Shannon's Lumber Industry Update

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Episode 7: CITES Jul 01, 2019

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Let'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 Jun 17, 2019

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How 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 Jun 03, 2019

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Every 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

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On 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

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Let'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 Apr 22, 2019

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The 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 Apr 10, 2019

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Let's talk about the more common terms that you may find around a lumber yard or sawmill.

Pilot Episode Apr 09, 2019

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The 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 lumberupdate@gmail.com

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