LANCASTER, Pa. — Accuracy in selecting and grading veneers is a skill that takes years to develop. As the workforce ages, manufacturers rely on skills such as this to be transitioned from retiring ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —The hardwood industry adds $17 billion to Indiana’s economy. Since 1898, the hardwood lumber industry has relied on the human eye to detect knots and other imperfections as a way ...
No tree is perfect. It’s subject to defects from the time it emerges as a seedling to the last stages of seasoning. A defect is simply an abnormality or irregularity found in wood. There are many ...