Trio Forest: November Lumber Low Down

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

It is our desire that the industry and market knowledge we provide to you monthly assists in your job and company success. So, go be successful today and if we can help in any other way, let us know.   - The Trio Team 
Timber Adders Defined:
It's a Heart Issue

Have you ever wondered why lumber suppliers ask you so many questions when buying timbers?  

Some typical questions would be: 

 

What grade do you need?

  • #2
  • #1
  • Select Structural

What is the heart spec?
 

Box Heart means a piece of lumber with the pith enclosed in the piece.
 

FOHC (Free of Heart Center)  Lumber sawn to exclude the pith or heart center of a log.  (Pith is the small soft core in the structural center of the log).  FOHC timbers will stay straighter and do not split as much.  When buying a few pieces you can get 100% FOHC.

 

When buying units, be sure to ask what the heart spec is. The typical is 70%. In Arizona, you generally do not want use 'Box Heart' because of the heat element.

 

SFA = Select for Appearance

 

Go to www.trioforest.com/timber-adders
THE LUMBER MARKET TODAY 

The graphs below depict what happens in the lumber world on a daily basis. 
The market  changes. H istorically holidays tend to slow the market movement. 
We do not anticipate a lot of change as we roll into December. 

Source: Random Lengths, used here with permission granted by the publisher. 
The Following Graphs Display 
A Footprint of Past Market Activity 
21 Ingredients for Holiday Stress

The holidays are a special time ... until they're not. They can be quickly ruined when we choose to engage in stress-inducing behaviors. So, this year, let's each commit to not serving up this joy-killing dish!


Recipe for Holiday Stress: 21 Ingredients to Avoid!
  1. Argue over with whose family the holidays will be spent.
  2. Seek perfection in decorations, gift selection-and people.
  3. Take every comment personally, or be easily offended.
  4. Value traditions-any tradition-more than people's feelings/needs.
  5. Nag the teen son about getting a haircut.
  6. Draw no boundaries, saying yes to everything and no to nothing.
  7. Talk about self while asking little about others.
  8. Use plastic money to spend more than what we have.
  9. Fail to recognize, compliment, and appreciate the people around us.
  10. Connect on social media but disconnect from those in the room.

  Read the rest at QBQ.com

This article came directly from one of our favorite authors, John Miller.
Practicing Personal Accountability at Home and at Work:  QBQ: The Question Behind the Question   What to Really Ask Yourself to Eliminate Blame, Victim Thinking, Complaining and Procrastination 

It's about the relationship
we value with our customers.   

We sell lumber too.

Trio Forest Products Inc.
480.969.8288

Mailing Address:
PO Box 1465, Mesa AZ 85211

Physical Address:
959 South Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85210 

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