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I believe in this case they aren't waiting for it to mature. They use what's called LVL (laminate veneer lumber) which is basically thin sheets of the wood glue
by tills13 2y ago
I believe in this case they aren't waiting for it to mature. They use what's called LVL (laminate veneer lumber) which is basically thin sheets of the wood glued together (think plywood but thicker) and then recut into dimensional sizes. The end product is both stronger and straighter than conventional lumber. And because you don't need a large cross section (almost literally any size will do), you can have a pretty short planting -> harvesting cycle.
- rootusrootus 2y agoPDX is not using LVL, they're using glulam. That's 2x4 and 2x6 dimensional lumber glued together. https://www.apawood.org/pdx-gets-back-to-its-roots-with-engineered-wood https://www.apawood.org/pdx-gets-back-to-its-roots-with-engi...
- tills13 2y agoCool -- good info, thank you.