We’ve got high aspirations for our Proofgrade materials - we want to do anything we can to make it a transcendently wonderful experience to work with, while still keeping the price competitive with what you’d buy locally. For the hardwoods, one thing you may have noticed if you made it to Maker Faire or Re:Make this weekend is that the material is presanded and finished. That’s a huge part of the time and effort of woodworking. Of course, the finish is tested to be laser compatible as well. We’ll keep exploring ways to improve the materials on an ongoing basis.