What Kind of Tropical Decking Wood Would Best Serve Your Application? For both commercial and residential decking needs, tropical hardwoods provide the basis for the kind of low-maintenance, long-lasting attractive structures that today’s discriminating customers desire. … [Read more...]
Lumber with a History: A Story of Years-Gone-By
Usually, we’re pretty black-and-white around here, educating you about various wood species and applications. But we’re going to shift gears for this post and tell you a little story. Perhaps it’s our company’s 200-plus years of experience in the American lumber industry that … [Read more...]
Afromosia: A Teak Replacement for Home Design?
As Teak Demand Increases, Afromosia Emerges as an Alternative Lumber species flow in and out of popularity like the undulating waves of fashion and design. In the lumber industry, each shift in preference sets off a predictable chain of events, beginning with the change in … [Read more...]
Think FSC Certified Lumber is Always Sustainable and Legal? Think Again! Part 2
There are several different lumber verification systems out there that you can seek out on top of the standard FSC certification and CITES documentation (see Part 1). These verification schemes tend to carry more legal weight and they can help to trace the wood throughout the … [Read more...]
Think FSC Certified Lumber is Always Sustainable and Legal? Think Again! Part 1
Making sure that those in every sector of the lumber industry are following environmentally responsible guidelines just makes sense. After all, since trees are the natural resource which our entire industry depends on to be able to survive and thrive, it’s in our best interests, … [Read more...]
The Role of FSC Certification in Lacey Act Compliance
In the wake of the SWAT-team raid on Gibson Guitars in September 2011, many within the lumber industry were surprised to learn that FSC certification does not necessarily ensure Lacey Act compliance - even if the lumber includes CITES documentation. So if FSC certification isn’t … [Read more...]
Plywood Offerings from J. Gibson McIlvain
Quality. It’s what J. Gibson McIlvain makes its primary goal. Of course, quality control takes slightly different processes when it comes to hardwoods, tropical decking, softwoods, millwork, and plywood. Among those categories of lumber and lumber products, plywood may well be … [Read more...]
Why Plywood Grading Falls Short
Hardwood grading is pretty straightforward. If you’re used to how you can order hardwood lumber based on grade, you may be in for a surprise when it comes to plywood. While we’d all love to be able to rely on plywood grading to determine quality, we can’t live as if we’re in an … [Read more...]
Value Engineering at its Finest – Boat Builders
It might seem to make sense to you to use a completely different species than you have before to build something you’ve built many times before. But it may not work. Unlike manufactured products, where a simple color or finish type simply means a different pigment, each wood … [Read more...]
Why You Should Place Your Next Architectural Plywood Order with Us
With our in-house millworks, J. Gibson McIlvain is truly a full-service lumber supplier. Do you know what that means for you, as our customer? Options, and plenty of them! When you combine that factor with our primary aim of quality, you have a winning combination! We can either … [Read more...]
