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5 Inch Tigerwood Flooring – Brazil Mill Production

May 17, 2022June 12, 2018 by theipeguy

Our Brazil mill just finished milling this beautiful 5 inch Tigerwood flooring. This flooring will be shipped to the US to be finished and ready for distribution to our customers. You will notice plenty of figure in our Tigerwood flooring. Owning a mill in Brazil allows us to control the quality and give our customers …

Changing The Blades On a 53″ Planer/Sander

March 9, 2022May 28, 2018 by theipeguy

There are 520 individual carbide cutting knives on this 53″ planer/sander. One of our hardworking mill employees is doing the first cutter right now and he only has 519 more to go. Yes this process takes a long time but we don’t mind investing the time and money into good equipment to produce the best …

Our second sawmill line at our mill in Brazil is now up and running

April 27, 2018 by theipeguy

Our second sawmill line at our mill in Brazil is now up and running. Cutting FSC certified Tigerwood logs for decking, flooring, and deck tiles. This line is smaller but is fully rebuilt and cutting some very accurate rough sawn blanks. Having good rough sawn lumber can effect the moisture consistency when kiln drying and …

AdvantageLumber.Com Owners Make Another Brazilian Lumber Acquisition.

March 15, 2023June 30, 2017 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

Sarasota, FL – June 30, 2017 Advantage Lumber, LLC’s vice president, Betty Pelc, has just announced the purchase of a new sawmill in Brazil, located just a few miles up the river from the company’s existing kiln-drying and processing plant. The company’s new sawmill will be named Lumber Queens. Betty stated, “I chose the name …

Mixer at the Mill was a Success!

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

We had an amazing turn out for our Mixer at the Mill networking event! If you weren’t able to attend, take a look at the pictures below to see our amazing new showroom full of professionals.

The End of a Successful NAHB IBS 2017!

January 16, 2017 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

We just finished a very successful NAHB International Builder’s Show in Orlando, FL where we met many of our current customers as well as some potential new ones. The show is one of the largest builder’s shows in the country and draws industry leaders from all over the world.

Keep Up With The Latest At Our Locations!

June 7, 2023December 27, 2016 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

It’s the last month of 2016 and we continue to bring exciting news and new products to all of our facilities. Each one has something very amazing to share that will bring a wider variety and faster order processing for our customer’s benefit.