update

An 8/4, Kiln Dried Audio Podcast

An 8/4, Kiln Dried Podcast

With every episode I will aim to answer your questions about lumber and the industry of lumber. We’ll talk about species and their attributes, import news, regulations, and maybe some fun lumber yard anecdotes. Got a question? Ask it now

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160 – Peruvian Walnut

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Peruvian Walnut Is difficult to dry

In 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 the Hickory/Pecan confusion.

Lumber Industry News

TDC's video on Urban Lumber featuring Camp Small and UVA

Listener Questions

Gary asks about the differences between Hickory and Pecan.Chris asks about other volcanic modified lumber.Brad wonders about the soft center of some cherry lumber.

Featured Species: Peruvian Walnut

Juglans neotropica or Peruvian Walnut is a Walnut cousin that contains several species native to central and south America.  Its a darker, richer color than Black Walnut with less sapwood.  Though due to the way it clings to moisture during drying it can often have white streaks throughout the heartwood.

Its is used for furniture but has become a strong flooring species due to the rich color but how it needs to be dried in thinner, narrow boards.

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