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Jacaranda has been crafting green building products for more than 40 years. It all started when our founder, Dan Whittelsey, Sr., began exporting ...

Wood veneer offers an aesthetic, affordable solution for interior wallcoverings. Jacaranda’s extensive selection of species means that you can ...

In Ancient Egypt, wood veneers were used for everything from furnishings to sarcophagi. These thin slices of wood were bonded securely to an ...

The hospitality industry has seen record growth in the past few years, and as it has grown, it has evolved dramatically. Gone are the days of ...

The hospitality industry has made both a business and an art out of hospitality, welcoming their customers and clients with respect and ...

The first timber buildings appeared during the Stone Age, with ancient humans building large communal wooden buildings for gathering and ...

One of the most durable building materials, wood never goes out of style. Wood is a naturally renewable material that can be used in many ...

Primates have always been drawn to trees. The oldest known primates, purgatorius, were naturally arboreal creatures that lived about 65 million ...

For centuries, people have chosen wood to build their homes, businesses and gathering places. It's one of the most enduring building materials, ...

Chandler Performing Arts Center in Chandler, Arizona, will soon be celebrating its 30th birthday. Designed as a shared facility for the school ...

Vacant lots are quickly disappearing as cities become more crowded. Housing prices are soaring, and cities are building out, encroaching on rural ...

Wood is the original green building material. In fact, it’s the only renewable construction material and is known for its thermal and acoustic ...

For more than three decades, Jacaranda has crafted real wood products from more than 100 domestic, exotic and rare species. The quality of ...

The Tane Mahuta, or Millennial Kauri, is the largest and most recognizable tree in New Zealand. The prehistoric giants grew during the Jurassic ...

Red oak, white oak, ash, maple and walnut are among the most popular North American hardwoods.  It’s no wonder that these hardwoods are in ...

Humans have been making shelters out of trees since the Stone Age, when they used animal hides, branches and rocks to protect themselves from the ...

Dugout canoes were one of the earliest forms of canoes. These simple watercraft, which were used throughout the Americas, West Africa, the ...

Jacaranda’s real wood veneer wallcoverings grace the walls of some of the most recognizable corporate buildings in the country. Our ...

When it comes to using natural wood building products, there are numerous species from which you can choose. Each type of wood has its own unique ...

RealTec® is a natural wood wallcovering with a beautiful, consistent “fiddle-back” figure. Previously, determining if a veneer would have ...

Jacaranda offers four main cuts for our wood veneers: flat cut, quarter cut, rift cut, and rotary cut. Flat cut produces the most symmetrical ...

Jacaranda, Inc., offers an extensive selection of wood and wood-based architectural materials in many species, cuts and configurations. For more ...

SanFoot’s many distinctive features have made it the choice of some of the world’s most elite establishments, including performing arts ...

A veneer is a thin outer layer that is bonded to a thicker inner core. Wood veneers are typically made using a hardwood layer, about 1/32” in ...