{"podcast":{"title":"Shannon's Lumber Industry Update","slug":"shannon-s-lumber-industry-update-749123","podcast_index_feed_id":749123,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:618306402/sounds.rss","website_url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-715157026","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000610334694-pfeqdq-original.jpg","author":"Shannon Rogers","episode_count":171,"summary":"An 8/4, Kiln dried podcast all about lumber and y…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T02:17:26.563367+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shannon-s-lumber-industry-update-749123"},"episode":{"title":"LU158 Ponderosa","slug":"lu158-ponderosa","published_at":"2025-10-30T12:51:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shannon-s-lumber-industry-update-749123/lu158-ponderosa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shannon-s-lumber-industry-update-749123","url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-715157026/lu158-ponderosa","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2202281003-user-715157026-lu158-ponderosa.mp3","summary":"Today I feature the mighty Ponderosa Pine. I was marveling at these trees on a recent trip out west and knew I had to feature the species. A mainstay of the construction lumber industry often labelled as PP/LP on lumber racks. But also a species with a different life in the form of clear boards in moulding, interior flooring, paneling, etc. The species is fire propagating and is a perfect example of how healthy forest management needs a little fire from time to time. The Beetle Kill Pine is the result of weak forests without natures cleaning mechanism. Ponderosa is a yellow pine but a pale version of yellow pine both in appearance but in workability with softer and less difference between early and late growth. It makes for a more uniform working experience with planing, sawing or cutting joinery. Also in this episode I answer questions about: - Kiln Drying schedules to reduce trial and error when drying lumber - How pulp wood forests no longer destined to a paper mill could be turned into saw timber forests. - Typical construction lumber species in the 1920s in the NE United States","meta_description":"Today I feature the mighty Ponderosa Pine. I was marveling at these trees on a recent trip out west and knew I had to feature the species. A mainstay of t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3319,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/shannon-s-lumber-industry-update-749123/episodes/lu158-ponderosa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shannon-s-lumber-industry-update-749123/lu158-ponderosa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}