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Recently I went in search of picture framing made from sustainably harvested wood. No easy task: I was told that virtually every framing shop uses wood that is purchased without regard to its origin. There is not just the origin of the wood to consider, but also the assembly of the mouldings. One shop owner told me that his mouldings were assembled in China. An exception to this is Andrew London. Some of you may know Andrew from the Halifax Farmers' Market. His company is "Oakridge Woodworking." In response to my original search for sustainably-harvested maple, Andrew sent me the following response and agreed that I could share it with sust-mar readers. For more information, contact Andrew at 852-4673 Andrew London <picframer@hotmail.com> ~paul :) PS I settled on New Brunswick cherry. The results are beautiful ... gorgeous frames custom-matted with acid-free paper, non-glare glass. Costing approximately HALF what i would have paid at a "normal" store. Drop by my office if you want to see them ... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 08:38:32 ADT From: Andrew London <picframer@hotmail.com> To: pfalvo@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Maple Thanks for your reply. Purchasing sustainable wood is getting next to impossible to determine however I do know that the maple at EastCoast is almost always from local sources. I am not aware of anyone that has a small mill with a kiln that could actually set your mind at ease as say that it has been harvested in what we may consider a sustainable fashion. The best I am able to do is ensure that the wood I use is not endangered and I do this by following reports by the World Tree Harvesting Federation. I know that the large companies in Atlantic Canada that harvest trees promote that they are replanting however I have seen to much of what they do and feel strongly against it. Mainly due to the fact that I come from Northesatern New Brunswick where forestry is the primary source of income. Most of the Atlantic wood goes to the U.S. as you are probably aware, the recent issue is Birdseye Maple as the U.S. and Forign markets have it so tied up that it is next to impossible to find. It has taken me almost 9 months to find some. It is good quality, was harvested over 12 years ago and has been air dried. I purchased it from the old guy that harvested the wood from his property as he wanted to have it for his retirement to build furniture however now that he is nearing retirement his health will not allow him to work with wood. As for myself, I only do picture frames and small crafts, I no longer do any cabinetry and have gone back to work on a full time basis in the financial services industry where I have spent over 17 years of my career. Mainly as I can't compete with the mass producers. Talk to you soon. Andrew -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on Sustainable Maritimes (sust-mar) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Questions about sust-mar? Problems? Email <sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> Please remember to UNSUBSCRIBE if your email account is changing, or if you are going away. To leave the list, just send email to <majordomo@chebucto.ns.ca> As the text of your message, type only "unsubscribe sust-mar" (without quotes)
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