Now, the blank arrives at the factory. Your TopSolid file is perfect: a nested layout that uses 92% of the sheet. But the leftover 8%—the "skeleton"—is still paid for. You bought the whole tree; you only use the best part.
You ask the salesman, "Why is solid wood so expensive?" topsolid wood price
Green lumber is a lie. It is wet, heavy, and angry. To become furniture, it must enter the kiln—a metal maw that breathes steam for three weeks. The price here is energy. Natural gas prices spike? Solid wood spikes. A winter storm knocks out power to the drying sheds? The lumber checks, cracks, and becomes "utility grade." Now, the blank arrives at the factory
The spot price moves not with the saw, but with the news. A strike in Vancouver. A drought in the Panama Canal. A trade war over electric vehicles. The solid wood board in your hand is a hostage of geopolitics. You bought the whole tree; you only use the best part