At the family-owned Manchester Lumber Company in Johnson, rough-cut wood moves along a massive machinery line to pass inspection and receive a grade. Chan Bullard can rate a board of birch in less ...

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 ...

Dear James: I went out to buy some lumber for some home projects. I was overwhelmed by the different kinds of lumber. What do the different grades and types of lumber mean? — Bobbi T. Dear Bobbi: ...

Australian scientists have added a new dimension to the grading of timber with the development of high speed scanning using microwave technology. The CSIRO SpeedGrader was developed by world acclaimed ...