knowing your wood
Wood Selection
Selecting adequate wood specie is crucial when designing your projects, which is why 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 for some. For this and other factors it is wise to plan your wood project ahead of time.
Other species are native and widely available..
Click on table below to view wood species
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Wood Grading
Established over 100 years ago by the newly formed National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA), this 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.
This council promotes fair trading.
Click on guide to download in pdf.