Virginia Tech: From Green Wood to a Green World - How Extension Agents Are Impacting America's Hardwood Industry
October 29, 2021
October 29, 2021
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSOps) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
The cracks -- or "checks" in the language of the wood industry -- aren't easy to see.
"We had some small check problems with some cherry wood we were drying," explains Rick Richardson, a lumber purchaser and vice president for Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company. "We didn't see any issues until we applied finish to the wood, and the checks would show up.&q . . .
The cracks -- or "checks" in the language of the wood industry -- aren't easy to see.
"We had some small check problems with some cherry wood we were drying," explains Rick Richardson, a lumber purchaser and vice president for Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company. "We didn't see any issues until we applied finish to the wood, and the checks would show up.&q . . .