Was waltzing thru the local HomePeephole the other day and saw the discount’get it otta here’ cart of the cracked/twisted culls they put out on occasion. All 1x’s. Looked at a sticker on those 1x’s and it said ‘Produced in Sweden’.
Got to thinking. How in the world can it be more advantageous for the big boxes to freight lumber from sweden to a store 100 miles from the canadian border. Are those new canadian fees that expensive?
Gollyman, help this homeboy’s peabrain figger this out.
Half of good living is staying out of bad situations.
The other…proper application of risk.
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Duties and illegal barriers to trade from the U.S. for Canadian softwood lumber are formidible, Rez. I heard today there is a proposal to increase them from 27% to 45%. Meanwhile, in B.C. at least one of the companies put of business by the tariffs, was purchased by American competitors. Alls fair in love and business, I guess. But wood cutting is not a business for the faint of heart! But I hear that the highly skilled american carpenters, and architects have learned how to use all the curly wood coming from other sources, and that customers down there prefer the rustic look of bark and knots. enjoy the day, h.
It could be that the big factor is how little the Swedes are getting for it, and the dollar to kroner exchange rate.
Also, are they cutting it to U.S. dimensions, or just shipping the kinda-close metric equivalents?
-- J.S.
Couldn't see an immediate need for them and little storage space left so I didn't pay much more attention to it for accuracy.Half of good living is staying out of bad situations.
The other...proper application of risk.