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June 8, 2016

Application of Cutek Extreme on Thermally Modified Woods.

The roasting & steam process creates a very appealing initial look to woods.  However, these woods will now silver in record time, are far more brittle, […]
June 7, 2016

Application of Cutek Extreme Clear Coat on Thermally Modified Wood

Unusual wear patterns have been observed on thermally modified woods which are not typical of Cutek wear on regular woods. We are still not sure why […]
June 2, 2016

Why use end sealer on thermally treated wood.

Thermally treated wood products are made from several species of wood. One common species used in thermal modification is North American White Ash as this species […]
May 25, 2016

Hardwood siding installation using thermally modified wood.

What you can learn from a few professionals while working along side them can be beneficial no matter how inept one may feel to the task […]
April 29, 2016

Education continues to play an important role with consumers wanting information on thermally modified wood.

Having access to a new and innovative product such as thermally modified wood requires continuing education to the North American consumer. Most consumers are not aware […]
April 17, 2016

4 Month Exposure Testing on Thermally Modified Wood

We used the Novawood thermally modified wood decking and did an exposure test that ran 4 months beginning at December 1 st, 2015 and ran until […]
April 8, 2016

Is LEED still relevant?

Is LEED still relevant? Source: Is LEED still relevant?
April 6, 2016

Factors affecting the quality of heat-treated wood.

The quality of raw material has a significant effect on the quality of the final heat-treated wood product. In principle, all wood species can be heat-treated. However, the […]
April 3, 2016

Thermally Modified Decking

This is a very informative article written by Charles Wardell from Professional Deck Builders Magazine about thermally modified wood with a product overview as a decking […]