The beginning of our lumber's journey starts at the sawmills. We source our material from sustainable, small business loggers who can help us get the individual trees that have grown and produced the quality we expect for our materials. 

 From there, the lumber is rough sawn and shipped directly to us. We then stack the lumber and position in our warehouses which are built to facilitate optimal airflow, allowing the wood to begin drying and stabilizing under weight as we cycle it through the kiln. 

 We use a state-of-the-art vacuum kiln which allows us to dry wood in a controlled environment under pressure, which helps to dry the wood faster while helping to limit the potential for warpage and cracking, or "checking" as we call it in the industry. The pressurized chamber allows water to be evaporated under lower temperatures, which helps keep these typical issues from wasting a lot of lumber. 

Thanks to our careful handling of the material, our diligent monitoring during air drying, and the technology in our vacuum kilns, what normally takes a mill eighteen months or more to accomplish can be finished in a matter of weeks, depending on the species.