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resists rot and decay because the heating process The musical components represent about 25 per
removes the sugars and organics in the wood. The cent of ThermalWood Canada’s business, says Bob
process also darkens and pulls out the grain in the Lennon, International Marketing and Sales Director,
wood, which makes it more aesthetically pleasing to and one of the company’s principal owners.
many customers, the darker it is the more stable it
will be. THE EARLY DAYS
The wood can then be used in a multitude of ways: Lennon and his brother-in-law launched
to build decks, siding, gardening accessories (such ThermalWood Canada in 2008. Lennon had been
as rain-water barrels and compost bins), indoor working at the Brunswick Mine, which had been
and outdoor furniture, panelling, flooring, custom planning to shut down after running out of ore. (It
projects, and in musical instrument components, eventually closed in 2013).
such as blanks for guitar necks, fingerboards and
body. Lennon had experience developing business
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