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The Hurley-Byrd Bird Feeder Co.
462 Williams Cross Way
Fairmont, West Virginia 26554
304-363-0199 or toll free at 877-363-0199
© 2002 - 2009
A Word About Wood
There's cedar and then there's CEDAR
Before selling a single feeder, we went looking for the best Western Red Cedar possible.
We didn't want the country's best cedar, we wanted the world's best cedar and it took a lot of searching
to find the right sawmill producing the finest cedar possible. After an exhaustive search, we found one company, Northwest Forest Products of Tacoma Washington, with a philosophy of producing cedar
lumber unequalled by any other producer and this is the only cedar lumber Hurley-Byrd will use.
Visit Northwest Forest Products web site and you'll understand why.
Why only Western Red Cedar?
Western Red Cedar (Thuja Plicata)
Is indigenous to the Pacific Northwest United States, north through
Western Canada and into Alaska. It is harvested under sustainable
forestry practices with extremely strict guidelines to prevent deforestation.
Longevity
Cedar is naturally decay resistant due to its high oil and
resin content. Cedar is also high in natural tannin which acts as
an insect repellant. Due to these factors, cedar is often used where
weather or water resilience is required, such as, exterior home
protection, boat building, etc.. This is why Hurley-Byrd uses
Western Red Cedar and it will serve you well for many years.
Appearance
The beauty of our feeders comes from within. A cedar tree
produces many colors of lumber throughout its diameter. The
sapwood (outer layer of the tree) is typically pure white to mellow yellow.
The closer to the center of the tree, the darker the wood. Heartwood
(the very center of the tree) is typically dark brown to near black.
Coloring of our feeders range from glowing golds to pinkish red,
to chocolate brown to multistriped and black streaked items.
It matters little which part of the tree we use,
they are all gorgeous in their own right.
Lets look a little closer though
See the photo to the right. We have taken sections from
five different boards to illustrate how different the coloring is in
our lumber. The piece at the top is a nice gold and the bottom one is dark
brown. The typical lumber coloring in our feeders is from one of the three
bottom sections. The middle piece and the second from the bottom
show how a single board can have extreme color variances in
one board while the bottom piece illustrates the
beautiful striped effects that may be found.
How We Use This Lumber
Each piece of lumber is inspected for the following:
Soundness - We make sure each piece of lumber is not cracked,
split, twisted or warped in any way. If a piece of lumber is found defective, which is extremely rare, it is placed aside for use in experimental
items, discarded or becomes a garden stake or fence rail.
Natural Beauty - Like the striped effects noted above,
we look for unusual characteristics in the lumber. When we build
a feeder, we "use" these effects to enhance the design characteristics
of the feeder being crafted. Grains and color patterns are accentuated
and placed in such a way they add greatly to the feeder's attractiveness.
Roof halves of our large bird feeders always have the most colorful or
beautifully patterned grains incorporated. You will be pleased
when you see a Hurley-Byrd feeder for the first time.
Keep these wood facts in mind when purchasing your feeder.
The items you see throughout the web site are of the feeder's design
and the lumber coloring will be different each and every time. Have no
worries though, each feeder is a true "thing-of-beauty" all unto itself.
There is no equal anywhere!
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