The technique relies on identifying a wood sample’s chemical signature, which can then be matched against various known soil profiles to narrow down its origin.
At the mouth of all of the Gulf Coast rivers, small ports such as Pearlington, MS evolved supporting sawmills, boatyards, brickyards, cotton gins, taverns, and kilns producing naval stores (turpentine ...
"He goes out and selects timber for furniture makers and guitar makers and things like that, so I can support his business as well," he said. As there wasn't much in the way of training available to ...