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09-02-2009, 04:44 PM
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Unbelievable.. Is this True ???
A contractor friend of mine was talking about an Exotic Hardwood that can take up to 3 MONTHS to acclimate to the temperature of a room. This was said when i was looking at some Exotic Hardwood Samples that i intended to place in my store. Once i saw the wood that was packaged, i saw that it was of a different color and texture. The distributor told me that it could take up to 3 MONTHS before the proper color and texture is seen in the Exotic Hardwood.. !!
Am i really supposed to wait 3 MONTHS before installing this Hardwood ??
How could i tell a customer to wait 3 MONTHS before installation.. and there really Exotic woods like this...!!
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09-02-2009, 06:29 PM
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egotistical prick
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Well, of course it'll change color. But I do believe the really dense ones take a long time to adjust. Months? I did one that took six weeks. What are you looking at? Palm? Tulip? Rosewood? Ebony? Ipe? You got me curious now, dangit! Make sure he isn't 'adjusting the truth for his needs' (difference between Bolivian Rosewood and it's lesser junk brazilian version).
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Last edited by Cdat; 09-02-2009 at 06:31 PM.
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09-02-2009, 11:58 PM
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maybe if it was cut down fresh and shipped to you in a matter of days without drying at all......
never heard of such a long acclimation time.....and if I did I would use those samples as firewood so my customers never see em.
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09-03-2009, 05:39 AM
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egotistical prick
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Floorwizard
maybe if it was cut down fresh and shipped to you in a matter of days without drying at all......
never heard of such a long acclimation time.....and if I did I would use those samples as firewood so my customers never see em.
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Well you just described the entire Brazilian market. What you get is usually harvested within the last six months.
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09-03-2009, 12:05 PM
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They shipped across Amazon jungles ...along paved mud roads, potholes, etc.... thus explain slipperage, falling, pickup, and acid rain drops falling wet on all wood species.. (kidding). 
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09-03-2009, 09:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AcademyHardwood
A contractor friend of mine was talking about an Exotic Hardwood that can take up to 3 MONTHS to acclimate to the temperature of a room. This was said when i was looking at some Exotic Hardwood Samples that i intended to place in my store. Once i saw the wood that was packaged, i saw that it was of a different color and texture. The distributor told me that it could take up to 3 MONTHS before the proper color and texture is seen in the Exotic Hardwood.. !!
Am i really supposed to wait 3 MONTHS before installing this Hardwood ??
How could i tell a customer to wait 3 MONTHS before installation.. and there really Exotic woods like this...!!
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The longest I have had to wait for flooring to acclimate, was 2 months. Yes it was an exotic. It was delivered at 22% MC. It was a reclaimed Burmese Teak, that came out of India.
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09-04-2009, 10:27 AM
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Its so feckin damp here that we have to add water to our new timber floors to stop them moving 
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09-04-2009, 12:42 PM
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Interesting. I didn't know that. Some thing to be aware of.
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09-04-2009, 12:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rickle
Interesting. I didn't know that. Some thing to be aware of.
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I was only messing Rickle, we dont really............ or did u mean the post before mine? 
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09-04-2009, 01:38 PM
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Talking about the acclimatization times.
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09-04-2009, 07:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rickle
Talking about the acclimatization times. |
It is not a time thing, that you can put a stop watch on.
It is a moisture content thing, that you better have a good accurate and calibrated pin-type wood moisture meter, like a Tramex Professional, or the Delmhorst-2100
Last edited by Floordude; 09-04-2009 at 07:53 PM.
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