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What Causes Wood Rot?

Wood decay (rot) is a common concern, especially in Oregon. It is well known that wood must be protected...

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Worker operating machinery to stack wooden boards in a plywood processing facility, helping to address wood product shortages.

Freres Lumber September Market Report: Unanticipated Prices and Wood Product Shortages

September 14, 2020 — I do not think anyone could have predicted a surging wood products market after the...

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Freres Lumber August Market Update: High Wood Products Demand Isn’t Stopping

August 31, 2020 — The commodity lumber and panel markets continue to defy conventional wisdom as well as gravity....

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Seven people stand smiling in front of a door labeled Freres Family Classroom in the new OSU Peavy Hall.

New OSU Peavy Hall Built with Mass Ply

The Freres family recently went back to the classroom. More specifically, they visited the Freres Family Classroom in the...

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Freres Lumber August Market Report: Dramatic Difference in Plywood Orders and Inventory

August 10, 2020 — It is amazing the difference that two months can make. Our markets are in a...

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Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment for Mass Ply

August 3, 2020 — Freres’ newly released Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Mass Ply Panels , has shown exciting...

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Increased Plywood Demand Continues

Freres Lumber July Market Update: Increased Plywood Demand Continues

July 27, 2020 — The Western Plywood market continues its unrelenting march upward on prices, and outward on order...

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Freres Lumber July Market Report: Rebound in Plywood Demand After Shutdowns

July 13, 2020 — As states have opened after COVID-19 shutdowns, we have seen a rebound in plywood demand...

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God made a logger

And God Made a Logger

And on the eighth day, God looked down on the earth he had created and said, “I need an...

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