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 Volume 17 Figure in wood… …is a general purpose term used to designate various appearance characteristics that develop through either the normal growth of a tree, external influences on a tree, or even a particular method of removing veneer from a log.  While figure is certainly desirable because of its individual beauty and elegance, it […]

  Columbia Forest Products has been named a winner of the FSC Leadership Award in the Forest Stewardship Council US’s Conservation Champions for 2014.  The award was presented to Columbia Forest Products at an event held on October 23, 2014 at Greenbuild 2014 in New Orleans. In being named for this award, Columbia Forest Products […]

Check out our new webpage that organizes and archives all newsletters for Columbia Forest Products, including; Columbia Forest Products University’s Wood Works™ newsletter by Ang Schramm, LEED’s Wood Works for the Specifier™ newsletter and Branching Out FSC® Landowner newsletter. Want to get one of our newsletters sent directly to your Inbox? Just sign-up for the newsletter of your choice! Check here […]

Volume 16 I think it’s time to discuss the effects of moisture movement again.  This was the topic of the very first Wood Works Newsletter, but even though Volume I is readily available from our “Library” page on our website, it still comes up more frequently than any other. This is actually not entirely unpredictable!  […]