Shannon's Lumber Industry Update
128 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 329 ratingsAn 8/4, Kiln dried podcast all about lumber and your questions about it. Let's dispel some myths and broaden an understanding of this ancient industry and help us all become a little more wood savvy...woodier??
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Episodes
Episode 27 Fuming and Ebonizing
April 20, 2020 13:09 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBOn today's show I talk about changing the color of your wood through ammonia fuming and ebonizing with steel wool and vinegar. How the tannins do their job and how you can pump up the tannic acid with an additional coat to the wood.
Episode 26 - What's the Deal with Pine, Yellowheart, and Cherry
April 06, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MB3 questions this week all in the same vein: what's the deal with the prices and availability of? So I discuss Pine pricing, Cherry availability, and the Yellowheart market. That last one could be substituted with any number of other tertiary species.
Episode 25 What is Genuine Mahogany
March 25, 2020 12:23 - 49 minutes - 68 MBThis episode I define Genuine Mahogany, and talk about how to choose a species for weight and durability using technical specifications. Then I take a walk into a coppiced forest, and finally talk about questions to ask a new supplier to vet them for sustainability and legality. Great questions this week everyone!
Episode 24 White Oak Shortage
March 09, 2020 12:58 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBIn this episode I discuss the White Oak shortage, grading marks, Spanish Cedar, more drying lumber, and a call for solar kiln information and experience.
Episode 23 - Kiln Drying
February 24, 2020 13:40 - 44 minutes - 60.4 MBThis episode I delve into the type of lumber drying kilns. Steam kilns, dehumification kilns, and vacuum and RF vacuum kilns all exist and have their pros and cons. But first I revisit why we kiln dry our lumber.
Episode 22 Mold, Fluorescence, and Sapwood
February 03, 2020 13:44 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBEmail grab bag time! I cover a variety of questions from buying veneer to mold, fluorescent wood, and the structural qualities of sapwood. Plus we talk about terrorists banning wood and some additional FSC facts.
Episode 21 FSC
January 20, 2020 13:49 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBThis time I look at FSC and other certification and verification schemas in the lumber world. Are they what we think they are and does buying FSC really mean you have green lumber? Unfortunately, no it doesn't.
Episode 20 Trees as Crops, Pest Control, Alternate Species
January 06, 2020 14:10 - 38 minutes - 52.1 MBIn this episode I answer questions from the mail bag covering everything from how trees are raised like crops, when to sticker your lumber, methods for finding alternate species, lumber core plywood, and finally smoking the meats.
Episode 19 Warped Wood on Purpose
December 16, 2019 14:14 - 40 minutes - 54.9 MBThis week I catch up on some emails from listeners. We talk about purpose warped wood, the Green Wall, community based logging, shop made plywood, composite lumber, and (gasp) environmentalists and loggers working together...MASS HYSTERIA
Episode 18 Buying Lumber Part 3
December 02, 2019 14:10 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBIn this part of my Buying Lumber series I talk about building a plan for your lumber yard trip. This involves reverse engineering your parts list back to the boards. A lot of variable are in play here that only you as the maker of your particular project can answer. Its about efficient lumber buying and having an actual plan A and plan B so that your trip to the yard goes smoothly.
Episode 17 Buying Lumber Online
November 18, 2019 18:22 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBPart 2 of our Buying Lumber series focuses on buying online. When to do it and what questions to consider when you do buy lumber online.
Episode 16: Where to Buy Lumber
November 04, 2019 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBPart 1 of my Lumber Buying Guide: where to find a place to buy lumber in the first place. Maybe you are blessed with lots of quality lumber yards nearby or maybe you only have the big box stores. Regardless there will be some tips for how to find lumber and the best way to engage with those businesses.
Episode 15 Journey from Tree to Board
October 21, 2019 13:47 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBWhen you buy a board off the rack at a lumber yard, exactly what has happened to that board to get there? This episode focuses on the entire journey from tree to board. Today we can buy many species of wood that come from across the globe and its important to understand just how much work occurs to get that single board into your hands.
Episode 14 Lumber Tariffs and Global Warming
October 07, 2019 13:41 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBA wee bit political and maybe controversial this week as I discuss reduction in business for sawmills after sweeping lumber tariffs cause a 40% reduction in export business. At the same time, with new commercial stick frame construction in multi-story buildings causes an uptick in CLT and LVL beam usage. Could be a nasty combination for the long term.
Episode 13 Marine Grade Plywood
September 23, 2019 12:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThis episode is a buying guide to Marine Grade plywood. What to consider as it related to how you will be using the plywood, the grades, the species, and anything else to think about.
Episode 12 Air Dried vs Kiln Dried
September 09, 2019 11:54 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBIn this episode I touch on the differences between air dried and kiln dried lumber. Plus many more questions and updates from the wacky world of lumber.
Episode 11 The Lacey Act
August 26, 2019 13:56 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThis episode I scratch the surface of what the Lacey Act is and how it applied to the lumber trade.
Episode 10: Plywood and TSCA Title VI
August 12, 2019 13:54 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBLet's talk a bit about plywood and how tariffs and new environmental regulations are impacting it.
Episode 9 Bell Forest Products
July 29, 2019 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBWhile I was in Michigan's Upper Peninsula I stopped by Bell Forest Products to have a little lumber industry insiders conversation with Boone and Eric of Bell Forest Products.
Episode 8: Old Stud, New Stud
July 15, 2019 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this episode I talk about genetically modified Chestnut, Red Oak sizes, Whitewood, the difference between hardwood and softwood, and old studs vs new studs.
Episode 7: CITES
July 01, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MBLet's learn about CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. How does this apply to lumber and what does it mean to the consumer of wood products.
Episode 6: BubingaGate
June 17, 2019 11:59 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBHow do you lose 300 containers of Bubinga once they have been seized at the port? Moreover how did you allow that many trees to be felled in the first place?
Episode 5: Lumber Technical Properties
June 03, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBEvery lumber species has technical specifications associated with it that detail how hard it is and all the associated design values. Much of it is highly technical and used only by engineers so the numbers themselves aren't important. It is the differences in the numbers from specie to specie that can tell us how a wood actually works.
Episode 4 I Don't Know Everything
May 20, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBOn this show I share some feedback on the Notre Dame episode and then talk about Ebony regulation and availability and whether or not there are cycles to tree blights.
Episode 3 Hardwood Lumber Grades
May 06, 2019 11:00 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBLet's talk about the grading systems for hardwood lumber. Primarily we are talking about the NHLA system but I will mention some European systems.
Episode 2: The French Oak of Notre Dame
April 22, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBThe terrible fire at Notre Dame in Paris has a lot of people in the lumber industry asking questions about how to possibly replace the French Oak timbers used in the cathedral. This episode examines the French Oak and the trade of it as well as possible engineered solutions for the rebuilding of Notre Dame.
Episode 1 Lumber Glossary
April 10, 2019 14:42 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBLet's talk about the more common terms that you may find around a lumber yard or sawmill.
Pilot Episode
April 09, 2019 12:56 - 4 minutes - 5.94 MBThe mission statement of the this podcast and a little thank you to those who pushed me to start this show. Let me know your questions for future shows by visiting www.lumberupdate.com/contact or by sending voice memos to [email protected]