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Know Your Wood:  Cumaru

Know Your Wood: Cumaru

May 21, 2014 | No comments
Cumaru More reminiscing… Common trade names: Brazilian Teak, Tonka, Southern Chestnut Genus: Dipteryx odorata Janka Hardness (pounds-force): 3540 Description: Cumaru…
Know Your Wood:  Ipe

Know Your Wood: Ipe

May 21, 2014 | No comments
Ipe A nice reminder of our 2011 website… Common trade names: Brazilian Walnut and Ipe refer to several species of…
U/V or not U/V?

U/V or not U/V?

May 21, 2014 | No comments
I get many questions about preserving the look of a newly installed product. Just today I fielded an inquiry about…
Finish Solutions:  U/V or not U/V?

Finish Solutions: U/V or not U/V?

March 2, 2017 | No comments
Choosing the Perfect Look: I get many questions about finish solutions for a newly installed product. Just today I fielded an…

Warps: Causes and Solutions

May 21, 2014 | No comments
We had a customer inquiry today about warping, and I thought I would place some response here. This article by…
Relative Humidity, Part I

Relative Humidity, Part I

May 21, 2014 | 2Comments
Some time back, we had a customer make an inquiry to the effects of very low humidity coupled with extreme…
Geithner’s Swan Song?

Geithner’s Swan Song?

May 21, 2014 | No comments
This is pretty dated, but I happen to be a few news cycles behind. Such is summer. I’m going to…
A Post-Bubble Hangover

A Post-Bubble Hangover

May 21, 2014 | No comments
Once in a while, a person has to wonder about the learning processes of Americans. A massive bailout of our…
Goodbye, Holocene?

Goodbye, Holocene?

May 21, 2014 | No comments
The cover story of last week’s Economist suggests we may have seen the last of the Holocene. (The most recent…

The May Jobs Report

May 21, 2014 | No comments
Still struggling a bit in the USA, it appears. The latest jobless numbers came out last week, and the consensus…

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Specialty Lumber Solutions represents the nation’s largest wholesalers of tropical hardwood products and domestic lumber mills. If you are looking for Ipe, Teak, Cumaru, Massaranduba or another species, we sell tropical hardwood rain screen siding and decking materials at the best prices.

For high end domestic species, we offer clear grade Western Red Cedar and Select Southern Cypress custom milled to your specifications. We also have your flooring needs covered by working with direct importers to offer a line of tropical hardwood flooring at the most competitive prices.