2016 International Wood Magazine & Buyers Guide

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From the Forest

IWPA President Bronson Newburger welcomes readers to the 13th edition of International Wood magazine, highlighting the association's mission, advocacy work, compliance training, and upcoming 61st World of Wood Annual Convention.

By Bronson Newburger

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LEED to Include Credit for Legally Sourced Wood

USGBC announces a pilot Alternative Compliance Path credit under LEED that promotes responsible forest management and use of wood products with verified legal origin.

By Joe O'Donnell

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Nature's Palette

A reference glossary of tropical and imported wood species—common and scientific names—featured in International Wood, alongside an IWPA note on wood trade compliance training.

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Bar Raval: Reinterpreting the Pintxo Experience

Toronto's Bar Raval uses flowing, hewn mahogany panels resembling Mobius strips to create a modern, Art Nouveau-inspired sensory reinterpretation of the Spanish pintxos bar tradition.

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Spotlight On: Mahogany, Genuine Mahogany, Honduras Mahogany

A species spotlight on Genuine Honduras Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), detailing its origin, applications, appearance, and Janka hardness rating of 900 lb_f.

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Bar Raval: A Convergence of Digital Fabrication and Traditional Craftsmanship

The conclusion of the feature on PARTISANS' Bar Raval in Toronto, detailing how digital fabrication and hand craftsmanship combined to create the mahogany interior that earned a 2015 AIA R&D Award.

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Atherton House

A $37 million Atherton estate in Silicon Valley showcases Decospan's Shinnoki and Querkus architectural wood panels, custom-crafted by CalCase into a semi-contemporary interior that blends natural wood with industrial materials.

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Shinnoki and Querkus Veneer Panels in the Atherton House

Feature on the use of Shinnoki pre-finished and Querkus semi-finished European White Oak veneer panels in the Atherton house by CalCase, alongside a Shorepoint Insurance sidebar ad.

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Decospan Veneered Panels in the Atherton House

Continuation of feature on the use of Decospan's Querkus and Shinnoki veneered panels in a high-end Atherton residence, highlighting finishes, brushing techniques, and mix-matched European White Oak veneers.

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A Gem of the Forest

Rick Banas of Interwood Forest Products describes discovering the largest sapele tree of his 41-year career — a find so exceptional it will supply veneer for a premier private aircraft interiors manufacturer.

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Interesting Facts About This Sapele

A one-of-a-kind FSC-certified sapele log from the Democratic Republic of the Congo produced 436,896 square feet of veneer destined for use in luxury private aircraft interiors.

By Rick Banas

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New Life for a Beloved Boat

Alex Nikolajevich and Jennifer Smith restored the 30-year-old teak decks on their Vancouver 42' sailboat Green Ghost using new screw-free adhesive installation techniques.

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Teak Deck Installation (continued)

Continuation of a teak deck installation article describing screw removal, filling, sanding, plank adhesion and caulking, alongside an ad for AHC Hardwood Group's plantation-grown red grandis doors.

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Spotlight on: Teak, Burmese Teak

A species spotlight on teak (Tectona grandis), covering its origin, applications in boatbuilding and furniture, appearance, Janka hardness, and working characteristics.

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The Kentwood Design Challenge

At IDS 2016 in Toronto, Metropolitan Hardwood Floors hosted a design competition where OCAD and Ryerson students built innovative installations using Kentwood flooring products.

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Kentwood Design Challenge Winners Announced

OCAD University students took first prize at the Kentwood Design Challenge with Nature X Nature, an installation built from 5,000 pieces of hardwood flooring, while Dynamic Landscape earned second place.

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Kentwood Design Challenge Finalists at IDS2016

Conclusion of a feature on the Kentwood Design Challenge at IDS2016, showcasing finalist projects including Dynamic Landscape, Lightbox Cafe, Inkling, and Shan Shui by students from Ryerson and OCAD.

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Uniting Design

A 25-foot-high, 100-foot-long "pavilion of the future" built from European beech BauBuche laminated veneer lumber anchors Frankfurt's Goetheplatz Plaza, providing a community space for exhibitions, talks, and workshops.

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Spotlight On: European Beech

A species spotlight on European Beech (Fagus sylvatica), detailing its origin, pale pinkish-brown appearance, 1,450 lb Janka hardness, and suitability for furniture, flooring, cabinetry, and interior design.

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Frankfurt Timber Pavilion (continued)

Conclusion of the Frankfurt timber pavilion feature, describing the glue-free pin connections and plant-tub counterweight system developed with Bollinger + Grohmann to anchor the temporary structure.

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Cumaru: Strong, Durable and Responsibly Sourced

The Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest replaced its 7,000-foot boardwalk through a 17,000-acre South Carolina wetland sanctuary with responsibly sourced cumaru hardwood.

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Cumaru for the Beidler Forest Boardwalk

Timber Holdings USA supplied Cumaru for the Audubon Society's Beidler Forest boardwalk, meeting strict environmental stewardship standards while offering a durable, cost-effective alternative to Ipe.

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Beidler Forest Boardwalk: Tropical Hardwoods for Lasting Sustainability

Continued feature on Timber Holdings' Beidler Forest boardwalk project, detailing the sustainability program, manual construction challenges, and life-cycle benefits of naturally durable tropical hardwoods like Cumaru.

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Malaysian Timbers Used in Uniquely Creative Ways

Malaysian timber species such as Balau and Merbau are being used in innovative architectural projects, including the Nautique boathouse in Singapore and luxury resorts across Southeast Asia.

By Malaysian Timber Council

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Four Seasons Langkawi & the Nautique

A look at the Nautique floating luxury villa and the Four Seasons Langkawi resort in Malaysia, showcasing balau, merbau and teak construction with Moorish-inspired architecture.

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Tropical Timbers in Maldivian Resort Architecture

A spotlight on chengal (Neobalanocarpus) alongside a feature on tropical timber use in Maldivian resort architecture, including Shangri-la's Villingili Resort and Viceroy Maldives.

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Spotlight on: Meranti, Balau, Lauan, Philippine Mahogany

A spotlight on Meranti, Balau, Lauan and Philippine Mahogany (Shorea spp.) from Southeast Asia, featuring the Fashala restaurant at Shangri-La's Villingili Resort where balau, kapur and meranti were used throughout.

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Malaysian Timbers in Design

A feature highlighting Malaysian timber species including chengal, balau, merbau, kapur and meranti, with a spotlight profile on kapur (Dryobalanops spp.).

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From Forest to Furniture

Cormark International owner Fabrizio Corte partners with master craftsman Brian Brace to transform a sustainably sourced Cameroonian sapele log into the Arbor Slab Table, a live-edge dining centerpiece with ebony details.

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Spotlight On: Sapele

A species spotlight on Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum) from West Africa, covering its appearance, applications, hardness, and uses in furniture, doors, windows, and guitar bodies.

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Crafting a Sapele Slab Table

Continuation of a feature on crafting a unique sapele slab table, covering hand-selection of lumber, mortise-and-tenon joinery, ebony butterfly keys, and finishing techniques.

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About Brian Brace & Cormark International

Continuation article profiling master furniture craftsman Brian Brace of Vermont and Cormark International, a family-owned supplier of African exotic hardwoods including lumber, live-edge slabs, and veneers.

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Music Wood: A Tale of Two Species

An introduction to tonewoods, tracing maple and rosewood from forest to finished guitar, and examining illegal logging, certification systems like FSC and PEFC, and laws like the Lacey Act.

By Charles Victor Barber and Austin Clowes

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Tonewoods: Legal and Environmental Issues in the Guitar Industry

An examination of how the guitar industry became a focal point for illegal logging concerns, with Lacey Act cases against Gibson Guitars and J&L Tonewoods, and the pressures on rosewood species.

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Tonewoods and the Lacey Act

A look at rosewood and big-leaf maple as tonewoods for guitar construction, CITES restrictions on Dalbergia species, and IWPA's Lacey Act compliance training program.