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HOW TO CHOOSE A STRUCTURAL SAWN TIMBER https://www.abcdepot.co.uk/blog/post/how-to-choose-a-structural-sawn-timber.html When you are choosing structural sawn timber for your building project there are several important questions to ask yourself. Type of Timber CLS Timber – “Canadian Lumber Size” or CLS is finished on all sides giving a smaller cross-section than traditional sawn timber. …

Colour Sorting in Hardwood Lumber Although colour is not considered when grading lumber, some mills will sort for colour to meet specific end user requirements. Sorting for colour in hardwood lumber starts with separating sapwood from heartwood and finishes with checking for colour consistency. Sapwood: The living portion of the …

Okoume Of Gabon Aucoumea klaineana (angouma, gaboon, or okoumé) is a tree in the family Burseraceae, native to equatorial west Africa in Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and Rio Muni. It is a medium-sized hardwood tree growing to 30–40 m tall, rarely larger, with a trunk 1-2.5 m diameter …

 Hardwood Lumber Grade Descriptions FAS/SEL – Per rules will be a minimum of 83% clear.  However, our imported hardwoods are close to being all clear.  Widths will be 6″ and wider, allowing a small percentage of 4″ and 5″.  Lengths are 8′ and longer. FAS/SEL 6′ and 7′ Only –  Widths are …

Guangxi Pingxiang Redwood industry takes the “express” of the free trade zone to a higher level In the annatto city of Pingxiang City, a set of annatto sofa was still refused to be sold by the annatto city even though more than 60 million yuan was offered by merchants five …

From January 1, 2020, Russia will ban the export of coniferous commercial timber! The revised contents of the forest law of the Russian Federation are as follows: As of December 31, 2030, coniferous forest cutting can only be used for processing in the Russian Federation or for the use of …

Wood price reduction in southern Jiangsu market Since the decline of timber prices in the northern region, the whole environment has been in trouble, and the timber distribution enterprises have no inventory. For example, the price reduction of domino effect has hit the market in southern Jiangsu. All the way …

Taking the time axis as the main line, talk about the development course of China’s sawn timber import Driven by the development of real estate, interior decoration, wood furniture market and wood processing in China, the demand for sawn timber has increased substantially, while the supply of sawn timber in …

 ABBREVIATIONS:  AD = Air Dried, KD = Kiln Dried, RGH = Rough, S2S = Surfaced 2-Sides, S4S = Surfaced 4-Sides     

ALBASIA Albasia wood, also known as Sengon (latin name: Albizia Falcata), is a very light yellowish lumber, lighter than most pine species. It is a fast growing tree species that can be harvested within 3-5 years. The trees can easily grow in different climate latitude and terrain such as in …