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Harvesting and marketing young koa

Harvesting and marketing young koa. Plantations. Natural stands. Current state of the industry. Age?. Mana Rd (DHHL) 24 years. Waipunalei 25 yrs (Parker). Keauhou 33 yrs(KS). Measured upper log diameters of all koa using laser caliper (748 trees)

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Harvesting and marketing young koa

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  1. Harvesting and marketing young koa • Plantations Natural stands

  2. Current state of the industry Age?

  3. Mana Rd (DHHL) 24 years

  4. Waipunalei 25 yrs (Parker) Keauhou 33 yrs(KS)

  5. Measured upper log diameters of all koa using laser caliper (748 trees) Calculated merchantable timber volumes Min 4 ft length, 10 inch diameter Koa volume inventoryKeauhou 1978 stand

  6. Predicted koa harvest volumes

  7. Harvest

  8. Diagramming logs and milling at Jay Warner’s mill, Waipunalei

  9. 31 trees • 50 logs • 578 boards • 2,300 board feet • 7 units bowl stock

  10. Wood distributed • Commissioned woodworkers and bowl turners • Don Albrecht • Clark Allred • Richard Cunningham • Mats Fogelvik • Scott Hare • Ron Hester • Schools (UH Mānoa, Hawaii Commuity College, Kamehameha, Hilo High, Kealakehe

  11. Bowl stock

  12. Bowls

  13. Furniture

  14. Field day Publicity

  15. Woodworker reactions • Light weight and soft OR • Medium hardness • Not for carving: tearout • Lots of defect • Sapwood: plus or minus? • Light color • Little curl • Sands, turns easily • Dents easily • Finishes easily • DIFFERENT MARKET • Sells at 1/3 price OR • Sells at same price • “Became more interesting” • “Don’t sell this short”

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