About this episode

This episode discusses the increasing availability of Zelkova lumber and its properties, along with safe burning practices for woodshop scraps and a comparison of historical and current lumber markets.

Zelkova lumber is starting to become more available as the 1st and 2nd generation of urban planting in the wake of the Dutch Elm blight is maturing and urban sawyers are finding more Zelkova in their inventories. This tree has many of the same properties of Elm and a long, revered history across Japane, Korea and China. Additional topics in this episode include what woods are safe to burn from your woodshop scraps and how the Post WWII lumber boom compares to the current lumber market.

Topics covered

• Zelkova lumber availability
• urban planting
• woodshop scraps
• lumber market comparison

Keywords

• Zelkova lumber
• urban sawyers
• woodshop scraps
• lumber market
• Dutch Elm blight
• Post WWII lumber boom

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