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73 - Alternatives to Russian Birch Plywood?
Shannon's Lumber Industry Update
English - April 13, 2022 11:13 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 329 ratingsLeisure Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Russian Birch plywood prices are tripled at minimum. Moreover even paying the higher price isn't something the general market wants to do and support the Russian economy. So what are the alternatives? There aren't very many to be honest and this episode gets into why that is.
Plus I answer a bunch of your questions on tree growth rate, why wood is anisotropic, and what to do with Buckeye.