Massaranduba – milling and the production process

Masaranduba production process of identifying trees, sustainable forestry, logging, milling and packaging

Talking about Massaranduba, also known Brazilian Redwood or Bullitwood, the following gives you an overview of the entire production process:

brazilian redwood tree

each and every tree must be identified prior to logging. This is clearly a massaranduba tree, which can attain heights of 100 to 150 feet

milling a massaranduba log

milling a massaranduba log.

This phase is cutting into the correct thick mostly 1” for 19/20 and 21mm thick decking and ¾” decking and flooring US size

concession sustainable forestry

within the concession all trees are identified and listed to be approved for a sustainable way of logging. More on sustainable forestry and its process. This is one of the most important reasons why to buy your hardwood deck from Roque Valente SRL!

freshly cut massaranduba log

beautiful freshly cut massaranduba Brazilian Redwood log with no cracks or hollow heart

massaranduba feeder

massaranduba logs on the feeder to be cut in boards

massaranduba log with latex

A massaranduba log. You can see the red color. The tree has a high latex content and is mixed into natural rubber in some places to enhance quality of the mixture. The white streaks are the latex from the bark of the tree.

dimensioning massaranduba boards

after cutting the thick and the correct width this is step is cutting the length. Freshly cut massaranduba Brazilian Redwood boards look pale as shown on the picture.

masaranduba boards piled