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knowing your wood

Wood Selection

Selecting wood and species is crucial when designing. We invite you to view and revise best known uses for each one. Selection is mainly defined by appearance, strength, stability, resistance to humidity and resistance to termites. 

Most of these wood species are imported from different countries therefore availability may be scarce on some.  For this and other factors it is wise to plan your wood project ahead of time.

Other species are natives to our local market and widely available..

 

Click on table below to view wood species

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Wood Grading

These guide lines were established over 100 years ago by the newly formed National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA). The guide offers a simply but thorough explanations on the rules used to grade lumber. 

Today this council has over 2000 members worldwide and sets the standard for US hardwood industry and pillar for grading export lumber promoting fair trading.

 

Click on guide to download in pdf.

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