International Wood Magazine 09

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the guide to applications, sources and trends

The Leading Edge of Design: Exotic Wood Floors and Decks Pet-Tastic Designs Contemporary Approaches to Stately Renovations Sacred Spaces, Inspirational Species IWPA Sourcing Guide

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The Leading Edge of Design: Exotic Wood Floors and Decks

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Our Design Guide explores the trends that make imported species fashionable including some familiar favorites and notable new-comers; and supplies the technical information for specifying the right material for any job, inside or out.

Sacred Spaces: Inspirational Species The innate beauty, durability and majesty of exotic wood species make them a natural choice for the modern builder of the traditional spiritual home.

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Winning Form: Imported Plywood Vaults the Competition

Government projects provide craftspeople with opportunities to work with woods from around the world; but first you have to win the bid.

Beneath every amazing tumbling run, and light-as-air dancer, is a very special floor; and more often than not, that floor is made with imported plywood.

Assuring Legality: Protecting Wildlife A behind-the-scenes look at meranti plywood’s role in orangutan conservation.

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From the Forest IWPA PRESIDENT SCOTT BEGGS IS PICTURED IN FRONT OF A 191-YEAR-OLD YEW TREE IN HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI. THE YEW BARK IS AN AMAZING SUCCESS STORY AS IT PROVIDED THE BASE FOR TAXOL®, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ANTICANCER PHARMACEUTICAL IN THE WORLD. THE CAREFUL SELECTION AND HARVEST OF BARK ALLOWS FOR REGROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING INDEFINITELY FROM THE SAME TREE. TODAY TAXOL® IS SEMISYNTHETICALLY MANUFACTURED, BUT STILL REQUIRES YEW FOR ITS PRODUCTION.

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The forests provide a natural, wondrous and renewable palette of wood species in an amazing multitude of colors and grain patterns. There are literally thousands of species globally that spark the imagination of our readers. Each edition of International Wood provides insight into the wide range of projects that successfully incorporate imported species. We have made every effort below to identify the species referenced in this edition by its more common name, genus and species. Clearly communicating your needs can best assist you in locating the most appropriate species for your project.

• African mahogany (Khaya grandifoliola and K. senegalensis) • African walnut/tigerwood (Lovoa trichilioides, syn. L. klaineana) • Amendoim (Pterogyne nitens) • Andiroba/royal mahogany (Carapa guianensis) • Angelim pedra (Hymenolobium petraeum) • Balau, red/yellow (Shorea spp.)

• Bangkirai (Shorea kunstleri) • Beech (Fagus sylvatica) • Brazilian cherry/jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril) • Brazilian ebony/Coraçao de negro (Swartzia spp.)

• Brazilian redwood/massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata)

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The carbon lifecycle of trees is neutral. The peak of harvestable maturity for a tree exactly corresponds with the time a tree transitions from being a net consumer of carbon (and generator of oxygen) to a net consumer of oxygen (and a generator of carbon). When a forest is burned the carbon is released into our atmosphere, but if the wood is converted into something that will never be burned such as a piano, furniture, or building materials, the carbon is sequestered forever. Further preserving the forest habitat and biodiversity is the process of selectively cutting trees, called reduced impact logging (a technique that has been popularized by the Tropical Forest Foundation, an organization cofounded in 1990 by IWPA members).

The best way to preserve forests is to value forests. The largest source of deforestation in the world today is land conversion to low efficiency, land intensive subsistence farming and the misguided “green” efforts that result in clearing forestland for biofuel production.

Fortunately, you can help ensure that international forests are responsibly harvested and replanted. You can specify international woods in your next project. As you peruse the magazine for aesthetic inspirations and interesting applications, use the member listing (starting on page 66) as your guide for sourcing. IWPA written standards for product quality and ethics lead the way for the international trade in wood. IWPA members are the most knowledgeable and experienced people in international trade.

We invite you to join our association community and attend our convention April 28-30th, 2010 at the Eden Roc in Miami Beach. We are a diverse group of people making a difference all over the world by sustainably managing forests as forests, and we welcome your involvement.

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• Chinese cedar (Cedrela sinensis) • Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata) • European pine (Pinus sylvestris) • European spruce (Picea spp.)

• French walnut (Juglans spp.)

• Goncalo alves/tigerwood (Astronium graveolens) • Guajara/moabi (Baillonella toxisperma) • Ipé (Tabebuia spp.)

• Khaya/African mahogany (Khaya grandifoliola and K. senegalensis) • Koa (Acacia koa) • Macassar ebony (Diospyros spp.)

• Mahogany, Honduran (Swietenia macrophylla) • Makoré/African cherry (Tieghemella heckelii and T. africana) • Marblewood (Marmaroxylon racemosum) • Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata) • Meranti/lauan (Shorea spp.)

• Merbau (Intsia biuga and I. palembanica) • Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) • Purpleheart (Peltogyne spp.)

• Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) • Russian birch (Betula spp.)

• Santos mahogany/cabreuva (Myroxylon balsamum) • Sapucaia (Lecythis spp.)

• Sucupira (Diplotropis martiusii) • Tatajuba (Bagassa guianensis) • Teak (Tectona grandis) • Tigerwood (Lovoa klaineana) • Timborana (Piptadenia suaveolens) • Wenge (Millettia laurentii) • Zebrawood (Microberlinia brazzavillensis) REFERENCES:

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nternational Wood magazine tapped into the talents of modern day architects to see how exotic wood species inspire creativity. Just like the muse of ancient Greeks and Romans, exotic woods encouraged the architects featured in the following pages to leave behind extraordinary works of art and beauty. Due to space limitations we could only select a few that exemplify a wide variety of species and applications. Sifting through the submissions was thoroughly enjoyable; narrowing down to five selections was difficult. Each unique application has a feeling, a function and a story. The vignettes provide a glimpse of how the exotic wood inspired the architect. The possibilities are endless.

Craig Steely is an architect based out of Hawaii and San Francisco, California. His modern pied-a-terre apartment remodel in San Francisco incorporates many exotic wood species throughout the project, including the bathroom. Steely spoke with International Wood magazine to explain what it is about exotic wood species that inspires him.

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Canyon Edge House

STEELY: The cabinets are incredibly figured koa (Acacia koa). The figure was stronger then the grain direction so we put the figure going vertically, and then put standard koa on the walls so the grains are perpendicular to each other.

The flooring is ipé (Tabebuia spp.) and carpet. Macassar ebony (Diospyros spp.) is in the bathroom cabinetry. Usually the grain is more consistent, almost like a zebrawood with thin straight lines, but I found all these sappy little pieces that look like they were cut more on a bias.

Even people who know wood don’t recognize it.

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Tigerwood (Lovoa klaineana) ARCHITECT:

Tom Hurt, AIA

Hurt Partners Architects Austin, Texas

IW: Why do you like using exotic wood species?

STEELY: Because they are so beautiful and rich. Their grain patterns are so interesting and unique. A lot of the work I do is minimalist and streamlined and straight. I find that veneers really give those lines another level of life, a sumptuous, tangible feeling. There is nothing clinical about exotic wood. When it is used in modern architecture it softens a rigid design without weakening it.

IW: How do exotic species relate to other materials in the project?

STEELY: There is a lot of glass, which has an effect of transparency and opacity.

It is sort of voyeuristic, where you are watching something. Rather than being involved, the glass reflects the observer.

Exotic wood is in the world. You can look forever through it and contemplate the many shapes, ideas, concepts and patterns of the wood. ■

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The Canyon Edge project features one true exotic wood used in multiple applications. Clear sealed tigerwood is used for the ceiling that carries from the carport, through the house, and back outside to cover the deck at the back of the house. The wood ceiling was installed in a way to create the sense that it floats independently from the structure above, and helps to show its true thickness. Sealed 1 x 6 tigerwood decking is used for the front and rear decks as well as a small stair landing.

Additionally, tigerwood was used for the master bathroom cabinetry, acting as vanity and tub surround. The Canyon Edge house was featured on the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Austin homes tour. ■

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Makoré (Tieghemella heckelii and T. africana) ARCHITECT:

John Gandy, AIA PH&J Architects, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama

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The primary design consideration in renovating the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) boardroom was to create an updated space with rich, warm and interesting elegance. RSA buildings historically use African makoré solid wood and veneer for the interiors and millwork. The wood is either finished with a natural stain or ebonized with an anoline dye to create contrast. In this project gold leaf was used to accent the beauty of the wood. Although the traditional palette of materials for the boardroom is carried over from previous RSA projects, an overall change of character in the design gives the space a feeling of contemporary elegance.

This 2009 Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) Award of Excellence winning project also features a centralized circular conference table and podium. Wood radiates out from the design center to include architectural columns, radius wood ceiling soffits, trim, crown moulding framework and doors. Fabrication Specialist Inc. of Mobile, Alabama, created the fine millwork for the RSA boardroom. ■

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The LOFOT table WOOD:

Khaya (Khaya grandifoliola and K. senegalensis) ARCHITECT:

Nils Finne, AIA FINNE Architects Seattle, Washington

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Nils Finne has been practicing sustainable design for over 15 years.

His “LOFOT” table was constructed using small pieces of khaya (often called African mahogany), including leftover scraps. His passion for craft and detailing are showcased in this custom table design using strips 3/16" thick and 1-1/2" wide. The khaya strips were bent to form the two sinuous shapes of the table and include a large lap joint where the two shapes intersect. The steel base for the table also uses overlapping forms, in this case, 1/2" steel plate. The table dimensions are 3'-4" wide and 8'-6" long. ■

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Ipé (Tabebuia spp.)

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The design of this breathtaking 1200 square feet pool house structure was based on the principles of modern minimalism and a strong connection to nature. The architecture is characterized by a long, angular archway of rich Brazilian walnut wood (commonly known as ipé), that runs the length of the pool and folds over an outdoor seating area. It is part of a larger 3.5 acre property in Connecticut.

The pool house features a spa, an outdoor/ indoor shower, fire pit, and a roofed veranda acting as an indoor/outdoor dining space.

The area around the pool becomes a sunken courtyard paved in travertine with steps and walls of stone.

The ipé main frame and ceiling of the structure make the place warm, nautical and sculptural at the same time. The wood floors stretch out from the interior, hovering over the pool to become a deck. It is the perfect place to dip your toes in water and relax. iw

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orty days and forty nights of fasting and good behavior sounds pretty good after a few days of dressing in wild costumes and gorging on boiled crawfish, jambalaya and cocktails; at least that is the original intent behind Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana. A peek behind the masks and outrageous get-ups of the revelers shows regular folks who are just “working out their ya-yas.”

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M A RCH M A DNESS New Orleans’ special association with Mardi Gras reaches back to the settlement of the area. The way Mr. Kern tells it, French explorer Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville and his brother sailed into the Gulf of Mexico and set up camp on the west bank of the Mississippi river. The day was Mardi Gras, March 3, 1699, and the explorers celebrated with food and wine. The next day they traveled north and founded the site that became New Orleans. “So the celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans has been going on for over 300 years, and it is one day older then the city itself,” says Kern. The first formal parade was held in 1857.

When Kern returned from WWII in 1947, he converted six old trash wagons into covered wagons with teepees and horses for Mardi Gras. He made eleven floats that year and was paid $3,000 for his efforts. He was hooked.

After a few years of building floats, Kern was approached by the Captain of the Krewe of Rex, a man by the name of Darwin Fenner, who would prove to be a very pivotal figure in Kern’s life. Fenner sent Kern to live in Europe, where he traveled to Spain, Italy,

France and Austria, to learn the crafts of making diadems, tiaras, crowns, scepters, molds, colors and masks. Upon his return to the bayou Kern built a 16-foot tall gorilla that walked through the streets carrying a girl and snarling. This caught the attention of Walt Disney, who was visiting the area.

Disney offered Kern a job and invited him to visit the Disney Studios in Hollywood. “Mr. Disney was a courtly Irishman,” recalls Kern.

“He knew the first names of all the people who worked for him, he was a wonderful guy.”

The introduction of imported plywood into prop construction expanded the possibilities of float and prop design.

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A peek behind the parade of floats and props enjoyed by those revelers uncovers one incredible visionary, Blaine Kern, and one unbelievably versatile material, imported plywood. Few people would expect anything made from plywood (lauan) to be so magical, so beautiful, yet it is the most prized product of artistic carpentry.

“We use a tremendous amount of imported plywood every day,” says prop artist Mark Perelli, Blaine Kern Studios. “Lauan is great for us because it is flexible, lightweight and has a nice smooth surface for our painters to use.” Blaine Kern Studios uses lauan (Shorea spp.), European pine (Pinus sylvestris), European spruce (Picea spp.) and okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) plywood for the foundations, cut outs and framework of their imaginative creations.

People around the world admire wonders that begin with Blaine Kern’s inspired vision.

When Mr. Kern began building floats 64years ago, Mardi Gras in New Orleans was a $200,000 a year industry. By the year 2000 that figure had grown to over a billion dollars annually. Kern’s floats, props and sculptures enhance themed environments in Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Japan’s Toho Park, Las Vegas, Nevada and many other entertainment centers.

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“We use a tremendous amount of imported plywood every day. Lauan is great for us because it is flexible, lightweight and has a nice smooth surface for our painters to use.”

MARK PERELLI, PROP ARTIST BLAINE KERN STUDIOS

Kern returned to Louisiana full of excitement about moving out to Hollywood, and then Fenner offered the second bit of guidance that would shape Kern’s career: “If you move to Hollywood you will be a little fish in a big pond, but if you stay in New Orleans you could be a big fish in a little pond.” Kern says, “So I built my dens in Algiers on the banks of the Mississippi, directly across from New Orleans. And 60 years later we are still doing work for Disney all over the world.”

T HE PA RT Y Perhaps the best way to begin to grasp the scope of the work done by Blaine Kern

Studios is to look at their production facilities or “dens.” Each one is several thousand square feet, big enough to house 50 standard floats. There are 20 such dens around Algiers where 50 full-time prop builders and artists work year-round (the number of workers triples around Mardi Gras).

A standard parade float is 30 feet long and 17 feet tall and can carry 50 people.

Floats are typically built on 16-ton truck chassis and pulled by a tractor. “We use a lot of imported plywood just for the parades,” says Perelli. “It makes up the basic structure of the float box sides, plus we use a thicker ply for the decking. In the prop-shop we also use plywood to build the armatures for the big 3-D props and cutouts.” Each year Blaine Kern Studios does work for around 50 Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and surrounding areas. Each parade has between 15 and 35 floats. Some are custom made each year for specific Krewes (parade organizers); some are more general rental floats. In all, the studios produce around 500 parade floats a year and services most of the famous Krewes including, Bacchus, Endymion, Zulu and Harry Connick Jr.’s Krewe, Orpheus.

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Perelli is the son of a prop artist and he has worked in the dens his entire life. The introduction of imported plywood into prop construction expanded the possibilities of float and prop design. Large three-dimensional props are carved out of styrofoam and then framed with bendable plywood. “It used to be that you had to build a wooden armature and then basket-weave cardboard around the frame. It was very time consuming and heavy. Now we can build props that are twice the size and half the weight,” says Perelli. The props are spray painted to achieve the desired base color and the details are painted on by hand.

Although commissioned to do parades for the next four years, Blaine Kern Studios’ work goes far beyond floats. In addition to Disney, Kerns Studios does work for Universal Studios; including developing themes, props and parades for amusement parks that Universal is opening in Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore. They also do billboards and corporate projects, such as a 40foot tall cow that sits atop the Atlanta stadium and does the “tomahawk-chop.” Just take a peek inside the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Or drive down the Las Vegas Strip and look at the giant M&M’s at M&M World and the colossal motorcycle mounted on top of the Harley-Davidson Cafe, and you’ll see some of that ol’ Kern magic.

T HE H A NGOV ER Mark Oliver manages all the materials for the dens. He estimates that they go through about 100 sheets of plywood every two weeks. Considering the volume of work done

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Traditionally, the festivities and indulgences of Mardi Gras are followed by forty days of fasting. The practice is supposed to cleanse followers in preparation for new beginnings. Mardi Gras floats undergo a similar process. When the partying and parades are over, floats are stripped of their decoration and repaired as necessary. The materials are painted white for a fresh start and then they are used to create something new. iw

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When Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005, the levy system of New Orleans failed and nearly 80% of the historic city was destroyed. Although reconstruction efforts are on-going, repopulating neighborhoods is a complicated process. Enter B l a i n Kern, aka “Mr. Mardi Gras.” With a family history spanning six generations, an enormous love for the area and the capacity to produce huge parades, Mr. Kern is uniquely qualified to help the reconstruction efforts.

Ephan Frizzell works on the EnviRenew program for the Salvation Army of New Orleans. “Blaine (Mr. Kern) was instrumental in the understanding that there was a problem housing and retaining quality first responders (police, EMS, firefighters and teachers),” explains Frizzell. “Recent research proves the necessity of this segment of the community for repopulation. It is interesting that often people who have been in a community forever know the truth of the matter before those who study it.”

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In 2007 Kern started The Greater New Orleans First Responders Fund (GNOFRF), a non-profit organization focused on providing tangible benefits to strengthen the recruiting and retention efforts of local police, fire and EMS departments.

One primary function of this is a comprehensive and somewhat unique housing initiative. Working with the Salvation Army, the GNOFRF has taken the innovative approach of building “green.” The view is that ongoing low occupancy costs (inherent with efficient, well-built structures produced from high-quality materials) is a better and more sustainable housing option than just building inexpensive “affordable” homes that bring with them high ongoing energy and maintenance costs.

What do parades have to do with rebuilding New Orleans?

The GNOFRF and the Salvation Army work through grants and fundraising to subsidize the cost of constructing these high-quality homes.

One of the first initiatives will provide twenty-five $75,000 grants for homes in Kern's beloved Algiers.

“You take a neighborhood that size and bring in 25 police officers, firefighters and EMS and it is going to change the community,” says Frizzell.

To raise funds, Kern created the Krewe of Boo, New Orlean's official Halloween parade. All the proceeds of the event, held on October 24, 2009, benefit the GNOFRF. In addition to monsters riding scary floats, Kern has organized events and haunted houses that celebrate New Orleans’ historic voodoo ties, Spanish moss-covered cemeteries and supposed vampire association. “God has been good to me,” says Kern. “Without the help of the local police, fire and EMS, there would be no Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. This is one way I can give back.” iw

“Without the help of the local police, fire and EMS, there would be no Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans.

This is one way I can give back.”

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PET-TASTIC DESIGNS ANIMAL S IN OUR HE ARTS

They are cute and cuddly, and according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), pets represent a $45.4 billion per year industry. A significant portion of that figure goes to provide shelter for our furry friends; and a noteworthy trend is the increasing share of these shelters that are made with exotic wood species.

Exotic woods are naturally durable, insulating and weather resistant without chemical treatment. Plus imported woods are beautiful. Having animals does not mean a pet owner has to have garish plastic structures or prison like metal bars in their homes. In fact, accommodations for pets can be very aesthetically pleasing.

ANIMAL S IN OUR HOMES

The uncomplicated companionship of a pet can provide people of all ages with an emotional haven from the ups and downs of modern life. Studies show that the simple act of petting an animal significantly reduces stress levels. It is no surprise that, in these challenging times, pet ownership is at an all-time high. According to market research from the APPA, pet ownership in the United States has reached approximately 441.8 million pets including: 77.5 million dogs, 93.6 million cats, 13.3 million horses and 183 million fish (the balance comprised of birds, small animals and reptiles).

Providing a safe home for beloved pets is fundamental for being a responsible pet owner.

Although household pets, like dogs and cats, will happily work out a time-share agreement for the master’s bed, this is not always ideal. Dogs particularly feel more secure when they know where they stand within their social structure. Pet houses are a great way to provide a pet with a special, safe space in the home.

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“We use the Chinese cedar because its natural insulating properties are two to five times higher than any other materials used in pet house construction.”

CHANTEL FACTOR, ACCOUNT MANAGER / DESIGNER MERRY PRODUCTS CORPORATION

Merry Products Corporation, located in Markham, Ontario, offers a line of nine unique pet houses in a variety of sizes. The houses are constructed from kiln-dried Chinese cedar (Cedrela sinensis), a lightweight softwood that is easily stained for weather protection. According to Chantel Factor, Account Manager and Designer at Merry Products, “We use the Chinese cedar because its natural insulating properties are two to five times higher than any other materials used in pet house construction.”

Cedar’s stable cellular structure allows the pet houses to withstand humidity and extreme temperatures, making them ideal for exterior use.

House designs, such as the “Chalet” and the “Mansion,” are built with a raised base to help keep the four-legged family members dry. Some models include such luxury features as covered porches, balconies and widows, all protected by an overhanging roof to keep Fluffy smiling no matter the weather.

The distinctive designs, combined with the wood’s pleasing visual and natural scent, make many of the pet houses appropriate for interior use as well. Take the “Bed and Breakfast” for example. This two-piece house is classically styled. It features enclosed sleeping quarters surrounded by three solid walls and an attached veranda for lounging in the sun. So, when Kitty tires of sleeping inside, she can sleep outside.

“The Tavern” and “The Stable” include shuttered windows and a fully functioning front door for kennel-trained pets.

To create a safer interior pet environment, Merry Products also manufactures a folding pet “gate-and-crate” made out of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis). “We like the rubberwood for interior applications because it is easy to work and glue,” explains Factor. “Also, it is considered an ‘environmentally-friendly’ wood because it makes use of plantation trees that have already served a purpose.” The three-panel design features two swiveling panels that can be configured to fit any doorway or to make a freestanding enclosure. That ought to keep Fido out of the chocolate chip cookies.

EXOTIC WOOD SPECIES ARE WELL SUITED FOR BARN AND STALL CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THEIR INHERENT CHARACTERISTICS OFFER MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE WITH MINIMAL TREATMENT.

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Not all beloved pets fit in the home. Providing a safe residence for a horse requires space and durability scaled to the animal’s size and power.

And this is no small market. According to the American Horse Council Foundation, the horse industry accounts annually for $38.8 billion in goods and services, including barn construction and renovation.

Barn and stall construction combines metal with traditional wood and stone materials to create safe and functional spaces for horses.

Exotic wood species are extremely well suited for this application because their inherent characteristics offer maximum performance with minimal treatment.

Innovative Equine Systems, located in Minden, Nevada, designs and manufactures interiors for high-end equestrian centers. When it comes to the stalls, Innovative Equine always uses exotic hardwoods. Over the years they have used red balau (Shorea spp.), mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), Brazilian redwood (Manilkara bidentata) and bangkirai (Shorea kunstleri). “One good thing about the exotic hardwoods is that the horses don’t tend to eat them, which they do with the softwoods,” says Dennis Marion of Innovative Equine, “It is also more cost effective from a hardwood standpoint to import it rather then to use domestic hardwoods.”

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“[Exotic wood] is amazing lumber, it is so dense. We use these materials to build stalls that are durable, easy to keep clean and do not require chemical treatment. All of those things are very important to the health of the animal. You know the material is strong when it can withstand the abuse of a horse.”

DENNIS MARION, INNOVATIVE EQUINE

The exotic wood species used by Innovative Equine provide more than a dry place for horses, they also offer protection. “This is amazing lumber, it is so dense. Some of the species have fire-ratings up to A-1,” says Marion. “They are insect resistant, rot-resistant, and mildew resistant. We use these materials to build stalls that are durable, easy to keep clean and do not require chemical treatment. All of those things are very important to the health of the animal.” The exotic wood is used on top of the framing, the doors and the kick walls. “You know the material is strong when it can withstand the abuse of a horse,” says Marion.

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Species used in the arbor include: jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril), goncalo alves/tigerwood (Astronium graveolens), massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata), ipé (Tabebuia spp.), cumaru (Dipteryx odorata), Brazilian ebony (Swartzia spp.), tatajuba (Bagassa guianensis), sapucaia (Lecythis spp.), purpleheart (Peltogyne spp.), and marblewood (Marmaroxylon racemosum).

Casa Do Sapo is 60 feet long and is held together with approximately 300 wood wedges and 100 pegs. Over 3000 hours went into hand crafting the pieces, none of which are straight or interchangeable. Precisely-cut timbers form a complex structure that conforms to the pond’s contour. The delicate nature of the pond’s eco-system makes Brazilian hardwoods the ideal material for the project. They are naturally decay-resistant and endure the wet exterior conditions without treatment of any kind.

While fish and amphibians do not offer the same “cuddle factor” as mammalian pets, they provide people who are affected by allergies, or time constraints, an easy-going relationship with companions in the natural world. For pet owners who prefer to keep their water-bound friends inside the home, exotic wood species are well-suited for construction of aquarium stands and canopies. Manufacturers of custom-built aquatic cabinetry use combinations of hardwoods and veneers to build furniture-quality cabinets and built-ins.

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Marion admits that some of the contractors they work with used to complain because the lumber is so dense that it is difficult to nail.

Innovative Equine solved that problem with designs that integrate other materials. The company’s in-house steel fabricating facility creates stall systems that utilize metal framework. All the lumber is custom fitted and goes into metal channels, which has the additional benefit of finished surfaces that are free of nails.

Exotic wood species not only make great stalls, they make lovely barns. An elegant 3900 square foot horse barn, nestled in the heartland of Tennessee, is a fine example of a building that matches the grace and strength of its inhabitants. This eight-stall barn (pictured on page 24) includes a tack room and an upper gallery. Amazon Timber Frames built the post and beam barn with a combination of natural stone and Brazilian timbers including: sapucaia (Lecythis spp.), angelim pedra (Hymenolobium petraeum), goncalo alves (Astronium graveolens) and massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata). Hand-split exotic hardwood shakes cover the roof, providing a warm and dry home for eight lucky horses.

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xotic wood flooring and decking are everywhere – in fashion magazines, design shows and home improvement websites. In fact, while many elements of emerging trends seem to contradict each other, exotic wood flooring and decking function as unifying factors.

What becomes evident anytime a trend is closely examined is that the underlying factors have been slowly developing over a period of years and across many areas of thought. That is particularly true in the case of exotic wood species. The combination of consumer attitudes, increasing supplier accountability and fashion trends created a design environment that is ideal for exotic wood species. More importantly for longterm trend forecasting, each of these aspects reinforces the others.

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Economics 101 teaches that markets are not created, they are served. The North American consumer market has done a lot of soul searching in recent years. The economic instability that settled over the region in 2007 resulted in a dramatic revision of typical consumer spending. As the market begins to turn for the better (already housing and new construction numbers are improving) a new breed of conscientious consumer is emerging.

People are thinking carefully about their purchases. Lasting value is taking precedence over short-term satisfaction and convenience.

Sonna Calandrino explored new consumer trends in her Floor Covering Weekly column (June 22, 2009). She found that while consumers may still spend less overall, they “will spend, and spend at a premium, if they can be convinced of value.”

The new consumer’s regard for value goes beyond the immediate increase in property value that comes with installing exotic woods.

It translates into an appreciation for environmentally friendly and sustainable products.

If there is one ubiquitous trend that touches every corner of the North American market it is the “green” movement. By nature, sustainably harvested exotic wood species exemplify the ideal “ethical material.” They are

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Many manufacturers now go a step further, offering high-end engineered exotic wood flooring lines made from pre-consumer waste. In essence, the scraps leftover from the production of standard planks are repurposed to make both the designer surfaces of the engineered flooring and the substrate. The resulting flooring not only has a stunning visual effect, it also efficiently uses precious exotic wood materials. These products meet the needs of the conscientious consumer who can justify paying a higher price for a product that is perceived to have environmental benefits.

SUPPLIER ACCOUNTABILIT Y: A PRIMER

Another factor that helped elevate exotic wood floors to the height of fashion is improved accountability on behalf of the supplier. The Lacey Act, FSC certification and a vast host of other accreditations make it easier for consumers to know that their gorgeous floors come from a legitimate source.

Many importers of exotic wood often own and manage the forests where their products grow. Those that don’t, maintain very close partnerships with overseas manufacturers to assure sustainable management practices.

Increasingly common reduced impact logging (RIL) techniques ensure the forests’ continual survival. This method involves, among other things, using GPS to keep an inventory of trees, which are selectively harvested when they meet specific age, size, location and species requirements.

There are many stops along the value chain from forest to floor, and many checksand-balances to assure legality. Any company dealing in exotic woods can provide a detailed background of the material chain. Not only does this improve the marketability of imported wood floors and decks in North America, it reinforces the value of the forests.

Wise use of exotic wood species is the best form of conservation. If there is no perceived market value for a forest, the trees will be cut down and the land re-allocated.

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The design trends coming into 2010 effectively set the stage for a broad range of exotic wood flooring possibilities. Look for bright, sizzling colors to show up throughout interiors (including on the walls) with neutral tones integrated into the design as calming elements.

Unusual décor provides additional layers of interest to interiors. Don’t be surprised when modern and traditional styles mix freely. The high level of interaction within interior colors and styles has designers looking to exotic woods as a stabilizing element. Hand-scraped and heavily distressed hardwood finishes that provide a heavy, rustic look are gaining popularity, though the natural grain of many species requires no modification. Specialty features, such as borders and parquets, are also gaining in popularity. These customized installations add interest and contrast to a design space.

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While the new colors and fashions emerging after 2010 are mysterious to all but a few trend-watchers, one thing is for certain: whatever the hue or style, it will look great with exotic wood flooring. Few materials have the capacity to be both a backdrop and a center-piece, which is why imported wood always stays in such high-fashion. From cozy homes to cultural epicenters, exotic wood flooring and decking brings elegance to any space. Wood’s direct connection to nature adds a sense of warmth to even the most clinical modern designs.

Beyond exotic woods’ aesthetic value, consumers feel good knowing that their purchase has a far-reaching ethical benefit.

Improved supplier accountability, and the resulting understanding of how the lumber industry often sustains local communities, makes people feel good about buying wood.

And the material’s inherent durability makes even a significant flooring purchase a good value. Although fashion sense dictates updating the curtains and throw pillows on occasion, the rich, responsible, sustainable beauty of exotic wood flooring and decking never goes out of style. n

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Thankfully today, the new legal requirements placed on the imported wood supply chain by the Lacey Act ensures consumers are purchasing legal wood products produced to the sustainability requirements of the producer country – whether certified or not.

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On May 16, 2009, the Art Institute of Chicago became the second largest art museum in the United States with the opening of its new Modern Wing. Designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, the 264,000 square foot building houses the museum’s worldrenowned collections of modern European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, architecture, design and photography. The city of Chicago’s reputation as a destination for cultural tourism is obvious in the Modern Wing’s careful design. Interestingly it is a natural material, wood, that is used as a medium to connect the museum directly into the urban landscape.

The Modern Wing is composed of two 3-story pavilions that are separated by Griffin Court, a dramatic central corridor designed to be a “main street” within the museum. The two-story corridor runs on a north/south axis and opens to the Pritzker Garden on the east side, the Abbott Galleries on the west side and to stunning views of Chicago’s downtown skyline to the north. Griffin Court features glass ceilings, a two-story glass staircase and bleached white oak flooring. “The concept was to create a very neutral palette for the interior. The wood was incorporated because it is a softer, warmer material,” explains landscape architect Jennifer Guthrie. Her Seattle-based firm, Gustafson Guthrie Nichols Ltd., was commissioned to create the Pritzker Garden. “In developing the garden components we wanted to be able to extend that feeling of the “main street” out into the first steps of the garden. Obviously white oak cannot survive in an exterior environment, so we chose cumaru

(Dipteryx odorata) for the decking as a way to complement the white oak used in the interior,” says Guthrie. In addition to bringing the inside out, the cumaru serves as a device to connect the Modern Wing into the city of Chicago. The Nichols Bridgeway extends from the Pritzker Garden, over Monroe Street, to Millennium Park. “Ipé (Tabebuia spp.) makes up the major circulation routes throughout Millennium Park,” explains Guthrie. “So naturally we wanted to tie our material choice for the Pritzker Garden into the greater landscape of the city.”

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“The cumaru invites people to linger.”

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The Pritzker Garden also serves a more restorative function. Exploring a museum that is the scope of the Art Institute of Chicago is very mentally and emotionally stimulating. “Our charge was to try to make the garden space as contemplative as possible. When people get to that overwhelming stage of seeing so much art, they can step outside and refresh their minds,” says Guthrie. “We’ve noticed that in general, the areas where wood is underfoot tend to develop, almost magically, into places where people gather. The cumaru invites people to linger.” The garden itself is very simple and easy to understand. Gravel walking surfaces and cumaru decking are complemented with a landscape palette of soft, thin perennial grasses.

One of the most notable features of the Modern Wing design is the commitment to “green” architecture. FSC-certified cumaru was specified in the Pritzker Garden because of the positive long-reaching effects of using sustainably harvested exotic woods. The only interaction between the natural materials in the garden, and something else, occurs where the long, thin poles that support the Modern Wing’s trademark “flying carpet” come to land. This extruded-aluminum sunscreen is another aspect of the conscientious design of the new addition. It hovers above most of the three-story Modern Wing softening natural light for the exhibits and shading the garden as an arbor.

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From Griffin Court to the Pritzker Garden and into Millennium Park, innovative uses of imported wood species mark the path of Chicago’s great cultural adventure.

Built-In Strength

In addition to the relationship to the cityscape, and the aspect of environmental responsibility, the design for the Pritzker Garden also had to be functional. “We needed a wood that would perform well outside and could potentially handle large pieces of art moving over it and sitting on it,” says Guthrie. The framing on the deck was engineered conservatively to support quite a substantial load. Construction of the deck started with a concrete slab. Sleepers were bolted to the concrete every six inches on center, which is much closer than necessary for typical decking installations. David Nelson, an associate at Gustafson Guthrie Nichols Ltd. was involved with the construction of the deck.

“We were concerned with having visible surface mounted screws at the kind of frequency that we needed to double the boards down,” says Nelson. Since the deck is at ground level, under-mounted fasteners were not an option. “We ended up using a side-mounted hidden-deck fastener system. The installation guys had a real easy time working with it. Plus we were able to get much better spacing, and no one will ever see the hardware,” explains Nelson.

The completion of the Art Institute of Chicago is more than a box to put art in; it is a reflection of Chicagoans’ commitment to the cultural evolution of their city. In fact, the entire $385 million dollar tab for the project was paid for by the museum’s “Define Our Time” fundraising efforts and private donations. The building itself is a masterpiece of architecture and urban planning, featuring the Chicago skyline as its most intriguing permanent exhibit. The Modern Wing, with its carefully conceived spaces and well-placed bridge, invites visitors to flow freely between the world of art and the urban landscape. From Griffin Court to the Pritzker Garden and into Millennium Park, innovative uses of imported wood species mark the path of Chicago’s great cultural adventure. n 36

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Ghana’s new standards The key elemenTs in Ghana’s new reGulaTed foresTry operaTions: The Forest Service Division (FSD) of the Forestry Commission regulates the supply chain from the forest stock survey through harvesting to commencement of log transport. FSD is responsible for undertaking post-felling inspections and accurate tree and log measurement.

The Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) regulates the supply chain from commencement of log transport through processing to export and to domestic market. TIDD is responsible for: log yard tag checking; checking of wood products in transit at roadside; input/output declaration checking and finished products inspection at sawmills and pre-shipment inspection; registration and inspection of timber suppliers and buyers. TIDD will also be the designated licensing authority under VLTP, issuing FLEGT licenses and export permits reconciliating export permit applications with datasets supplied by the Timber Validation Department.

The London Office of the TIDD will be responsible for promotion of the verified legal products.

Ghana is working hard to become a source of credible, verified legal timber.

The Resource Management Support Centre (RMSC), the technical wing of the FC will continue to support the FSD, TIDD and other departments in the development of efficient forest management systems and procedures.

While Ghana has long promoted sustainable forest management and has operated a comprehensive set of procedures to enforce forest laws, the existing structure has flaws. A reform process initiated under a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union has been designed to improve the regulation of forestry operations and the timber industry and trade and prevent the flow of illegal wood products from Ghana into the EU.

A new Timber Validation Department (TVD) of the FC is being established to provide independent oversight of the entire system. Key functions of the TVD will include reporting on infractions and recommending improvement to the legality assurance system to the Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources and to give clearance for FLEGT licences to be issued by TIDD.

Under the terms of the VPA, Ghana is developing a comprehensive Validation of Legal Timber Programme (VLTP). This comprises a Wood Tracking System to establish legal origin and a Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) system. Products successfully verified as both legally sourced and legally produced will qualify as validated legal timber.

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Precious Decking Hurt Partners Architects was asked to remodel, and sensitively add to, a 1920s bungalow style house located in the Old-West-Austin Historic District. The design objectives were to preserve the historic character of the house from the street, create more spacious and modern living quarters, provide a carport on the extremely sloped site without overwhelming the massing of the house, and achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) 5-star green/ zero-energy building rating.

Part of the responsible design of the project is the exterior decking. “We love to use exotic species. And we know that specifying them helps conserve the forests, if they come from sustainable origins," says Tom Hurt.

Types of deck fasteners Top Downs

Nailing or screwing boards into joists is the old-fashioned approach to laying down a deck. Innovative top-down fastener materials, such as stainless-steel and durable coatings, do a better job of standing up to the weather. Auger points and special threads make screws easier to drive, reduce the chances of splitting the wood, and (depending on the type of decking) eliminate the need for pilot holes. Some screws even have heads designed to make countersinking easy. The obvious disadvantage to topdown fasteners is that they are visible, and if they become dislodged they pose a hazard. The advantages are relatively quick and easy installation, and easy access to the fasteners for repair work.

Edge Mounts

Some edge-mount fasteners get their holding power from prongs driven into board edges, although most have flanges that fit in slots. Integral spacers establish a uniform distance between deck planks, and there are holes for screws to anchor the fasteners to deck joists. Manufacturers typically recommend using a router, or a biscuit joiner, to cut a slot in the plank over each joist, although some decking boards already come with edges grooved to accept specific fasteners. Alternatively, many lumberyards will mill planks to spec for a fee. Whichever edge-mount fastener is used, trouble-free installation depends on boards that are flat and straight. A cupped or curved board must be forced into place and held there to get slots aligned properly for fastener installation.

Undermounts

An undermount strategy is worth considering on an elevated deck that’s easily accessible from below. Deck systems based on steel strips are screwed to the top edges of deck joists before any material goes down; they’re great for flattening cupped or bowed planks. With small brackets, fasteners can be installed one at a time. In all cases, it’s necessary to have pressure bearing on the board from above during installation to ensure each plank rests solidly on joists. If the deck has underside access, it is relatively easy to remove the screws and repair damaged boards. n

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Wood and Water Do Mix If a houseboat and a fixed home fell in love, the result would be a floating home. A floating home sits on some sort of buoyant foundation (it can be made out of concrete, wood, composite or metal), but has no means of propulsion. Generally, floating homes are moored in established shore-side communities, but they can be relocated with tugboats. Portland, Oregon, situated near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, is home to the United States’ largest community of floating homes. The Fennell Residence, designed by architect Robert Oshatz, is a lovely example of a floating home that blends into the region’s wooded harmony.

The clients’ appreciation for the soft, warm nature of wood inspired Oshatz to create a material palette that included as much wood as possible for the project. “The wood species were specified based on a combination of things,” explains Oshatz. “The clients’ preferences for colors and textures set the design vocabulary for the home, and from that I chose the species that were the most appropriate for each application.” The house sits on 80-foot long Douglas-fir stringer logs that are around 30 inches in diameter. The same species shows up again as the glulam that makes up the support beams and the unique roof curvilinear shape of the home. American cherry makes up the interior cabinets and trim work.

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Portland is known for being the “greenest” city in the United States. The people who live there share a general appreciation for the natural surroundings.

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FLOORING CHOICES

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ne of the biggest design decisions in a new housing or remodeling project is which flooring type to choose. Whether it’s their warmth, durability or “green” credentials, wooden floors win out. The variety of colors, widths and grains in exotic species make them an especially popular preference. According to Anita Howard, National Wood Flooring Association, the rich browns, reds, blacks and grays of exotic wood species are the height of today’s color trends.

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FAMILIAR FAVORITES: IPÉ /BR AZILIAN WALNUT (Tabebuia spp.):

With a janka rating of over 3600, it is one of the densest woods currently available in the hardwood flooring market. This character trait makes it a natural deterrent to insects, decay, and molds. It is also a preferred choice for decking because of its ability to stand up in extreme weather climates.

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BR AZILIAN CHERRY (Hymenaea courbaril): Also known as jatoba, Brazilian cherry’s popularity as a flooring material is well-deserved. It is open-grained like oak, but more than twice as hard. This wood features dark brown or black streaks contrasting with a background that ranges from dark orange to reddish brown. Janka rating: 2350.

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FLOORING INSIDE AND OUT

BRAZILIAN CHERRY BLENDS WELL WITH DOMESTIC CHERRY CABINETS IN THIS LUXURY CONDO.

What’s in a name? Flooring and decking are both underfoot, so what separates them? The true wonder of exotic woods is that many serve multiple functions. Sure, some are noted for their extreme durability and are the species of choice for outdoor decking and other high-wear environments. But, the very fact that exotic woods are beautiful and durable allows most of them to seamlessly connect an external environment with an internal environment, flowing from your deck to your kitchen floor, or from a boardwalk into an art gallery, without a hitch.

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The tremendous increase in new, previously lesser-known species expands the limitless possibilities for consumers and architects/designers. Below are some notable new-comers: (Myroxylon balsamum): Exceptionally hard, this flooring is ideal for both residential and commercial applications where the classic distinguished look of mahogany is desired. It has reddish brown to deep red tones which undergo a slight degree of color change over time. Janka rating: 2200.

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MERBAU (Intsia biuga and I. palembanica):

Its janka rating of over 1700 marks it as a particularly hard wood. It approaches the ratings of other exotic hardwoods and is elevated above other woods like red oak and wenge. Its heartwood is a yellow-brown to orange-brown color, and darkens over time.

TIGERWOOD/ GONCALO ALVES

(Astronium graveolens): This species gets its name from the striated patterns it boasts.

The “background” color of tigerwood typically shows a moderate tan to light brown color while the accentuating stripes are chocolaty brown. Tigerwood possesses a superior janka rating of 1850.

traeum): A very stable and durable wood with unique marbling characteristics, angelim is a good choice for durability with stunning good looks. Its color varies from tan to yellow with dark red and brown vertical striping. It is also very resistant to drywood termites. Janka rating: 1720.

AMENDOIM (Pterogyne nitens): Quickly gaining popularity, amendoim exhibits a unique warm medium reddish tan/brown color with a lot of swirling grain and small burl figures.

Amendoim is a natural choice for a hard floor. Its janka value is over 1900, putting it above even hard maple.

SUCUPIR A (Diplotropis martiusii): A stunning, yet practical wood, sucupira can easily stand up to a large amount of foot traffic. Those who prefer hardwood floors in lieu of tile or carpet covering should learn more about sucupira. This wood has lustrous chocolate brown with interesting golden striping. Its janka value is over 2100.

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GUAJAR A/MOABI (Baillonella toxisperma):

An incredibly stable, gorgeous, and durable wood, the wood tones range from light yellow to tan onto reddish brown. This vast array of complimentary and compatible shades makes guajara very suitable to any décor. Janka rating: 2100.

TIMBOR ANA (Piptadenia suaveolens): A new comer that resembles teak, timborana has creamy yellow and light to medium brown tones. Because of its lighter shades, timborana is a great choice for both residential and commercial flooring alike. It is hard and durable with a janka hardness rating of 1570.

Exotic wood floors easily showcase custom work and individuality. Designers are using exotics alone or combining them with domestic species in borders, parquets and accents. Mixed media floors are a fashionable pick moving into 2010 as architectural interest is further driven to matching metals, leather and other materials with wood.

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T R E N D S I N E XO T I C W O O D : B O A R D S T H AT A R E A N Y T H I N G B U T B O R I N G Exotic hardwood flooring typically comes in three major categories: solid hardwood plank, engineered wood construction and the “innovations” category. The latter includes everything from recycled boards constructed from pre-consumer exotic wood scrap to longstrip hardwood floors, as well as the timeless beauty of hand-scraped and distressed hardwood floors.

SOLID EXOTIC HARDWOOD FLOORING IS FURTHER DIVIDED INTO THREE SUBCATEGORIES:

✸ strip flooring, thickness varies between 5/16 inch up to an inch or more. It is available in 1 1/2 inch, 2 inch and 2 1/4 inch width ✸ plank flooring thickness varies between 5/16 and 3/4 inch. Planks are available in widths ranging form 3 inches to 8 inches. ✸ parquet flooring and inlays use wood slats to create geometrical patterns and designs.

SOLID PRE-FINISHED OR UNFINISHED?

Solid hardwood can either be purchased unfinished or pre-finished. Unfinished is commonly sanded at the job-site and then finished (after installation). A recent survey

by Hardwood Floors magazine reveals that 71% of wood floor related work was in remodeling projects, while the remaining 29% was in new construction. They also reported contractors are selling 76% unfinished, versus 23% going to pre-finished engineered and pre-finished solid.

According to the World Floor Covering Association, pre-finished flooring provides a harder, better-protected surface in most cases, and saves hours of labor and cleanup.

Many pre-finished products now include a durable aluminum oxide finish and come with extended warranties. Myriad styles, species, colors, and types of hardwood floors are available today to meet virtually any décor and/or job site requirements.

Whether you are a builder, flooring contractor, architect, commercial developer, or remodeler, there is a beautiful hardwood floor in your future – with either a factory or job site-applied finish.

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Product installation guidelines are quite specific and vary by species, product, thickness and installation scenario. Consult with your supplier on the products and design applications to best determine appropriate installation requirements. Carefully check all manufacturer specifications before installing any floor.

MODERN INNOVATIONS: TIMELESS OPTIONS

Recycled exotic wood flooring is a relatively new engineered exotic wood flooring product that is made from pre-consumer waste. Instead of throwing away the scraps left over from the milling of solid or engineered products, they are incorporated into recycled products, creating a stunning visual effect. Longstrip hardwood flooring is an engineered product that is significantly longer and wider than traditional engineered flooring. Handscraped and distressed floors (which sometimes use machines to achieve the desired appearance) add a very distinctive and unique look to each piece.

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Engineered wood flooring sales have taken off in recent years. It is estimated to account for half of the wood flooring market. Builders can glue engineered wood floors directly to concrete, an installation that doesn’t work with thirstier solid-wood boards.

Engineered wood flooring consists of 3 to 10 layers of wood (typically 5). Each layer of wood is called a “ply” and they are oriented in different directions for strength then glued under pressure. The top layer of veneer provides the look of a solid hardwood flooring presentation. They cannot be re-sanded, though in some cases they can be “screened” to remove the finish and then refreshed. Consult your supplier for more information on screening.

Solid flooring has an extraordinarily long life span. Depending on the thickness, flooring can be re-sanded up to four times or more. Even when kiln-dried, this natural material will experience some expansion and contraction depending on the humidity of the environment, so it is necessary to leave space between the perimeter

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Sacred Spaces

Inspirational Species For thousands of years, wood has been used to construct places where people gather for celebration and comfort.

The innate beauty, durability and majesty of exotic wood species make them a natural choice for the modern builder of the traditional spiritual home. Although there are many ways in which people come together, the following three examples show the universal appeal of exotic wood species in houses of worship.

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“We went with the mahogany because the color tone was in sync with the historic wood, but it is more durable.”

James Shepherd, AIA Historic Preservationist for Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP

A Cathedr al The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento, California, is a modified basilica built in 1889 as the mother church for the diocese of Sacramento. It has been renovated three times. In the 1970s a liturgical change in the Catholic Church resulted in a hasty renovation that moved the altar away from the rear wall, leaving a vacant space at the rear of the building. At some point much of the original woodwork (local Port Orford cedar, vertical grain fir and redwood) was removed, possibly because the softer species were more prone to dings. In 2005 historic preservationist James Shepherd, AIA, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners LLP, headed an ambitious project that made the Cathedral ADA compliant and seismically sound. Careful attention was also given to return the Cathedral’s interior to its original grace.

The end result is a mixture of new and existing work. Most of the original woodwork in the Cathedral was replaced with Honduran mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla). “The mahogany resembled the historic wood and when stained lightly with a clear finish it takes on a

rich red tone,” explains Shepherd. “There was a lot of redwood within the original Cathedral, but redwood is soft. It pits and scratches easily.

We went with the mahogany because the color tone was in sync with the historic wood, but it is more durable.”

Although many of the structural improvements are not visible, Shepherd’s skill as a historic preservationist is apparent throughout the interior of the Cathedral. One of the necessary changes for ADA compliance involved the addition of a limestone ramp leading to the alter platform. Atop the platform a new ambo, or pulpit, was built out of the mahogany, as was a Bishop’s chair and support chair. When the altar was moved up to the center of the Cathedral’s crossing (the middle of the church) in the 1970s the space behind it was decommissioned. “They were actually using it for chair storage,” says Shepherd. The recent renovation created a chapel for quiet contemplation in the underutilized space. A mahogany altar screen with decorative iron inserts fully surrounds the chapel, providing a sense of peace and privacy.

Another modification: the existing confessionals were enlarged to meet contemporary liturgical needs. Craftsmen from Burnett and Sons Planing Mill and Lumber Company salvaged the original confessionals and expanded the size with mahogany. The pieces were finished to match the historic detail of the original woodwork. “Mahogany is the predominant unifying element for the new pieces,” says Shepherd. It appears again in the 12 foot by 8 foot cross, complete with corpus, suspended from the re-opened and refinished dome. Mahogany is also used throughout the windows, trim work and frames for the traditional “stations of the cross” paintings. “The fascinating thing is that there are so many new elements among the interior, but I think with the right choice of wood and stain color, it does not read as though there is a lot new versus old. I think it reads as a real homogenous and well integrated interior,” says Shepherd. “Even though the mahogany wasn’t the original wood, it does the job of connecting into its roots in making people feel connected. It was a real high level of effort to make certain we focused on the key elements that people remember from the original interior.”

Shepherd worked as the project manager as well as the project architect for the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. “It was a labor of love, a real collaborative and creative effort from a team of experts,” he says. Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of preservation work is presenting the finished project to the community and envisioning all the celebrations to come. “The opening day had such an emotional impact for the congregation. Most people remember a dim, dark space, so when they saw the beautiful woodwork, lit from the re-finished dome above, there was a real sense of awe,” says Shepherd. “Sharing that moment is what makes restoration work so satisfying.” international wood

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A Synagogue Mark Levin and his business partner Jay Brown have built 115 synagogues over the past 27 years. Their firm, Levin/Brown Associates Inc., is the largest synagogue firm in the country by project portfolio. They credit their success to the relationships they create with their clients, craftspeople and even materials. Levin/Brown recently finished a synagogue in Cherry Hill, New Jersey for the congregation Beth El. The new construction project used wood as a device to connect the past to the present.

The Beth El congregation had two prior homes. The first was in a 1930s building that was very ornately appointed with rich mouldings, as was the custom of the day. In the 1960s the congregation moved into a very contemporary building that featured lots of stone and hard surface, and virtually no wood.

“For this new building we had to create connections. We had to traverse their early paths and bring them forward into today,” explains Levin. “We chose cherry in a relatively dark cherry stain to pay homage to their roots.

Then we sculpted it into shapes that are traditional and contemporary depending on where we were using it. We used steamed European

Steamed European beech was used to represent the new and the progressive.

Before Levin begins designing a project he builds a relationship with the community.

“We learn about who they are in terms of group personality. We encourage them to dream big, and then develop a dialogue that helps us define what they need in a space versus what they can live without. We also work out alternatives so that we can meet those needs within their budget,” says Levin.

beech (Fagus sylvatica) for the rest of the wood in the synagogue to represent the new and the progressive. Like a fresh possibility.” Uniform in color and texture, European beech is close-grained and wear resistant. It takes a wide range of finishes, and sands to a high polish. Customarily white, this wood accomplishes its popular pink and pale brown tones through steaming.

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A Japanese Zen Buddhist Center

For the synagogue at Cherry Hill, the congregation had a specific desire to create a more intimate worship layout than what was afforded by the straight lines and harder edges of their second home, which was conceived during the height of modern architecture. “The goal was for people to feel included and comfortable, and wood is really conducive to that, particularly the juxtaposition between the cherry and the steamed beech. They are very inclusive, expressing dark and light, domestic and imported, ornate and simple, traditional and contemporary,” says Levin.

“That is the essence of the reason for selecting the cherry and beech.”

The project as a whole is developed around a serpentine spine. There are very few straight walls in the building, it is almost all curves. This softens the design and balances the scale of the building. “To move from one space to another, you have to go around a soft corner, so the scope of the building is never overwhelming,” explains Levin. To achieve this, Levin/Brown collaborated with Kobolak & Sons Inc. who fabricated the millwork. “Architects are great generalists,” concedes Levin. “The people who build this stuff have insights that the people who design it don’t always have.” Experience has taught Levin that a good working relationship with craftspeople results in a better product. “Part of what I love about this work is building connections,” says Levin.

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Nestled in the mountains of Jemez Springs, approximately 60 miles north of Albuquerque, New Mexico, sits the New Foundation Hall.

This Buddhist monastery is the symbolic heart of Bodhi Manda. It fuses ancient traditions of Japanese Zen Buddhist architecture with the context of Northern New Mexico’s unique landscape. John Frane, Principal of Predock Frane Architects designed the facility. “It was quite an appealing building type to work on,” says Frane, “because there is something beautiful and reductive about Zen Buddhism.”

The criteria for the design are defined by far away ancient traditions and the immediate characteristics of the location. The building’s layout is driven by the ancient Zen Buddhist ceremony, which has a very strict order for how people enter the building and how they sit in it. Tradition dictates the use of wood in temple building because of its practical connection to the physical world. Wood plays an

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important role in this modern meditation center as well. All the vertical members for The New Foundation Hall are engineered timber strand.

MDO (medium density overlay) plywood was chosen for the substrate of the tin roof because of its water-resistance. The vast exterior decking is made of ipé (Tabebuia spp.). “We chose the ipé for its longterm durability,” says Frane. “These are high desert conditions; the climate is harsh. There is intense sunlight and temperatures up into the hundreds in the summer. Conversely, they can get two or three feet of snow in the winter. We have found that the ipé performs the best in those situations of extreme temperature change.”

Simplicity, straightforwardness and awareness of the “here and now” are concepts cherished by the Zen Buddhists, as exemplified by the proverb, “Before enlightenment, chop wood-carry water.

After enlightenment, chop wood-carry water.” The New Foundation Hall was designed to embody that philosophy of practical harmony.

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Exotic wood species do more than provide structural support for spiritual homes, they are a medium for telling the story of a community. Their long-lasting beauty, born out of nature itself, adds warmth and grace to the places people come to celebrate life and feel connected. iw

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t is a new world out there. Current business conditions are encouraging contractors and fabricators to increasingly turn their attention toward government projects. Firms specializing in exotic woods are finding a special niche for historical renovation projects.

Their success lies in the knowledge they bring to the table about the historical range of exotic woods used in millwork and architectural applications.

Government projects can be a good source of revenue for contractors and sub-contractors with the added benefit of diversifying their portfolios and lessening the impact of a downturn in any one market. In most cases at least a portion of the funding for the project is coming from city, state or federal funding, i.e. taxpayer monies. The government body acting as the project owner has great responsibility to the public to ensure that projects are completed correctly, on time and within budget.

The burden of these expectations is passed directly on to the general contractor and subcontractors, who must prove their ability to complete projects of such magnitude before the bidding even begins.

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cumbersome, success increases a company’s chance to successfully bid on subsequent projects, leading to more and more business opportunities. The most recent renovations of the Wisconsin State Capitol and the California State Capitol provided unique opportunities for craftspeople to work magnificent exotic wood species into elegant furniture and millwork. To earn the jobs, the people involved had to carefully plan.

“Forward”

Robin Carley is the owner and President of Carley, Wood Associates, Inc. Founded in 1982, the firm specializes in the design and manufacture of custom executive furniture, high-end millwork, historic restoration, curved woodwork and carved architectural details. Exotic wood species, in both lumber and veneers, are used extensively throughout the company’s projects.

Carley’s portfolio includes several state projects, one of the most notable being the renovation of the Wisconsin State Capitol. This series of projects included 3000 pieces of period furniture crafted out of ribbonstriped mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), quartered white oak and French walnut (Juglans spp.). Crafting all those credenzas, conference tables, special wardrobe units, book cases, many kinds of chairs and desks, and some of the paneling and architectural millwork, kept Carley busy for fourteen years.

This series of projects included 3000 pieces of period furniture crafted out of ribbon-striped mahogany, quartered white oak and French walnut.

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Even though Carley’s firm had a demonstrated track record of historical renovation projects, he still had to take the steps needed to successfully compete in public contracting. “First of all, you have to have bonding,” explains Carley. “The most difficult part of bidding government work is the bonding part. You have to convince the bonding agent that you actually are capable of not just handling the project, but also all of the associated paperwork.” Contractors and subcontractors pursuing bonding for a government project can expect credit checks, reference checks and in-depth background checks. The bonding agent will require professionally prepared financial statements, as well as a completed contractor questionnaire that requires social security numbers and resumes of key people in the company, bank letters of reference that state the bank line of credit and comprehensive background information. Carley had already been in business for about a dozen years before he was able to be bonded. “Even then, I had to be underwritten by a general contractor who I had done a lot of projects with,” says Carley.

“Eurek a”

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working with specific materials, knowledge of design from a historical time frame, etc.) strengthens a bid.

An interesting example of how prior knowledge can improve a firm’s bid is the story of the grand staircase in the California State Capitol building. The building was constructed between 1860 and 1874, and one of the companies that worked on the original millwork was Burnett and Sons Planing Mill and Lumber Company. A grand staircase was constructed for the Capitol in 1869. It was made primarily from African black walnut (Lovoa trichilioides, syn. L. klaineana) with Douglas fir and alder incorporated into the design. In 1906 the staircase was removed to make space for elevators.

Parts of the original structure, including the African black walnut newel posts with their characteristic carved bear heads, were incorporated into a church of St. Francis of Assisi that was built at the same time. The wood is still in service in the church to this day.

In the late 1970s, nearly 100 years after completion of the original building, Burnett and Sons won the bid to do the millwork for another renovation of the California State Capitol that included, among other things, re-creating the grand staircase and making the structure seismically sound. Jim Miller is President of Burnett Sons, and a fifth generation descendent of the original craftsmen who worked on the Capitol. “We bid the project and were in close competition with a firm out of Canada. Ultimately we had an information advantage,” says Miller. “We

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worked on the previous renovation as well, so we had the original drawings and documentation from those jobs.”

According to Vito Sgromo, Building Manager for the Capitol Historic Region in Sacramento, California, the most recent design of the staircase is masterful in that it keeps with the style of the period, yet has many highly advanced structural features for seismic stability. Architects used the old records from Burnett and Sons, as well as the existing wood in the church, to create the staircase. True mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) was chosen for the new staircase because of its extreme durability and beauty. The woodwork itself sits on top of a steel structure that attached to the building’s new steel skeleton and is anchored to the basement foundation, all designed to maximize the building’s seismic stability.

MAKING SURE THE PRICE IS RIGHT

Leaving California and returning to Wisconsin we note several similarities between the companies in how they benefited in their bid application by developing an information advantage. Several years before the Wisconsin State Capitol renovation project was ready to invite bids, the curator architect was designing the furnishings and millwork to mimic the original pieces. By that time, Carley had already established a good reputation through his work on smaller projects for the State of Wisconsin and so was enlisted to build prototypes. The prototypes were necessary to help figure out all of the mechanical and structural intricacies necessary for the government to write the design specifications.

When the formal IFB (Invitation for Bids) for the Wisconsin State Capitol was open

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Their success lies in the knowledge they bring to the table about the historical range of exotic woods used in millwork and architectural applications.

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to the public, Carley submitted his bid like everyone else. However, it was his understanding of the project that made him a uniquely qualified applicant.

A successful bidder, however, does not need to be a consultant on the design specifications to gain pre-bid insights into an upcoming project. A government buyer is required by public information laws to give contractors and subcontractors information about the upcoming project during the prebid stage (with some exceptions, e.g. trade secrets and classified information). In fact, buyers are often more willing to talk if potential bidders meet with them before the procurement is published. After publication, contractor’s questions to buyers have to be answered in writing and sent to the other bidders. Incidentally, buyers are not obligated to divulge who they spoke to at the pre-bid stage.

If a contractor is still interested in pursuing government work after all the rigmarole it takes to make a bid, then it is time to consider pricing. Publicly-advertised fixed price procurements for government projects are generally made using a sealed IFB. The bids are opened at a public place where the prices are displayed for public viewing. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) states: “After bids are publicly opened, the award will be made with reasonable confidence to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the Government,

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considering only price and the price-related factors included in the invitation.”

To gain insights into appropriate pricing, contractors and subcontractors can research previous bids for similar government projects. A useful website for finding government opportunities and researching bids is the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov. In addition, the website has a link to the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). There is no cost to register and it is a requirement for any organization wishing to do business with the federal government under a FAR-based contract.

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Carley, Wood Associates’ work in the Wisconsin State Capitol, and Burnett and Sons’ work in the California State Capitol are more than veritable showcases of the exquisite use of exotic woods in furniture and millwork. They are also outward expressions of dedicated and well-organized business operations. Government projects such as these are not handed out with a bachelor’s degree, they are earned through consistent, careful planning and execution of projects over time. Although the prospect of investigating and assembling all the necessary information to even be allowed to bid on government projects might be daunting, it is also a process that, when completed, can open up amazing opportunities. iw

A useful website for finding government opportunities and researching bids is the Federal Business Opportunities: www.fbo.gov. In addition, the website has a link to the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). There is no cost to register and it is a requirement for any organization wishing to do business with the federal government under a FAR-based contract.

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arley, Wood Associates sites the use of historically appropriate woods in the renovation of Wisconsin’s State Capitol building as a career highlight. The Capitol reflects Wisconsin’s diverse ethnic heritage throughout its architecture, furnishings and art. The ability to specify the same wood used originally in the construction of the Wisconsin State Capitol reflects positively on the sustainable forest management of imported wood.

The overall design combines grandeur with careful attention to historical detail. “It’s always a bit nerve-racking taking on something like the Capitol,” says Carley. Despite the sheer number of pieces crafted for the project, personal consideration was put into each piece. “Every detail was scrutinized during the process, the species, the cut, etc... and it turned out to be phenomenal,” says Carley.

When selecting the wood, Carley relies on several different suppliers that have established good relationships with him. “The quality assurance and integrity of the company is a really big part because I am sticking my reputation on what I am purchasing,” says Carley.

As an example, Carley received some veneers for the Wisconsin State Capitol from Indiana Architectural Plywood (IAP) located in Trafalgar, Indiana. Mark Dvorick is the sales representative for IAP. “ I work to establish a relationship with clients because the more input I have from a designer, the better able I am to suggest wood species that meet their project needs in terms of color, grade, structure and size,” says Dvorick.

Part of the trade of furniture building and millwork manufacturing has to do with the way the craftsman handles materials, making sure that the faces, colors and grains are consistent so there is uniformity throughout the piece. “The engineering and construction of the piece are all parts of what go into making sure the materials are represented in their highest quality fashion,” says Carley. “Even though we have 3000 pieces of furniture in the Capitol crafted out of ribbon-striped mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), quartered white oak and French walnut, there was literally a personal consideration that went into every part and piece that was assembled.”

A variety of joinery techniques were used to create the credenzas, conference tables, special wardrobe units, book cases, and paneling and architectural millwork that was true to the high-level of craftsmanship existing in 1908. Many of the pieces feature a combination of veneer (laid up on lumber core) and solid hardwood with hand-carved details.

Using modern technology to mimic old-world craftsmanship allows these projects to maintain their timeless beauty. Using exotic woods allows them to acknowledge the specific fashions of that historical period. ■ PH OTO BY ERIC OXEND OR F

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nnouncer over a PA system: “With a difficulty of 6.5, the Amanar is the most difficult vault in gymnastics. Quiet please.” A hush falls over the crowd. The only sound is the gymnast thundering down the runway. She turns a round-off and her feet crash onto the springboard. Her hands contact the vault and she is launched into the second flight phase. Airborne she twists, one...two and a half times. Everyone holds their breath. Thump. She sticks it! The crowd goes wild!

What power! What performance! What flexibility!

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“Basically when you’ve got a world-class gymnast tumbling across the floor, it is like a trained gorilla,” says David Minter of Carolina Gym Supply. “They pound and punch with tremendous force; it is an enormous load on the wood.” Carolina Gym Supply has 28-years of experience in manufacturing floors, runways and mats for gymnastics, dance and cheerleading facilities. In addition to being a former YMCA national champion for pommel horse and vault, Minter has coached and run a gymnastics school. He understands high-performance gym floors. “Russian birch is preferable to regular plywood because it has seven-plys in a 9mm thickness, which gives it tremendous strength. Domestic plywood typically has 3-plys at that thickness, so they are not as strong and they tend to warp,” explains Minter.

That strength also makes Russian birch the wood of choice for springboards.

Carolina Gym Supply builds suspended wood floors for serious athletes. Each floor starts with a bottom layer of foam blocks for shock absorption: the bigger the foam blocks, the springier the floor. Two layers of Russian birch that overlap like brickwork are velcroed together to make up the middle layer. “The wood has to be flat with a clean face because the sections are held together with little Velcro® tabs. If the wood warps, the Velcro® comes apart,” says Minter. The top material varies and can be changed to meet the application of the floor.

All gymnasts know that what goes up must come down. The excitement of competition is, alas, fleeting. Eventually the PA is quiet, the crowds go home, and the exhausted athletes retire for well-earned rest. Even the specialized flooring that lends energy and strength to the gymnasts can be peeled up and packed away until the next opportunity to perform. iw

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eranti/lauan (Shorea spp.) is a crucial plywood component for many industries.

Furniture makers, cabinet makers, boat, RV and manufactured home builders prefer meranti because of its versatility. It is lightweight, durable, smooth, sustainable, low-emitting, affordable, and yes, imported.

There’s another big fan of the trade and use of meranti and it has nothing to do with mechanical properties. Orangutans are huge enthusiasts. They’re fans because trade in meranti, and other forest products, provides Sarawak Forestry with the funding it needs to protect and expand the orangutans’ native habitat, and operate a world-leading rehabilitation and research center for orangutans and other wildlife. The rehabilitation center helps orangutans that were kept as pets, poached for trade or experienced habitat loss due to agricultural development, get ready for reintroduction into the wild.

Let’s take a trip along the supply chain to reveal how U.S. manufacturer and consumer use of tropical wood products makes a positive contribution to an orangutan’s native environment.

The Country

Our trip begins in the forests of Sarawak, Malaysia. Sarawak is the country’s largest state, located on the northwestern shore of the island of Borneo. The rainforests of Sarawak are home to an exotic and diverse array of animals and plants – including the iconic orangutan.

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Sarawak’s people take great pride in their ability to protect this amazing eco-system. The country has committed to keeping at least fifty percent of its land under permanent forest cover and has developed an extensive system of protected areas. Quite an impressive feat when compared with the Unites States which has 4.5% of land protected as natural wilderness.

The progress made by Malaysia in sustainable forest management was institutionalized by a joint decision of industry and the government to embrace certification and eco-labeling. The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) was formed to develop and regulate the process of certifying forestry practices to a set of science-based criteria for environmental considerations combined with social and economic requirements to protect indigenous rights.

The MTCC requires forestry operations to put safeguards in place to protect rare, threatened and endangered species and their habitats.

Because MTTC requires audits of forestry operations it can be argued that wildlife is more protected in a working, commercial forest than in some other habitats.

Roy Polatchek, President, Liberty Woods International, observes, “Contrary to what some may believe, logging on properly managed forests can actually help to maintain forested lands. Often it is the case that logging bans placed on forests have unintended results of entire loss of forests. Logging bans reduce the forested land value to near zero, giving land owners incentive to clear cut the land to make way for alternative land uses, usually agricultural in nature.� A thriving international market for tropical hardwoods helps to ensure the existence of forested lands for generations (both human and wild) to come.

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In The Forest

Much like in the United States, forestry laws in Malaysia are implemented by state governments with oversight and technical assistance by the federal government. The government grants long-term leases of forest concessions to private enterprises. Timber companies manage the concession by creating forest management units, which in turn are subdivided into smaller areas for management and conservation.

The pre-harvest phase includes a forest inventory to identify trees and species to protect and notes the others that can be harvested. From this information an operational plan is drafted that involves careful consideration of road construction. Any opening into the forest must be constructed with the least amount of disturbance to the forest and include plans to close the roads after logging to prevent future entry.

All harvest aspects are carefully planned: cutting, directional felling and extraction. For example, before trees are even harvested, vines that crisscross the tree canopy are removed. This reduces damage to surrounding trees at the time of harvest, and helps keep most of the canopy intact for wildlife habitat. Harvesting itself employs reduced impact logging (RIL) techniques that further minimize collateral damage to the forest through the use of pre-harvesting, harvesting and post-harvesting planning and design. A post-harvest evaluation determines the degree and effectiveness that RIL practices were followed.

Logging companies are charged with making corrective measures if any faults are found.

The decision to invite third-party auditing through the MTCC has given industry and government added assurances that Malaysia employs best practices in forestry.

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Out to Sea

The checks and balances on imported wood do not stop at the country of export or at the U.S. port. Now, U.S. customers benefit from the Lacey Act by gaining additional legal assurances.

Shipping lines are a crucial part of the journey. Once plywood is processed and ready for shipment, a company must prove they hold a valid export permit. Sales and tax information is also submitted along with the manufacturer’s name and the processed timber’s batch number.

This data all becomes part of the numerous checks and balances which take place even before the cargo is loaded. Ocean carriers must submit a cargo declaration 24 hours before cargo is loaded in a foreign port bound for the United States. Other procedures verify cargo against delivery orders and other documents.

End of the Road

The checks and balances on imported wood do not stop at the country of export, or at the U.S. port. Now, U.S. customers benefit from the Lacey Act by gaining additional legal assurances. Don MacMaster, President, Argo Fine Imports, who has been sourcing plywood from Malaysia for years, tells his customers, “Although the supply chain is long, the systems now in place provide robust assurances that imported plywood and other products are on par with domestic wood products when it comes to legality and sustainability.”

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Coming Full Circle

The forests of Malaysia are rich in biodiversity and provide its people with a renewable economic resource. In the state of Sarawak alone, it is estimated that forestry provides 80,000 direct jobs. Chris Connelly, Vice President and General Manager, International Division, North Pacific Group, states “Imported wood products not only fulfill the material needs of the marketplace, but also support local economies and raise the standard of living for forest dependent communities in developing timber-producing countries.”

The U.S. industry also benefits from Malaysia’s wood exports. U.S. manufacturers are smart sourcing their production and incorporating components where they make sense, as is the case with meranti/lauan plywood. As market demand for imported wood rises, so do jobs and economic conditions at U.S. ports, factories and throughout the distribution chain.

At The Sawmill

Orangutans: The Primate and the Power of the Marketplace

The next step of the journey takes us to a plywood processing plant. The road trip is carefully tracked by the timber companies via GPS instruments mounted on trucks. There are also “spot checks” along the way by government officials to match the cargo with the required “removal” pass. Unloaded at the sawmill, a log tally is kept which matches each log with a removal pass. Log volume input and output production is checked and verified. This is another measure taken to ensure a legal chain of custody from the forest to the mill. All mills are licensed and subject to annual audits.

Our visit takes us to Jaya Tiasa Timber Products Sdn. Bhd. Jaya Tiasa is a recognized leader in the timber industry known for its dedication to sustainable forestry and corporate social responsibility. Jaya Tiasa’s LC Woung, Sales and Marketing Manager, says “We are proud to operate under a regulatory framework that protects our environment. Jaya Tiasa understands that good environmental practices and careful management pay dividends to our country, our forests and our employees.”

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Now, let’s get back to those orangutans. These tree-dwelling primates live in tropical rainforests where their diet is comprised mainly of fruits. Orangutans use the forest as their homes and also use forest products (branches and leaves) to build nest platforms for rest and sleep.

In addition to trade helping Sarawak Forestry preserve and manage Malaysia’s natural forests for the orangutan, Sarawak Forestry went a step further and established the Semengoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in 1975. Currently the Centre hosts 25 orangutans, of which 14 were born there. The Centre has been a resounding success, caring for almost 1000 endangered mammals, birds and reptiles from dozens of different species.

U.S. manufacturers have made a tangible difference on the ground for orangutans through their specification and use of meranti. This, in turn, has given Malaysia valuable resources to help enforce their wildlife protection laws and sustainably manage their forests. So the next time you stop in a large bigbox retail store to purchase some meranti plywood, know a baby orangutan somewhere is saying thank you. iw

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Planet China LLC

www.pollmeier.com usa@pollmeier.com

Pollmeier Inc.

www.rexlumber.com salesinfo@rexlumber.com

www.reitzhardwoods.com hreitz@reitzhardwoods.com

www.shamrockbm.com dwohler@shamrockbm.com www.sitco.com sales@sitco.com www.solbuilding.com info@solbuilding.com www.sply.net deh@sply.net www.stangelohardwoods.com steve@stangelohardwoods.com www.swanerhardwood.com gary@swanerhardwood.com www.taracapacific.com taraca@taracapacific.com

Shamrock Trading

Sitco Lumber Company

Sol Building Materials Corp.

Southwest Plyboard / Sim*Ply

St. Angelo Hardwoods, Inc.

Swaner Hardwood Company

Taraca Pacific, Inc.

San Francisco, California

Burbank, California

Tiverton, Rhode Island

415-765-0422 Fax: 415-765-0447

818-953-5350 Fax: 818-846-3662

401-624-3900 Fax: 401-624-3940

210-491-0491 Fax: 210-490-9695

915-771-6500 Fax: 915-771-6552

972-225-4283 Fax: 972-228-5987

503-643-8800 Fax: 503-643-6642

530-790-7808 Fax: 530-790-7812

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El Paso, Texas

Desoto, Texas

Portland, Oregon

Yuba City, California

www.sealaskatimber.com jim.haas@sealaska.com

602-200-5630 Fax: 602-200-5631

631-586-7700 Fax: 631-586-7009

www.samlingusa.com annb@samlingusa.com

Sealaska Wood Products Solutions

Phoenix, Arizona

Samling USA

New Orleans, Louisiana

Robinson Lumber Company, Inc.

Deer Park, New York

504-895-6377 Fax: 504-897-0820

www.getwood.com scottree@aol.com

Roberts Plywood

574-848-7631 Fax: 574-848-5679

800-767-0111 Fax: 804-270-4547

978-263-0055 Fax: 978-263-9806

443-248-0611 Fax: 856-467-5510

443-248-0611 Fax: 856-467-5510

503-452-5800 Fax: 503-452-5801

908-687-7890 Fax: 908-687-5750

314-517-5080 Fax: 314-480-7034

724-969-5000 Fax: 724-969-1100

757-498-0186 Fax: 757-498-1075

336-299-7755 Fax: 336-299-4050

PHONE/FAX

www.roblumco.com rlcnola@roblumco.com

www.robertweedplywood.com rwpsales@robertweedplywood.com

Robert Weed Plywood Corp.

Bristol, Indiana

ken.nelson@rifp.com

Glen Allen, Virginia

Richmond International Forest Products, LLC www.rifp.com

Acton, Massachusetts

Rex Lumber Company

Wilmington, Delaware

Reitz Hardwoods LLC

Stevensville, Maryland

PRS Guitars Ltd.

Portland, Oregon www.prsguitars.com hreitz@prsguitars.com

www.pdusa.com plywood@pdusa.com

Union, New Jersey

Plywood & Door Mfrs. Corp.

St. Louis, Missouri

McMurray, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Forest Products Co.

Virginia Beach, Virginia

askus@patriottimber.com

Greensboro, North Carolina

Patriot Timber Products International, Inc. www.patriottimber.com

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www.thomahog.com info@thomahog.com www.ironwoods.com info@ironwoods.com www.totemfp.com lbrittner@totemsteel.com www.tradeleaf.com info@tradeleaf.com

Timber Holdings International

Totem Forest Products

TradeLeaf LLC www.tradelink-group.com usa@tradelink-group.com www.tradelink-group.com uk@tradelink-group.com inquiries@tumac.com www.tumac.com www.ucsforestgroup.com info@ucsforestgroup.com

Tradelink Wood Products Ltd.

Tumac Lumber Company

UCS Forest Group

www.upm-kymmene.com freek.peijs@upm-kymmene.com www.usply.net raddick@aol.com

UPM-Kymmene, Inc.

USPly Trading Company www.veneertech.com alan@veneertech.com www.vintageflooring.com emachado@vintagefloooring.com home.earthlink.net/~welcoth/index.html tom_h@nilco.net

Vintage Hardwood Flooring

West Elizabeth Lumber

Worldwide Building Products Corp.

Inverness, Florida

jeff.barnes@worldwidebuilding.com

www.caribbeanheartpine.com 912-231-0909 rdavis@woodproductsinternationalinc.com Fax: 912-234-2575

Wood Products International

Savannah, Georgia

352-341-5500 Fax: 352-341-1500

866-870-3040 Fax: 503-277-2631

www.wy.com/hip karen.andrus-hughes@weyerhaeuser.com

Beaverton, Oregon

905-792-9797 Fax: 905-792-2096

Weyerhaeuser Hardwoods

Ontario (Canada)

www.westonpremiumwoods.com info@westonpremiumwoods.com

412-384-3900 Fax: 412-384-3955

416-252-4182 Fax: 416-252-3487

252-223-6359 Fax: 252-223-3511

407-909-8963 Fax: 407-876-3580

630-850-4992 Fax: 630-850-3512

905-593-9918 Fax: 905-814-0090

905-814-8000 Fax: 905-814-8788

503-226-6661 Fax: 503-273-2653

44 (0) 20-7460-7788 Fax: 44 (0) 20-7460-7799

336-292-1500 Fax: 336-292-1155

212-595-1371 Fax: 212-202-3542

503-471-5756 Fax: 503-467-7808

414-445-8989 Fax: 414-445-9155

215-624-1866 Fax: 215-338-1060

717-630-0025 Fax: 717-630-9706

757-491-0468 Fax: 757-491-0723

PHONE/FAX

Weston Premium Woods Inc.

Elizabeth, Pennsylvania

Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

Newport, North Carolina

Veneer Technologies, Inc.

Pompano Beach, Florida

Westmont, Illinois

sales@ucsglobal.com

Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

UCS Global - Toronto and Shenzhen, China www.ucsglobal.com

Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

Portland, Oregon

London (United Kingdom)

Greensboro, North Carolina

Tradelink Wood Products Inc.

New York, New York

Portland, Oregon

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thompson Mahogany Company

Hanover, Pennsylvania

TBM Hardwoods, Inc. www.tbmhardwoods.com bairdmcilvain@tbmhardwoods.com

www.taracapacific.com woztaraca@yahoo.com

Taraca Pacific, Inc.

Virginia Beach, Virginia

WEB SITE/EMAIL

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OKOUME Hardwood

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1-626-581-3828 Fax: 1-626-581-3238 626-581-3828 Fax: 626-581-3238 418-227-1181 Fax: 418-227-1188

www.birchhillplywood.com david@birchhillplywood.com www.birchhillplywood.com rglapin@msn.com www.boa-franc.com lumberbuyers@boa-franc.com

Harbin City, Heilongjiang (China)

City of Industry, California (USA)

St. Georges, Quebec (Canada)

Bremen (Germany)

H-Timber GmbH

London (England)

Ghana Forestry Commission (London Office)

Accra (Ghana)

Ghana Forestry Commission

Shanghai (China)

Future (Timber) Trading Company Ltd.

Georgetown (Guyana)

Forest Products Association of Guyana

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Malaysia)

Focus Lumber Sdn. Bhd.

Quito (Ecuador)

ENDESA - BOTROSA

Cymao Plywood Sdn. Bhd.

office@h-timber.com

www.ghanatimber.org tiddlondon@ghanatimber.co.uk

www.ghanatimber.org info@tidd.fcghana.com

jianguo_lu@hotmail.com

www.fpaguyana.org fpasect@guyana.net.gy

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233-21-221315 Fax: 233-21-220818

86-21-54893839 Fax: 86-21-54893837

592-226-9848 Fax: 592-226-2832

6088-242257 Fax: 6088-242169

Sandakan, Sabah (Malaysia)

www.focuslumber.com.my focuskk@tm.net.my

www.cymao.com cymao@cymao.com

Itajaí, SC ( Brazil )

593-2-268-8806 Fax: 593-2-268-3680

60-89-612233 Fax: 60-89-612607

www.braswood.com.br schille@braswood.com.br

Braswood Ltda.

www.sandeplywood.com sebastian@endesabotrosa.com

5547-9969-2444 Fax: 5547-3349-5686

www.brascompdobrasil.com.br lavrasul@lavrasul.com.br

Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)

Brascomp Compensados do Brasil S.A.

Boa-Franc

BirchHill Plywood, Inc.

BirchHill Plywood China, Inc.

5511-5112-1088 Fax: 5511-5505-4597

4940-280-1440 Fax: 4940-280-14427

www.fwbarth.com info@barthshamburg.de

F.W. Barth Co. GmbH

Paris (France)

Hamburg (Germany)

62-2157-11290 Fax: 62-2157-33017

55-413225-4358 Fax: 5541-3225-4358

331-4342-4200 Fax: 331-4342-5522

sekretariat@apkindo.org

www.abimci.com.br abimci@abimci.com.br

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www.atibt.com sec@atibt.com

ATIBT (Assn Technique Int’l des Bois Tropicaux)

Subroto, Jakarta (Indonesia)

APKINDO (Indonesian Wood Panel Assn)

Curitiba, PR (Brazil)

ABIMCI (Brazilian Assn of Mech Processed Timber)

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www.kligroups.com oppinc@aol.com interwood-brasil@uol.com.br www.jayatiasa.net sales@jayatiasa.net www.gaoshenglumber.com gaosheng@gaoshenglumber.com www.vulcano.com.pe gerencia@vulcano.com.pe www.mtc.com.my council@mtc.com.my www.mtib.gov.my info@mtib.gov.my

Belém - Pará (Brazil)

Jaya Tiasa Timber Products Sdn. Bhd.

Jiaxing Kaochuan Woodwork Co., Ltd.

Maderera Vulcano S.A.C.

Malaysian Timber Council

Malaysian Timber Industry Board

www.nhgtimber.co.uk sales@nhgtimber.co.uk

NHG Timber Ltd. www.novausawood.com john@novafp.com.br www.novausawood.com steve.getsiv@comcast.net www.olamonline.com ashish@olamnet.com

www.patelwoodsyndicate.com bhpatel@vsnl.com

Nova USA Wood Products LLC

Olam International Ltd.

Patel Wood Syndicate

Mumbai (India)

Singapore (Singapore)

91-22-2683-3377 Fax: 91-22-2684-2660

65-63394100 Fax: 65-63399755

503-419-6407 Fax: 216-373-4931

206-501-4432 Fax:55-41-3288-1115

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Curitiba, PR (Brazil)

Nova USA Wood Products LLC

Surrey (United Kingdom)

91-755-2462351 Fax: 91-755-2468197

502-2384-9491/92 Fax: 502-2339-3728

www.megamaderas.com rios@megamaderas.com

Guatemala (Guatemala)

603-9282-2235 Fax: 603-9200-3769

603-9281-1999 Fax: 603-9282-8999

51-1-430-3753 Fax: 51-1-430-3387

86-573-84646168 Fax: 86-573-84646038

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www.mpveneers.com mpveneer@airtelmail.in

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www.mccorry.com info@mccorry.com

MP Veneers Pvt. Ltd.

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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Malaysia)

Bhopal (India)

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Mega Maderas, S.A.

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McCorry & Co. Ltd.

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919-303-8027 Fax: 919-303-8040

81-45-223-1110 Fax: 81-45-223-1121

Geneva (Switzerland)

MBS Trading

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Lima (Peru)

Zhejiang Province (China)

Sibu, Sarawak (Malaysia)

Interwood-Brasil

Apex, North Carolina (USA)

International Wood Products, Inc.

Yokohama, Minato-Mirai (Japan)

International Tropical Timber Organization www.itto.or.jp itto@itto.or.jp

41-41-767-0303 Fax: 41-41-767-0339

www.interholco.ch emmi.herger@interholco.ch

Baar, Zurich (Switzerland)

Interholco AG

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WEB SITE/EMAIL

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AFRICAN MAHOGANY Softwood

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www.kligroups.com buniadi@kligroups.com

PT. Kayu Lapis Indonesia

31-38-331-6444 Fax: 31-38-332-2040 45-33-913888 Fax: 45-33-913788

www.wijma.com j.roosen@wijma.com www.woodbois.dk info@woodbois.dk

AE Kampen (The Netherlands)

Frederiksberg (Denmark)

Sabah (Malaysia)

Zenova (M) Sdn. Bhd.

WoodBois International

Wijma Trading

Vicwood Development Ltd.

60-88-249050 Fax: 60-88-247050

852-2543-1943 Fax: 852-2854-1728

www.vicwoodtimber.com.cn vicwood@vicwood.com

Central Hong Kong (China)

www.zenova.com.my kk@zenova.com.my

3902-344-684 Fax: 3902-331-4270

www.vastolegno.com info@vastolegno.com

Vasto Legno SpA

Milan (Italy)

Belém, Pará (Brazil)

55-91-4009-0280 Fax: 55-91-3236-2742

41-79-3517-117

852-2114-2133 Fax: 852-2114-2166

233-22-410141 Fax: 1-516-432-8181

6085-604599 Fax: 6085-604555

www.tropicalwoods.com.br tropicalwoods@tropicalwoods.com.br

www.technowood.us.com info@technowood.us.com

SIL@sundartimber.com

stordco@yahoo.com

alvinyii@shinyang.com.my

6082-443477 Fax: 6082-442691

Tropical Woods International Ltda.

Lugano, Cantone Ticino (Switzerland)

Technowood Ltd.

Kwun Tong (Hong Kong)

Sundart International Ltd.

Tema (Ghana)

Stordco International

Miri, Sarawak (Malaysia)

Shin Yang Plywood Sdn. Bhd.

Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia)

Sarawak Timber Industry Dev. Corp.

(STIDC)

Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia) www.pusaka.gov.my pusaka@po.jaring.my

www.sta.org.my sta@sta.org.my

Sarawak Timber Association 6082-332-222 Fax: 6082-487-888 / 999

331-5377-7546 Fax: 331-5377-7554

www.rougier.fr auguin@rougier.fr

Rougier International S.A.

Paris (France)

39-0415629811 Fax: 39-0415629810

62-21-5306448 Fax: 62-21-5301575

PHONE/FAX

Romea Legnami S.P.A. www.romealegnami.com Gambarare di Mira (30034) Venice (Italy) info@romealegnami.com

Jakarta (Indonesia)

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Delaware River Stevedores, Inc. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) Tel: 215-440-4100 Fax: 215-925-8895 Email: ryoungren@d-r-s.com www.d-r-s.com

Coastal Cargo Company, Inc. New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) Tel: 504-587-1100 Fax: 504-587-1116 Email: dhw@jkgroup.com www.jkgroup.com

Dix Shipping Company, Inc. Brownsville, Texas (USA) Tel: 956-831-4228 Fax: 956-831-2559 Email: mwoodfin@dixshipping.com www.dixshipping.com

Crescent Transport New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) Tel: 504-733-3737 Fax: 504-733-0600 Email: dan@crescenttransport.com

E.C. Colley Warehouse Corp.

New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) Tel: 504-581-7733 Fax: 504-581-6688 Email: eccolley@colleywarehouse.com www.colleywarehouse.com

Georgia Ports Authority Savannah, Georgia (USA) Tel: 912-964-3958 Fax: 912-964-3869 Email: mtroughton@gaports.com www.gaports.com

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. Selangor Darul Ehsan (West Malaysia) Tel: 603-30519771 Fax: 603-30057277 Email: tdrjh@hmm21.com www.hmm21.com

Hyundai America Shipping Agency, Inc. Long Beach, California (USA) Tel: 562-279-0615 Fax: 562-279-0617 Email: ys.jung@hmm21.com www.hmma.com

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. Jongro-Ku, Seoul (South Korea) Tel: 82-2-3706-5750 Fax: 82-2-734-8497 Email: tdjms@hmm21.com www.hmm21.com

Hyundai Merchant Marine (China) Co., Ltd. Shanghai (China) Tel: 86-21-61227205 Fax: 86-21-61227295 Email: qpswy@hmm21.com www.hmm21.com Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. Jakarta (Indonesia) Tel: 62-21-350-5450 Fax: 62-21-374-0674 Email: ttpar@hmm21.com www.hmm21.com

Import/Export Wood Purchasing Memphis, Tennessee (USA) Tel: 901-372-8280 Fax: 901-373-6180 Email: editor@millerpublishing.com www.millerpublishing.com Import Security Consultants San Marcos, California (USA) Tel: 760-591-9957 Fax: 760-591-9754 Email: johnc@ctpatconsultants.com www.ctpatconsultants.com

To search for more specific species, products or services, visit www.iwpawood.org

SOUTH JERSEY PORT CORPORATION We are not your ordinary port authority.

The South Jersey Port Corporation has over 75 years as a leader in handling breakbulk cargo and is one of the leading U.S. ports handling wood products. We provide outstanding terminal services, short and long term warehousing, inventory control, and logistics services. So if you are looking for excellence, look no further than the Port of Camden.

EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE‌.

EXPERIENCE THE PORT OF CAMDEN ADVANTAGE South Jersey Port Corporation An agency of the State of New Jersey

P.O. Box 129 Camden, New Jersey 08101 76

www.SOUTHJERSEYPORT.com

Tel: 856.757.4927 Fax: 856.757.4903

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A S S O C I AT E

TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

M E M B E R S

RED LAUREL

Intersure Insurance Brokers Limited Sechelt, British Columbia (Canada) Tel: 604-740-0116 Fax: 604-740-0135 Email: davidac@dccnet.com

Ocean Link, Inc. Savannah, Georgia (USA) Tel: 912-398-2758 Fax: 912-963-9896 Email: crawlins@ocean-link.com www.ocean-link.com

John A. Steer Co. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) Tel: 215-922-6610 Fax: 215-922-0784 Email: dwack@jasteer.com www.jasteer.com

OHL Global Freight Management and Logistics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) Tel: 267-570-2612 Fax: 267-570-2635 Email: jemallough@ohl.com www.ohl.com

Lambert’s Point Docks, Inc. Norfolk, Virginia (USA) Tel: 757-446-1200 Fax: 757-446-1256 Email: corine.barbour@nscorp.com www.lambertspointdocks.com Liberty Terminals LLC Georgetown, South Carolina (USA) Tel: 843-527-3552 Fax: 843-527-3554 Email: management@liberty-terminals.com www.liberty-terminals.com Maersk Line Antwerpen (Belgium) Tel: 32-3-2051574 Fax: 32-3-2051588 Email: eurafrsaltim@maersk.com www.maerskline.com Manifest Journals Washington, DC (USA) Tel: 202-465-4680 Fax: 360-230-5705 Email: arossa@manifestjournals.com www.manifestjournals.com National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. Washington, DC (USA) Tel: 202-466-0222 Fax: 202-466-0226 Email: staff@ncbfaa.org www.ncbfaa.org Nolan Transportation Group Marietta, Georgia (USA) Tel: 770-509-9611 Fax: 770-509-9612 Email: kevin@ntgfreight.com www.ntgfreight.com

Peruvian Amazon Line c/o Agencia Naviera Maynas S.A. Lima (Peru) Tel: 511-475-2033 Fax: 511-475-9670/9680 Email: lima@navieramaynas.com.pe www.peruvianamazonline.com.pe PFS Corporation Cottage Grove, Wisconsin (USA) Tel: 608-839-1013 Fax: 608-839-1014 Email: mslifka@pfscorporation.com www.pfscorporation.com PFS Corporation Mentone, Alabama (USA) Tel: 256-634-4071 Fax: 256-634-4910 Email: akuehl@pfscorporation.com www.pfscorporation.com

H Y U N D A I M E R C H A N T M A R I N E C O . , LT D .

Hyundai has provided quality service for carrying plywood and other wooden products from East Asia to North America and Latin America since 1981.

Operating vessels on a monthly basis.

HMM21

• High Quality • More Intelligent • Most Preferred ISO 14001, ISM CODE and ISO 9002

Port of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) Tel: 504-528-3377 or 800-776-6652 Fax: 504-528-3390 Email: grandprep@portno.com www.portno.com Port of Port Arthur Port Arthur, Texas (USA) Tel: 409-983-2011 Fax: 409-985-9312 Email: orlando@portofportarthur www.portofportarthur.com Port of Stockton Stockton, California (USA) Tel: 209-946-0246 Fax: 209-466-5986 Email: portmail@stocktonport.com www.portofstockton.com

To search for more specific species, products or services, visit www.iwpawood.org

MV “Pacific Royal”, Dec/1995 Built, 43, 176DWT Hyundai has recently launched newly built vessels for carrying plywood from S.E. Asia and China

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ASSOCIATE

MEMBERS

TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

TAUA R I

Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI) Eugene, Oregon (USA) Tel: 541-484-9212 Fax: 541-344-2735 ralph.vaughn@psiusa.com www.psiusa.com/wood

South Jersey Port Corporation Camden, New Jersey (USA) Tel: 856-757-4927 Fax: 856-966-1838 Email: kcastagnola@southjerseyport.com www.southjerseyport.com

Rukert Terminals Corporation Baltimore, Maryland (USA) Tel: 410-276-1013 Fax: 410-327-2315 Email: jason@rukert.com www.rukert.com

Stiles Machinery Inc. Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA) Tel: 616-698-7500 Fax: 616-698-7521 Email: mainmail@stilesmachinery.com www.stilesmachinery.com

Safmarine Antwerpen (Belgium) Tel: 32-3-2444637 Fax: 32-3-2444693 Email: sclmpvmng@safmarine.com www.safmarine.com

STX Pan Ocean Co., Ltd. Jakarta (Indonesia) Tel: 6221-526-7180 Fax: 6221-526-7181 Email: jakarta@stxpanocean.com www.stxpanocean.com

STX Pan Ocean Co., Ltd. Shanghai (China) Tel: 86-21-6160-4100 Fax: 86-21-6160-4011 Email: shanghai@stxpanocean.com www.stxpanocean.com

Tampa Port Authority Tampa, Florida (USA) Tel: 813-905-5122 Fax: 813-204-2662 Email: jpyburn@tampaport.com www.tampaport.com

STX Pan Ocean Singapore Pte. Ltd. Singapore Tel: 65-6461-6210 Fax: 65-6461-6219 Email: singapore@stxpanocean.com www.stxpanocean.com

U*C Coatings Corporation Buffalo, New York (USA) Tel: 716-833-9366 Fax: 716-833-0120 Email: iwpa@uccoatings.com www.uccoatings.com

STX Pan Ocean USA Rutherford, New Jersey (USA) Tel: 201-507-9952 Fax: 201-507-9951 Email: shoh@stxpanoceanusa.com www.stxpanocean.com

Weinig Group Mooresville, North Carolina (USA) Tel: 704-799-0100 Fax: 704-799-7400 Email: sales@weinigusa.com www.weinigusa.com

To search for more specific species, products or services, visit www.iwpawood.org

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION ISO 9002 – ISM CODE QUALITY ASSURED

GLOBAL REACH • PERSONAL TOUCH

Unrivaled Experience • Worldwide Reliable Service • Large Modern Fleet • Personalized Customer Service • Loss Prevention Management •

www.stxpanocean.com • (201) 507-9952 To search for more specific species, or services, shoh@stxpanocean.com products visit www.iwpawood.org 78

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PORTS OF SAVANNAH AND BRUNSWICK

Make Your Move. We’re Ready.

Years of forest products experience, ample open and covered storage, available berthing.

Find all this and more at the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick. With a strategic Southeast location at the center of America’s forest products production, Georgia’s ports make every breakbulk move seamless. + Dedicated forest products team. + Close proximity to major interstates. + Quick in and out saves time and money. + Flexible scheduling for loading and unloading to truck.

Only a few days by road or rail to all major U.S. and Canadian hubs

+ Two Class I rail options: Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation. + On-dock rail for the immediate loading and unloading of cargo.

BREAKBULK. SAVANNAH AND BRUNSWICK. SMART MOVE. For more information on how the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick can expedite your forest products moves, contact Mark Troughton, Global Accounts Executive, at 912.964.3958 or mtroughton@gaports.com.

breakbulk.gaports.com

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Guide to the Advertisers PAGE

COMPANY

PHONE

WEBSITE

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ALJOMA LUMBER, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305-556-8003 . . . . . . www.aljoma.com

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AMERICAN LUMBER COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-438-7888. . . . . . . www.alumber.com

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AMERICAN PACIFIC INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662-252-1862 . . . . . . . www.americanpac.com

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AMERICAN PACIFIC PLYWOOD INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805-688-7919 . . . . . . .

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ARGO FINE IMPORTS, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504-828-0943 . . . . . . www.argofineimports.com

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BAILLIE LUMBER COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-649-2850 . . . . . . . www.baillie.com

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BOZOVICH TIMBER PRODUCTS, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251-578-4604 . . . . . . . www.bozovich.com

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BR-111 EXOTIC HARDWOOD FLOORING . . . . . . . . . . . . 305-882-8842. . . . . . . www.br111.com

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CIKEL AMERICA,LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-971-7896 . . . . . . . www.cikel.com

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CLARKE VENEERS AND PLYWOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601-366-0331 . . . . . . . www.clarkeveneers.com COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-808-9080 . . . . . . www.cfpwood.com DEAN HARDWOODS, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-430-0883. . . . . . . www.deanwood.com

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DIAMOND HARDWOODS, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-635-0739 . . . . . . . www.diamonddecking.com

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EB-TY® HIDDEN DECK FASTENERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Get EBTY . . . . . . www.ebty.com

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ELOF HANSSON, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770-614-7896 . . . . . . . www.elofhansson.com

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FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION OF GUYANA . . . . . . . 592-226-9848 . . . . . . . www.fpaguyana.org

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GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912-964-3958 . . . . . . . www.gaports.com

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GHANA FORESTRY COMMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-208-906-9560. . . . www.ghanatimber.org

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HYUNDAI AMERICA SHIPPING AGENCY, INC.. . . . . . . . . 562-279-0615 . . . . . . . www.hmm21.com

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INTERHOLCO AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4141-767-0303 . . . . . . www.interholco.ch

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INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTIES, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901-853-4620 . . . . . . . www.intlspecialties.com

59

JIAXING KAOCHUAN WOODWORK CO., LTD. . . . . . . . . . 86-573-84646168 . . . www.kaochuanwoodwork.com

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LIBERTY WOODS INTERNATIONAL, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-367-7054 . . . . . . . www.libertywoods.com

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MALAYSIAN TIMBER COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-39-281999 . . . . . . . www.mtc.com.my

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MANIFEST JOURNALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-465-4680. . . . . . . www.manifestjournals.com

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MCCORRY & CO. LIMITED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727-475-1281 . . . . . . . www.mccorry.com

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ALAN MCILVAIN COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-485-6600 . . . . . . www.alanmcilvain.com

15

J. GIBSON MCILVAIN COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-335-9600. . . . . . . www.mcilvain.com

4

MEDLEY HARDWOODS INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305-887-1115 . . . . . . . www.medleyhardwoods.net

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NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION . . 312-946-6220 . . . . . . . www.nmma.org

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NEWMAN LUMBER COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228-832-1899 . . . . . . . www.newmanlumber.com

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NORTH PACIFIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-453-3554 . . . . . . www.northpacific.com

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PATRIOT TIMBER PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. . . . 336-299-7755 . . . . . . . www.patriottimber.com

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POLLMEIER INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503-452-5800. . . . . . . www.pollmeier.com

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PORT OF PORT ARTHUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409-983-2011 . . . . . . . www.portofportarthur.com

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SARAWAK TIMBER ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-82-332222. . . . . . . www.sta.org.my

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SEALASKA WOOD PRODUCTS SOLUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 530-790-7808 . . . . . . . www.sealaskawoodproducts.com

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SOUTH JERSEY PORT CORPORATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 856-757-4927 . . . . . . . www.southjerseyport.com

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STILES MACHINERY INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616-698-7500 . . . . . . . www.stilesmachinery.com

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STX PAN OCEAN CO., LTD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201-507-9952 . . . . . . . www.stxpanocean.com

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SWANER HARDWOOD COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818-953-5350 . . . . . . . www.swanerhardwood.com

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TRADELEAF, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-595-1371 . . . . . . . www.tradeleaf.com

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TRADELINK WOOD PRODUCTS INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336-292-1500 . . . . . . . www.tradelink-group.com

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UCS FOREST GROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905-814-8000. . . . . . . www.ucsforestgroup.com

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VICWOOD GROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 852-2543-1943 . . . . . . www.vicwoodtimber.com.cn

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WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-320-9720. . . . . . . www.weyerhaeuser.com

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IBC = Inside Back Cover

It’s affordable. The fun of boating starts at less than $10,000, and many dealers can help you obtain affordable financing.

It’s the ultimate getaway. Whether you’ve got two hours or an entire weekend, there’s no better place to spend your time.

It’s convenient. Most people live within an hour of accessible water.

Stay close to home or explore.

Visit DiscoverBoating.com to get your free Get Started in Boating DVD.

DiscoverBoating.com

IFC = Inside Front Cover

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Your Gulf Coast Port Connection

You Need it!

We Got it...

■ Cargo Scanning ■ Inventory Management ■ EDI Interface ■ Competitive Rates ■ 24/7 On-site Customs and Border Protection ■ 19 Miles to Gulf of Mexico ■ 55 acres of recently purchased waterfront property adjacent to our present terminal ■ Plus many more Value-Added Services

CONTACT:

Floyd or Orlando

PHONE:

409-983-2011

E-MAIL:

orlando@portofportarthur.com

P.O. Box 1428 Port Arthur, Texas USA 77641 Phone: 409-983-2011 Fax: 409-985-9312 e-mail: info@portofportarthur.com www.portofportarthur.com

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Aljoma Lumber, delivering quality wood products for over 30 years.

Aljoma Lumber has served Florida and the Caribbean since 1976 as a diversified wood product wholesaler, importer and exporter.

Through the years we have been able to build our business on a reputation for reliability, prompt shipments, competitive pricing and consistent quality.

Tropical Hardwoods

Panel Products

• African Mahognay

Hardwood Plywood

• Genuine Mahogany

Softwood Plywood MDF/OSB Particleboard

• Spanish Cedar • Cumuru • Ipe • Jatoba • Sapele

Lumber Products

Flooring/Decking/Fencing Treated Lumber Softwood Lumber

Trust in Aljoma to supply you with the most cost-efficient lumber and panel products around.

Medley , FL • 800.524.3146 • www.aljoma.com R e a l h a R d w o o d . R e a l b e a u t y. R e a l v a l u e .

New Abaco™ tropical hardwood decking is beautiful, strong and durable. All species used in Abaco are abundant and responsibly harvested from well-managed and sustainable forests. These species have fine textures, provide a highly desired exotic look for years of performance, and have a superior fire rating when compared to redwood, cedar and pressure-treated lumber.

AbacoDecking.com

Its contemporary European profile features a traditional smooth surface on one face and an elegant moulded pattern on the other. The ribbed pattern makes each board slip-resistant and cooler on the feet.

Aljoma Lumber, Inc. • Medley, FL 33178 • 800.524.3146 • AbacoDecking.com

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Tradelink USA I M P O R T

&

E X P O R T

Imported Lumber & Dimension from South America, West Africa and S.E. Asia

American Hardwoods for Export and Domestic Sale in Rough Sawn Lumber and Dimension

Direct Importers and Manufacturers of Hardwood Flooring from South America

Direct Importers of Hardwood Decking from South America

PH :

336.292.1500

WWW.TRADELINK- GROUP.COM

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