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Our mill workers at one of our Brazil mills are wrapping up their daily production tally of rough sawn blanks. This Angelim Pedra hardwood is mostly used for heavy duty trailer decking after we kiln dry and shiplap the boards at our finishing mill. It’s an economical specie, also known as Brazilian Apitong, and is …
This is an Angelim Pedra which is also know as Brazilian Apitong. This is one massive log and it’s a good example of the perfect time to harvest a large tree that’s no longer producing seeds and is starting to center rot and die. The selective extraction allows for smaller seed bearing trees in the …
It’s Brazilian Cherry Beam Day at our mill in Brazil, or as some of the guys call it “Workout Day”. These long, hard, and heavy Brazilian Cherry beams give both the guys and the machines a good workout. This specie is not only strong but also nearly last forever outdoors in various climates. Need a …
Our sawmill in Brazil just finished cutting some live edge slab flitches. A flitch is more than two consecutive cuts from the same log. This gives your project that unique book matched grain (a mirrored image) and similar color/figure throughout the entire project. Manufacturers of Live Edge Slabs, Hardwood decking, Siding, Exotic Hardwood, Deck tiles, …
One of our Brazil mills is hard at work Producing some FSC Tigerwood Decking to ship to our US factories for distribution to our customers homes and job sites.
We strive to utilize every little piece of the log possible. This week at our mill in Brazil we cut some kiln sticks from smaller stock to better utilize as much of our logs as possible. Our kiln sticks are shipped to lumber drying facilities in the US where companies utilize them to separate lumber …
If you have an Ipe deck that has been neglected or gone grey don’t worry you can quickly make it look new again. Naturally the UV rays of the sun will strip the color out of the surface of wood and many other materials, even composites that claim they won’t fade. The problem with other …