Manjimup timber miller Al Corbet says the forestry industry would be able to access 20 per cent more wood from forests if it used low-grade logs. Mr Corbet uses computer software to extract furniture ...

Forestry Tasmania has struck a deal with a Malaysian timber company that sees top-grade Tasmanian sawlogs being milled into plywood. The high-quality Australian sawlogs are usually used to make solid ...

Forest scientists have been gathering for over 30 years the information needed to manage black walnut plantations for timber and nut production. This information has led to great interest in black ...

Lumber does not come from the an 18-wheeler trailer. Rather, hardwood lumber is sawn from trees with leaves, not needles, and the trees are usually 75 years old or older. Most of these hardwood trees ...

A few weeks ago I ordered 300 board feet of 12′, #1 common walnut from a wholesaler that I use on a regular basis. The customer that I ordered it for doesn’t mind knots, so #1 common, which is not the ...

New Zealand structural log prices rose to the highest level in 24 years and A-grade export logs hit a record as local mills compete with the export market to secure supply for the domestic ...