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The Graber Wood Story
Quality of wood defines quality
We use only 100% North American hardwood in the construction of
our wood shutters and blinds because of its light weight, consistent color,
hardness, structural stability, and attractive grain.
Sound forestry techniques
We work only with foresters who practice "sustained yield forest
management"-nearly twice as much hardwood grows as is harvested in the U.S. each
year. The volume of hardwoods in American forests today is 90% larger than it
was 50 years ago.
Preserving
our natural resources
Springs Wood Products consumes recycled sawdust and
wood shavings, generating the heat required to dry lumber, for a completely
self-sufficient manufacturing process. Our Reynosa, Mexico fabrication and
finishing facility is 88.7% pollution free, above any U.S. standard.
Springs
Wood Products, Grayling, MI
We have control over the quality of wood used-we
control the process from green lumber to finished shutters and blinds. Hardwoods
used in crafting Graber wood shutters and blinds are kiln dried and molded at
our Springs Wood Products facility in Grayling, Michigan. The wood is dried
slowly to strict wood shutter and blind specifications, because structural
change can occur when moisture is removed. Molding and sanding operations
provide the highest quality surface, free of defects.
Springs Fabrication & Finishing, Reynosa, Mexico
At our state-of-the-art finishing plant in Reynosa,
Mexico components are carefully sorted prior to fabrication for color uniformity
and wood characteristics. We sort wood as an end user, rather than a finishing
vendor, taking out defects in a climate-controlled building. To finish the
shutter or blind, we use only high quality paints and stains; on-site certified
color technicians provide both application and quality control.
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