Wood of the Month: Curly Soft Maple

Our February wood of the month is curly soft maple. A highly acclaimed wood, curly soft maple delivers stunning looks for furniture and musical instruments. Curly soft maple isn’t a separate species of maple; it’s actually just regular soft maple with a unique, curly grain pattern. This pattern is also known as tiger, rippled, and fiddleback.

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Brazil Raises Taxes by R$14.07 Billion

Brazil is on the move thanks to the new finance minister, Joaquim Levy. Drastic changes are being made that will remove many of the policies implemented by Guido Mantega. The goal of these changes is to bring Brazil’s budget back into balance and restore investors’ confidence. So what exactly is going to happen? One of …

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Contractor Corner: OC Deck & Patio

This month we’re featuring OC Deck & Patio, a contractor based in San Clemente, CA where a lot of coastal-contemporary-style homeowners are remodeling their backyards and building new decks! OC Deck & Patio has been featured on our website and YouTube pages before because of their impressive work with our products.

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New Shipment of Domestic Hardwoods Available in Our Sarasota, FL Factory!

We just received a fresh wave of domestic hardwood cabinet lumber ready to be shipped or picked up in our Sarasota, FL Facility! Our Florida warehouse is now carrying a wider variety of woods that can be used for other projects, not just decking.

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Passion Fruit Caipiroska Recipe

In December we posted a few pictures of high-end Brazilian restaurants and their use of Ipe to serve food. Featured in the post was a picture of a delicious Brazilian mixed drink. As promised, here is the recipe available for everyone to make their own Passion Fruit Pepper Caipiroska! Just click on this link for …

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