Q. We seem to be having more troubles with cypress lumber. Problems include cupping and brittleness. We are in Colorado where conditions are dry, so we like to get fairly dry lumber when we order.

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(Columbia-AP) Sept. 5, 2004 - A group of Pee Dee entrepreneurs brag they have the oldest workable wood in the world. They hope the ancient cypress logs discovered in a sand mine near Johnsonville will ...