[Jim Bremner]

Here in my home town of Cerritos there's a 200,000 sg ft hardwood shop.

I tok a tour of there warehouses and the one thing that they had to show me was some wood that's raised in New Zealand. They clip the branches off the lower 80% of the tree so that they get a plank that's with less defects.

Now after the tree has been harvested they ship the damn things to Scandinavia where they dry the wood. Next is a vinegar solution that keeps the wood from rotting.

They warranty it for 50 years if it's on land and 25 if it's submerged.


It's not as pretty as the deck that Rusty Heap has but If I bought it once and never moved it would be replaced when I'm 95!