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MIDWEST HARDWOOD 

COMPANY 

Contents 

National Hardwood Magazine JANUARY 2022 Volume 95 No. 13 

Features & Industry Events 

Midwest Hardwood Corporation is 

now Midwest Hardwood Company, 

a new name, but not a new purpose. 


Our mission remains as does our 

commitment to our customers. Our 

next step into the future is solidly in 

place now with the recent acquisition of Midwest Hardwood. 

We will boldly go forward with these concepts in mind; 

Sustainable growth, responsibly and reliably. Evolution driven 

by innovation to service the everchanging marketplace for 

quality hardwoods. We will continue to build our diverse 

product array in forms that service our customers so they 

too are better equipped to thrive. And lastly, we will strongly 

engage, consultatively, with our customers and supplier 

partners. We appreciate your continued loyalty as we 

celebrate our 40th anniversary, and now set out to build a 

new history as Midwest Hardwood Company. 

www.midwesthardwood.com 

email: info@midwesthardwood.com 

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U.S. Furniture Makers Report Sales 

Boom 

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Equipment And Services Providers 

To The Hardwood Lumber Industry 

See Challenges – And Opportunity 

– Abounding In 2022 

Departments 

4 Hardwood Calendar 

6 U.S.A. Trends 

8 Canadian Trends 

10 News Developments 

12 HMA Update 

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14 AHEC Report 

15 Hardwood Federation 

Info 

16 WCMA Insights 

17 NHLA News 

Federal Reserve: Taper Begins 

Appalachian Lumbermen Learn 

About Advocacy And Promotion 

Eleven Students Graduate From 

196th Class Of The NHLA Inspector 

Training School 

54 Who’s Who 

56 Trade Talk 

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62 Classified Profit 

Opportunities 

64 Advertisers Index 

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U.S.A. TRENDS 

Supplier news about 

sales, labor, prices, trends, 

expansions and inventories 

LAKE STATES 

NORTHEAST 

SOUTHEAST 

WEST COAST 

Lumber movement in the Lake States region was described 

recently as favorable. 

The co-owner of a Wisconsin sawmill characterized 

the market as fine. “I would say the market overall is 

good,” he reported. “Everything for the most part is selling 

and at pretty decent prices.” 

The market was better six months ago, he commented. 

“Some of the cavities got filled up,” he quipped. “A 

lot has to do with exporting. Right now, I can export anything 

I want, probably, but the customers aren’t willing to 

pay the prices of what I want now, so I’m holding out.” 

The Badger State operation manufactures Red and 

White Oak, Hard and Soft Maple, Basswood, as well 

as Ash and Cherry. Hard and Soft Maple sell best with 

Basswood also coming in well, he said. “Everything is 

moving really fast,” he described. “My Red Oak, the upper 

grades, is probably the slowest in sales. White Oak 

is much stronger.” The mill sells mostly 4/4 but also does 

some 5/4. 

The operation’s distribution yard and end user customers 

tell him their sales are strong. “I could probably have 

more sales if they could find more labor,” he remarked. 

“Since the market’s been strong after COVID, once we 

got through that and the market got strong, labor has 

been a real issue for my customers. I know a lot of people 

in different businesses. I do not know where there is 

not a shortage of labor.” 

Movement remained steady at an Indiana sawmill. 

“The market is probably a little slower than six months 

ago,” said the lumber source. The market was moving 

“pretty hot” at that point. The first couple months of this 

year were busy, and in November, the mill was still doing 

well with its orders,” he said. 

“Log inventories seem to be lower than I would like 

them to be but K/D (kiln dried lumber)-wise, everything 

is moving steady as long as you can get trucks under it,” 

the contact commented. 

Because it’s slow moving, Cherry has been “the dog,” 

while Walnut seems to be doing “pretty well” as well as 

White Oak. Poplar has had some pushback on price, but 

it’s still moving and going out the door strong, he said. 

“Hickory is strong, Red Oak is steady. Everything seems 

to be moving well.” 

Most of the lumber we sell is to distributors and end 

user customers in 4/4 through 8/4. 

In general, trucking remains tight. “Outside trucks are 

The Hardwood lumber markets in the Northeast remain 

strong, according to sources contacted. 

In recent weeks, the lumber market was trending well, 

said the president and sales manager of a Pennsylvania 

firm. “The market has been moving fairly quickly,” he 

said. “Just when you think things may be slowing down 

a tad bit, they creep back up again and people focus on 

the items they need very quickly.” 

Production numbers are still not where they have 

been and may never return to historical numbers, he 

commented. “For the year that started September 2020 

for the cycle now, what we’ve been going through is not 

normal. Prices just shot up. Hardwood prices have been 

on or near recessionary pricing. Prices have gotten to 

where they should be in order for operations to remain 

profitable. Many companies would not be in business today 

if we didn’t see where prices are at now.” 

He said he foresees a lot of good business to carry on 

at least through the third or fourth quarter of 2022. Hard 

and Soft Maple and Poplar are selling well with Hickory 

decent. “Red Oak and Cherry are definitely undervalued 

now,” he said. “Those items have the most potential to 

rise in price once buyers take a look and think they might 

be a nice option to use.” 

The company also sells White Oak and Ash to distributors 

and millwork, furniture and cabinet makers. 

Because of a wet fall and a low area log supply, raw 

material availability has been very tight, he said. The 

cost of import containers remains expensive. To fill justin-time 

inventories, he believes buyers who were using 

some imported woods may consider turning more to domestic 

species because of availability and high freight 

costs. 

Business has returned to normal for the owner of a 

New York sawmill. “It’s not hotter than a pistol, but not 

slower than slow,” he remarked. “I would describe the 

market as medium. It’s not hot and not cold. It has slowed 

a tad from where it was a month ago.” 

The market is worse than six months ago, he reported. 

Production has started to catch up with demand, only 

because he believes demand isn’t as robust as before, 

he added. 

The company mills Red and White Oak and Hard Maple 

for end users and distributors with Maple selling best. 

The company sells 4/4-8/4. 

Overall, transportation isn’t causing problems, except 

Southeastern lumber representatives reported strong 

market activity in recent weeks. 

For a Georgia sawmill that processes wood in two 

states, the market is doing well. “Business is good,” said 

the sales manager. After a bit of a fallback on prices, 

the prices over the last 90 days seem, in most cases, to 

have bottomed and rebounded. “Maybe not to the point 

to where they were before they softened, but cryin’ out 

loud, lumber was at such record prices we knew at some 

point in time they had to come down,” he commented. 

The Common Red Oak market is good while all the 

White Oak markets remain favorable. 

The executive said he expected his FAS Red Oak markets 

to return to where they need to be. All his No. 2 

Common Poplar was spoken for through the first of January, 

to be sold as it comes through the system and gets 

dressed and gets put-up and ready for shipments. The 

operation also sells small amounts of Ash and Cherry to 

its customers, which include flooring and pallet manufacturers 

and Hardwood distribution yards. 

“When you look at the overall book of business, we are 

not in a position to where you have to worry about selling 

those six loads of FAS Red Oak,” he quipped. “We’re not 

out looking to have a fire sale on any of that stuff. We 

are just looking for the next good business that comes 

our way.” 

Because of weather changes, logging until March will 

be difficult at best, he cautioned. “It will have some effect 

on our business, too,” he predicted. 

“The flooring markets are still bullish and still strong,” 

he assessed. “They’re helping prop-up the back end of 

the sawmill.” 

The operation cuts 4/4 lumber for White Oak, 4/4 and 

5/4 for Red Oak and 4/4 to 10/4 for Poplar. 

In Arkansas, the president of a Hardwood flooring 

manufacturer who sells to wholesale flooring distributors 

throughout the U.S. characterized the flooring market as 

robust. “Demand for flooring exceeds supply,” he said. 

“It’s better than it was six months ago. It’s at the top.” 

The equation remains favorable. “Flooring demand in 

relation to supply is about as tight of a market right now 

as you could get,” he said. “It will likely become looser 

slowly over time and the less differential between supply 

and demand.” 

The firm buys No. 1, 2, and 3A Red and White Oak. 

Labor is still the main factor effecting his business and 

The market was strong recently along the West Coast, 

said the sales manager of an Oregon-based Hardwood 

distribution yard. “Everything’s still strong nationally,” he 

said. “We are incredibly under-supplied. We are seeing 

really strong demand for the building construction markets, 

cabinetry, furniture and flooring. The industry is in 

a good spot, one we haven’t seen for quite a while, but it 

has been that way for most of the year.” 

The market is about the same as it was six months 

ago and much better than 12 to18 months ago, he said. 

“Most of 2021 has been pretty good,” he commented. “If 

anything, it’s probably starting to level some. There’s not 

any downward pressure I can sense.” 

The firm sells Ash, Cherry, Birch, Hard and Soft Maple, 

Red and White Oak and Poplar to distributors and manufacturers 

that service the cabinetry, furniture and pallet 

markets. It sells primarily 4/4 and 5/4. 

Soft Maple is the top selling species followed closely 

by Hard Maple and Birch. “There’s not a dead item 

out there,” he remarked. “There’s really not a weak line. 

A couple of items like Cherry, Poplar and Red Oak are 

starting to level off, coming off of peaks, but they’re still 

better than they were 12 to 18 months ago.” 

Movement is going well for the operation’s customers. 

“Most people have order files that are extended,” he 

said. “There’s more concern about getting supply than 

what the price is now. That’s a good spot to be in. You 

need to make sure you can secure the volume as most 

people are backlogged to some degree.” 

Lack of labor remains an issue keeping businesses 

from being able to catch-up with orders. “I think the supply 

situation has been exacerbated by labor and other 

things,” he reported. “It’s keeping everything pretty tight. 

But, when we’re tight, we do fairly well as an industry.” 

Freight is more expensive whether shipping domestically 

or internationally. Fuel prices have escalated prices 

in general for anything and everything. Delays at ports 

are causing some grief on the export side, he added. 

“Fortunately, the domestic market has been okay, as 

we’re able to move what we want to move and when 

we want to move, but costs have definitely gone up,” he 

commented. 

For a Southern California distribution yard, the market 

“is not as fast as it was,” but remains favorable. “Customers 

are not in a hurry to get the orders, but still want 

the orders,” the company owner said. “They’re taking the 

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ONTARIO 

CANADIAN TRENDS 

News from suppliers about prices, trends, sales and inventories 

As we head into a new year, and reflect on the past 

year, there were many positives for the Hardwood industry. 

The strong housing sector in both Canada and 

the U.S. helped keep businesses going, showing its 

resilience in spite of COVID-19 lockdowns and all the 

challenges it brought, along with labor shortages and 

delays in shipping. Also, the very strong renovation market, 

which is continuing, is boosting business for those in 

the Hardwood industry. As the borders start reopening, it 

is hoped that delays in shipping will be greatly reduced 

as we move forward into 2022. Output has improved for 

most products such as furniture, cabinets, moulding and 

millwork, flooring and wood components, which is helping 

to meet the strong demand from housing and renovation 

sectors. Contacts noted Hard Maple availability 

continues to be tight, as for Soft Maple, Aspen and Ash. 

As strong housing and renovations markets continue 

to be strong, limited Birch production with a higher demand 

from these sectors reduced kiln-dried inventories. 

Some wholesalers and secondary manufacturers noted 

better sales of this species due to lower costs as compared 

to Soft and Hard Maple. Strong demand is pushing 

up prices of limited supplies of Birch, noted contacts. 

Some noted green supplies are also rather tight at this 

time. 

Some areas reported that the upper grades of Hard 

Maple are outperforming the lower grades. However, 

sales for most grades are good. Orders are keeping 

pace with production, and competition for No. 1 Common 

and Better is driving prices higher. Kiln-dried inventories 

are thin in some cases as interest remains solid. 

The high price of Hard Maple is aiding sales of Soft 

Maple, and so production of this species is not keeping 

pace with market needs, and kiln-dried inventories are 

also low at this time. 

Ash production was controlled moving into late fall and 

early winter. Markets are thin for kiln-dried inventories, 

commented contacts. Demand on the domestic front is 

steady, with international markets also holding up well. 

Imports from the U.S. were noted to have made strong 

gains in Canada in recent months, as well as to the UK. 

Aspen sales are based on established buyer-seller relationships. 

However, some noted non-traditional business 

is opening up as end users are looking for lower 

QUEBEC 

As we head into 2022, contacts are cautiously optimistic 

for a better year than 2021 in the Hardwood industry. 

The year was filled with many challenges of the ongoing 

COVID-19 pandemic, but with businesses re-opening 

and a sense of returning to a more normal life, it is hoped 

the economic recovery will continue to strengthen. With 

the holiday season behind us, the expected slowdown 

of the period should pick up heading through winter and 

planning for early spring. It is hoped that the labor shortage 

being felt in most areas will improve as the economic 

recovery takes hold. Demand for Hard and Soft Maple, 

as well as Oak, are the leading species, as has been the 

case for some time. 

Red Oak sales are doing well due to the demand in the 

remodeling sector, flooring and stair components. Oak 

flooring is a favored consumer product. Production is 

sufficient to meet current demands, although at this time 

it is seasonally slower with prices noted as stable. 

Interest in upper grade material for White Oak is best, 

even though production is not high, which is putting a 

strain on some grades and pushing prices higher. The 

same is noted for kiln-dried stocks. However, prices are 

steady for the Common grades. 

Demand for green White Oak is mixed. Interest in upper 

grade material is best. At the same time, production 

is not very high, which is straining FAS and Select supplies 

and pressuring prices higher. 

Pallet and lumber cants were in great demand in 2020 

and 2021, where it grew for wooden pallets and raw materials 

faster than the supply could provide. Production 

has since edged up bringing supply and demand to a 

more balanced level. 

Ash sales saw an increase on domestic markets over 

the past year and to the U.S. Shipments are also noted 

as good to the Middle East and to Europe. Basswood 

sales have been favorable for sawmillers and wholesalers. 

Demand increased in 2021 due to new home construction 

and the renovation markets both in Canada and 

the U.S. Basswood was in tight supply, due to sawmills 

producing the higher-priced species. 

Exports of Cherry to China were good, which sustained 

this species as domestic and U.S. markets were weaker. 

Supply is still ahead of demand, with prices reduced 

slightly for this species. 

Production of the regionally important species Hard 

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WOODGENIX IS EXPANDING AND 

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WoodgeniX, located in Random Lake, WI, is currently 

undergoing a 25,000 square foot expansion, which is expected 

to finish by the end of the second quarter of 2022. 

The expansion will bring the facility to 50,000 square feet. 

WoodgeniX (formerly Schu Industries) is a Random Lakebased 

manufacturing and design company that creates 

high-quality wood case goods and furniture for clients in 

hospitality, long-term care, residential, and point of purchase 

markets both nationally and 

internationally. 

WoodgeniX uses solid U.S. Hardwoods, 

including Hard and Soft Maple, 

Oak and others, and manufactures 

its furniture only in the United 

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The current project will consolidate 

two of their existing plants, bringing 

all their operations under one roof. 

Schu Industries launched their new 

brand WoodgeniX July 1, 2021. CEO 

Paul Golden bought the company, 

which has been in operation for over 

40 years, at the end of 2018. The new 

brand represents the company’s history 

in wood products while also alluding 

to what is to come for the company 

in terms of new technologies, 

materials, and markets. 

The expansion will create more 

space for new technology and equipment, 

helping to increase sales. 

Golden’s long-term goals for WoodgeniX 

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markets and continuing to grow as a 

company overall. 

WoodgeniX serves a wide range of 

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“First Sergeant Collins is a highly-decorated 

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HMA UPDATE 

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT NATCON 2022 

 

HMA’s 2022 National Conference and 

Expo is fast approaching, and I look 

forward to meeting with many of you 

in Florida, March 23-25. If you are new 

to the Hardwood industry, you may not 

know that this HMA event is open to 

all industry stakeholders. And so, I am 

extending to you my personal invitation. 

Join us at the Sandestin Golf and Beach 

Resort. As you will see, the Conference 

agenda has something for everyone. 

This year’s event has been designed around the theme, 

“Investing in the Future.” And our goal is to provide 

a host of events, business sessions, and networking 

opportunities to assist all Conference participants in 

accomplishing today’s goals and tomorrow’s dreams. 

For starters … 

The Opening Reception and Expo, set for the 

evening of Wednesday, March 23, will provide the 

perfect opportunity to browse the technology Expo, enjoy 

a sumptuous array of refreshments, plus meet, greet, 

network, catch-up, make new contacts, and connect with 

industry colleagues and old friends. 

And regarding business sessions for the multi-day 

event, I’m pleased to announce that ITR Economist 

and Senior Forecaster, Connor Lokar, will 

be joining us, in-person, with a two-fold 

offering that will not disappoint. 

•His formal presentation titled, “Plan and 

Prosper,” will discuss business responses, 

tactics and strategies regarding the 

challenges, uncertainties and projected 

economic changes for 2022 and 2023. 

•He will then conduct a 45-minute workshop 

geared to Hardwood specific issues. 

A member of the ITR team since 2014, Mr. Lokar 

brings a fresh and entertaining perspective to the world 

of economics. And we are very much looking forward to 

having him on the dais. 

Other presentations on the 2022 Conference agenda 

will include: 

“Backstage Pass” Joshua Davis, Farm Credit 

Mid-America Vice President of Food & Agribusiness, 

will discuss what financial institutions consider when 

evaluating loan requests and provide a behind-thescenes 

look, from the lender’s point of view, regarding 

timber and forest product lending. 

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AHEC REPORT 

HARDWOOD FEDERATION INFO 

“SLOW DESIGN FOR FAST CHANGE” 

AHEC Works with Young Designers in Germany and a Prestigious Berlin Museum to 

Showcase the Environmental Credentials of American Hardwoods. 

Designers today have an enormous influence 

on how products are made and where, 

with what and how they are manufactured. 

The future of this shift lies within the next 

generation of designers – the students and 

recent graduates who are likely to shape 

the industry for decades to come. Thus far, 

the global pandemic has largely robbed this 

generation of opportunities to showcase 

their ideas and products to international audiences. 

Working with AHEC, they now have 

both a platform to demonstrate their talents 

and an incentive to rise to the challenge and 

come up with innovative products, objects 

and ideas that reflect and accelerate the 

transition towards slow design. 

The concept of ‘slow’ – as understood in terms of slow 

fashion or slow food – has come to entail a holistic approach 

to creative thinking, production processes, and 

products. It does not refer to how long it takes to design 

or do something, but rather to an expanded state 

of awareness and accountability for our daily actions. 

Products that keep materials in circulation for as long 

as possible are increasingly appealing. In parallel, the 

global COVID-19 pandemic has made people re-evaluate 

their lives and reassess how they want to spend their 

time, as lockdowns, working from home and social distancing 

have transformed the way we live and work. All 

over the world, once-hectic routines have been forced to 

slow down drastically, making people even more aware 

of what and how they consume. 

SLOW consists of nine projects from 

emerging designers hand-picked by a selection 

panel comprising their university tutors, 

the project’s manufacturing partner (German 

workshop Holzfreude), three professional 

mentors (Hanne Willmann, Sebastian Herkner 

and Garth Roberts), and the AHEC 

team. Working with four species that are 

abundant in the U.S. Hardwood forest but 

under-represented in export markets–American 

Red Oak, Cherry and Hard and Soft Maple–each 

designer has created an object that 

reflects their approach towards the theme 

‘slow design for fast change’. The result is a 

wide range of products, including bowls, chairs, benches, 

shelving systems, tables and modular furniture elements. 

This variety reflects the diverse voices and ideas 

that define the design industry today, united by an emphasis 

on sustainability, longevity, and a focus on quality. 

The pieces will be exhibited from November 26, 2021 

through February 20, 2022 at Berlin’s prestigious Kunstgewerbemuseum 

(Museum of Decorative Arts). Woven 

among the museum’s permanent exhibits, these 

contemporary pieces represent fresh design voices that 

articulate new ways of thinking about sustainability and 

accountability in terms of design, material choice and the 

production process. Full life cycle environmental impact 

analyses have been produced for all pieces and are an 

integral part of the project messaging. 


BACK TO THE FARM BILL 

It seems like Congress drafted 

and passed a comprehensive 

Farm Bill just yesterday, but the 

old saying that time flies is a true 

one. The latest Farm Bill iteration 

was enacted in 2018 and we are 

about to enter another reauthorization 

round with Congressional 

hearings likely to commence early 

this year. Recall two things about the Farm Bill. One, 

Congress must enact a new one every five years and 

two, while it’s predominantly focused on row crop agriculture 

and other farm and nutrition programs, there are 

a number of programs of vital importance to forestry and 

forest products generally, and the Hardwood industry 

specifically. 

One of the Hardwood Federation’s primary areas of 

focus in the context of the five-year Farm Bill is the trade 

title, which includes provisions authorizing and funding 

our two key trade promotion platforms—the Market Access 

(MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) 

programs. These two highly effective platforms have a 

proven track record of opening up and sustaining markets 

across the globe for U.S. produced Hardwood products. 

One positive outcome from the 2018 Farm Bill rewrite 

was that MAP and FMD were consolidated for purposes 

of funding under a new umbrella program known as the 

Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation Program 

(ATPFP). This was significant as the consolidation also 

provided for mandatory funding of $255 million over the 

life of the current Farm Bill to be apportioned among 

the programs under ATPFP. Before 2018, the Hardwood 

Federation and our allies 

that support these trade promotion 

programs were forced to work 

the Congressional appropriations 

process each year to advocate for 

MAP and FMD funding. And each 

year there were a select few Members 

of Congress looking to defund 

these programs or eliminate them 

entirely. Now that they are seeded with mandatory money 

and consolidated under this larger umbrella program, 

these funding concerns are generally not an issue. 

Through MAP, the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) partners with U.S. agricultural trade groups and 

state agencies to share costs of overseas marketing 

and promotional activities for a range of U.S. agricultural 

products, including Hardwood forest products. MAP 

currently receives minimum annual mandatory funding 

of $200 million for fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Under 

the FMD Cooperator Program, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural 

Service partners with U.S. nonprofit agricultural 

trade associations to address long-term opportunities 

to reduce foreign import constraints or expand export 

growth opportunities for U.S. agricultural commodities 

including Hardwoods. FMD also receives mandatory annual 

funding allocations for FY 2019 through FY 2023 at 

$34.5 million. The Hardwood Federation will be looking 

to preserve these mandatory funding levels at a minimum 

in the next Farm Bill round. 

Outside of trade, the Farm Bill typically includes a robust 

forestry title which seeks to help private landowners 

maintain their working forest landscapes and includes 


BY MICHAEL SNOW, 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 

AMERICAN HARDWOOD EXPORT 

COUNCIL, 

STERLING, VA 

703-435-2900 

WWW.AHEC.ORG 

BY DANA LEE COLE, 


HARDWOOD FEDERATION, 

WASHINGTON, DC 

202-463-5186 

WWW.HARDWOODFEDERATION.WILDAPRICOT.ORG 


WCMA INSIGHTS 

NHLA NEWS 

WCMA LOOKING FORWARD TO 2022! 

NEW YEAR, NEW OPPORTUNITIES 

As we wrap up 2021, I am grateful 

that the WCMA was able to add value 

to WCMA members by creating opportunities 

to network, participate in pertinent 

industry informational sessions, 

and finally meet in person and tour 

manufacturing facilities. 

In October of 2021, over 80 WCMA 

and WMMA Members participated in 

the joint Wood Component Manufacturers 

Association and Woodworking 

Machinery Manufacturers Association’s Fall Conference 

and Plant Tour Event in Louisville, KY. This was the first 

joint meeting with the two associations, and attendees 

were grateful for the expanded networking opportunities, 

the ability to meet one-on-one with suppliers, and the 

chance to tour manufacturing plants in the area. 

Educational sessions featured a broad variety of industry 

hot topics including Workforce Hiring & Retention, 

Digital Marketing, and “The Trust Advantage” about the 

astonishing benefits of trust, the leadership trait that most 

directly contributes to our success. Plant tours included 

Anderson Wood Products, the Louisville Slugger Museum 

and Factory, and Koetter Woodworking. As this was 

the first in-person gathering for WCMA members since 

2019, attendees were excited to see advancements in 

technology and learn how others are handling the workforce 

and supply chain challenges facing the industry. 

I am now looking forward to 2022 and am excited 

about the variety of benefits WCMA has to offer. Our 

board cares about the members and wants to continue 

to offer excellent programs and services to help our 

members be successful. 

Educational Opportunities & 

Member Benefits 

In 2021, the WCMA added virtual 

roundtable events that are FREE to 

members. Topics have included Workforce 

Development in Manufacturing, 

OSHA Requirements and COVID-19, 

Machinery Maintenance, US Hardwood 

Supply & Demand Update, Tips & Tricks 

for Sanding Operations, and Cyber Security. 

We plan on continuing these sessions 

in 2022 with current and relevant topics for attendees. 

We are also planning our signature Fall Conference & 

Plant Tour event in Minnesota for 2022. There are a large 

number of manufacturing facilities that are open for tours, 

and we are excited to again partner with WMMA. 

The WCMA is also offering members new member 

benefits. We’ve partnered with AHMI to add a Multiple 

Employee Plan (MEP) with UBS Financial. This plan allows 

companies to pool existing retirement accounts or 

start new programs for employees. The plan offers economies 

of scale pricing that lowers costs for recordkeeping, 

third-party administrators, and financial consultants. 

As a founding contributor to the Real American Hardwood 

Coalition (RAHC), WCMA is invested in real promotion 

for domestic Hardwood manufacturers. Because 

of the WCMA’s financial support, WCMA members are 

able and encouraged to download and use the RAH logo 

on all products that qualify, and help consumers start recognizing 

the brand and spread the word. This exciting 

initiative helps our members products stand out! 


Civilizations around the world have been 

celebrating the start of each new year for 

at least four millennia. In 46 B.C. the emperor 

Julius Caesar introduced the Julian 

calendar and instituted January 1 as the 

first day of the year. This was done partly 

to honor the month’s namesake: Janus, 

the Roman god of beginnings. Today, New 

Year’s celebrations begin on the evening of 

December 31 and continue into the early 

hours of January 1. Traditions of New Year celebrations 

include fireworks, special food dishes, attending parties 

and making resolutions for the year ahead. 

As NHLA and its staff prepare for the coming year 

of service to the Hardwood industry, we reflect on the 

year 2021. No doubt the last two years have strained 

the industry and the Association; first with tariffs, then 

with COVID-19 and now with the lingering effects of a 

world-wide pandemic. Despite those obstacles, NHLA 

has moved along in stride, and we are optimistic about 

the year ahead. 

The Inspector Training School continues to offer 

much-needed education to the industry and in 2022, will 

be developing new courses to address the rise in automated 

sawmill technology. The Inspection Services team 

as always stands ready to assist with in-house education 

and training, quality control issues, and delivering a portfolio 

of services and programs that can make your business 

better. The team recently added a new resource to 

its portfolio in the form of Mr. Benji Richards – Industry 

Services Sales Manager. He will be a great 

asset to the team and the industry. Benji 

can be reached at b.richards@nhla.com or 

by phone at 828-610-3406. 

The Membership and Business Development 

team has ambitious goals for 2022! 

After 16 months of limited engagement 

and interaction with the Hardwood industry, 

they are getting ready for a busy year of 

in-person event attendance with the goal of 

significantly increasing membership and member value. 

NHLA is looking at new industry partnership opportunities 

to reach more sectors of the Hardwood industry as 

we look to expand our membership services. 

And finally, NHLA is looking forward to the developments 

of the Real American Hardwood Coalition in 2022. 

As initial work for the consumer-facing website is underway 

as of the writing of this article, it is my hope that by 

the reading of these words, the project has progressed 

significantly with a website launch date in-hand. NHLA 

has been a proud supporter, worker, and contributor to 

the RAHC since its inception and believe in the power 

of a collective voice for the Hardwood industry. If your 

company has not become a supporter of the Coalition 

yet, we encourage you to visit realamericanhardwood. 

org to learn more and give your donation today. 

Happy New Year from NHLA! May you make the most 

of the year ahead and the opportunities that are always 

present. And in the words of C.S. Lewis – “You are never 

too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” n 

BY AMY K. SNELL, CAE, 


WOOD COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOC., 

LINDSTROM, MN 

651-332-6332 

WWW.WCMA.COM 

BY RENEE HORNSBY, 

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, 

NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION, 

MEMPHIS, TN 

901-399-7560 

www.nhla.com 


CABINET DOOR SHOP 

- Best Quality And Pricing Makes A Family Proud 

By Deborah Wilbrink 

Here is a custom kitchen adorned with woodwork by Cabinet Door Shop, located in Hot Springs, AR. 


All doors and drawers are made to order 

at CDS. Variations generated by customer 

demand keep the product line growing. 

Hot Springs, AR – Family-owned and operated Cabinet Door Shop 

(CDS), located here, produces custom cabinet doors and dovetail 

drawers for cabinet makers across the United States. A one-stopshop, 

they also offer drawer slides, hinges, appliance panels, wainscoting 

and other cabinet specialties such as moulding, woodcarving and 

adornments—everything needed for cabinet installation. 

To manufacture their hundreds of designs, CDS purchases 400,000 

board feet a year from mills and distributors. About 75 percent of incoming 

truckloads is 4/4 Select and Better (S&B) paint-grade Hard Maple 

and Nos. 1 & 2 Common White Hard Maple. Co-owner Noel Uzick 

explained, “We no longer use Brown Maple because it shows too many 

stress fractures after it is painted. We are a high-end door company and 

we do our best to cull any imperfections before the product leaves our 

hands. We have found a source that provides a ‘white paint grade’ that 

is perfect for our needs.” 

Additional woods are S&B red leaf Soft Maple, 1&2 White, S&B Red 

Oak, color sorted, S&B Hickory and Rustic Hickory, S&B Yellow Birch 

(color sorted), S&B Walnut (color sorted), S&B Cherry (color sorted) 

and 4/4 premium frame and superior Alder, all in 15/16 with a small 

amount of 5/4 in all species. 


“We are all handson 

and pretty much 

involved in the entire 

process from start to 

finish. My two brothersin-laws 

and I are on 

the floor every day, 

constantly looking at 

quality.” 

— Noel Uzick 

co-owner 

Cabinet Door Shop 

JANUARY 2022 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 19

Pictured are pallets of 4/4 Poplar lumber in stock at a DIXIEPLY Florida location. 

Purchasing Approximately 5 Million Board Feet Of 

Lumber, DIXIEPLY Delivers Throughout U.S.A. 

Savannah, GA–Established in 1944 by the late Waldo 

Bradley, Dixie Plywood and Lumber Companies 

(aka DIXIEPLY) is headquartered in Georgia’s first 

city and is just a couple of blocks from the high-traffic areas, 

almost in the center of Savannah. By being a leader 

in the industry in quality, innovation and service, the firm, 

which buys approximately 5 million board feet of lumber, 

is now among the largest independent distributors 

of building materials in the nation. 

With each of its operations having its own lumberyard, 

“It is our policy to remain on the 

leading edge as suppliers to our 

clients.” 

– Tom Heard 

director of marketing and business development 

DIXIEPLY 

By Michelle Keller 

By being a leader in the industry in quality, innovation and service, 

DIXIEPLY, which buys approximately 5 million board feet 

of lumber, is now among the largest independent distributors of 

building materials in the nation. Pictured is the Orlando, FL, location. 

facilities and fleet of delivery trucks, large and diversified 

inventories are what define DIXIEPLY. 

In Hardwoods the company carries certified lumber in 

many species such as Poplar, Ash, Alder, Cherry, Birch, 

Maple and Red and White Oak. Also offered are panel 

products, Hardwood plywood, prefinished Hardwood plywood, 

particleboard, medium density fiberboard (MDF), 

Some of the softwood products offered by the company are: SPF boards, SYP boards, cedar boards, fencing, decking, dimension, 

cypress patterns and siding, fir clear boards, green Douglas fir dimension, hem-fir dimension and studs, ponderosa pine boards, 

engineered wood products, and joists, such as the Boise Cascade products pictured. 

moisture resistant particleboard, 

moisture resistant MDF, melamine, 

vinyl overlay panels, hardboard and 

pegboard, rated sheathing and OSB 

flooring, and fire-retardant treated 

panels. 

Specialty items include cabinet 

doors, prefinished drawer sides, cutto-size 

panels, particleboard and 

MDF countertops, shelving and slat 

wall, veneers, solid surface countertops, 

MDF mouldings, wood mouldings, 

interior/exterior doors, composite 

decking products, composite 

trim products, and laminated veneer 

lumber. “Product diversity is a fact of 

life around here,” said Tom Heard, 

director of marketing and business 

development, referring to colleagues 

in Savannah as well as distribution 

associates nationwide. 

DIXIEPLY also offers on-site custom 

lamination services for high 

pressure laminated panels for its 

Florida customers, as well as banding 

groove and landscape stakes. 

Softwood products offered by the 

company include: SPF boards, fascia, 

dimension & studs; SYP boards, 

patterns, dimension and treated 

decking; European spruce dimension 

and studs; cedar boards, fencing, 

decking, dimension; cypress 

patterns and siding; fir clear boards; 

Also offered by DIXIEPLY are Hardwood plywood, panel products and prefinished Hardwood 

plywood, among a long list of other building material products. 

green Douglas fir dimension; hem-fir 

dimension and studs; Ipe decking; 

ponderosa pine boards; and engineered 

wood products. 

The company’s first wholesale 

distribution center opened in Atlanta 

and operated under the name Ponce 

de Leon Plywood Co. after the street 

on which it was located. When the 

second distribution center opened in 

Savannah in 1945, the name of the 

company was changed to Dixie Plywood 

Company. 


In Hardwoods DIXIEPLY carries certified 

lumber in many species such as Poplar, 

Ash, Alder, Cherry, Birch, Maple and Red 

and White Oak. 


Paw Taw John (PTJ) Services founder Jerry Johnson tests PVT on hydraulics. 

Laser-Focused Service At 

Paw Taw John Services Inc. 

By Terry Miller 

“Our sweet spot is having the 

ability to provide the smaller 

sized business owner, a 

system that is effective, they 

can make money with it, and 

gives them the ability to compete 

in their market. We have 

entry level systems, and we 

have systems that are more 

advanced. As a client grows 

in profitability and has growth 

potential, our systems will 

grow with that idea in mind.” 

–Founder Jerry Johnson 

Paw Taw John Services 

Rathdrum, ID—Paw Taw John Services Inc. (PTJ) is a veteran-owned-and-operated 

machine systems integrator, distributor 

and repair center. Founded in 1986 by Jerry Johnson, PTJ offers 

affordable, reliable control systems designed for precision optimization. 

PTJ’s proprietary sawmill system control technology provides primary and 

secondary log breakdown systems to meet clients’ individual needs with 

industry-specific solutions. 

While working as part of the engineering group at Louisiana Pacific, 

Johnson saw a need in the marketplace and fulfilled it. “What I discovered 

is that a lot of sawmills were using motion control systems and devices I 

had not seen before,” he said. “I was fascinated with motion control systems 

in the sawmills, and I learned as much as I could about the technology 

and Temposonics devices. Today, PTJ is the largest distributor of Temposonics 

products in the forest products industry in the United States.” 

The devices from Temposonics are put into a hydraulic cylinder to provide 

position feedback. The feedback goes into a closed loop controller 

that operates a hydraulic valve to target the cylinder, which is typically 

attached to a band mill or an edger saw. “Every segment of the log breakdown 

system is affected, and value is added continually throughout the 

whole process, even as far down as the trimmer,” Johnson explained. 

Tyler Stiles, systems installer, designs PLC layout for a system. 

After working with both tenured and new sawyers, 

Johnson evaluated the craft of operating the machines 

and using control systems to improve performance so 

that the sawyers could do a more effective job in the 

mill. “I spent a lot of time at Louisiana Pacific working 

with the designs, building, maintaining and changing the 

programs for efficiency,” he explained. 

PTJ prioritizes helping customers meet their operating 

and business needs. The company delivers exceptional 

customer service, quick resolution and turnaround time 

for customer orders and sales. Johnson offered, “We 

provide our customer base a level of support you won’t 

find on a typical phone call. We have online remote access 

24/7 support on all PTJ systems. Our systems are 

designed and manufactured with the idea of streamlined 

efficiency, user-friendly interface and ease of maintainability. 

We have engineers available to provide top-level 

design, product quality control and business needs consultation, 

with onsite installation. 

“Factory-trained technicians and assemblers ensure 

sensors and products are repaired efficiently and expertly,” 

he continued. “With PTJ private online customer 

remote systems access, technicians can link (talk) with 

a control system in the mill. This allows them to set up 

or change any operational parameter on the system, 

calibrate scanning systems and provide programming 

upgrades and changes.” 

PTJ vendor relationships are an important part of how 

the company is maintained. “Our relationships allow us 

to continuously provide the lowest cost for the highest 

quality product on the market to our customers across 

multiple industries,” Johnson said. PTJ vendor relationships 

include the Temposonics Industrial and Liquid 

sensors, cables, Encoder Products, Connexus laser line 

and Bosch/Rexroth Valves. Although the Temposonics 

sales territory of PTJ is limited to Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, 

Washington, Northern CA, and Oregon due to 


Othman Ali, chief engineer, works on a scanning program. 

Ed Grambusch, manufacturing assembler, tests PVT. 

Jerry Johnson is seen with Best Opening Face Sawing Simulation 

Analysis Routine user’s guide for log breakdown. 


This Maple dining set was on display at High Point Market from 

Copeland Furniture, headquartered in VT. 

Copeland Furniture also presented this solid Walnut desk and 

chair at the Market. 

This bedroom group from Westwood in Millersburg, OH was built from solid Hard Maple. 

U.S. Furniture Makers Report Sales Boom 

By Tom Inman 

The “sunbleached” look on White Oak attracted 

attention at the Market for Vaughan-Bassett 

Furniture, of Galax, VA. 

High Point, NC–The report from the fall 2021 High Point Market 

is great for U.S. manufacturers and frustrating for importers. 

The furniture industry returned for the fall market with thousands of 

exhibitors and retail buyers and designers eager to see new product. 

Most domestic producers reported very strong sales for 2020 and 

2021 because they have had furniture to sell. 

Many importers are struggling with the supply chain providing 

finished goods and components from Asia, Vietnam and other countries. 

There were fewer Asian exhibitors and their showrooms had 

lower volumes of introductions. 

“It was a great market for us and other American manufacturers 

because we have product,” said Doug Bassett, president of 

Vaughan-Bassett Furniture. “We have reduced our number of lines to 

focus on what we can make and deliver that is profitable.” 

COVID-19 has kept many U.S. consumers at home as cities and 

states enforced quarantines over the past two years of the pandemic. 

These consumers quickly tired of the look or comfort or design of their 

existing furniture and when retail stores opened, they were ready to buy. 

Orders placed in the first quarter of 2021 were up 50 percent over 

the same period in the previous year. March 2021 orders recorded a 40 

percent increase over those of March 2019, and 1Q21 orders posted a 

Maple with a medium stain on this dining set from Country View 

Furniture, of Millersburg, OH was on display at High Point. 

38 percent increase compared with 1Q19. 

Many retailers have sold out of existing inventories and 

those that are dependent on imported goods are delayed 

because of supply chain issues. Foreign manufacturers 

are struggling to get furniture into the U.S. because of 

freight backlogs. 

Vietnam has become the sixth largest source of U.S. 

imports overall and in 2020 was the second-ranked 

source for inbound shipments of furniture. Vietnam accounted 

for 19 percent by value of this trade in the period 

from January through April 2021, behind only China with 

a 37 percent share. Just five years ago, Vietnam ranked 

third with a 7 percent share, while China supplied 50 percent. 

Significantly, Vietnam is the top source for U.S. imports 

of wood furniture with a 43 percent share of this market, 

followed by China with 15 percent. 

American companies with plants in Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi 

and North Carolina echoed the same success as 

Bassett. Their showrooms at High Point had new products 

and retailers were purchasing goods to fill ware- 

A live edge Maple side table that incorporated metal legs was 

admired at the Market. 

Character-marked Hard Maple is the focus of this Artisan & Post 

design from Vaughan-Bassett Furniture. 

houses and showrooms. 

Copeland Furniture in Vermont had introductions in 

Cherry and Walnut that were well-received by retailers 

and designers who cater to high-end consumers. Presi- 



Equipment And Services 

Providers 

To The 

Hardwood Lumber Industry 

See Challenges 

– And 

Opportunity – 

Abounding In 

2022 

By Matthew Fite 

Equipment and services providers to the Hardwood lumber industry 

had to fight their way through a host of challenges in 2021 – yet they 

tended to meet with success. Looking ahead to 2022, they foresee more 

sophisticated high-tech solutions – especially for overcoming labor shortages. 

However, one respondent noted: “…with so many material delays 

in the supply chain, labor shortages, and overseas shipping issues, it 

would be surprising to see capital equipment purchases continue at the 

same rate as 2021.” On the other hand, another respondent stated: “Sawmills 

have seen better prices on their lumber and 2022 looks to be very 

strong for both sawmills and equipment manufacturers.” 

Paul Cleereman 

Cleereman Industries and Cleereman Controls 

Newald, WI 

In 2021, we saw an increase 

in capital spending in both Hardwood 

and softwood sawmills. A 

lot of mills were replacing older 

Paul Cleereman equipment and controls that will 

help them maximize speed and 

yield recovery. Sawmills have seen better prices on their 

lumber and 2022 looks to be very strong for both sawmills 

and equipment manufacturers. One problem that 

both sawmills and equipment manufacturers are experiencing 

is a labor shortage. With the government handing 

out the stimulus checks and free money we have basically 

trained people not to work. We have also seen our 

steel prices triple on a lot of steel since 2020. Purchased 

items have also skyrocketed and lead times to get items 

keep getting longer and longer. It has been very challenging 

to get enough purchased parts to keep up with 

manufacturing of our equipment. The outlook for 2022 on 

purchase parts doesn’t look much better. 

Cleereman Industries/Cleereman Controls introduced 

our new Cleereman Edger Line for the sawmill industry. 

We have installed a couple of our optimized Edgers, 

and customers are reporting increased production and 

yield. The newly designed Edger fits into existing Edger 

locations with minimal modifications to surrounding 

equipment. Our Edger was designed to help increase 

production and reduce operator fatigue and gain the mill 

maximum yield. At the time of writing this article we have 

sold 14 Edgers since Richmond Expo and customers 

seem to be very pleased with price and quality. 

Cleereman Controls builds Carriage Controls, Edger 

Controls, both optimized and non-optimized, along with 

Debarker, Trimmer, Resaw, Slabber and material handling. 

Cleereman Industries has an in-house engineering 

department to serve our customers’ needs. We offer everything 

from single piece equipment to complete turnkey 

sawmill design. 

Over the last several years we have seen our industry 

go more towards the one stop shop style of purchasing. 

Our in-house engineering department has allowed us to 

handle not only equipment but also electrical MCC/Starter 

design of cabinets and building/foundation layouts. 

We are able to assist our customers from start to finish 

on their sawmill projects. 

Cleereman Industries/Cleereman Controls offer everything 

from single piece equipment to turn-key sawmills. 

We offer custom sawmill controls and on-site consultation 

and installation services. We stock all parts for all 

machines in-house for same day shipment or pick-up. 

Our in-house engineering department can handle all our 

customers’ needs from start to finish. Our product line 

includes Stave Mills, Lumber-Pro Thin Kerf Bandmills, 

Debarkers, Log Hauls, Metal Detectors, Log Decks, Log 

Turners, Track Frames, Rail, Husks, Drop-Belts, Rollcases, 

Transfers, Resaws, Edgers, Trimmers, Material 

Handling Lines, Carriage Drives, Operators Cabs and 

custom purpose built sawmill equipment. J 

Please turn the page 



EQUIPMENT/SERVICES 2022 FORECASTS 

Continued 

Eric Degenfelder 

Eric Degenfelder, CEO U-C Coatings 

Headquarters in Buffalo, NY 

Branches in Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; and 

Kenosha, WI 

In 2021, raw material supply has been difficult with 

several shortages, but we have done well to keep our 

customers continually supplied. Raw material costs 

have escalated and finding production staff was challenging. 

Transportation has been difficult, especially for 

our imported raw materials and exported products. The 

carriers we partner with in North America have done a 

good job with deliveries despite the state of the overall 

industry. 

In 2022, we are expanding the rollout of our Contechem® 

products for sapstain, mold, and iron stain 

control. 

We are also introducing new grades of Gempaint® for 

panel manufacturers, such as ULTRA for plywood, and 

investing in capacity expansion for Anchorseal® production. 

In 2022, we will introduce new paints and stains from 

our Eco Chemical® division for the prefinished wood 

markets such as siding and fencing. 

U-C Coatings is a leading manufacturer and supplier 

of premium wood protection products. We offer the Contechem® 

product line featuring Britewood for mold and 

sapstain control in softwood and Hardwood applications. 

Our Eco Chemical® division provides water-based wood 

stains and other coatings for the rapidly expanding prestained 

pressure treated lumber market as well as the 

pre-stained fencing and decking market. We are wellknown 

for Anchorseal® end sealers, and Gempaint® 

and Gempaint Plus for lumber and plywood branding. 

Seal-Once® is a line of eco-friendly, long lasting, water-based 

sealers for wood and concrete that provides 

excellent water repellant performance. In October 2021, 

U-C Coatings acquired Abatron, a premier manufacturer 

of epoxy compounds for wood and concrete repair 

based in Kenosha, WI. J 


Peter McCarty 

Peter McCarty 

TS Manufacturing 

Lindsay, ON, Canada 

Getting parts, material, trucking and workers 

are all getting more difficult. Items are also getting 

more expensive, trucking is getting more expensive, 

workers you can hire want higher rates 

of pay than you are used to, and, as a result, 

selling prices rise as well to offset them all. 

We are sold out for 2022 so we will not be developing 

any new products. We will concentrate 

on building what we have sold. 

We recently developed our own board tally 

software program called AccuTally and have 

near 50 units sold and in operation. We were 

not able to satisfy the needs of our customers 

with programs we could purchase already on the 

market, so we developed our own. It has been 

greatly received. 

We offer trimmers, sorters, stackers, edgers, 

gangs, resaws, twin saw lines, material handling 

equipment, controls and optimization. J 

2021 has been a good year 

for Cooper Machine. The new 

year began with a new pallet 

mill order, and machine sales 

have been over-average since, 

Frances Cooper while parts sales and upgrades 

have been up as well. We anticipate 

that the demand for both new and used equipment 

will continue into 2022. 

Like most companies, we are struggling with getting 

parts in a timely fashion and finding reliable trucking 

when needed. Currently we have a block cutter we 

ordered stuck in Chile that is having to be air freighted 

out. This is because the original booking was rolled 

four times before the shipping company cancelled 

it. No one is taking any new bookings until January 

2022. Having parts delayed has slowed down production 

a little, but we still have good labor in place and 

are moving full steam ahead. There is pressure on 

pay for our labor and I do not see that letting up in the 

immediate future. 

Our biggest sellers are the Scraggs that we are best 

known for. Customers get so much more life out of 

a Cooper Scragg than they would from many of our 

competitors’ machines. Orders for both our Tandem 

Sharp Chain Scraggs and Overhead Scraggs are up 

this year, and we are seeing the pallet industry taking 

off based on the orders we are receiving. Cooper Machine 

also currently has Yield Champ we are rebuilding 

and have a pole sorting system in production as 

well. Another Optimized Edger and Gang is on order, 

Matt Tietz 

Frances Cooper 

Cooper Machine 

Wadley, GA 

Matt Tietz 

McDonough Manufacturing Company 

Eau Claire, WI 

and we continue to have great reviews on our Optimized 

Edgers. Another slab recovery system and cant 

sorter is on order as well. 

In 2022, we expect sorting/stacking will be attractive 

for our customers considering the current labor 

market. Not only do we offer a cant stacking system, 

but Cooper Machine is rolling out a new lumber sorter 

as a more economical solution for our small- to midsized 

customers. In addition, Cooper Machine is offering 

slab recovery systems that can include a VSA and 

Trimmer for pallet slabs, as well as offering Slab Edgers. 

We are also seeing more optimization happening 

with more of our customers who might not have 

optimized in the past. Due to labor issues, it makes 

economic sense now. 

For 2022, we expect the pallet industry to continue 

to be good. We have several new pallet mill sales going 

in 2022. More pole and softwood mills are being 

put in and improved upon, as well. Based on what we 

are seeing, quite a few of our Hardwood manufacturers 

have switched over to producing pine. 

The Cooper Machine company name continues to 

stand for quality and service, and as more customers 

are looking at ways to optimize their mills, cut down 

on labor, and get more out of every log, we expect 

business to continue to be bright. 

For more information on our offerings view our website 

at www.coopermachine.com, contact Frances 

Cooper at 478-252-5885 or email us at info@cooper 

machine.com. J 

In 2021, McDonough saw a tremendous interest in all of our products, but most notably 

our OptiFit Edger systems. Mills are continuing to realize the amount of money 

that can be made at the Edger. Most mills have optimization at other machine centers 

in their mill, so the Edger has been a natural progression. We see this continuing for 

several years. 

For the most part we are able to still get parts, but more and more electrical components 

are starting to become an issue. 

McDonough sees an Optimized and Automated Resaw as the next revolutionary machine 

center to offer customers. With the shortage of labor, eliminating operators is a big selling 

point and increased production with consistent production everyday makes it a fast payback. 

McDonough specializes in Band Mills, Carriages, Resaws and Edgers. J 




Continued 

Dan Mathews, A.I.A. President 

SII Dry Kilns 

Lexington, NC 

Henry German 

DMSi 

Omaha, NE 

In the southern states we 

have seen Hardwood mills 

purchasing equipment for drying 

yellow pine and/or utilizing 

Hardwood kilns for drying 

Dan Mathews 

pine. In northern states we 

have seen many projects that are expanding production 

of existing facilities and the replacement of antiquated 

kilns with modern energy-efficient kilns. As the 

cost of energy rises in the future, many companies 

will find that running older equipment with poor energy 

efficiency will become too costly to operate. Another 

trend that has been seen is that more and more customers 

are wanting kilns that have extra airflow, heat 

and venting to have more flexibility for faster drying 

Hardwoods or, as mentioned above, in some cases, 

softwoods. 

In 2022, we expect to see much of the same; however 

with so many material delays in the supply chain, 

labor shortages, and overseas shipping issues, it 

would be surprising to see capital equipment purchases 

continue at the same rate as 2021. Many equipment 

suppliers are already quoting deliveries into 

2023 and most Hardwood providers will not be willing 

to wait that long given the market volatility. We have 

been fortunate to have gotten through most of 2021 

without major material or labor shortages, however 

electronic components are beginning to impact our 

ability to complete some orders. 

For Walnut producers, we have a new line of “fully 

welded” stainless steel steamers available in both 

track and package loaded models. The major benefits 

to the customer are the following: 1) ability to steam 

without using steam “spray” versus a closed loop 

steam system that boils a pool of water contained in 

a “vat” and returns all condensate to the boiler and 

2) the fully welded interior keeps the “Walnut juice” 

inside the unit and avoids leaking out into the ground 

or storm water sewer. Note: For every hour that 2” 

spray valve is open at 15 psi, approx. 320 gallons of 

water are released into the steamer. The steam that is 

not absorbed by the wood must go somewhere. Our 

systems are designed to keep that water inside the 

chamber and reuse the water for boiling which improves 

color. 

For producers who are frustrated with high fuel 

costs, we offer our SII-HX heat exchanger for new or 

retrofit projects. These units can save up to 70 percent 

of the latent heat that is exhausted while moving 

all the moist air out of the kiln. These units are designed 

specifically for Hardwood kilns and are compatible 

with other kiln manufacturer’s controls. 

The SII Computerized Control System provides you 

with the tools for real-time kiln management utilizing 

in-kiln moisture measurement with “Sample Watch,” 

our integrated weight-based platforms and/or moisture 

probes. “Utility Watch” as a part of your control 

system is a powerful tool to help you manage your 

energy load when approaching “peak load,” thereby 

reducing your electrical costs. Operating in the background, 

the SII “Steam Management” system allows 

you to prioritize the steam load for your kilns which in 

turn allows you to maximize your drying operations 

when available steam drops below your normal operating 

range. These systems, combined with the support 

offered by SII Dry Kilns, provide you with the tools 

you need to improve your profitability and maximize 

product quality. 

For over 50 years we have put our experience to 

work for you - our customers - while building long-term 

relationships. SII is a full-service dry kiln manufacturer 

offering custom designed package kilns, track kilns, 

large capacity center fan wall package kilns, heat 

treaters, cross flow and down-draft pre-dryers and fan 

sheds. Our controls department is second to none, 

period. The design of our control systems is based 

on the idea that our customers know what is best for 

their operation rather than assuming that we know 

your lumber better than you do. We utilize Wonderware 

software to create the “KILN DRY” system that 

is recognized throughout the industry. From manual to 

semi-automatic to fully automatic control options, we 

provide them all. 

We also offer Thermal Modification and vacuum 

kilns through WDE Maspell, the world’s most respected 

name in vacuum drying. As thermally modified 

wood becomes more popular, the opportunities 

for many of our customers to produce a product for 

a fraction of the cost that custom treaters charge becomes 

a considerable improvement in their bottom 

line. J 

In 2022, DMSi will become 

the exclusive North American 

licensed provider of 

Henry German Neural Grader, an artificial 

intelligence lumber grading 

software and camera system. 

Using specialized industrial cameras to capture 

board images, the grader identifies defects in the 

lumber and, using machine learning technology, assigns 

a grade to the boards at production speed. 

For most lumber grading systems, it takes enormous 

cost and effort to reconfigure yard production 

lines to fit their system. In contrast, the Neural Grader 

will require limited structural changes to production 

lines. This cost saving means grading technology 

is now within reach for smaller and medium-sized 

companies not able to afford customized systems. 

In addition to affordability, Neural Grader provides 

a high degree of consistent accuracy over manual 

grading. The Neural Grader collectively learns from 

Steve Dagenhart 

Air Systems Mfg. of Lenoir, Inc. 

Lenoir, NC 

In 2021, upgrading equipment 

and services in mills 

have been strong. Lead 

times and deliveries on 

Steve Dagenhart equipment have been slow 

and hard to manage. 

In 2022, hopefully timing will improve, and business 

will stay steady. Parts can be obtained but lead 

times are long. Transportation has not been an issue. 

Additional labor is difficult to hire. 

Being a dust collection provider, we see mills going 

to higher production equipment which many times 

involves new and/or revised dust system equipment 

the grading specifications of all the customers in the 

system, without the human error connected to the 

repetitive task of grading. There is also evidence 

that the improvement of consistency that the Neural 

Grader affords is tied to a reduction of wood waste. 

DMSi is currently conducting its own internal proof 

of concepting on the Neural Grader. The company is 

working with the same technical development team 

with whom they developed TallyExpress, the app that 

uses artificial intelligence to conduct lumber tallies 

with a 95-99 percent degree of accuracy. 

“We’re leveraging the knowledge expertise platform 

of TallyExpress and applying that same technology 

to grading,” said Andy Nuffer, Business Development 

at DMSi. “As with TallyExpress, we’ll begin by 

getting beta customers to prove out the accuracy of 

the Neural Grader and then tweak it as we release 

it to more customers. The Neural Grader will keep 

getting smarter as more people use it.” J 

and piping. Meeting combustible dust safety regulations 

will be an important part of the upgrades in 

many of our customers’ mills. 

The latest technology includes: electrical control 

panels with screens and controls that direct the user 

to more easily identify dust system problems, energy 

efficient blowers and variable frequency drives to 

help control utility costs, and spark detection/suppression 

systems to protect workers and facilities. 

We provide: turn-key dust collection/filtration systems 

with energy efficient control systems and protective 

spark detection and suppression systems. J 




Continued 

Chris Blomquist 

Senior Vice President, USNR 

Woodland, WA 

We’ve seen more and more 

Hardwood companies add 

optimization to their mills and 

reman operations especially 

as automated grading for 

Chris Blomquist 

Hardwoods becomes a reality. 

We anticipate these trends 

will continue to grow as this advanced technology is 

installed in the Hardwood market. 

So far, we have been able to get parts delivered 

and labor resources made available as needed. 

USNR and Wood Fiber Group recently merged, 

and the combined company is the largest supplier of 

cutting tools to the wood products industry. The Global 

brand supplies knives, cutter heads, and support 

accessories to millwork producers around the world. 

USNR’s robust offerings in planer mill auto-grading 

bring advanced vision grading to Hardwood mills for 

lumber production and flooring applications. The Lineal 

and Transverse High Grader (LHG/THG) systems 

enable mills to increase value with smarter cutting 

decisions allowing the recovery of more high-grade 

lumber. Mills processing a combination of Hardwood 

and pine benefit from system evaluation for structural 

grading and MSR. 

USNR’s AddVantage system provides visual grading, 

shop logic, and four-sided color vision scanning 

for flooring, doors and windows, and value-added 

secondary reman industries. 

Full Hardwood grading capability is made possible 

by USNR’s Deep Learning A.I. defecting platform. It is 

the foundation of highly precise defect detection and 

highly accurate grading. Deep Learning increases 

the speed and accuracy of defect detection and enables 

the accurate identification of defects unique to 

a species, region, or grade, that would otherwise be 

difficult and time-consuming to identify using conventional 

methods. The system is proven on Red Oak, 

White Oak, Poplar, Cypress, Aspen, Birch, Maple, 

Hickory, and Eucalyptus. It delivers more value and 

recovery through advanced optimization, and significantly 

reduces the time required for start-up and commissioning 

of auto-grading systems. Deep Learning 

is applied to BioVision for sawmill grading at the edger 

and trimmer, and to the LHG/THG grading systems 

in the planer mill. The system is already delivering 

results in over 170 mills around the world. 

USNR’s AddVantage system with Deep Learning 

A.I. is capable of recognizing defects within defects, 

significantly boosting solution accuracy. It currently 

detects over 15+ types of visual and geometric defects 

and growing. AddVantage can be configured to 

run multiple species with the click of a button. Deep 

Learning dramatically reduces the false positives in 

defect detection. The system is able to scan tongue 

and groove and can sort based on the coloration of 

wood. 

USNR provides primary breakdown machinery, 

horizontal and vertical gangs, resaws, as well as advanced 

edger and trimmer automation with full species 

grading optimization for NHLA grade rules that 

are fully customizable to customer specifications. 

USNR also offers the SuperSaver line that is well 

suited for lower end grade sawing applications. The 

SuperSaver concept for log and cant breakdown applies 

a merry-go-round layout directing material from 

one process back through the same cutting tools to 

perform the next process. The equipment performs 

multiple-duty processing for increased flexibility and 

takes advantage of available space and capital investment 

all with one operator. 

Regarding USNR’s Hardwood package kilns and 

the popular Kiln Boss control system for lumber drying, 

Kiln Boss systems provide the capabilities and 

functions of a much larger and more complex control 

system, but at a fraction of the cost. The typical mill 

can expect payback in less than one year. 

USNR has the industry’s largest service staff positioned 

around the world for fast and efficient service. 

The team’s high-speed internet connections 

enable them to provide system support while your 

mill is running. USNR is committed to supporting mill 

equipment and personnel with technicians available 

24 hours a day 7 days a week. Our customer service 

team is cross-trained to support all regions and product 

lines, and we pride ourselves on setting industry 

standards for excellence in quality and customer satisfaction. 

J 

Steve Hoagland 

Steve Hoagland 

Pantron Automation 

Belmont, NC 

We are a distributor for many types 

of sensors and filtration equipment. 

Some of the materials that go into 

the manufacturing of our sensors 

are in short supply and are causing 

some delays. 

As for new equipment, there is 

nothing new here as of today, and 

we are hoping to add some new IO 

Link technology in the future. 

Pantron Automation offers Photoelectric 

Sensors for Harsh Environments, 

Proximity Sensors, Capacitive 

Sensors, Ultra Sonic Sensors, 

Light and Measuring Grids for the 

Sawmill Industry. J 

Stacy Mellott 

Mellott Mfg. Co., Inc. 

Mercersburg, PA 

The trends for 2021 were long lead 

times, inadequate supplies and price increases. 

The rate of price increases has 

slowed and, as supply slowly catches up 

with demand, we expect to see prices plateauing 

in 2022 and holding steady with 

Stacy Mellott 

lead times slowly decreasing. 

We expect replacement equipment by repeat customers and 

custom machinery to remain strong throughout 2022. 

Most new equipment in 2022 will be purchased in order to increase 

yield and efficiency. For improved productivity, Mellott has 

added a log flare butt reducer to the mill infeed system equipment 

line. This machine can be installed as a stand-alone machine or 

can be supplied with infeed decks and log trough conveyors. 

Mellott uses the latest “off the shelf” control components from 

Rockwell Automation and Delta Computer Systems. Machine 

troubleshooting and logic changes are provided remotely via the 

internet. 

Since 1965, Mellott Manufacturing has been designing and 

manufacturing quality log and lumber handling equipment. Mellott 

has an onsite engineering and design team available to provide 

solutions for your next project and will consult and work with you 

to present the best options for your application. We offer material 

handling integration with new and existing systems. Mellott offers 

a full line of log and lumber handling equipment along with 

debarkers, log flare butt reducers, bandsaws, linebars, drop saw 

trimmers, tilt hoists, crane mat drilling and a full line of tie handling 

equipment (sorting, stacking, dapping, end plating). J 



Federal Reserve: 

Taper 

Begin$ 

The Fed also held its target for the federal funds rate 

steady. When the first rate hike occurs is a matter of speculation 

at this stage, although the announced schedule 

of tapering suggests an initial rate increase during the 

second half of 2022 (perhaps after the 2022 election?). 

On net, this leaves the Fed in a broadly accommodative 

policy stance, supporting the economy. 

The Fed adjusted, slightly, its inflation outlook. In its 

statement, the Fed noted: 

“Inflation is elevated, largely reflecting factors that are 

expected to be transitory. Supply and demand imbalances 

related to the pandemic and the reopening of the 

economy have contributed to sizable price increases in 

some sectors.” 

The “expected to be” in the statement may be a hedge 

to the possibility that despite a majority of economic forecasts 

envision the growth rate of inflation cooling during 

2022, some persistent, elevated inflation may last into 

2023 due to the impacts of stimulus and ongoing supply-chain 

challenges. 

The inflation outlook is being driven by opposing shortrun 

and long-run forces. In the short-run, supply-chain 

bottlenecks and pressure from a reopening of the economy 

is increasing inflation. However, long-run factors favor 

lower inflation, due to demographics (an aging population), 

global trade, and technology. Moreover, growth 

expectations have cooled recently. The winner of these 

countervailing inflation trends will determine the future of 

mortgage interest rates, which is critical given the more 

than 30% gain in home prices since January 2020 and 

declines for housing affordability. n 

Read more at www.nahbnow.com. 

By Robert Dietz, Ph.D. 

Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Economics 

and Housing Policy for National Association Of Home Builders 

(The following is re-printed from the NAHB’s Eye on 

Housing economics blog.) 

Robert Dietz 

The Federal Reserve has supported the 

housing market during the virus crisis, the 2020 

recession, and the subsequent, ongoing recovery 

via asset-backed purchases (among other 

tools), including $40 billion a month of mortgage-backed 

security (MBS) purchases. These 

MBS purchases have held interest rates lower 

than they otherwise would have been. 

In November, the Fed reduced the monthly 

volume of such purchases by $5 billion a month. 

Further, the Fed will reduce by $10 billion a 

month its purchases of Treasuries (currently at 

$80 billion a month). These actions will put some 

upward pressure on interest rates, which NAHB 

forecasts will reach 4% for the 30-year fixed rate 

mortgage during 2023. The Fed may adjust this 

pace of tapering as economic conditions warrant. 

However, if this pattern were to hold, then 

asset purchases will cease by mid-2022. 

The Fed has telegraphed these actions over the last few quarters 

in order to avoid a quick jump in interest rates, as happened 

in 2013 during the so-called “taper tantrum.” 

About the author: 

Robert Dietz, Ph.D., is Chief Economist 

and Senior Vice President for Economics and 

Housing Policy for NAHB, where his responsibilities 

include housing market analysis, economic 

forecasting and industry surveys, and 

housing policy research. Dr. Dietz has published 

academic research on the private and 

social benefits of homeownership, federal tax 

expenditure estimation, and other housing and 

tax issues in peer-reviewed journals, including 

the Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of 

Housing Research, the National Tax Journal 

and the NBER Working Paper series. He has 

testified before the House Ways and Means 

Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, 

and the Senate Banking Subcommittee on 

Economic Policy on housing and economic 

issues. Prior to joining NAHB in 2005, Robert 

worked as an economist for the Congressional 

Joint Committee on Taxation, specializing 

in revenue estimation of legislative proposals 

involving housing, urban development, and 

other business tax issues. He is a native of 

Dayton, Ohio and earned a Ph.D. in Economics 

from the Ohio State University in 2003. 


Appalachian Lumbermen 

Learn About Advocacy And Promotion 

By Tom Inman 

Johnson City, TN–The Appalachian Lumbermen’s 

Club (ALC) recently received reports on advocacy 

and promotion at its meeting here at the Carnegie 

Hotel. 

Dana Cole, executive director of the Hardwood Federation 

(HF), gave the first presentation on the group’s 

advocacy work in Washington, DC. She said the Democrats 

control the White House and the Congress and 

drive the agenda but the margins are narrow. 

There are divisions within both parties that are also 

slowing efforts to get legislation approved. The factions 

for Democrats and Republicans are challenging leadership 

on both sides with no majorities on anything. 

Cole said that priorities for the HF this year are climate, 

business taxes, worker shortages and infrastructure. The 

Biden Administration has made climate a top issue in a 

lot of legislation and the HF is promoting that forestlands 

are the key to removing carbon from the atmosphere. 

There is concern, however, that most proposed legislation 

and regulatory efforts stop at the edge of the forest 

and do not make the important connection between a 

healthy forest products industry, healthy and sustainable 

forests, and carbon storage counting methods. 

The HF is actively communicating this oversight to 

Congress and the Administration in coordination with 

other wood products industry allies, Cole said. 

“We are also working with our forestry and forest product 

industry allies on a consensus definition of biomass 

that will enable us to influence federal climate and energy 

policymaking so that the energy and residuals we 

use in our facilities will be recognized as renewable and 

carbon neutral,” she said. 

The Federation is focused on the worker shortage crisis 

in the U.S. and opposes efforts to extend increased 

unemployment benefits at the federal level. HF will continue 

to support training and workforce development 

programs including those that impact loggers and truck 

drivers. 


Mark Pierce, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; Erin 

Cox, GTL Lumber Inc., Ironton, OH; and Mason Church, Bryant 

Church Hardwoods Inc., Wilkesboro, NC 

Steve Counts, BPM Lumber, London, KY; Jim Burruss, Corley 

Manufacturing Co., Chattanooga, TN; Jeff Dougherty, Ally Global 

Logistics, Jacksonville, FL; and Bennett Thompson, ISK Biocides 

Inc., Roanoke, VA 

Bill Graban, Prime Lumber Co., Thomasville, NC; Steve Leonard, 

Lawrence Lumber Co. Inc., Maiden, NC; and Greg Pappas, Ten 

Oaks Flooring, Stuart, VA 

Joseph Haggerty, Williams Lumber Co. Inc., Rocky Mount, NC; 

John Stevenson, Beasley Flooring Products, West Green, GA; 

and John Evans, Stanley Lumber, Keysville, VA 


ALC Continued from page 36 

Jeremy Pitts, Nyle Systems LLC, Hickory, NC; Shannon Garland, 

Peakwood Forest Products, Roanoke, VA; and Andy Nuffer, DMSi 

Software/TallyExpress/eLIMBS LLC, Winston-Salem, NC 

Karl Schmertzler, Yoder Lumber Co., Hickory, NC; Eric Carroll, 

S&S Sprinkler, Charlotte, NC; Logan Josey, Josey Lumber Co. 

Inc., Scotland Neck, NC; and Gale Keener, Mullican Flooring, 

Ronceverte, WV 

Jack Hatfield, Jim C. Hamer Lumber Co., Kenova, WV; Mark 

Vollinger, W.M. Cramer Lumber Co., Hickory, NC; and Steve 

Staryak, Lawrence Lumber Co. Inc., Maiden, NC 

Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing, Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Tyler King, 

New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; Rick McCreary, 

Granite Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, NC; and David Bailey, New 

River Hardwoods Inc. 

Cole encouraged attendees to visit with members of 

Congress while they are in home districts. It is the best 

way to educate legislators about Hardwood industry issues, 

she said. 

Cole and Kris Long, of Atlanta Hardwood Corp., both 

members of the Real American Hardwood Coalition 

(RAHC) Board of Directors, told the group about significant 

progress in 2021. The RAHC began in 2019 to develop 

a promotion targeting consumers about the benefits 

of Hardwood materials in their homes. 

Cole said RAHC has completed research with thousands 

of consumers, a marketing playbook, an industry 

website and recently contracted for a consumer website. 

The second website will connect with consumers when 

they are seeking information about furniture, cabinets, 

flooring and more for residential and commercial applications. 

The ALC Board recognized the successful work and 

approved a $1,000 donation to RAHC. This enables ALC 

members to access and use the Real American Coalition 

materials including the logo, Instagram posts and other 

information. 

Please visit www.realamericanhardwood.org and 

follow the links to the logos and ways to participate. For 

more information, please email info@realamerican 

hardwood.org. 

The ALC Board also approved a $1,000 contribution to 

the Hardwood Federation to support advocacy work in 

Washington DC. More information is available at www. 

hardwoodfederation.com. n 

Kris Long, Atlanta Hardwood Corp., Mableton, GA; Dana Cole, 

Hardwood Federation, Washington, DC; and Jesse LaSon, Rossi 

Hardwoods, Emporium, PA 

Ray Reed and Stuart Tucker, Taylor Machine Works, Hope Mills, 

NC; and William Pleasant and Thomas Pleasant, Cobble Creek 

Lumber Co., West Jefferson, NC 

To learn more about ALC, visit 

www.lumberclub.org. 

Cliff Clune, Clune Lumber Co., Elkin, NC; Rob McCarthy, Northwest 

Hardwoods Inc., Apple Creek, OH; and Jay Reese, Penn-Sylvan 

International, Spartansburg, PA 

Daniel Maine, Mullican Flooring, Johnson City, TN; and Jordan Amos, Adam Phipps and Dave Kocker, Southern 

Forest Products, Appalachia, VA 



CABINET DOOR SHOP Continued from page 19 

500 custom cabinet doors, like the ones shown here in a custom 

master bath installation, are manufactured daily at CDS. 

CDS purchases Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Red & White Oak, Hickory, 

Yellow Birch, Walnut, Cherry and Alder. 

“We do things differently from other door manufacturers. 

Number one, our company is all family,” Noel emphasized. 

Family and faith are the foundations of CDS. 

Three sisters and their husbands bought the business 

from their parents in 2003. Their involvement began 

when Gerald and Bobbie Wheeler founded the company 

in 1986, with their oldest daughter, Robin, helping in 

the office after school and in summers. Noel Uzick began 

working for CDS after his high school graduation in 

1986, and he and Robin married on October 21, 1989. 

Noel and Robin are the chief executive officers, but 

they don’t like titles. Noel said, “We all just do whatever 

needs to be done. I’m liable to be purchasing a truck load 

of lumber this hour, and the next hour I may be underneath 

a forklift changing a starter.” This applies to all the 

co-owner-operators at CDS. Cyndi Fisher works with accounts 

receivables and her husband, Neil, is plant supervisor 

and manages production. Cathy and Jason Puckett 

are utility players whose responsibilities shift daily. 

“Five hundred doors are created here every day,” said 

CDS operates out of a 55,000 square-foot plant employing 40 in 

Hot Springs, AR. 

Noel, “and any of us can talk about the quality and construction 

of our products. We are all hands-on and pretty 

much involved in the entire process from start to finish. 

My two brothers-in-laws and I are on the floor every day, 

constantly looking at quality.” 

The push for quality continues to grow the company, 

from its startup in a 2,500 square-foot garage and four 

employees to a 55,000 square-foot plant employing 40. 

The right equipment makes the jobs go smoother. The 

company recently added a third Taylor Door Pro clamp 

for use in production, along with a new CNC controlled 

dovetail drawer machine, a new 53” planer and sander. 

With four 53” wide-belt sanders at work, it makes the flow 

so much faster and more streamline. Noel particularly 

likes his Mereen-Johnson gang rip saw. “We’ve used this 

machine for 20 years and it still runs great. It is a great 

saw and American-made, something we look for in all our 

machinery and materials,” he added. 

Turn-around time is important at CDS. Customers 

learn at order placement when the order will ship, how it 

To manufacture their hundreds of designs, CDS purchases 400,000 board feet a year from mills and distributors. 

will ship, and the shipping price. Customers rave about 

receiving the pricing and shipping dates up front. 

Mom-and-Pop cabinet shops are the backbone of the 

customer base at CDS. A catalog, both hard-copy and 

online, is the main sales tool. Uzick told why, “These are 

great communication tools for our customers to use with 

their clients. The customer doesn’t know whether they 

want a mitered or standard door, but our online catalog 

can show them and help them make the choices they really 

want.” The print catalog is mailed to those who prefer 

to handle hard-copy pages. 

CDS manufactures about 500 doors daily. All doors 

and drawers are made to order. Variations generated 

by customer demand keep the product line growing. If 

a customer asks for new custom profile, or different type 

of wood the company checks feasibility with concern for 

pricing. Recently the company had a request for a large 

set of 4/4 circle sawn Red Oak cabinet doors for a residential 

home that took a lot of effort. Now that the order 

has been filled, it is an ongoing option. The circle sawn 

pattern was left in the face for a rustic look and it turned 

out stunning, Noel said. 

He enjoys customizing projects for his lake home in the 

rustic/Colorado style. “I purchased a two-story, 120-yearold 

barn and processed it in our plant, and now have 

over 3000 board feet of reclaimed White Oak barnwood 

from the barn in my home.” 

The company’s philosophy is clearly stated on its website, 

CabinetDoorShop.com, “We take pride in the fact 

that we are a family-run business with Christian principles 

and that we strive to build the very best products at 

affordable prices.” 

How are Christian principles implemented? Each 

morning of the plant’s ten-hour day begins with group 

prayer. “It works,” said Noel. “Our employees appreciate 

it because we show that we care. We give all kinds of 

incentives, raises and exceptional benefits. Sometimes 

those things are forgotten, but when you take your own 

time and pray for your employees and let them know that 

God cares about them, it makes a difference.” n 

For more information about CDS, visit www.cabinetdoorshop.com. 


DIXIEPLY Continued from page 21 

Now with 11 locations across the United States, each 

company distributes truckloads of virtually everything in 

the forest products industry, including specialty items 

for retail home service stores, lumber yards and industrial 

accounts. “It is our policy to remain on the leading 

edge as suppliers to our clients,” said Heard. “We have 

gained and maintained market leadership by insisting on 

the highest standards of business integrity offering top 

quality products sold and delivered by carefully selected, 

in-house trained, knowledgeable staff. Our men and 

women are dedicated to standards set by the company 

founder, the late Waldo Bradley, Sr., passed through to 

his family and now retained today by the employee owners.” 

DIXIEPLY became a 100 percent Employee-Owned 

company in October of 2019. 

Along with Heard, key employees of the Savannah-based 

division are company President Mark Gentry; 

Chief Operating Officer Danny Bachman; Director of 

Purchasing Randy Collins; Director of IT Bobby Awtrey; 

Director of Human Resources Blanche Gnann and Controller 

Becky Hancock. 

DIXIEPLY’S distribution centers are managed by: 

•Seth Blankenship - Garland, TX 

•Dan Hall - Orlando, FL 

•Ronnie O’Leary - Houston, TX 

•Stephen Geistweidt - San Antonio, TX 

•Rollie Mowery - Tampa, FL 

•Tonya Longo - Atlanta, GA 

•Lou Olivera - Miami, FL 

•Dewey Evans - Riviera Beach, FL 

•Tim Naish - Charlotte, NC 

•Scott McCawley - Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Each facility is a separate business unit with each title 

belonging to its home city designation (i.e., Dixie Ply- 

DIXIEPLY specialty items are numerous and include cabinet doors, prefinished 

drawer sides, cut-to-size panels, veneers, solid surface countertops, wood mouldings 

and laminated veneer lumber. 

With each of its operations having its own lumberyard, facilities 

and fleet of delivery trucks, large and diversified inventories are 

what define DIXIEPLY, which now serves customers from 11 locations. 

Pictured is the Tampa, FL site. 

wood of Atlanta, and so on). Servicing approximately a 

150-mile radius, each branch manager is responsible for 

his or her specific marketplace. 

At the company’s Miami, FL location, an export department 

is staffed with experienced multi-lingual professionals 

who specialize in the Caribbean and Central America 

markets, but who have the capability to ship anywhere 

in the world. 

On the company’s brochure is their mission statement, 

notably with four objectives: 

1.To be the preferred wholesale supplier of quality 

building materials. 

2.To be on the leading edge of our industry and to provide 

superior, cost-effective services to our customers. 

3.To apply the highest standards of business integrity 

and provide a positive, ethical working environment for 

our employees. 

4.To be a total quality company committed to excellence 

in all phases of our operation. 

By partnering with their customers, building relationships 

to advance their businesses, and remaining a premier 

building materials distributor, DIXIEPLY is undoubtedly 

fulfilling their mission. 

DIXIEPLY is a member of many industry 

trade associations, such as 

the American Institute of Architects, 

North American Wholesale Lumber 

Assoc., Florida Building Material Assoc. 

and the Lumbermen’s Association 

of Texas. The company has multiple 

LEED AP (Leadership in Energy 

and Environmental Design Accredited 

Professional) representatives on 

staff. n 

For more information about Dixie 

Plywood Co. (DIXIEPLY) and its 

products, contact the corporate 

office by phone at 912-447-7000 

or visit their website at 

www.dixieply.com. 

PAW TAW JOHN SERVICES Continued from page 23 

This scanning bar is using JoeScan heads on a PTJ Vision Scanning 

system. 

Two employees, Justina Mathews (right), production manager, 

and Ken Andrews, lead technician, discuss a Temposonics order 

and repair. 

HIGH POINT MARKET Continued from page 25 

dent Tim Copeland said their customers appreciate solid 

wood furniture from domestic species with excellent design. 

Roy Miller of Country View in Ohio reported continued 

success with its dining and bedroom programs. The 

company produces solid Hardwood lines in Maple, Oak 

and Elm and the response in the past 12 months has 

been exceptional. 

“We have focused on pieces that we can move through 

the plants quickly and get delivered to customers,” he 

said. “We have cut back on the styles to focus on our top 

sellers.” 

Maple, Walnut and White Oak were the American species 

that dominated at Market. A few lines were introduced 

in Cherry with the manufacturers taking advantage 

of lower raw material pricing. 

The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announced 

Alex Shuford, III to the role of chair for its board of directors. 

Shuford, CEO of Rock House Farm Family of 

Brands and Century Furniture, has served on the HPMA 

board and executive committee since 2018. n 

The next High Point Market is 

scheduled for April 2-6, 2022. 

predetermined Temposonics territories, PTJ can sell all 

other products nationwide. 

As for what he attributes PTJ’s success to, Johnson 

said, “Our sweet spot is having the ability to provide the 

smaller sized business owner, a system that is effective, 

they can make money with it, and gives them the ability 

to compete in their market. We have entry level systems, 

and we have systems that are more advanced. As 

a client grows in profitability and has growth potential, 

our systems will grow with that idea in mind.” 

PTJ just recently completed another vision scanning 

system upgrade to a Hanna Manufacturing headrig in 

Winnfield, LA. This addition improves the operation’s 

productivity, more recoverable lumber, and much less 

fiber going to chips. This system and the other PTJ systems 

in the mill boost the overall operations capabilities. 

As stated by Rick Hanna, of Hanna Manufacturing, 

“I’m proud to have PTJ systems on all of my machine 

centers in the mill.” 

PTJ will continue to utilize the over 100 years of experience 

serving the wood products and manufacturing 

industries. n 

For more information visit 

www.pawtaw.com. 

Consumers are asking for emphasis on utility in designs like this 

solid wood chest from Vaughan-Bassett Furniture. 


•Chris Amos, J. Gibson McIlvain Co. 

•Brady Antons, Kendrick Forest Products 

•Ryley Bennett, Billsby Lumber Company 

•Tanner Brown, B & B Lumber Co. 

•Addison Conway, Superior Hardwoods of Ohio, Inc. 

•Lance Crump, Hartzell Hardwoods, Inc. 

The NHLA Inspector Training School has a proud and 

rich 70-year history, graduating more than 7,500 students 

since its conception. The program teaches the 

rules and applications of the NHLA grading system and 

prepares students for a career in the Hardwood industry. 

This unique program has earned worldwide respect, 

attracting students from throughout the United States, 

Canada, Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. 

Graduates of the 196th class were: 

•Travis Groth, Kendrick Forest Products 

•Jeremy Jeffries, Tuscarora Hardwoods, Inc. 

•Chun Ta Ko (Nick), Independent 

•Greg Roehl, Willenburg Hardwood Industries, Inc. 

•Jonathan Swan, Battle Lumber Co., Inc. 

Roman Matyushchenko presented the individual achievement awards. 

Outstanding individual awards recipients were as follows: 

•Greg Roehl, ITS Educational Foundation Award for Highest Overall Average 

•(Tie) Jeremy Jeffries, Howard Hanlon Award for Second Highest Overall Average 

•(Tie) Tanner Brown, Howard Hanlon Award for Second Highest Overall Average 

•Addison Conway, West Side Hardwood Club Award for Highest Board Run Average 

•Greg Roehl, The Milt Cole and NHLA Award for Best Attitude/Citizenship 

•Chun Ta Ko (Nick), The Willard Scholarship 

The world’s largest and oldest Hardwood industry association, 

NHLA represents companies and individuals 

that produce, use, and sell North American Hardwood 

lumber or provide equipment, supplies, or services to the 

Hardwood industry. It was founded in 1898 to establish 

a uniform system of grading rules for the measurement 

and inspection of Hardwood lumber. Since 1979, its 

headquarters have been in Memphis. n 

To learn more about NHLA, please visit www.nhla.com. 

(Seated, from left) Tanner Brown, Travis Groth, Roman Matyushchenko, Jeremy Jeffries, and Chun Ta Ko; (standing, from left) Jonathan 

Swan, Greg Roehl, Lance Crump, Ryley Bennett, Addison Conway, Chris Amos and Brady Antons. 

Eleven Students Graduate From 196th Class Of 

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OUR TEAM 

Memphis, TN– The National Hardwood Lumber 

Association (NHLA) recently celebrated the graduation 

of the 196th class of the Inspector Training 

School on November 5, 2021. Elevqen students completed 

the 8-week program. 

Dana Spessert, NHLA Chief Inspector and ITS Dean of 

Education, welcomed and thanked the families, friends, 

and employers who supported the students during their 

time away from home. 

Instructor Roman Matyushchenko addressed the students, 

telling them, “So many graduates of this School 

have become owners, presidents, and managers of the 

companies they worked for after graduation. You have all 

the chance to find long-term careers in this great industry. 

I wish you good luck in the future.” 

Adam Conway with Superior Hardwoods of Ohio, a 

graduate from ITS Class #116 in 1995, gave the keynote 

address. He congratulated the graduates and told them, 

“You came here because someone believed in you: your 

family, your employer. You completed the course because 

you believed in yourself. What you do with it now 

is up to you. As you move forward in your careers, find 

your feet, have confidence in yourself, and have confidence 

in your training.” 

Tanner Brown with B & B Lumber Co. was elected 

class president. He spoke to his fellow students during 

the ceremony saying, “I’d like to thank my grandpa, sitting 

in the first row, for giving me the opportunity to come 

to this School, join this business, and start my career. To 

class 196, I hope that we all continue to see each other 

in our daily lives and work even though we live just about 

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LAKE STATES Continued from page 6 

a little harder to come by these days,” he said. Transportation 

for exports is difficult. 

Demand is positive for a Michigan sawmill. “Though a 

couple of items have slowed, for the most part, it’s okay,” 

said the sales executive. “We have a hard time keeping 

a lot of items in inventory, handing them off soon with 

quite a few different things. Shipments are close to our 

goals.” 

Things have cooled since earlier in the year. “March 

through June was the narrowest, the busiest and the 

craziest I have ever seen,” he commented. “Things are 

not at that level, but they’re still good. We set some records 

at that point. Everything can still be good without 

reaching record-breaking levels.” 

Hard and Soft Maple and White Oak sell the best for 

him while Hickory and Walnut are experiencing strong 

movement. The company also markets Red Oak and 

Cherry to a mix of distributors and end users, with business 

heavy to flooring, cabinets, millwork and furniture 

manufacturers. Thicknesses are 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4 with 

some 10/4 and 12/4. 

Most customers report plenty of work though a labor 

shortage remains a common theme, he commented. 

“Transportation is a little tough,” he observed. “Finding 

trucks is okay and rates are so-so. Wet conditions have 

made the logging part of it tough.” n 

NORTHEAST Continued from page 6 

for container availability. 

The lumber market remains favorable at a Pennsylvania 

sawmill and kiln-dried lumber operation. 

“I would say the market is very strong in our area,” said 

the vice president. “We are not having any difficulty moving 

any of the species,” he reported. “Demand seems 

to be the highest for Soft Maple. We are getting more 

inquiries than anything else but have no difficulty moving 

any of the species or grades.” 

The area’s large cabinet component companies and 

cabinet shops possess an appetite for Hard and Soft 

Maple. Some moulding and millwork companies remain 

strong, as well, but not as strong as what the company 

is witnessing in the kitchen and bathroom industries. The 

company also sells Red Oak, Cherry and Ash to kitchen 

and bath industry end users. 

Sales are better than six months ago and are going 

well for low grade, No. 2 and 3A Common, he said. He 

utilizes all of the grades from FAS to No. 1 Common and 

No. 3 Common. The company mostly sells 4/4. 

While his customers’ orders remain strong, getting 

product through their facilities, for all the reasons one 

reads about daily, is problematic. “Due to lack of labor, 

whether people are calling in sick due to COVID or quarantining, 

or the fact that they can’t get enough help, it’s 

rampant for everyone,” he observed. 

For exports, ports remain a mess. Shipping lines 

shift dates at-will forcing truckers to juggle around their 

schedules. “We can’t plan anymore,” he worried. “We 

can’t plan and ship it on the original booking time frame. 

100 percent of the bookings we get, the dates change. 

That would be true for anyone who exports.” n 

SOUTHEAST Continued from page 7 

his customers’ sales. “We have a very tight labor market,” 

he said. “Transportation is average.” 

A Mississippi lumber wholesaler who sells to clients 

nationwide is experiencing its most successful sales 

year. “I would say we have the strongest market I ever 

recall having in 20-plus years,” he said. “Our sales are 

good. We are having the best year we have ever had. 

It’s probably two to three times better than we ever had 

in the past.” 

While the company’s furniture manufacturing customers’ 

business is also doing well, they are facing holiday-related 

back-ups as well as labor shortages and a 

shortage of imported foam and fabric. “Many are slowing 

down because consistent with what we see on TV, a lot 

of imported product is sitting on ships off the California 

coast,” he observed. 

Red Oak and Poplar sell the best for the firm which 

also sells White Oak, Hickory and Gum to Hardwood 

floor and furniture manufacturers. All grades, from pallet 

lumber to FAS, are handled with most thicknesses being 

4/4 and 5/4. n 

WEST COAST Continued from page 7 

lumber, and orders are solid, but some of the jobs have 

been pushed-back timewise.” 

Sales of Walnut, Hickory, White Oak and some Poplar 

to distributors and flooring companies are comparable to 

six months ago with Walnut and White Oak selling the 

best. 

The company sells all 4/4 high-end lumber for flooring 

customers who tell him they’re still having a hard time 


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WEST COAST Continued 

finding some products, such as White Oak and Walnut. 

Sales were going well for a Washington lumber supplier 

who sells to customers east of the Mississippi River. 

“As far as our territory goes, sales have been good,” said 

the sales and lumber purchasing executive. “We are rolling 

into the holidays, we get mixed signals but it sounds 

like our customers’ order files are pretty good.” 

Volume was higher six months ago when sales were 

brisker. “It was pretty brisk there in the early part of the 

year going into spring,” he noted. The home building 

market was more substantial in the spring and summer. 

“All indications are things are good,” he commented. 

“Supply is getting better. There’s more availability out 

there.” 

Soft Maple sells the best for him. “I could probably sell 

Soft Maple all day long if I could get my hands on it,” he 

stated. “But, with what we can get our hands on, I would 

say Poplar is the best seller now. Then, Hard Maple.” 

The firm also markets White Oak, Hickory as well as 

smaller volumes of Red Oak and Birch in grades No. 2 

and Better, including No. 1 Common and No. 2 Common 

and FAS in thicknesses from 4/4 through 8/4. 

“Our customers are all pretty positive on their order 

flows,” he said. “Everyone has pretty good order files.” 

Though transportation remains expensive, it has gotten 

a lot better, he said. n 

ONTARIO Continued from page 8 

cost alternatives to Maple and higher priced species. 

Thus, supplies are not meeting market needs. 

Several manufacturers noted low Basswood production, 

as log decks were down for most areas contacted. 

The sawmill focus was on higher valued species like 

Hard Maple, Ash, Walnut and Soft Maple over this species. 

The shortage is felt more for the upper grades. 

With inflation rising, it is felt that the odds are the Bank 

of Canada will raise borrowing costs early in the new 

year. 

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.7 percent in 

October 2021 (the most current data available at presstime) 

from a year earlier, compared with a year-over-year 

gain of 4.4 percent in September, reported Statistics 

Canada in mid-November. 

Inflation is nearing its fastest pace since the Bank of 

Canada began using the consumer price index to set interest 

rates in the early 1990s, increasing the odds that 

the central bank will raise borrowing costs early in the 

new year. The main sources of upward price pressures 

are crude, natural gas, housing, food and some services. 

Inflation remains a dilemma for the Bank of Canada 

despite the alarming jump in the CPI, because various 

labor-market indicators suggest the economy is still 

weak, justifying the benchmark interest rate’s current 

setting of 0.25 percent. The biggest surge was a 42 percent 

increase in gasoline prices, stoked by a mismatch 

of supply and demand in global energy markets. This is 

not in the Bank’s control. 

The best cure suggested is patience for cost increases 

that are the result of shortages of inputs, such as oil and 

computer chips, which should subside as suppliers rush 

to fill demand. 

“While our analysis continues to indicate that these 

pressures will ease, we have taken them into account 

for the dynamics of supply and demand,” Bank of Canada 

Governor Macklem said in an op-ed published by the 

Financial Times in November. “What our resolve does 

mean is that if we end up being wrong about the persistence 

of inflationary pressures and how much slack 

remains in the economy, we will adjust.” 

All the major components of Statistics Canada’s CPI 

basket increased in October, led by a 10 percent jump 

in transportation costs, which capture energy prices. 

Shelter costs increased 4.8 percent and food costs rose 

3.8 percent from October 2020. Both those gains were 

roughly the same as the previous month. 

“The recovering economy and hot inflation will likely 

prompt the Bank of Canada to react and raise interest 

rates sooner rather than later,” said an economist at Toronto-Dominion 

Bank. “We expect the Bank of Canada 

to start raising its key interest rate in April of 2022, but 

cannot rule out the possibility the central bank will act 

earlier if the job market remains resilient and inflation 

keeps surprising to the upside.” 

It is hoped that the new year will bring better economic 

conditions, and that the number of COVID-19 cases will 

continue to subside as inoculation continues around the 

globe. 

Here’s wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous 

2022. n 

QUEBEC Continued from page 8 

having increased over late fall and early winter. There is 

a balance, note contacts, between supply and demand 

at this time. Wholesalers and secondary manufacturers 

are ramping up their supplies but, depending on areas 

contacted, supply is lagging demand. 

Soft Maple is noted as the strongest selling species in 

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ers, and with end users seeking it as a replacement for 

Hard Maple which is much more expensive at this time 

than its equivalent Soft Maple. Components and cabinet 

manufacturers are buying more Soft Maple. Kiln-dried 

prices are still advancing. 

Flooring manufacturers in many regions had difficulty 

finding supplies of Oak to manufacture their products. 

Competition was rather stiff, and prices rose to levels 

not seen before. The situation has improved in the last 

three to four months. They were concerned with hunting 

season in late fall, the holidays and winter weather conditions 

impeding availability. 

According to Statistics Canada, the economy added 

31,200 jobs in October 2021 (the most current data 

available), versus expectations for a gain of 41,600, according 

to the median estimate of economists surveyed 

by Bloomberg. This figure suggests the recovery from 

the COVID-19 recession could be slowing to a more 

sustainable pace. Bay Street economists had predicted 

the economy would add about 50,000 jobs for that 

month after creating more than 157,000 in September, 

as COVID-19 restrictions loosened and vaccination rates 

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continued to rise. 

The general public as well as financial markets shifted 

their attention to inflation, which has accelerated in 

many big economies over the second half of 2021. Slower 

growth could ease inflation worries, although most of 

the pressure is coming from supply constraints related to 

the pandemic and climate change. 

Canada’s unemployment rate decreased to 6.7 percent 

from 6.9 percent, the fifth consecutive monthly decline. 

Employment in retail increased by some 77,000 

positions, a large gain that pushed jobs in the industry 

back above pre-pandemic levels for the first time since 

March 2021, just before another wave of COVID-19 

forced provinces to tighten social-distancing rules. 

According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation 

(CMHC), the trend in housing starts was 264,264 

units in October, down from 270,661 in September, a 

seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing 

starts. 

“The six-month trend in housing starts declined from 

September to October, as the retreat in total starts from 

their earlier 2021 levels continued,” said Bob Dugan, CM- 

HC’s chief economist. “For SAAR housing starts in Canada’s 

urban areas, a slight increase in single-detached 

starts didn’t offset a larger decrease in multi-family starts 

in October and led to a decline in overall starts for the 

month. On a trend and monthly SAAR basis, however, 

the level of housing starts activity in Canada remains 

high in historical terms. 

“Among Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, Vancouver 

was the only market to register growth in total SAAR 

starts in October, due to a rebound from the prior month 

in the multi-family segment.” 

Despite the slight downturn, home renovations and 

home sales have been strong and have contributed to 

a strong Hardwood sector. It is predicted that the housing 

and renovation sectors will continue to be strong 

throughout 2022 and into 2023. 

We wish everyone a healthy and prosperous New 

Year! n 

NEWS DEVELOPMENTS Continued from page 11 

of planning and construction. Currently, 

143 NWFA member companies 

have donated product, logistics, 

and installation services in locations 

throughout the United States, with a 

total value of more than $5.7 million. 

A list of all NWFA R.I.S.E. participating 

companies can be found at www. 

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To learn more about the program, 

and how you and/or your company 

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strong consumer demand continues to boost single-family 

home building.” 

“In addition to well publicized concerns over building 

materials and the national supply chain, labor and building 

lot access are key constraints for housing supply,” said 

NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “Lot availability is at 

multi-decade lows and the construction industry currently 

has more than 330,000 open positions. Policymakers 

need to focus on resolving these issues to help builders 

produce more housing to meet strong market demand.” 

Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been 

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Low existing inventories and strong 

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Builder sentiment in the market 

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“The solid market for home building 

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conducting for 35 years, the NAHB/Wells Fargo HMI 

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this matter excluded about 3.4 million acres of designated 

critical habitat for this bird. This measure would have 

taken effect on Dec. 15, 2021. Instead, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service withdrew this rule and revised it, now excluding 

only 204,294 acres, and leaving more protected 

land for the northern spotted owl. 

“Habitat loss was the primary factor 

leading to the listing of the northern 

spotted owl as a threatened subspecies 

in 1990…, and it continues to be 

a stressor on the subspecies due to 

the lag effects of past habitat loss, 

continued timber harvest, wildfire, 

and a minor amount from insect and 

forest disease outbreaks,” according 

to the Federal Register. 

An article in the Washington Post 

in late 2020 stated, “The northern 

spotted owl has lost 70 percent of its 

habitat to development and timber 

harvesting and could go extinct without 

added federal protection…” 

For more information, www.fws. 

gov. n 

HMA UPDATE 

Continued from page 12 

Federation Executive Director, Dana 

Lee Cole, our Hardwood industry 

advocate in Washington D.C., will 

offer a brief update regarding the 

latest happenings in our nation’s 

Capital. 

“Global Markets Update” 

American Hardwood Export Council 

Executive Director, Michael Snow, 

will present an overview of American 

Hardwoods on the global stage. 

AHEC REPORT Continued from page 14 

The values of our society are changing. As much as 

the rise of individualism generated a diversity of lifestyles 

and approaches to consumption, it has also brought 

about a changed understanding of quality in terms of design. 

Today, more and more of us are taking into account 

considerations such as the design process and materials 

used when making buying decisions, alongside the 

broader concerns of sustainability and quality. 

As noted by AHEC European Director David Venables, 

“Strong, tactile and visually appealing, wood is essential 

in an era of plastics, over-consumption 

and climate change, because of 

its low impact on the environment 

and the fact that it can be easily recycled. 

As well as being a material 

for making, it is also a low-impact 

fuel and a carbon store. This project 

presents four underused timbers and 

questions the assumption that the 

most well-known varieties of wood 

are always the only ‘right’ woods to 

use.” The American Hardwood forest 

provides us with a wide range of 

species, but one of the keys to sustainability 

is to make sure demand 

for individual species matches what 

nature provides. It is AHEC’s goal 

that through this and similar projects 

around the world this message 

comes through loud and clear as we 

showcase and celebrate emerging 

design talent as well as highlight the 

sustainability and versatility of wood 

as a design material. 

For more information on this project 

and other initiatives by AHEC, 

please visit our website at www. 

americanhardwood.org. n 

HARDWOOD FEDERATION 

INFO Continued from page 15 

SYSTEMS & 

SOLUTIONS 

Mellott Solves Your 

Debarking Systems 

Log Trough with Metal Detection 

timber stands. While not as widely covered in the media, 

insect infestation and disease on federal forests east of 

the Mississippi are also problematic and could be addressed 

with more aggressive Forest Service intervention. 

On the domestic market development front, the 2018 

Farm Bill included Hardwood Federation-supported language 

promoting use of wood in taller buildings—higher 

than six stories. The provisions were part of the Timber 

Innovation Act, which authorized and funded research 

and development of mass timber as well as wood inno- 

Lumber Conveyor Systems 

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Handling Challenge! 

Band Headrig and Resaws 

Resaw Run-Around Systems 

Trimmer and Grading Systems 

measures to enhance forest health 

on federal forest landholdings. Providing 

additional tools for the Forest 

But that’s not all. Other Conference 

details – Meeting registration, hotel 

Service to better manage our federal 

forests will be an area of focus 

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accommodation information, a listing 

of participating exhibitors, available 

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for the Hardwood Federation in the 

event sponsorships, and the 

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upcoming Farm Bill. Each year the 

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fire season in Western states is increasingly 

severe and has resulted 

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more active management of federal 

in Florida. n 


WHO’S WHO 

IN HARDWOOD PURCHASING 

A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LEADING 

PURCHASING EXECUTIVES IN 

THE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY 

BEN WALLACE is a Wood Scientist and R&D Materials 

Science Manager involved in lumber purchasing at 

The Marvin Brand, located in Warroad, MN. He works 

with wood specification and approval of species selection. 

The Marvin Brand is a window and door manufacturer 

that purchases more than 10 million board feet of dried 

lumber in most upper grades and wood components annually, 

including species like White Oak, Cherry, Honduran 

Mahogany, Walnut, Maple, pine and Douglas fir 

from 4/4 to 8/4. The company manufactures windows, 

doors and skylights across several product collections 

designed to provide solutions for a wide variety of building 

needs. 

Wallace has worked at Marvin since 1999. He first began 

working in the forestry products industry pulling on 

the green chain in 1992. Wallace is a member and chair 

of the Window and Door Manufacturers Association’s 

Treatment and Coating Committee. 

Wallace earned an undergraduate degree in Wood 

Science from Michigan Technological University and a 

Master of Science (Forest Products) from the University 

of Minnesota. 

The Marvin Brand is a member of the Window and 

Door Manufacturers Association as well as the Fenestration 

and Glazing Industry Alliance. 

For more information about The Marvin Brand, visit 

www.marvin.com. 

DREW SNIDER is a lumber buyer and kiln operator at 

Missouri Hardwood Products, located in Brighton, MO, 

where he handles purchasing of all green and kiln-dried 

lumber and the everyday operations of the kilns. 

Missouri Hardwood Products is a manufacturer of 

Hardwood flooring that purchases approximately three 

million board feet annually of Red and White Oak and 

Hickory in all grades, available in 4/4 lengths. The company 

specializes in custom kiln drying. 

Snider joined Missouri Hardwood Products in his current 

position in 2021. He has worked in the forest products 

industry for the past six years. His prior experience 

includes lumber inspection and sawmill quality control. 

Snider also graduated from the NHLA Inspector Training 

School (ITS) program in November 2020. 

In his free time, Snider enjoys hunting, fishing and “doing 

anything outdoors,” he said. He and his wife, Olivia, 

have been happily married for nearly a year. 

Missouri Hardwood Products is a member of the National 

Hardwood Lumber Association and the National 

Wood Flooring Association. 

For more information about Missouri Hardwood Products, 

visit www.missourihardwoodproducts.com, 

contact Snider directly by phone at 870-416-5259 or 

email drew@acme-floor.com. 

LEAH and JOHN DEAN are the owners of Dean Cabinetry, 

located in Bolton, CT. The married pair founded the 

company over 25 years ago from their home in Bolton, 

which has grown to a 16,000-square-foot facility. 

Dean Cabinetry is a manufacturer of custom and 

semi-custom cabinetry and a distributor of stock, purchasing 

approximately 100,000 board feet annually of 

domestic Hardwood species, including Maple, Cherry, 

Hickory, Poplar, Walnut, Ash and White Oak. 

Dean Cabinetry offers a variety of products, which are 

available to view in its new showroom. The team has 

highly qualified “in-house” designers and installation 

crews to ensure that their clients’ projects are treated 

with care and consistency. 

Dean Cabinetry uses only VOC-free finishes and ventilates 

their facility properly to omit health risks to their 

employees. 


P.O. Box 16767 

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Call Us or Fax Today 

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web site: www.beardhardwoods.com 

Complete export preparation at our 

wholesale distribution yards with 

milling facilities at Greensboro, NC. 

Distribution Warehouse in 

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“Everything You’ll Ever Need From The Forest “ 

MERIDIEN HARDWOODS OF PA., INC. 

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DERICK SHULAR dshular@beardhardwoods.com 

WALT LANCASTER wlancaster@beardhardwoods.com 

PURCHASING 

DAVID LEONARD dleonard@beardhardwoods.com 

AARON FOUTS afouts@beardhardwoods.com 

Brandon Ferman 

Office: 814-563-4614 

Cell: 814-688-6691 

Email: brandonferman@hotmail.com 

Michael Songer 

Office: 814-486-1711 

Cell: 814-594-0827 

Email: mjs@zitomedia.net 

Dan Ferman 

Office: 814-563-4614 

Jeff Childs 

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n 18 Acre Concentration Yard 

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n We Offer Export Preparations, 

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Yard Address: Old Pittsfield Rd., Pittsfield, PA 16340 

45,000 ft. steamer loaded with 4/4 Face & 

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TRADE TALK 

AN UPDATE COVERING 

THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT 

HARDWOOD SUPPLIERS/VENDORS 

EXPERIENCE QUALITY DEPENDABILITY 

975 Conrad Hill Mine Rd. ~ Lexington, NC 27292 

Phone 336-746-5419 ~ Fax 336-746-6177 

www.kepleyfrank.us 

Facilities: 

3 Sawmills Processing 50 Million' • 750,000' Dry Kiln 

Capacity • 600,000' Fan Shed Capacity 

2 382 Newman Planer Mills • 50 Bay Bin Sorter 

Products Available: 

4/4-8/4 Appalachian Lumber • 6/4-8/4 Ship Dry Capacity 

Crossties (100,000 BF per week) • Timbers up to 18' 

1,000,000+ Average KD Inventory • 12,000,000+ 

Average AD Inventory 

Species: 

White Oak • Red Oak • Poplar • Ash • Hickory 

Elm • Beech • Gum • Hackberry • Pecan 

Jimmy Kepley, owner, and Bart 

Jenkins, lumber sales 

The firm manufactures 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses. 

Sales: 

Bart Jenkins 

bjenkins@kepleyfrank.us 

Jimmy Kepley 

jkepley@kepleyfrank.us 

LOGANSPORT, IN—At Cole 

Hardwood Inc., located here, 

Tori Cole Wagoner is in the third 

generation of the Cole family and 

is currently in a growing leadership 

role, learning all facets of 

the business, from the time the 

log goes to the sawmill to the finished 

product. She has worked 

Tori Cole Wagoner 

for the company for 10 years in 

accounting. Her new job began 

in January, 2021. 

Wagoner walks the lumberyard daily with company 

president Tom Oilar, makes business decisions and continues 

to prepare for an executive role. She loves the 

people she works with, both employees and customers, 

and is learning to better meet their needs. “It has been a 

great experience,” she stated. 

Cole Hardwood remanufactures Hardwood lumber including 

Ash, Basswood, Beech, Cherry, Hickory, Hard 

and Soft Maple, Hackberry, Red and White Oak, Poplar 

and Walnut. 

Wagoner earned her associates degree in accounting 

from International Business College in Ft. Wayne, IN. 

She and her husband of eight years, Aaron Wagoner, 

have two sons, the oldest of whom is in mini-4H. She 

and her family live on a farm where they breed pigs for 

showing. 

For more information, you can go to www.colehard 

wood.com. 

EAU CLAIRE, WI—Mc- 

Donough Manufacturing Company, 

headquartered here, recently 

hired Travis Shepherd to 

work in Senior Technical Sales & 

Support. A graduate of Haywood 

Community College’s sawyer 

program in North Carolina, Shepherd 

brings with him 20 years 

Travis Shepherd of experience in the operation, 

maintenance and managing of 

sawmills. 

Shepherd was previously the General Manager at 

High Country Lumber and Mulch in North Wilkesboro, 

NC. Starting out in the lumber industry as a loader op- 

erator, Shepherd has worked his way up through the 

ranks, and prior to joining Team McDonough, was running 

one of the most modern and efficient Hardwood 

mills in the country. Shepherd is a very capable sawyer 

and understands sawmill machinery from top to bottom, 

spending years learning how to get the most out of the 

equipment he was responsible for, and always looking 

for ways to improve his operation. With his breadth of 

hands-on experience, Shepherd is a tremendous asset 

to Team McDonough and will help to continue to improve 

McDonough’s full suite of products and service for years 

to come, according to a company press release. 

In his spare time, Shepherd likes to spend time at the 

baseball diamond watching his three boys play baseball. 

He can be reached at tshepherd@mcdonoughmfg. 

com. 

Since 1888, McDonough Manufacturing Company has 

focused on providing durable sawmill machinery, while 

providing the efficiency and speed required by the modern 

sawmill. From edgers to resaws, band mills, gangs 

and carriages, McDonough offers a complete line of 

products for a company’s sawmill needs. 

For more information, go to www.mcdonough-mfg. 

com. 

BUFFALO, NY—U-C Coatings, LLC, headquartered 

here, a manufacturer of wood protection products, is introducing 

Fence Guard® Stain Concentrate, an innovative 

new wood fence stain from its Eco Chemical division 

in Seattle, WA. 

Fence Guard is a concentrated water-based alkyd 

stain designed specifically for wood fences. It’s available 

in 1.5 gallon and 5-gallon sizes in Natural Cedar, 

Expresso, Cocoa Brown and Western Redwood. These 

semi-transparent colors satisfy the majority of market 

color preferences. The concentrate is mixed with two 

parts water to make a ready-to-use stain. This offers 

customers the equivalent of 15 gallons of working stain 

solution from one 5-gallon pail of concentrate. 

Fence Guard Stain Concentrate can be used on any 

residential or commercial softwood fence installation, 

old or new, including cedar, SPF and pressure treated 

wood. Fence Guard provides the superior protection and 

beauty of a penetrating alkyd oil stain with high quality 


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Container Loading 

2240 Shermans Valley Road, Elliottsburg, PA 17024 

Phone: 717-582-4122 Fax: 717-582-7438 

Jason Twigg: (Cell) 717-514-2224 

Toll Free: 1-800-253-0263 

E-mail: sales@tuscarorahardwoods.com 

Website: tuscarorahardwoods.com 

Mixed TL’s 

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TRADE TALK 

Continued 

oxide pigments for lasting color, according to a company 

spokesperson. Once blended with water, the resulting 

ultra-low VOC stain working solution is easily applied 

using a brush, roller, pump sprayer or airless sprayer to 

achieve uniform color and coverage. 

Fence Guard’s concentrated formulation offers exceptional 

convenience and economy, according to the 

spokesperson. Rather than charging fence customers 

for water, this new product provides the concentrated 

ingredients of a high-quality stain that can be more 

conveniently stored and transported. Fence Guard’s attractive 

alkyd finish rivals that of oil-based stains, with a 

water-based formula for easier preparation and application, 

the company spokesperson stated. Clean-up from 

any overspray on the job is much easier than with an 

oil-based product, and the risk of claims or call backs is 

greatly reduced. Fence Guard also delivers on economy, 

with a lower applied cost per square foot than most oilbased 

stains. 

Fence Guard Stain Concentrate reflects U-C Coating’s 

50 years of experience in developing innovative specialty 

coatings, drawing on Eco Chemical’s leadership 

in wood stain formulating. U-C Coatings wood protection 

products are used in a variety of industries, including 

softwood and Hardwood lumber production, logging, 

wood products manufacturing, fencing, woodworking 

and wood decking markets. 

Learn more at www.uccoatings.com. 

BASEL, SWITZERLAND— 

LSI, a global specialty chemicals 

business with leading positions 

in Microbial Control Solutions 

(MCS) and Specialty Products 

Solutions (SPS), recently announced 

that it has rebranded 

as Arxada. The new name follows 

the Company’s launch as 

Marc Doyle an independent business in July 

2021, after the completion of the 

sale of Lonza Specialty Ingredients 

from Lonza Group. 

Commenting on the new company name, Marc Doyle, 

Chief Executive Officer of Arxada, said: “This new identity 

signals our intent to transform the Company as we 

build on our longstanding heritage of innovation and pioneering 

technology to enhance our presence within the 

microbial control and specialty chemicals markets. Our 

new corporate identity demonstrates our commitment to 

enable our customers and their products to be more efficient, 

more effective, more responsible and more sustainable.” 

The re-brand reflects the Company’s passion for delivering 

high performance and realizing potential, both for 

its customers and within its own operations, according to 

a news release. Arxada’s industry-leading regulatory expertise 

and deep understanding of each customer’s markets 

and evolving requirements, combined with its broad 

portfolio of science and technology capabilities, enable 

it to provide customized solutions which help customers 

perform at their best, the news release stated. 

The name Arxada derives from arx and arcis, the Latin 

words for citadel and fortress. In the same way that a 

citadel acts as a stronghold or protector, Arxada provides 

solutions that strengthen the performance of its customers 

and their products, and help to protect people, places 

and the planet, the news release concluded. 

To learn more about Arxada, visit www.arxada.com. n 

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WHO’S WHO Continued from page 55 

Both Leah and John are graduates from the University 

of Connecticut, located in Storrs, CT. John earned 

an accounting degree and a master’s degree in taxation 

from the University of Hartford, located in West Hartford, 

CT. He worked as a CPA before the couple founded 

Dean Cabinetry. Leah earned a Bachelor of Science and 

a degree in Nutritional Sciences. 

In their spare time, Leah and John enjoy spending time 

with family. They have four children: Kevin (23), Audrey 

(21), Erica (20) and Jason (18), all of whom help out at 

the family business. As a family, the Deans enjoy skiing, 

playing cards and summer outdoor activities. Their family 

dog, Oakley, accompanies them to work each day. 

Dean Cabinetry is a member of the National Kitchen & 

Bath Association. 

For more information about Dean Cabinetry, visit www. 

deancabinetry.com. n 

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“Looking for Premium Appalachian Hardwood? 

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Founded in 1968 by Harold White, we offer: 

• Bandsawn lumber 

• Excellent color and texture 

• 500,000 b.f. kiln capacity 

• Planing mill facility 

• On-site container loading 

• Dimension plant specializing in paneling, flooring, 

casing, doors and finger-joints 

For lumber and prompt worldwide shipping, 

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HARDWOOD FEDERATION INFO 

Continued from page 53 

vation grants to fund projects that use cross laminated 

timber and other cutting edge wood building materials. 

We will be working with our forest products industry association 

allies on building off of these wins from the last 

Farm Bill round as the 2023 reauthorization process begins 

in earnest. 

One other area that is typically addressed in the Farm 

Bill is wood energy. In 2018, provisions were enacted 

authorizing the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation 

Program. This initiative was authorized to receive 

$100 million over the life of the current Farm Bill 

to facilitate installations of heat and power systems that 

operate on sawmill residual-derived fuels. We supported 

this provision as a potential solution to our sector’s residuals 

issue, which was a challenging situation at the time. 

So who will be holding the pen in writing the next Farm 

Bill? The narrow margins of control in both chambers 

makes that an impossible question to answer, but what 

we do know is that both the chairmen and ranking members 

on both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees 

are strong supporters of the Hardwood Federation. 

On the Senate side, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) 

is the current chair and will be leading the 2023 Farm 

Bill reauthorization in the upper chamber if Democrats 

maintain control of the Senate following next year’s election. 

If the Senate flips to Republican control, Senator 

John Boozman (R-AR) would become the chairman. The 

Senate Agriculture Committee has historically been a 

panel that demonstrated bipartisan cooperation and we 

anticipate that continuing to be the norm going forward 

with these two leaders. In the House, Rep. David Scott 

(D-GA-13) is the current chairman and Rep. Glenn “GT” 

Thompson (R-PA-15) is the ranking member. Again, we 

have a considerable presence in Rep. Scott’s district and 

a good working relationship with his team. As for GT, he 

has been a long time leader on our issues and a genuine 

friend to the Hardwood sector. 

A final wild card in terms of Farm Bill reauthorization 

will be the status of President Biden’s Build Back Better 

legislative package (still to be finalized as of press time). 

There are significant forestry related provisions in the 

existing draft language, some of which could have significant 

impacts on public and private forestlands…and the 

Hardwood industry. We will be reporting further on the 

results of the current debate once details are finalized. 

As always, we will be seeking input and guidance from 

our members in terms of policy priorities to pursue in this 

next Farm Bill as the process gets underway, as well 

as your advocacy help as we get closer to the bill being 

drafted. n 

WCMA INSIGHTS Continued from page 16 

WCMA Membership – If you are NOT a 

member, you are missing out! 

If you are a manufacturer of wood components or dimension 

stock, membership in the Wood Component 

Manufacturers Association is now more important than 

ever. The association remains committed to becoming 

a progressive, nationally recognized association whose 

focus is on meeting the needs of its members. One of 

the main reasons that members join and stay with the 

WCMA is because of the access that it provides to a wide 

range of industry experts. Your colleagues are often your 

best source for in-depth insight and ideas. The WCMA 

gives you the opportunity to connect with industry professionals 

across the United States and Canada. For a list 

of additional member benefits, go to www.wcma.com/ 

member_benefits.html. 

I would love an opportunity to discuss membership in 

more detail with you. Please call me at 651-332-6332 

or email me directly at amy@wcma.com. You can also 

see more about membership and all the activities that 

the WCMA is working on at our website, www.wcma. 

com. I look forward to hearing from you! 

Working with WCMA Members 

The benefits of working with WCMA member companies 

are clear. Manufacturers that outsource components 

are more profitable than those that do not, period. 

All independent studies since 1970 prove it. It’s just good 

business to outsource. 

Finding a supplier that can consistently produce quality 

components and be responsive to your needs is easier 

than ever before. Just give us a call at 651-332-6332 

or visit our source guide at www.wcma.com/source_ 

guide.html. You will be provided with a list of WCMA 

Member Companies that will meet your exact requirements 

for dimension and component products made 

from Hardwoods, softwoods, and engineered wood materials. 

It’s that easy! 

We look forward to hearing from you! n 

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JoCo Lumber, Inc. is a division of 

Josey Lumber Company, Inc. 

Tripp, Logan, and Joey Josey 

Our company offers: 

• 10,000,000 BF of annual production from 

our 6’ band headrig and 6’ band resaw. 

• Red and White Oak, Soft Maple, Ash, 

Poplar and Cypress in 4/4 through 8/4 

thickness. 

• rough, surfaced, air-dried and kiln-dried 

lumber in random widths and lengths. 

• export prepping, container loading of logs and lumber, 

anti-stain dipping and end coating lumber. 

• 500,000 BF of dry kiln capacity. 

• 65,000 SF of enclosed warehouse for storage and loading of 

kiln-dried lumber. 

For Quality Appalachian Lumber Contact: 

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JoCo Lumber, InC. 

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Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc., a leading wood products manufacturer, is seeking 

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location [135 Aviation Way, St Marys PA 15857 (814)834-1209]. 

Forester Tech - This position is responsible for accurate timber cruise numbers, 

timber harvest logistics, and aiding procurement foresters in road bonding/permitting. 

Must be proficient in species identification and log grading rules. Prefer an 

Associates Degree in Forestry. 

Forester - We prefer a 2 year Associates degree in Forestry, 1-3 years sawmill 

experience, knowledge of industry software & Microsoft experience. In addition, 

the successful candidate will have a strong work ethic, self-motivated and experience 

working in a team setting. A valid PA driver’s license required. 

We offer competitive wages and some of the best benefits in the area – health 

insurance, 401K, ESOP, vacation, etc. If you are interested, please email your 

resume to Aimee Bowersox at abowersox@bingamanlumber.com. E/O/E 

To: Anyone involved in the sawmill controls industry 

There are many stories and people that have been 

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This fascinating history should be preserved. I want to write 

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or comments you might want to add. I am willing to meet in 

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●Outfeed Belt with Shifting Edging Shears 

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Wide x 6’ to 16’ Long 

●Saw Kerf .160” x Saw Plate .120” 

●Two Hydraulic Units 

●Water Mizer Oil Mist Guide System 

●Set of Babbitt Guide Tools 

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Email: jenness57@gmail.com 

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ADVERTISERS 

INDEX 

Abenaki Timber Corporation...................... 

Air Systems Mfg. of Lenoir, Inc.................. 

Ally Global Logistics................................... 

Atlanta Hardwood Corporation.................. 

Autolog Sawmill Automation...................... 

Automation & Electronics USA..............11 

Baillie Lumber Co....................................... 

Beard Hardwoods...................................54 

Beasley Forest Products, Inc..................... 

Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc..................... 

BioLube, Inc................................................ 

Breeze Dried Inc......................................... 

Carbotech International............................. 

Cardin Forest Products LLC....................... 

Church, Bryant, Hardwoods, Inc............50 

Clark Lumber Co......................................... 

Cleereman Controls..................................5 

Cleereman Industries...............................5 

Cole Hardwood, Inc.................................... 

Cooper Machine Co., Inc............................ 

Corley Manufacturing Co............................ 

Cramer, W.M., Lumber Co........................... 

Cummings Lumber Co., Inc......................3 

Deer Park Lumber, Inc................................ 

Devereaux Sawmill, Inc..........................57 

Distribution Management Systems, inc. 

(DMSi).................................................... IFC 

Fitzpatrick & Weller Inc.............................. 

Forestry Systems........................................ 

GF Hardwoods, Inc.................................52 

Graf Bros. Flooring & Lumber..................9 

Graf & Thomas Lumber, Inc....................... 

Granite Hardwoods, Inc............................. 

Granite Valley Forest Products............. BC 

GTL Lumber Inc.......................................... 

GW Industries............................................. 

Hardwood Forestry Fund........................58 

Hardwood Manufacturers Assoc .............. 

Hartzell Hardwoods, Inc............................. 

Hermitage Hardwood Lumber 

Sales, Inc................................................51 

HHP, Inc....................................................... 

Hurdle Machine Works Inc......................... 

Irving, J.D., Limited.................................... 

ISK Biocides, Inc........................................ 

JoCo Lumber, Inc....................................61 

JoeScan...................................................... 

Jones, Ron, Hardwood Sales, Inc.............. 

Josey Lumber Co., Inc............................61 

Kendrick Forest Products.......................... 

Kentucky Forest Industries Assoc............. 

Kepley-Frank Hardwood Co., Inc...........56 

King City Forwarding USA, Inc................... 

King City/Northway Forwarding Ltd........... 

Kretz Lumber Co., Inc................................. 

Lawrence Lumber Company Inc................ 

Lewis Controls, Inc..................................... 

Lewis, Dwight, Lumber Co., Inc................. 

Limbo.......................................................... 

Lucidyne Technologies Inc........................ 

Lumber Resources Inc...........................45 

Lussier, Simon, Ltd..................................... 

MacBeath Hardwood Company..............59 

Maine Woods Company.............................. 

Mars Hill, Inc...........................................59 

Matson Lumber Company........................... 

Maxwell Hardwood Flooring...................... 

McDonough Manufacturing Company........ 

Mellott Manufacturing Co., Inc...............53 

Meridien Hardwoods of PA., Inc.............55 

Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc............... 

Midwest Hardwood Company............... FC 

Miller, Frank, Lumber, Inc........................... 

MO PAC Lumber Company.......................... 

Mueller Bros. Timber, Inc........................... 

Neff Lumber Mills, Inc................................ 

New River Hardwoods, Inc.....................47 

North American Forest Foundation............ 

Northern Hardwoods.................................. 

Northwest Hardwoods, Inc........................ 

Nyle Systems, LLC..................................13 

Oakcrest Lumber, Inc................................. 

OHC | Overseas Hardwoods Company....... 

O’Shea Lumber Co...................................... 

Patrick Lumber Company........................... 

Paw Taw John Services, Inc...................... 

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual 

Insurance Company.................................... 

Peterson, Keith D., & Co., Inc................61 

Pike Lumber Co., Inc.................................. 

PJ Clark Lumber.......................................4 

Prime Lumber Company............................. 

Primewood.................................................. 

Quality Hardwoods Ltd............................... 

Ram Forest Products, Inc.......................48 

Real American Hardwood Coalition........... 

Rosenberry, Carl, & Sons, Lumber, Inc...... 

Sawmill MD................................................. 

SII Dry Kilns................................................ 

Sirianni Hardwoods, Inc.........................46 

Smithco Manufacturing, Inc....................... 

Snowbelt Hardwoods, Inc......................49 

Southern Forest Products Assoc............... 

Stiles, A.W., Contractors, Inc..................... 

Taylor Machine Works, Inc......................... 

Tigerton Lumber Co.................................... 

TMX Shipping Co., Inc................................ 

Tropical Forest Products............... 1 & IBC 

TS Manufacturing...................................10 

Tuscarora Hardwoods, Inc.....................58 

U-C Coatings, LLC....................................... 

USNR........................................................... 

VisionTally.................................................. 

Western Hardwood Association................. 

Wheeland Lumber Co., Inc......................... 

White, Harold, Lumber, Inc.....................60 

Williams, R.J., Inc....................................... 

York Legacy Mill Inc................................... 

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