Sustainable Northwest Wood
2701 SE 14th Ave, Portland, OR
September 20, 2022 - 7PM
Tour and presentation at Sustainable Northwest Wood
We have had presentations from SNWW before, but it has been a number of years since we were able to go to the actual shop and get our hands on the wood. Now we’re in luck! Few things make a woodworker happier than being able to actually touch and see the wood.
Sustainable has a stated goal to “foster a wood products community where each purchase for the built environment ensures resilience in the natural one.” As our climate changes, it is gratifying to be able to buy our wood from environmentally conscious providers. We have the good fortune of not only having this resource in our community, but also as one of the Guild’s sponsors.
The people at Sustainable seek to find local, sustainable wood products that protect and restore our ecosystems. To meet this goal, they acquire wood that would otherwise be unused and wasted. Woods they have available that can be difficult to find elsewhere, include pacific madrone, blue pine, myrtle wood, and tanoak.
Their western juniper is a prime example of working to provide a great product and help our ecosystem. This species has become overgrown in Eastern Oregon threatening native grasses and drawing valuable water from the soil. SSNWW is working with millers to use this rot resistant wood as lumber.
Sustainable’s wood is sourced exclusively from FSC® Certified sawmills in the Pacific Northwest. We, as woodworkers, work with a renewable resource, but it is neither unlimited nor expendable. There will be opportunities to purchase wood at the shop after the presentation, so bring your checkbooks/credit cards. This is a great opportunity for us to support one of our sponsors, our community, and our favorite pastime. Plus remember that you will get a 10% discount at Sustainable as you get from all of our sponsors. See the website for more information: https://www.snwwood.com/
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