Manjimup timber miller Al Corbet says the forestry industry would be able to access 20 per cent more wood from forests if it used low-grade logs. Mr Corbet uses computer software to extract furniture ...

A few weeks ago I ordered 300 board feet of 12′, #1 common walnut from a wholesaler that I use on a regular basis. The customer that I ordered it for doesn’t mind knots, so #1 common, which is not the ...

Lumber does not come from the an 18-wheeler trailer. Rather, hardwood lumber is sawn from trees with leaves, not needles, and the trees are usually 75 years old or older. Most of these hardwood trees ...

“These aren’t all class-one veneer-grade logs,” says John Houshmand of the gorgeous woods he works with. “Many were destined for the dump. But you open them up and the character comes out.” A ...