CSWoods Newsletter  
July 11 , 2006 - Issue # 10
Hello all! Welcome to the 10th edition of the CSWoods E-Newsletter. We are excited to share the comings and goings at CSWoods with you. To ensure continued receipt of our emails, please add cswoods@cswoods.com to your address book. You can view back editions of the newsletter at www.cswoods.com.
Hardwood versus Softwood:

HIGHLIGHT: Quartered Curly Sycamore
This highly figured lumber is rosy in color, ranging
in widths from up to 7" to 13-1/2" and wider:
from $5.60 a bft to $10.50 a bft.
( #'s - 5164, 5165, 5166)
Wood as a raw material:
Although we are surrounded by trees, it can be difficult and expensive to procure wood to use as a raw material from which to build something. At the moment a given piece of wood is purchased from a lumber yard, it makes a transition from the field of industry to the field of craft. As a craft material, wood is planed, cut to size, shaped, carved, sanded, colored and finished into something useful, beautiful or even precious. The journey to that point of purchase however, is a rough journey.  As the tree makes its way from the forest to the lumber yard it is pushed, pulled, dragged, lifted and hauled by chains, loaders, forklifts and trucks.  The operation of making dry planks out of living trees needs an enormous amount of labor from a diverse group of workmen. Lumberjacks, truckers, lift operators, sawyers, graders, kiln operators, millmen, dealers and  retailers may all deal with your plank before you ever touch it.
CSWoods stocks both hardwood and softwood. Hardwood is a term used to designate wood from deciduous trees while softwood comes from conifer trees such as cedars, douglas-firs, pines, redwoods, and spruces. Usually hardwood is thought to be of a higher density and hardness than softwood, but actually the wood hardness varies considerably in both groups, with a large amount of overlap. Some hardwoods, like balsa, are softer than most softwoods, while yew is an example of a hard softwood. There are about a hundred times as many hardwood species than there are softwoods.

ODD LOTS and CLOSEOUTS
 Tiger Maple - This rough cut lumber is ready
to be milled into a one of a kind floor.
$3.40 a bft (#5163)
cswoods@cswoods.com now allows you to search by species in the lumber, block, burl, and single catagories! Many pieces now have photos! Enjoy browsing our stock and feel free to call us about details.
Our woodyard and showroom in Gardner is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Our showroom in Carbondale is open by appointment.
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Contact Information:
Showroom/Woodyard: Gardner, Colorado - 8055 CR 570 - 81040 local phone:719-746-2413 fax:719-746-2433
Showroom location: Carbondale, Colorado - 2251 Delores Way Unit 5 - 81623 local phone: 970-963-9346
EMAIL: cswoods@cswoods.com
Fine Print: Prices vary depending on quantity, grade, and dimensions. Returned wood is accepted in original condition with prior approval, you pay freight. There will be additional charges for: project sorting and high-grading through packs, and small orders. CSW cannot be held responsible for health issues relating to wood, wood working, and wood products. All material sold as is.