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Features:
Cumberland Lumber & Manufacturing.............................................................16
Deer Park Lumber Inc. - Dedicated To Sustainable Forestry .........................18
Collins Introduces Cutting Edge Hardwood Sawmill Operation ...................20
ALC Members Discuss Current Market Conditions........................................22
Many Honored During NWFA Annual Convention ..........................................24
Inman Discussed Hardwood Lumber Markets At Penn-York Club................26
NHLA Welcomes Members At Reception.........................................................28
Western Alder Grades At NHLA Convention In Nashville..............................30
Departments:
Hardwood Calendar ................................................................................................4
U.S.A. Trends ...........................................................................................................6
Canadian Trends......................................................................................................7
News Developments ...............................................................................................8
NHLA News .........................................................................................................10
HMA & Solid Hardwood Promotion ..................................................................11
AHEC Update ......................................................................................................12
Hardwood Federation.........................................................................................13
WCMA Component Trends ................................................................................14
Whoʼs Who ..........................................................................................................42
Trade Talk ............................................................................................................46
Obituary...............................................................................................................53
Classified Opportunities....................................................................................54
Advertisers Index ...............................................................................................56
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editorial content and Ads at the staff’s discretion.
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July, 2011 Vol. 85, No. 6
The Cover
For over 100 years Pike Lumber Company continues
to be a leader in the hardwood lumber
industry. We combine our vast knowledge of the
forest resource with the latest technology to produce
the finest hardwood lumber available anywhere.
Our broad product line consists of Ash,
Basswood, Cherry, Hickory, Hard Maple, Soft
Maple, Red Oak, White Oak, Poplar and Walnut.
Secondary species include Sycamore, Grey Elm,
Sassafras, Hackberry and Butternut. Thicknesses
include 4/4 through 8/4 in most species, and up
to 16/4 in some items. We also cut Rift and
Quartered in White Oak, Red Oak, Cherry and
Walnut.
Our commitment to sustainable forest management
practices is deeply engrained in our corporate
culture. We employ over 20 university trained
foresters throughout the company. From tree
plantings to forest management plans to timber
harvests, our team of foresters have the experience to manage forestland in a sustainable
manner to ensure a timber resource for future generations. To learn more
about Pike Lumber Company please visit our website at www.pikelumber.com.
Craig Brouyette, Sales Manager
1(800) 356-4554
G.F. Hardwoods, Inc.
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HARDWOOD CALENDAR
JULY
Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s
Association, 23 rd Annual Chuck Spry
Memorial Golf Tournament, Tippecanoe
Country Club, Monticello, Ind., Contact:
800-640-4452. July 16.
Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club, Monthly
Meeting, Carl Rosenberry and Sons,
Chambersburg, Pa. Contact: 814-694-2311.
July 18.
AWFS Fair, Las Vegas Convention Center,
Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: http://awfs.org.
July 20-23.
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc.,
The Nemacolin, Farmington, Pa. Contact:
336-885-8315. July 23-26.
AUGUST
Southern Forest Products Association,
Annual Meeting and Forest Products
Machinery & Equipment Expo, Atlanta, Ga.
Contact: 504-443-4464. Aug. 9-12.
Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club, Monthly
Meeting, Deer Park Lumber, Findley Lake,
N.Y. Contact: 814-694-2311. Aug. 15.
SEPTEMBER
National Hardwood Lumber Association,
Annual Convention, Gaylord Opryland Hotel,
Nashville, Tenn. Contact: l.brown@nhla-
.com. Sept. 21-24.
OCTOBER
WCMA 2011 Fall Conference & Plant Tour
Event, Louisville, Ky. Contact: 770-565-
6660. Oct. 2 - 4.
Hardwood Federation Fall Fly-In, Phoenix
Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. For more
information: www.hardwoodfederation.net.
Oct. 4-5.
Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club, host Coastal
Lumber, Hopwood, Pa. Contact: 814-694-
2311. Oct. 24.
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Supplier news about sales, labor, prices, trends, expansions and inventories.
SOUTHEAST LAKE STATES WEST COAST
In recent months the
Mississippi River and its tributaries
have risen to historically high
levels. Many areas in the southeast
were affected by flooding.
Respondents in parts of the
region accounted for milder
weather conditions with heavy
rains subsiding. Some areas
reported that flooding aftermath
has created difficult logging conditions.
As a result many sawmill
operators are not able to work at
full capacity.
In Tennessee, a Hardwood supplier
noted that replenishing log
inventories continues to be a
challenge. “Our log deck was
already low and we scaled back
our hours to preserve inventory,”
he said. “While we weren’t
affected directly by the flooding,
surrounding areas that were
include some of our logging contractors.”
Because log supply shortages
have been ongoing, the source
said Red Oak lumber availability
is especially thin. “Many grades
and thicknesses of kiln-dried Oak
are in short supply. Pricing has
been pushed higher for 4/4 and
5/4 No. 1 Common because of
the limited supply.” He also said
the same was true for Ash and
other species. “Green production
of No. 2 and Better is off and our
buyers are waiting in the wings.”
A contact in Mississippi men-
Weather conditions are a primary
concern for the Lake States
region. According to sources,
many logging contractors have
been unable to complete existing
jobs or start new ones. Hardwood
sawmills who previously reported
working from limited log
decks are running at half capacity.
In Michigan a contact said his
green lumber production has
been affected, with the volume of
lumber output down considerably
in recent weeks. “Supply shortages
are actually minimal in relation
to current demand,” he
noted. “Most items have moved
closer with buyers’ needs, which
have eased price pressures.
“Our kiln dried inventory has
decreased along with many others
in our area, which is pushing
those prices higher for certain
species, grades and thicknesses,”
he continued. The source said his
sales indicate shipping total output
is easier, but admits supply
shortages rather than demand are
the cause.
“Many mills are running at less
than capacity, operating from low
log decks. Runs of any one particular
species are inefficient currently,
especially in the minor
species.”
With low inventories and limited
market interest the supplier
has concerns for the remainder of
2011. “We have had a very wet
On the West Coast, Hardwood
suppliers are a mixed group. Some
suppliers are maintaining their
inventory but not gaining in sales
activity, while others account for
better than average conditions.
One source in California said,
“Business has been off for so long,
we don’t know what to call ‘routine’
anymore.
“Economy and housing are the
primary factors in the Hardwood
market,” he continued. “Both of
them have been at historically low
levels in the past few years. We’ve
only seen modest improvement
this year and when and if they will
ever return to a ‘normal’ level is
anybody’s guess.”
The source said his Hardwood
flooring customers are staying
afloat by contracted production.
“Contract work is keeping them
‘in-the-game’ right now but mostly
they are operating at a fraction
of their capabilities.”
He also noted that while the
Hardwood flooring sector has
responded to the three-year downturn
by contraction and attrition,
he doesn’t believe it will be able to
withstand it in the years ahead.
“Early on, many companies calculated
moves to reduce size and
most replaced ideas of expanding
with survival modes,” he said.
“Everyone’s business objectives
have shifted to short-term, minimizing
overhead, offering flexibil-
NORTHEAST
According to sources in the
Northeastern region, the volume
of lumber is moving at a steady
pace. Many segments of the marketplace
are active—from resale
operations restocking inventory
for projected business, to export
yards making purchases to fill
future shipment commitments.
A Hardwood supplier in
Connecticut noted that prices
vary depending on the species,
grade and destination. “We are
seeing solid interest in green No.
2 A and Better Ash,” he said.
“Prices are steady along with
activity. More interest is also
developing in Hard and Soft
Maple, but the supply/demand
balance is making pricing difficult.
We are feeling supply shortages
in those species, resulting in
price increases, particularly in the
5/4 No. 1 Commons.
“On the other hand, we are having
a difficult time moving our
Yellow Birch, mostly due to specific
length, width and color
requirements,” he continued.
“With inclement weather derailing
logging activity in certain
areas, production has halted for
many of the eastern sawmills.
Supply pressures on Red Oak
have eased accordingly and green
No. 3A and Better pricing is
steady for that species.”
Heavy rains over much of the
area in recent months have
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QUEBEC
Lower production levels have kept Red Oak relatively stable,
since even those with excess kiln dried inventory feel it is only a
matter of a short time before it starts moving. With most mills
focusing on 4/4, 8/4 Red Oak supplies were less available. Mills
that had the option were cutting less Red Oak and more Ash and
Elm. Exporters said overseas White Oak demand has been improving,
but domestic sales were still lackluster. The overall Walnut
supply was adequate, but sellers found responding to very particular
customers’ needs trying. Tie buyers have had a hard time
increasing their inventory and were still looking for additional supplies.
Truck flooring makers were competing with pallet manufacturers
for supply.
The Quebec Premier’s announcement on the details of his government’s
“Plan Nord” for the development of Quebec’s territory
above the 49th parallel received mixed reactions. Some business
groups were supportive, as businesses anticipated a boon for exploration,
engineering and exploitation firms. Environmentalists,
however, were against the plan, stating the bar was far too low for
the conservation of intact forests, which were among the most precious
forests in the province.
The surprising reaction, however, was the endorsement from
Matthew Coon Come, grand chief of northern Quebec Cree, a
staunch defender of his people’s interests who in the 1990s led the
successful battle to stop Hydro-Quebec’s Great Whale power project.
“This is new era,” he said in reference to the care the government
has taken to include northern aboriginal communities in the
planning of the project.
The undertaking has been compared to be on a par with the landmark
James Bay and Manicouagan northern power developments
of decades past. It calls for the investment of $80 billion in both
public and private funds over the next 25 years in energy development,
mining, forestry, transportation and tourism in the 1.2-mil-
News from suppliers about prices,
trends, sales and inventories.
ONTARIO
Ontario and Quebec continued to experience rainy weather in
recent months, thus extending the mud season, and impacting lumber
supplies somewhat. Some sawmills were running on reduced
hours or were shut down, according to regions contacted. Despite
struggles with Emerald Ash Borer quarantines and phytosanitary
certificates in some U.S. border states, numerous mills said they’d
like to have more Ash logs. As the industry heads through summer,
it is anticipated that business will pick up. With the July construction
break, things should see the normal slowdown and then it is
anticipated that August and September will start to see a climb as
the construction sector gets back to work.
Basswood sales were fair with some kiln dried prices edging
upward. Some contacts reported having difficulty finding Yellow
Birch, but those offering 10-foot lengths were able to move their
Select/Better stock. Demand from flooring manufacturers is still
poor, creating an excess of No. 2 and No. 3A Common grades of
this species.
Cherry was selling but in small quantities commented wholesalers.
There was sufficient product to supply the kiln dried demand
for green Hard Maple. Sales of Select and Better Hard Maple items
were described as better, with availability of most grades for this
species being low. Reports concerning Soft Maple varied according
to the region contacted. Comments ranged from orders being bad,
and almost having to give it away, to markets getting tighter.
The Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act (Bill 151) was
passed in the legislature on May 19, 2011, which according to the
provincial government will change the forest tenure system and
provide a more competitive market environment in the allocation
and pricing of Crown timber.
Ontario will introduce two new forest management models for
harvesting wood from Ontario’s forests under the new system: 1)
Local Forest Management Corporations (LFMCs), will manage
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News Developments
News about North American industrial Hardwood consumers and overseas updates,
including mergers, plant expansions, association activities and personnel
NATIONAL WOOD FLOORING ASSOCIATION
PRESENTS GREEN FLOOR AWARD
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) recently
announced that Woodwright Hardwood Floor Co., Dallas, Texas, has
received an NWFA Environmental Craftsmanship Award.
The Environmental Craftsmanship Award recognizes professionally
installed wood floors that exhibit creative and responsible environmental
stewardship in their methods of installation, raw material
sourcing, and/or contributions to human well being in the indoor built
environment. Members of the environmental design community conducted
judging for the contest. The contest is open to any professional
wood flooring company.
NWFA is a non-profit trade organization, with more than 3,100
members worldwide, dedicated to educating consumers, architects,
designers, specifiers and builders in the uses and benefits of wood
flooring. Located at 111 Chesterfield Industrial Boulevard,
Chesterfield, Mo., 63005, the NWFA can be contacted at 800-422-
4556, or online at www.nwfa.org.
FAIRMONT DESIGNS ACQUIRES N.C. PLANT
Fairmont Designs, based in Hickory, N.C., recently acquired a former
Thomasville upholstery plant. A company representative said the
firm would use the plant to manufacture upholstery for its East Coast
accounts.
Paul Savicki has been named Vice President of Manufacturing. His
responsibilities will include overseeing the 210,000-square-foot operation.
Savicki’s previous experience comes from Bernhardt Furniture
where he was plant manager of the company’s contract seating division.
According to Savicki, the company will produce fully upholstered
sectionals, sofas, loveseats and chairs. Initially he expects 45 jobs to
be created with a possible growth of up to 70 by the end of the year.
President of Fairmont Designs, Brian Edwards, said the company
realized it needed an East Coast manufacturing presence to be competitive
in servicing East Coast accounts. “You can make it efficiently
wherever you are, but the cost of freight becomes a dictating factor
in how well you can be a value in the marketplace,” Edwards said. “If
we were going to service that part of the country and be competitive
in what we were offering, freight is a huge factor. That issue is being
resolved by having a facility in North Carolina.” For more information
visit www.fairmontdesigns.com.
AWC STATEMENT ON REQUEST OF EPA
TO STAY BOILER MACT AND CISWI RULES
The American Wood Council (AWC), headquartered in Washington,
D.C., issued the following statement following a broad coalition of
manufacturers’ requests to the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to stay the Boiler MACT and Commercial Industrial Solid
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Waste Incinerator (CISWI) rules.
“AWC and its fellow coalition members believe strongly that EPA
should stay both in the Boiler MACT and CISWI rules, while issues
with them are addressed. EPA has within its power to stay the rules,
and we’re requesting that they do so.
“EPA itself has identified several areas of the rules they plan to
reconsider, so companies trying to comply with rules that will certainly
change becomes a futile exercise. We feel that staying both rules is
in the best interest of everyone so that work can continue toward making
much needed improvements in the rules.
“Given the complexity of the rules with multiple control requirements,
including some that may not be achievable, competition for
qualified engineering firms and control providers, as well as lead time
for capital acquisition, permitting, and installation, will necessitate
that companies have three full years to devise and implement very
complex compliance plans.
“We look forward to working with the EPA and feel staying the rule
is an important next step in the process toward achieving the necessary
changes to it.”
For more information visit www.awc.com.
BONA PRESENTED HARDWOOD FLOORING COURSE
Bona US recently presented a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) at
the National American Institute of Architects (NAIA) Convention in
New Orleans, La. Bona developed the program for architects and
designers to provide a greater understanding about the life cycle of a
Hardwood floor in a residential or commercial environment.
“Proper Hardwood floor care starts at the installation,” Director of
Marketing for Bona US explained. “As more and more architects and
designers specify Hardwood flooring, they are asking how to extend
the life of this investment. Additionally, we are hearing more requests
for best practices on health and safety.”
The course is intended to provide an understanding about the lifecycle
of a Hardwood floor in a residential or commercial environment.
Covering the basic benefits of specifying Hardwood flooring, each
step of the sanding and finishing process and the importance of
including the correct long-term maintenance program were specified
in the course.
2011 HARDWOOD MARKET SURVEY
PREDICTS RESIDENTIAL SEGMENT TO GROW
Over 140 floor covering dealers and contractors recently surveyed
agree that the 2011 residential wood business is expected to increase
for two-thirds of respondents, while 56 percent of respondents see the
commercial Hardwood segment remaining similar to 2010, and 32
percent see commercial wood jobs increasing.
The single most important issue facing the Hardwood flooring segment
today is competitive pricing according to panelists. Dominating
the residential replacement sector total annual flooring sales for survey
participants at 54 percent, followed by builder/new construction,
20 percent; contract/commercial, 17 percent; and main street commercial,
9 percent. An average of 10 Hardwood flooring sales per
month in 2010 saw an increase of two sales per month over 2009. The
average ticket amount per Hardwood sale decreased to $3,037 from
$3,764 the previous year.
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NHLA News
“The Last Word Is Quality”
My last word to the Hardwood lumber business is “quality.” The
Hardwood lumber business requires quality in many different ways,
and it is the one necessary ingredient to be successful. Hardwood
lumber products enter the marketplace with high expectations and a
premium price and suppliers must be committed to quality in a number
of different ways.
Quality in Product
Hardwood lumber issuccessful because it can provide a unique high
quality material to a demanding market. The importance of delivering
a properly manufactured product on an on-time basis is crucial. In
turn, failure to deliver that quality has been and will continue to be the
demise of the industry. Fortunately the Hardwood lumber industry
through NHLA has developed a voluntary system for assuring product
quality through the establishmentandtrainingof Hardwood lumber
grades.With more than 100 years of practice, the Hardwood lumber
grades are the surest way of delivering quality on a consistent
basis. Through the use of trained inspectors both buyers and sellers
will be able to share in the benefits of this unique program.
The industry also put into place safeguards to be sure that the lumber
inspection service will maintain its integrity that is crucial to success.
To date, more than 7,200 lumber inspectors have completed an
intense four month training process at the Inspector Training School
in Memphis, Tenn. This voluntary traininghasbeen expanded over
the years to include quality control of lumber production and handling
in addition to inspection training. Additionally, hundreds
of short courses held throughout the country and the world have
trained thousands of interested buyers and sellers, and production staff
on how to improve production techniques to ensure production of
lumber thatmeets high standards.
In addition, the industry decided when the rules where first put into
place that it needed to police itself.A staff of lumber inspectors is
employed located throughout North America, but with their
servicesavailable to the industry anywhere in the world. From the
beginning,there has been no government involvement in either the
development or enforcement of grading rules. Instead, NHLA
employs“national inspectors” who are specifically trained as the final
word in grading to monitor the industry’s compliance.
In short, it is the consistent and measurable production of quality
material that provides for the success of the Hardwood lumber busiby
MARK BARFORD, CAE
Executive Director
National Hardwood Lumber Assoc.
Memphis, Tenn.
ness. In addition though, there are two other
ways in which quality is crucial to be sure
theindustrysurvives anever changing marketplace
-quality of service and quality of character.
Quality of Service
The quality and level of service in the Hardwood lumber business
is just as important as quality of product. Delivering a product on
time, on grade, when and where it is expected is crucial in the “justin-time”
manufacturing world that is so common today. Although
Hardwood is unique from other commodities, often the primary distinction
among producers is the amount of service they provide to a
customer.
Quality of Character
Often the most important need for quality gets overlooked in the
Hardwood business when we forget about the importance of character.
The Hardwood lumber business is a very personal business
where we count on individuals and strong relationships to meet needs
and solve problems. Much business is done by phone and email with
people we know and trust. Many business deals are still completed
without a contract and by word alone.Quality of character is often the
most important element of success in this wonderful business, and the
true measure of who we are.
I have had the fortune of serving this industry for 36 years now, and
am looking forward to many more. I remain dedicated to teaching the
lesson of the importance of quality not only in our business but in life.
Qualityremains one of the unique ways that the Hardwood industry
will remain distinct and frankly successful, and would certainly be
my last word to the industry.
Thanks for listening.
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HMA & Solid
Hardwood
Promotion
The “Science” Behind www.HardwoodInfo.com
The experts tell us that at least 60 percent of Americans conduct
online research before making purchase decisions. But because there
are tens of billions of web pages on the internet, the clear challenge
is how best to connect inquiring minds with the information they
seek. It’s an industry challenge. But “science” is providing direction.
As many of you know, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a
process of increasing traffic to a website by improving the website’s
ranking in search engine results from services like Google, Yahoo,
MSN, Bing, etc. And the SEO process is intended to make a web
page as appealing as possible to Google, Yahoo and the like, so that
their “creepy little crawlers” will visit a sight often and for extended
periods of time.
SEO research also provides the direction for the proper development
of a website’s technical features, site organization and key word
density guidance, all designed to result in effective, efficient ways to
approach online marketing and communications.
So what does ranking favorably in search engine results have to do
with promoting American Hardwoods? Quite a bit.
In conjunction with and as part of the Unified Hardwood Promotion
initiative to expand the industry’s target audience and bottom line -
sell more American Hardwoods, this SEO process has been a key
component in the redesign of the American Hardwood Information
Center’s website, www.HardwoodInfo.com. And from a Hardwood
promotion point of view, this is the avenue to connect more and more
internet information seekers to the good news about American
Hardwoods and the wealth of information available to them at
www.HardwoodInfo.com.
From where we sit, this facelift to www.HardwoodInfo.com is simply
making a good thing, even better.
Some of the changes will be obvious, especially the redesigned
Home Page that will “talk” to both the Consumer and Prosumer.
Other changes to the site will be taking place “behind the scenes,”
like condensing information and restructuring information flow. The
by LINDA JOVANOVICH
Executive Vice President
Hardwood Manufacturers Association
Pittsburgh, Pa.
bottom line is that these changes will result in ease of navigation,
improved search engine optimization and an almost immediate
increase in “quality” traffic to the website.
The “consumer-level” information seeker will find the American
Hardwood message and information delivered in a fashion to suit that
level of interest, while to the “professional” information seeker –
architect, designer, builder – the Hardwood information will be conveyed
in a more technical manner.
Rest assured that the website will continue its stellar performance
as the “Authoritative Resource for American Hardwoods.” Our
industry has a magnificent message to shout and we’re confident in
our information. Information seekers at all levels will continue to
“find the facts” and much, much more at www.HardwoodInfo.com.
The refreshed site will be going live, soon. So if it’s been awhile
since your last visit, we invite you to take a look.
About the American Hardwood Information Center
The American Hardwood Information Center is the authoritative
resource for consumers and professionals looking for information
about American Hardwoods. The Center provides information on
how to select Hardwood species and build with American Hardwood
products and offers advice from industry experts on decorating, care
and maintenance and design trends. The Center’s goal is to promote
the use of American Hardwoods in home and building products ranging
from flooring, cabinetry and millwork to furniture and building
materials. For more information on American Hardwoods, visit
www.HardwoodInfo.com.
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JULY/2011 11

AHEC Update
AHEC’s European Convention Heads To Poland
The American Hardwood European Convention is
firmly established as a key event in the “wood calendar”
across the European continent. The event draws
major players in the Hardwood industry from Europe
to meet with U.S. exporters and creates a unique
opportunity to discuss challenging topics and debate
current issues. This year, the AHEC Convention will
be held for the first time in Poland, at the Marriott
Hotel in Warsaw on Oct. 27-28, 2011.
The convention will include a strong focus on the
environmental issues that are increasingly shaping the
way the timber industry conducts business and trade.
The new EU timber regulation, the challenge of certification,
and meeting the demand for “green” building
and the role of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA’s), will
also be on the agenda. AHEC’s European director,
David Venables, said, “Far from being barriers to
trade, these developments present the best opportunity
we have had for decades to demonstrate the true environmental
credentials of American Hardwoods and to
actually grow the markets in Europe. As always,
debate and discussion will look at these issues in the
context of current Hardwood demand, fashion, and
promotion in the marketplace, and the convention will
again provide the opportunity to mix with friends and
colleagues to share our wood experience.” As well as
the formal program, which will shortly be announced
in full, there will be plenty of time for networking and
informal discussion at the social events around the
convention.
Venables continued, “For the first time we are taking
the convention to Poland, an increasingly important
by MICHAEL SNOW
Executive Director
American Hardwood Export Council
Reston, Va.
player in the production and supply
of Hardwood products to European
markets, and we look forward to
meeting many new contacts as well
as welcoming back old friends.” This event is specifically
aimed at the major players in the market, including
American exporters, Hardwood agents, European
importers and larger manufacturers who also import.
There is no convention fee for the European trade or
AHEC members, although there is a $300 registration
fee for U.S. exporters who are not AHEC members.
Places are limited so register early online at
www.americanhardwood.org or email europe@americanhardwood.org
for more information.
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) is
the leading international trade association for the U.S.
Hardwood industry, representing the committed
exporters among U.S. Hardwood companies and all
major U.S. Hardwood product trade associations.
AHEC maintains offices in Japan, Europe, Southeast
Asia, China and Mexico, in addition to its Reston, Va.,
headquarters, to serve the needs of the global community.
For additional information on the Convention as
well as additional overseas activities, please contact
AHEC by phone at 703/435-2900 Ext. 114, or by
email at msnow@ahec.org.
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HARDWOOD
FEDERATION
HFPAC Provides A Strong, Unified Industry Voice
Sometimes public officials can’t see the forest for the trees. In an
effort to promote “green” building, federal and state governments are
often guided by advocacy groups with an anti-forestry bias.
For example, the White House recently purchased a U.S. Oak conference
table that would have qualified had they followed the misguided
green building standards many federal agencies use. Another
example: imported bamboo was almost chosen over American Hard
Maple for a new gym floor at a major military base. Why? Because
they wanted a renewable material – despite the fact that American
Hardwoods have been lauded as renewable and sustainable by other
sectors of U.S. government.
These decisions, and thousands like them, increasingly threaten the
Hardwood industry and its proud tradition of stewardship and sustainable
forestry. This tradition provides economic security to millions,
while preserving forests for future generations.
When the Hardwood industry speaks with a unified voice, these
illogical and counterproductive policies can be stopped. For example:
• At the urging of the Hardwood Federation, Congress passed key
resolutions in 2009-2010 demanding U.S. Hardwoods not be discriminated
against in government purchasing and declaring
American Hardwood as an environmentally preferred resource.
• This paved the way for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s recent decision
to embrace wood in green building designs.
These success stories are a direct result of Hardwood Federation
PAC dollars at work. By helping elect leaders who understand the
Hardwood industry, HFPAC broadens the group of Congressional
allies willing to raise their voices and help achieve results on the
industry’s behalf.
The Hardwood Federation is the voice of the Hardwood industry in
Washington, D.C., uniting historically fractured groups and constituents.
Issues we address include:
• Fighting to prevent anti-wood green building standards from being
promoted by the U.S. government;
by DEB HAWKINSON
Executive Director
Hardwood Federation
Washington, D.C.
• Working to lower taxes on small businesses
and boost the economic recovery;
• Getting action at the highest levels of government
on unique Hardwood issues such as
unfair increases in lumber inspection fees;
• Ensuring fair trade policies and keeping illegally sourced wood out
of the U.S.; and
• Engaging Congress to push for responsible U.S. Forest Service
policies.
The Hardwood Federation is the industry’s best advocate for strong
public policy. HFPAC works district by district across the nation to
support Federal candidates for office who understand the industry and
support its public policy goals.
HFPAC, a non-partisan entity, was formed in 2004 to further the
Federation’s efforts to educate candidates and lawmakers about the
Hardwood industry and its unique concerns and interests.
Specifically, HFPAC:
• Fulfills the Hardwood Federation’s vision, values and beliefs by
being active in the political process;
• Identifies and supports members of Congress and candidates who
understand and support our agenda (especially those with
Hardwood facilities in their districts); and
• Voices support for or opposition to, policies that affect the
Hardwood industry.
For more information about membership to HFPAC, visit online at
www.HFPAC.com.
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JULY/2011 13

Component Trends
The Wood Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA) will
hold its 2011 Fall Conference & Plant Tour Event in the Louisville,
Ky., area on Oct. 2 - 4. This is a very popular event for WCMA
Members and Technology Partners.
This year’s Fall Conference will feature educational sessions
designed to help dimension and component manufacturers improve
their businesses. WCMA Members and Technology Partners will
participate in several educational sessions and roundtable discussions
planned for attendees to learn more about the proposed Hardwood
checkoff program and get an update on the WCMA’s product costing
project.
The WCMA’s Wood Technology Expo will be held in conjunction
with the Fall Conference and will connect WCMA Technology
Partners with WCMA Members. WCMA Technology Partners are
leading providers of woodworking machinery, equipment, supplies,
software, and business solutions. They help WCMA members adopt
new technologies, implement advanced wood processing methods,
and utilize improvements in tooling and equipment.
WCMA plant tours are designed to encourage an open exchange of
ideas regarding the latest woodworking production techniques.
Attendees are able to observe actual applications of new technology
and visualize how they might apply them in their own plants.
This year’s Plant Tour Event will feature tours of several innovative
woodworking operations located in the Louisville, Ky., area. Among
the Plant Tour host companies are:
Anderson Wood Products Company; Louisville, Ky. WCMA
Member Anderson Wood Products Company provides a full scope of
component products from dimension blanks to fully machined parts.
Using lumber from environmentally responsible sawmills, they specialize
in the manufacture of stair components including handrail and
bending rail as well as institutional furniture parts. Their moulding,
tenoning, profile sanding, and mortising capabilities allow them to
produce many other types of components.
Northland Corporation; LaGrange, Ky. WCMA Member
Northland Corporation is a full service concentration yard producing
a wide variety of species from White Ash to their own freshly
steamed Walnut. Northland has been in business for over 50 years
providing solutions to customers’ lumber needs. Their surfacing and
straight line ripping capabilities allow them to produce rough dimension.
Cox Interior, Inc.; Campbellsville, Ky. Cox Interior, Inc. is a manufacturer
of interior trim, custom interior and exterior doors, moulding
and millwork; stair parts and stair systems, crown columns, and
custom mantels. They provide high-quality products to their customers
through the implementation of high technology machinery
and the employee training needed to optimize this equipment. Their
newest equipment includes a stacker and grading system; automated
scanning rip saws and chopsaws, fingerjointers, and programmable
moulders. Their latest additions are programmable CNC machines
and a CNC bandsaw.
Independent Stave Company/Kentucky Cooperage; Lebanon,
Ky. Independent Stave Company is a family-owned, dynamic, global
company reaching customers in over 40 countries and cooperages
around the world. Kentucky Cooperage, a subsidiary of ISC, manufactures
barrels for spirits. They begin by selecting the highest quality
Oak with straight, very fine-grain. The Oak is then processed into
WCMA To Conduct Fall Conference & Plant
Tour Event In Kentucky
by STEVE LAWSER, CAE
Executive Director
Wood Component
Manufacturers Assoc.
Marietta, Ga.
staves and then into barrels.
Kitchen Kompact; Jeffersonville, Ind.
Kitchen Kompact is a nationwide manufacturer
of Oak and Maple cabinetry since 1937. Their
goal is to produce a quality product at a reasonable
price, and deliver these goods in the most
dependable lead times in the industry. They concentrate on efficiency
of production, labor, and financial stability. KK focuses their
resources on assembly and distribution of their kitchen cabinets.
Lebanon Oak Flooring Co.; Lebanon, Ky. Lebanon Oak
Flooring Co. is a long-time family business and is a manufacturer of
multiple wood products including Hardwood flooring, stair treads,
risers, handrails, mouldings, and edge glued panels. They use the
finest quality of Red and White Oak, Maple, Cherry, Hickory, Ash
and Walnut to produce their products.
VT Industries; New Albany, Ind. VT Industries was founded
more than 50 years ago and is an industry leader in the production of
architectural wood doors. They apply their company’s principles of
craftsmanship, attention to detail, and service to meet their customer’s
needs. They produce high quality and environmental friendly
solutions. VT Industries offers 5-ply wood veneer, high pressure
decorative laminate, stile & rail doors, and specialty doors. These
doors are available in a variety of wood species with standard or custom-matched
stains.
Maker’s Mark Distillery, Inc.; Loretto, Ky. Maker’s Mark is the
oldest operating distillery on its original site. From their antique
roller mill crushing the grain to the giant Cypress tubs full of sour
mash to the “white dog” (new whiskey) running through the “spirit
safe,” this is where you can see Maker’s Mark being made by hand
every step of the way. In the fermenting room, the sour mash ferments,
eventually becoming bourbon.
Collectively, these companies can produce a wide variety of wood
products from lumber and rough dimension and components to fully
finished cabinets, mouldings, millwork, flooring, and barrel staves.
In fine Kentucky tradition, we will also be touring Maker’s Mark
Distillery. The most valuable part of these tours is seeing different
methods of manufacturing and observing what other companies are
doing successfully.
The WCMA represents more than 115 manufacturers of dimension
and wood component products for the cabinet, furniture, moulding &
millwork, flooring, building products, and related decorative wood
products industries. Member companies are located throughout the
United States and Canada. The WCMA also has over 30 Technology
Partners who are leading suppliers of machinery, equipment, tooling,
supplies, software, and business solutions to the woodworking industry.
For more information, contact the WCMA office at Tel: (770) 565-
6660. Fax: 770-565-6663. Email: wcma@woodcomponents.org.
Or visit the WCMA’s website at www.woodcomponents.org.
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QUALITY HARDW
IT’S IN THE FAMILY AT CUMBERLAND LUMBER
McMinnville, Tenn.— Strategically located at the edge of the Cumberland Plateau, which
contains some of the largest stretches of contiguous forest in the eastern United States, Cumberland Lumber &
Manufacturing Company, Inc., based here, is swathed in the varied species it processes into quality Hardwood
flooring.
Primarily Red and White Oak, popularly chosen for its beauty, stability, and durability, arrives from various sawmills in the
Appalachian area, from across North Georgia, Northern Alabama, middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. After transformation into
3/4 inch solid Hardwood flooring, in 2 ¼”, 3 ¼” widths, and on a
limited basis 4” and 5” widths, the product is shipped to
Hardwood flooring distributors and builder supply stores throughout
the Eastern United States.
The company has made the necessary adjustments over the years
due to the economic, market, and industry’s peaks and valleys, yet
persists in yielding a consistent quality product, attributable largely,
said president, Ray “Buzz” Spivey, Jr. to longevity within a
longstanding family-run business.
Average seniority within the company’s current 108 employees
and staff is 11.4 years, inclusive of the 27 whose tenures range
from 20 to 37 years and those who have acquired prior wood
industry experience.
The other part of the equation of the company’s strength is in its
long-established ownership, passed along yet today, to descendants
of the founders. Observed Spivey, “Some mills change
owners several times and their personnel and personality as well.
As a small private company, we can address problems and make
changes relatively quickly.” Though retired, Ray Spivey, Sr. still
Cumberland Lumber’s President Ray
“Buzz” Spivey, Jr.
Vice President of sales Marty Johnson
on the skywalk.
Lumber graders are shown here at the firm’s joystick grading operation.
Cumberland employees cutting for grade and loading the end matcher table.
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OOD FLOORING:
& MANUFACTURING
BY CLARE ADRIAN
makes recommendations, added his son,
“And he’s usually right.”
Ray Spivey, Sr., and A.J. Ingle bought the
shares of the company in 1949 from Herman
Spivey and Floyd Martin, original founders
along with L.C. Gilley, and G.W. McGregor,
who relinquished his shares to the other
three, soon after they’d started out in 1944
as wood products manufacturers. Today
Tommy Gilley, grandson of L.C. Gilley,
helps manage the company along with Ray
Spivey, Jr.
Flooring has been the main product since
1949, though other products manufactured
over the years were Poplar bevel siding, Oak
mouldings such as base board, crown
mould, and shoe mould, door parts, cabinet
parts and Hardwood dimension. The company
operated one flooring production line and
another wood products line both on one shift
for many years, until hitting a snag in the
60’s along with the rest of the Hardwood
flooring industry when government mortgages
began accepting carpeting as an alternative
to wood for residential floor coverings.
The company survived by cutting back
to a 40-person operation, running limited
amounts of flooring and other wood products.
By 1970, Cumberland was one of 13
companies that remained as members of
NOFMA (National Oak Flooring
Manufacturers Association) a collective at
one time of well over 100 manufacturers.
The flooring market slowly improved and
by the late 1970’s, wood flooring regained
popularity.
In 1984, Cumberland added a second shift
to the flooring line, which doubled their production
to a 10 million board foot capacity
annually and demanded considerable capital
investment in additional dry kilns. The
rough lumber inventory on the yard doubled.
To further expand production in the
mid 1990’s, an additional flooring production
line was installed and night production
moved to the day shift. Reviving the night
shift in 2001 increased capacity to 15+ mil-
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Ray Spivey, Sr. (photographed) and A.J. Ingle bought the shares
of the company in 1949 from Herman Spivey and Floyd Martin,
original founders along with L.C. Gilley, and G.W. McGregor,
who relinquished his shares to the other three, soon after they’d
started out in 1944 as wood products manufacturers.
An aerial view of Cumberland Lumber’s facilities.
JULY/2011 17

Russell Redding, Pennsylvania
Secretary of Agriculture; and
Ron Andrews, HDC member
and President of Deer Park
18 Hardwoods Have Workability

Deer Park Lumber Inc. -
Dedicated To Sustainable Forestry
BY PAUL MILLER JR.
Tunkhannock, Pa.— Second generation family owned and operated Deer Park Lumber Inc. is
located here.
The Hardwood sawmill produces kiln dried Northern Appalachian Hardwood lumber. Hardwoods including Red and
White Oak; Cherry; Ash; Hard and Soft
Maple; Birch and Poplar are available in 4/4
through 8/4 thicknesses.
For more than twenty years, the firm has been
striving to produce the highest quality
Hardwoods possible. “We are constantly looking
to improve and stay on top of an ever-changing
global market,” Joe Zona, domestic sales representative
and president of Deer Park’s international
sales explained. “We understand that ownership
of forest property brings with it many
rewards and responsibilities, which is why we
have a staff of professional foresters to help
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A partial view of kiln dried lumber stored in the firm’s warehouse.
An employee at Deer Park Lumber scaling logs.
Deer Park’s sales team (L to R): Cam Koons, Joe Zona and Steve Fox.
At the firm’s air drying yard 6-inch steel rod reinforced cement tops are placed on
the lumber, which follows the lumber through into the kilns keeping the top two layers
nice and flat.
The company recently installed two American Wood Dryers’ kilns. Adding to the
five kilns they already had, Deer Park now has a total dry kiln capacity of 410,000
board feet and an annual production of approximately 12 million board feet.
JULY/2011 19

Collins Introduces Cut
Hardwood Sawmill O
SII dry kilns, loaded with Pacific Albus lumber.
Don Rice, Managing Director of Resource Management, Green-
Wood Resources and Lee Jimerson, Pacific Albus Product
Manager, Collins Companies, in the GreenWood Tree Farm.
Galen Smith, Quality Control Supervisor and José Sanchez,
Green-end Shipping Coordinator, Upper Columbia Mill.
20 Hardwoods Have Resiliency

ting Edge
peration
BY WAYNE MILLER
Pacific Albus ceiling grid and wall-of-wood—samples of
each grade produced.
Pacific Albus grading line, (from left to right) Mike
Hendrickson, Isaac Buck and Ian Rose.
Tray sorter—gentle on the lumber after surfacing and
during packaging.
Boardman, Ore.—
The Collins Companies, a “ground floor” name in Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) certified Hardwood and Softwood
products, recently entered its latest venture with GreenWood
Tree Farm Fund (GTFF), to produce Pacific Albus® lumber
products.
A Hardwood species ideal for multiple uses including moulding
and millwork, cut stock, cabinet and furniture applications,
and edge-glued panels, Pacific Albus is plantation grown on the
Boardman Tree Farm in Boardman, Ore., three hours east of the
Portland headquarters for Collins. According to Lee Jimerson,
Collins Pacific Albus Product Manager, the quality of the product
is consistent, uniform, and always available. “These products
are FSC ‘Pure’ certified under the principles and criteria of
the FSC,” he said.
The Collins Companies is an investor in GTFF and was hired
by GTFF to build and operate the state-of-the-art sawmill,
Upper Columbia Mill (UCM). As detailed in this unique agreement,
The Collins Companies also markets the lumber products
produced.
Collins Pacific Albus Hardwood lumber is available in 4/4
and 5/4 thicknesses, with lengths up to 13’. The kiln-dried lumber
is surfaced two sides with a Kimwood abrasive planer.
Cants are offered up to 6”x8”x13’. Pacific Albus’ proprietary
western Hardwood grades include Superior, Superior 1 Face,
Custom Cabinet, Com Shop, Economy, Premium and Standard
Frame, as well as custom grades for specific applications. It is
available green, air-dried, kiln-dried and heat-treated.
Managing Director of Resource for Green Wood Resources
Don Rice said the Boardman Tree Farm, which consists of
approximately 25,000 acres, is continually planted and managed
on a short rotation basis, targeting around 12 years harvest
age. “The Upper Columbia Mill, which is managed by our partner,
The Collins Companies, is located in the middle of the
plantation,” Rice said, “so we are an off-highway haul from the
farm to the sawmill and the average haul distance is three or
four miles.”
The log yard at the mill is limited because when the trees are
cut, they normally go directly into the sawmill. “The tree is literally
cut down on day one and could be processed on the same
day or at the latest on the third day,” Rice explained.
Managed by GreenWood Resources, the Boardman Tree Farm
utilizes 18 employees on site that are primarily irrigation specialists.
“Many of our activities are done by contractors so there
are about 60 full time contractor employees associated with the
farm,” Rice said. “That total includes the farming site, site prep,
planting, crop care and harvesting activities.”
Galen Smith, Quality Control Supervisor for the Upper
Columbia Mill,said current production for the sawmill,
which includesa board and timberline, is approximately
3.5 million board feet per month. “We’reaveraging about
125,000 feet through the board trimmer and usually
60,000 feet of timberseach day,” he explained.
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JULY/2011 21

BY GARY MILLER
Myrtle Beach, S.C.–
Approximately 120 individuals attended
the Appalachian Lumbermen’s
Club meeting held recently at the
Ocean Reef Resort in this city. This
figure included Hardwood lumbermen,
and their families.
Some members and guests of the club
attended cocktail parties on three consecutive
evenings where hors d’oeuvres
and various drinks were served. A
golf tournament was held on Saturday
where the format was each team member
got to use the best drive out of their
groups, and, then they had to hit and
use their own ball until they sank their
putt. The “one” lowest score on each
hole for each team was counted and
that determined what team had the
lowest score in the golf tournament.
The team with the lowest score with
three under par consisted of Chad
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Brad Pope, Industrial Timber & Lumber Corp., Connelly Springs, N.C.; Julie Harmon, Industrial
Timber & Lumber Corp., Marion, N.C.; Penn Cooper, John Rock Inc., Sadsburyville, Pa.; and
Bruce Griffith, Griffith Lumber Co. Inc., Woolwine, Va.
The winning golf team with a 3-under-par included: Chad Scott, Conover Lumber Co., Conover,
N.C.; Ray Turner and Linwood Truitt, Beasley Forest Products/Thompson Hardwoods,
Hazlehurst, Ga; and Rodney Lawing, Conover Lumber Co.
Brian, Eastyn, Stacy and Baine Ballard, AHC Huntersville,
Huntersville, N.C.
Jamie Straka, Vernon James Co., Hickory, N.C.; Kim Vollinger,
W.M. Cramer Lumber Co., Hickory, N.C.; and Ronald Mays,
Fitzgerald Lumber & Log Co. Inc., Buena Vista, Va.
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Michael, Florencia and Fabiola Hilburn, TMX Shipping Co., Morehead City,
N.C.
Robert Coleman, Robert S. Coleman Lumber Co. Inc., Culpeper, Va.; Gary
Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, Tenn.; and Rick Jordan,
Associated Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, N.C.
Bill Varner, Denton Hardwoods Inc., Denton, N.C.; Jim Skiver, Liberty
Lumber Co., Liberty, N.C.; Emery Grimes, W.M. Cramer Lumber Co.,
Marlinton, W.Va.; and Robert Conner, Denton Hardwoods Inc.
David and Karen Kay, Forest Products Inc., Conover, N.C.; and Joanna,
Carson and Brandon Ferman, Meridien Hardwoods of PA Inc., Pittsfield, Pa.
Marijo Wood, Neff Lumber Mills Inc., Broadway, Va.; and Greg Pappas,
Wilderness NC Inc., Thomasville, N.C.
Judy Cramer, W.M. Cramer Lumber Co., Hickory, N.C.; and Ray Hunt,
Austin Hunt Lumber Inc., Statesville, N.C.
Jack, Allison, Winn, Cliff and Carolyn McKittrick, and Jack Meko and Janet
McKittrick Meko, J.W. McKittrick Lumber Co., Camden, S.C.
Karmin and Ken Matthews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, N.C.; and Jennifer
Mahan and Toby Cox, Marcus Cox & Son, Moneta, Va.
Additional photos on page 32
JULY/2011 23

Many Honored During
NWFA Annual Convention
San Diego, Calif.–
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA)
announced the winners of its 2011 Wood Floor of the Year
contest at its convention recently here. The winning
entries were announced during an Awards Dinner during
the convention.
The Wood Floor of the Year awards were developed to
encourage and recognize innovative craftsmanship and
design in wood flooring installations. Since the program
began in 1990, more than 200 awards have been presented
to NWFA member companies throughout the United States
and Canada, as well as in Russia and Finland.
This year’s Wood Floor of the Year Contest yielded 85
entries from six countries, including the United States,
Canada, Russia, and Malaysia. All entries in the competition
featured flooring installations completed between
January 2010 and January 2011. Wood Floor of the Year
awards for 2011 are as follows:
Best CNC/Laser, Yantarnaya Pryad-Parquet, Khimki,
Russian Federation; Best Commercial, Archetypal
Imaginary Remodeling Corporation, Little Neck, N.Y.;
Best Limited Species, Precision Floorcrafters,
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PHOTOS BY ROBERT BRUNI
Wil Maxwell, Rose Mary Laster-Cummings and Tommy Maxwell, Maxwell Hardwood Flooring,
Monticello, Ark.
John Welch, Karolyne Chapados, Joel Eaton, and Stan Able, Appalachian
Flooring, Cowansville, Que.
Chadd Smith, Dean Hardwoods Inc., Leland, N.C.
Laura and Dave Graf and Michael Keating, Graf Bros. Flooring, South Shore, Ky.
Kevin and Bobby Cloer, Oakcrest Hardwood Flooring, Buena Vista, Ga.
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Johnny Xu, Dave Arntson, Moey Morrissey, Bill Schollmeyer and Louis Wang,
Johnson Premium Hardwood Flooring, City of Industry, Calif.
Pat Oakley, Janira Kremets and Brian Greenwell, Mullican Flooring, Johnson
City, Tenn.
Tim Thornburgh, Linden Lumber Co., Linden, Ala.
Drago Bozovich, Diana Belmont, Giannina Vick and Rafiael Tolmos, Bozovich
Timber Products, Santa Genoveva, Lurin, Lima
Chesty West, Don Finkell and David Giese, Anderson Hardwood Floors,
Clinton, S.C.
Paul Ostlund, Cherrybark Flooring, Hazlehurst, Miss.
Diane Pevy and Nicole Garrary, Shamrock Plank Flooring, Memphis, Tenn.
Harry Baker, Paul Stringer, Jerry Harrison, Steve Merrick and Scott Buregia,
Somerset Wood Products, Somerset, Ky.
JULY/2011 25

Inman Discussed Hardwood Lumber
Markets At Penn-York Club
PHOTOS BY STEPHEN WEST
Seven Springs, Pa. – Hardwood lumber markets in 2011 was the subject of the
recent meeting of the Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club at the Seven Springs Resort, located here.
The meeting was hosted
by Babcock Lumber
Co. and the speaker was
Tom Inman, president
of the Appalachian
Hardwood Manufacturers,
Inc. (AHMI). He
began by explaining the
mission and work of the
regional trade association
before walking the
group through the current
status of eight
Hardwood lumber markets.
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Bill Bishop, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Blair Walker, Amy Bartlett, and Katrina
Fedinatz, Babcock Lumber Co., Champion, Pa.
Phil Kerr, Pat Cannin and Mike Johnston, Babcock Lumber Co., Champion, Pa.
Current officers of Penn-York: Trevor Vaughan, vice president, Ron Jones
Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, Pa.; Tom Johel, president, U•C Coatings Corp.,
Buffalo, N.Y.; and Joe Zona, secretary/treasurer, Deer Park Lumber Inc.,
Tunkhannock, Pa.
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Rob Hasson and Mark McCall, Metzler Forest Products, Reedsville, Pa.; John
Wenturine, Wenturine Bros. Lumber Inc., Nicktown, Pa.; and Doug Davis, Gutchess
Lumber, Latrobe, Pa.
Brian Short, Clymer Quality Hardwood Inc., Marion Center, Pa.; Sharon
Clevenger and Carl Shaffer, National Industrial Lumber Co., Elizabeth, Pa.; and
Kennon Morris, Northern Neck Lumber Co., Warsaw, Va.
Bart Marshall and Dave McClelland, Equipco, Bridgeville, Pa.; and Bob
Rorabaugh, Rorabaugh Lumber Co., Burnside, Pa.
Kim Wenturine, Wenturine Bros. Lumber Inc., Nicktown, Pa.; Ron Jones, Ron
Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, Pa.; Jim Tanner, Tanner Lumber Co. LLC,
Elkins, W.Va.; and Steve Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc.
Bill Watson and Gary DiFrank, Babcock Lumber Co., Champion, Pa.
Melvin and Betty Miller, Bally Block Co., Bally, Pa.; Rob McCarthy, Industrial
Timber & Lumber Corp., Beachwood, Ohio; and Dave Lupsha, Associated
Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, N.C.
Mario Ferri, Satin Finish Hardwood Flooring, Toronto, Ont.; Brian Brown, Coastal
Lumber Co., Hopwood, Pa.; Vicki Ferri, Satin Finish Hardwood Flooring; and Rob
Kittle, McDonough Mfg. Co., Eau Claire, Wis.
Don Petersen, Interforest Lumber Inc., Shade Gap, Pa.; Jackie Kriner, Carl
Rosenberry & Sons Lumber Inc., Fort Loudon, Pa.; Rich Thompson, Tanner
Lumber Co. LLC, Elkins, W.Va.; and Chris Calhoun, Interforest Lumber Inc.
Additional photos on page 35
JULY/2011 27

NHLA Welcomes
Members At Reception
BY WAYNE MILLER
New Orleans, La.–
National Hardwood Lumber Association
members and their guests enjoyed a cocktail
reception recently in conjunction with the
International Wood Products Association’s
(IWPA) 55 th Annual Convention, held here at
the Loew’s Hotel.
NHLA’s Mission is to serve NHLA
Members in the North American Hardwood
Lumber Industry by: maintaining order,
structure, rules, and ethics in the changing
Hardwood marketplace; providing member
services unique to the Hardwood lumber
industry; driving collaboration across the
Hardwood industry to promote demand for
North American Hardwood lumber and advocate
the interest of the Hardwood community
in public/private policy issues; and building
positive relationships within the global
Hardwood community.
The NHLA is located in Memphis, Tenn.,
and can be reached at 901-377-1818 and
online at www.nhla.com.
•
Eugenio Colao, Andrighetti Legnami Spa, Veneto, Italy; Chris Chalkley, Timber Products Co., Springfield, Ore.;
Karl Brown, Weston Premium Woods, Brampton, Ont.; and Chris Connelly, Wood Brokerage International, Lake
Oswego, Ore.
Tom Walthousen, National Hardwood Lumber Association, Memphis, Tenn.; Scott
Hilman and Roy Polatchek, Liberty Woods International Inc., Carlsbad, Calif.; and
Pat Bennett, American Pacific Plywood Inc., Solvang, Calif.
Judd Johnson, Hardwood Market Report, Memphis, Tenn.; and Norm Murray, U•C
Coatings Corp., Buffalo, N.Y.
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Goh Chee Yew, Bakti Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Malaysia; David Cheng, Pio Hardwoods
Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Raihan Rahman, Malaysian Timber Council,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Chew Lye Teng, Malaysian Timber Certification Council,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Tham Sing Khow, Malaysian Timber Council; and
Leonard Krause, Compliance Specialists, Eugene, Ore.
James McGuffin, Shamrock Trading, Portland, Ore.; and Tim Dunn, Specified
Components Co., Gurnee, Ill.
Alan McIlvain, Alan McIlvain Co., Marcus Hook, Pa.; and Craig Forester, Rex
Lumber Co., Acton, Mass.
Jim Summerlin, Robinson Lumber Co., Buellton, Calif.; and Garner Robinson,
Robinson Lumber Co., New Orleans, La.
Reggie Hubbard, Darlington Veneer Co., Darlington, S.C.; Alan Hubbard, Veneer
Technologies Inc., Newport, N.C.; and Chris Paras, current president of IWPA, Argo
Fine Imports, Virginia Beach, Va.
Carlos Segura-Behr, Fr. Meyer’s Sohn North America, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Romel
Bezerra, Elof Hansson USA, Pembroke Pines, Fla.; and Carlos Garcia, Fr. Meyer’s
North America, Newport Beach, Calif.
Christian Mengel, VM International, Greensboro, N.C.; Guy Goodwin, NHG
Timber Ltd., Surrey, England; and Will Thompson, Timberwolf Tropical
Hardwoods, Easton, Md.
Brian Lotz, Timber Holdings International, Milwaukee, Wis.; and Gilbert Schille,
Braswood, Brazil
JULY/2011 29

Western Alder Grades
At NHLA Convention
In Nashville
BY DAVID SWEITZER
Western Red Alder, the most prolific Hardwood in
the Pacific Northwest, moves East to make its presence
known at the 2011 NHLA Annual Convention
& Exhibit Showcase, September 21 – 24 in
Nashville. Although the Eastern domestic market
uses Alder extensively, there are many who don’t
know about the several grades not shown in the
National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA)
grade rulebook nor appreciate its superb workability
characteristics. For these reasons, the Western
Hardwood Association (WHA) will be at the meeting
again this year to present its program on Friday,
September 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Highlighting the free luncheon meeting will be a
visual presentation of several grade descriptions,
cuttings, and applications for Alder. The more common
grades include Superior, Superior One Face,
Custom Jacket Board, Cabinet, Custom Shop, Jacket
Board, Com Shop, Premium Frame, Rustic,
Standard Frame, Economy, and Utility. Since selecting
the proper grade for a particular application is
crucial to the bottom line of any manufacturing business,
both the salesman and the customer need to be
familiar with the grades.
While proper selection of the grade is extremely
important, workability characteristics are equally
important. Alder scores very high in machining,
resistance to splitting, joint strength, gluing, sanding/polishing,
finishing, and dimensional stability.
Western Alder is a close or fine-grained Hardwood,
extremely uniform in its light tan or honey color
with no color difference between heartwood and
sapwood. Alder features a light pattern, which adds
to its popularity for printing and matching Alder
solids with many species of veneers without bleaching.
It is ideally suited for cabinets, fine furniture,
furniture frames, pallets, plywood, veneer, specialty
items and paper products. Alder is milled random
lengths, typically 8’ and 10’, random widths to 10”,
and thicknesses of 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4, 10/4, and
12/4. It is available in S2S, and custom millwork in
S4S, cut stock, turning stock and laminated stock.
David Sweitzer has been the Secretary/Manager of
the Western Hardwood Association since 1975.
Contact information: email – wha@westernhardwood.org
web – www.westernhardwood.org,
phone – 360-835-1600 fax – 360-835-1900.
•
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ALDER: CUSTOM SHOP
CUTTINGS
ALDER: CUSTOM SHOP
ALDER: ECONOMY
CUTTINGS
ALDER: ECONOMY
ALDER: SUPERIOR
CUTTINGS
ALDER: SUPERIOR
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ALC MEETING PHOTOS - Continued from page 23
Stuart Deacon, W.R. Deacon & Sons, Lexington, Va.; Sylvia Church, Church &
Church Lumber, Millers Creek, N.C.; and Emery Grimes, W.M. Cramer
Lumber Co., Marlinton, W.Va.
Kendell Cockram, Griffith Lumber Co. Inc., Woolwine, Va.; Grace Ruan, Coco
Lumber LLC, Laurinburg, N.C.; and Caitlyn Priddy and Jesse Cockram,
Griffith Lumber Co. Inc.
Gavin, John and Kathie Varner, Denton Hardwoods Inc., Denton, N.C.; and
Mary and Kenneth Stephens, Associated Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, N.C.
Olivia, Scott, Stephanie, Jackson and Paige England, Mountain State Hardwoods,
Bancroft, Va.
Meridith and Bruce Church, Church & Church Lumber, Millers Creek, N.C.;
and Vicki and Kin Church, Select Hardwoods, Millers Creek, N.C.
David, Linda and Ashley McLean and Ethan Creech, Bruce & Jenkins Lumber
Co., Greensboro, N.C.
Tom and Rosemary Inman, Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., High
Point, N.C.; and Janice Vance and Fred Harden, Gilkey Lumber Co.,
Rutherfordton, N.C.
Bruce, Teresa and Mark Church, Church & Church Lumber, Millers Creek, N.C.
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ALC MEETING PHOTOS - Continued
Steve, Leah and Claire Leonard, Lawrence Lumber Co., Maiden, N.C.; and
Libby and Larry Walker, Forest Products Inc., Conover, N.C.
Larry Cockram, Griffith Lumber Co. Inc., Woolwine, Va.; Gale Keener, Mullican
Flooring, Ronceverte, W.Va.; and Anne Vogler and Joe Lyle, WNC Dry Kiln Inc.,
Marion, N.C.
Chris Buck, Forest Products Inc., Conover, N.C.;
Ray Hunt, Austin Hunt Lumber Co., Statesville,
N.C.; and Jimmy Lee, Tides & Times Group USA,
Winston Salem, N.C.
ALC MEETING - Continued from page 22
Scott of Conover Lumber Co., Conover,
N.C.; Roy Turner and Linwood Truitt of
Beasley Forest Products/Thompson
Hardwoods, Hazlehurst, Ga.; and Rodney
Lawing, Conover Lumber Co.
The second place team with a two under
par was Cliff McKittrick, of J.W.
McKittrick Lumber Co., Camden, S.C.;
Mark Church, of Church & Church
Lumber LLC, Millers Creek, N.C.; and
Gary Miller, of National Hardwood
Magazine, Memphis, Tenn.
Gary Miller reported for National
Hardwood Magazine that, “On my way
from Memphis, Tenn., to Myrtle Beach,
S.C., I stopped and visited several
Hardwood sawmillers and owners of
Hardwood distribution/concentration
yards in the Appalachian region, and I
asked them about current business conditions.
Some of their comments follow:
“On a scale of one to 10, I think business
conditions are a six or a seven,” said the
sales manager of a large sawmill operation.
“We have plenty of logs in our log
yard but we are concerned about how
we’ve lost many logging companies in our
Marsha and Linwood Truitt, Beasley Forest
Products/Thompson Hardwoods, Hazlehurst, Ga.
area. With the low prices we’ve been getting
for our lumber the last several
months, we’ve had to get our loggers to
take less money for their logs. They didn’t
like it but they accepted it.”
An owner of a Hardwood concentration
yard with dry kilns told me he thought
business conditions were a five on a scale
of one to 10. He explained, “The only saving
grace for the Hardwood lumber industry
is the fact that many parts of the eastern
seaboard of the United States have had
a lot of rain, therefore, many Hardwood
sawmill operations are very low on logs
and they are not running their mills at full
capacity. So there is not a lot of green or
kiln dried lumber available presently. But I
think the Hardwood lumber supply is balanced
with what the demand for lumber is
right now.”
One of the owners of a sawmill operation
that exports both Hardwood logs and lumber
said, “We’ve had the best several
months of sales and profits from October
2010 through May 2011, and most of it is
due to our strong export markets. I like the
idea that we see Red Oak lumber prices
increasing, and our White Oak lumber
sales have been strong. But, of course,
Anna Getzinger and Brad and Martha Merry,
Merry Lumber Co., Augusta, Ga.
we’d like to see Poplar lumber prices
come up.”
A buyer for a Hardwood flooring manufacturer
told me that, in his opinion, the
flooring market for his company was a
seven. He explained, “Lumber prices seem
like they stabilized last month. We’re selling
a lot of Hardwood flooring, however,
we’re not making any money.”
Some interesting comments were made
from an individual who worked for a
Hardwood lumber company that has several
sawmills in the Appalachian region.
He mentioned that some of his firm’s mills
were operating 50 hours a week a few
weeks ago, but several are now operating
only 30 hours a week because they are low
on logs due to all the rain we’ve had in the
Appalachian region recently. He said,
“Overall, prices on Appalachian
Hardwood lumber are stable, however, I
do see an increase on prices for Northern
Hardwood lumber because of the wet
weather that has occurred up there.
Furthermore, there’s a shortage of lumber
in that area of the country; so I see lumber
prices increasing in the northern region. In
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ALC MEETING - Continued
my opinion, counting the sales of the lower,
middle and high grades of lumber, the overall
market is a six.”
Another lumberman who is the owner of a
Hardwood concentration yard with dry kilns
explained, “Our business is fantastic! We
changed the way we started doing business a
few years ago and so right now I cannot complain.
On a scale of one to 10, our business is
about an eight. We’re selling lumber in both
the domestic and export markets, and, we’re
doing well in both markets. We have all the
certification schemes – we’re triple certified.
As far as prices of lumber goes, some species
are tight and moving up in price but there’s
still a lot of cheap lumber out there. One way
we’ve changed is about three years ago, we
started buying a lot more kiln dried lumber
from lumber suppliers than green lumber.”
The final comments obtained for this column as
far as what lumber conditions were like, presently,
came from an owner of a Hardwood concentration
yard who said, “I think most of your mills
are short on logs. Oak logs are not bringing the
higher prices that they once were, and so I’m concerned.
Landowners will tend to hold onto their
timber when prices for Oak logs are low like they
are now. So I think if Oak lumber prices improve,
the Oak timber prices will rise and mills will be
able to get more timber, weather permitting. He
also said, “2A and 3A Oak lumber is such a driving
factor for the sawmills, and, prices are low. So
they need to come up. I’d say on a scale of one to
10, our business is about a six.”
In closing, Jamie Straka, of Vernon James Co.,
located in Hickory, N.C., who also serves as president
of the Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club,
made several remarks at the last cocktail party in
Myrtle Beach recently. He thanked everyone for
attending the meeting and said that the turnout
was larger at this particular meeting this year over
last year, even though the club has a few less
members in 20l1 versus 2010. He mentioned that
the club means a lot of different things to a lot of
different people.
He commented, “This club means a lot to me and
it’s a great social avenue for us to discuss business
conditions with other lumbermen. But above all, I
want you to remember that this is your club and
the way to grow it is to contact your business
friends and encourage them to join the club
because it’s the best deal out there!”
After Straka announced where future meetings of
the club will be held, he handed the microphone
over to Cliff McKittrick to announce who was on
the first and second place golf teams, and what
prizes each team won.
•
PENN-YORK MEETING -
Continued from page 26
The U.S. Hardwood lumber production was
down to approximately 7 billion board feet of production
in 2010, Inman said. Most traditional markets
for lumber declined while railroad ties and
exports saw slight growth.
Inman discussed each market beginning with
pallets, which was down to approximately 3 billion
board feet of consumption. Pallet and industrial
crating material are directly impacted by the
economy and shipment of goods.
The furniture, cabinet, millwork and flooring
industries continue to purchase at lower levels
because demand for residential housing is low.
Flooring had a sales bump in 2010 with remodeling
gains but much of that has retreated in early
2011.
Export markets are a bright spot in 2011 as they
grew to almost 16 percent of Hardwood lumber
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PENN-YORK PHOTOS - Continued from page 27
Scott Mabe, Forestry Systems Inc., Summerfield, N.C.; Rich Harden, Gutchess
Lumber, Latrobe, Pa.; and John Smith, Forest Products Inc., Corbin, Ky.
Tom Johel, U•C Coatings Corp., Buffalo, N.Y.; Tom Inman (guest speaker),
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., High Point, N.C.; and John
Merschat, Summit Forest Resources, Markleysburg, Pa.
Bart Marshall, Equipco, Bridgeville, Pa.; Ross and Sam Pringle, Homerwood
Corp., Titusville, Pa.; and Blair Walker, Babcock Lumber Co., Champion, Pa.
Trudy Burge, Gutchess Lumber, Cortland, N.Y.; Bruce Horner, Abenaki Timber
Corp., Kingston, N.H.; and Rich Thompson, Tanner Lumber Co. LLC, Elkins,
W.Va.
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PENN-YORK MEETING -
Continued from page 34
consumption in 2010, according to the American
Hardwood Export Council. Leading markets are
China, Europe and Southeast Asia.
There are a few positives in the marketplace.
More wood furniture manufacturing is returning
to the United States with the production planned
by Lincolnton Furniture, Linwood Furniture,
Thomasville Furniture and Hooker.
Another potential gain for American
Hardwoods is the recent announcement by
McDonald’s Corp. to renovate 14,000 U.S. restaurants.
The chain plans to remove metal seating and
fiberglass tables and replace with wood as it
“greens” the dining experience.
AHMI is a regional trade association of
Hardwood lumber producers, distributors, secondary
manufacturers and foresters from throughout
the Appalachian region and world. The mission
of the group is to promote the logs, lumber
and other wood products from the region and the
Verified Sustainability of the resource. For more
information,
visit
www.appalachianhardwood.org.
The host of the meeting, Babcock Lumber Co.
of Champion, Pa., has offered a complete line of
Appalachian Hardwood species, shipped both
domestically and internationally for more than
120 years. The company’s growing concentration
yards produce in excess of 12 million board feet of
quality, kiln dried lumber annually.
The next Penn-York meeting is set for June 20 in
Bolivar, N.Y., and will be hosted by RAM Forest
Products.
•
COLLINS - Continued from page 21
During a tour of the sawmill, Smith said Nelson
BrothersEngineering, using JoeScan scan heads,
programs most of the optimization centers at the
mill. These consist ofa Log Merchandiser, Board
Edger, Curve Gang Saw, and Board Trimmer.
“The only exception is the primary breakdown,
which is a Comact dual band mill, Optimized Log
Infeed, or OLI. Everything is in-line,” he said.
“Theblock gets scanned as it is moving through
the machine, which is able to rotate and offset the
blockfor cutting as it approaches the canters and
bandsaws. In fact,in the whole mill only the trimmer
features a transverse scanner. Every other
machine center uses lineal scanning to
optimizethe piece on the way to thesaws, which
allows for very high through-put.”
Operating currently with 70 employees with a
capacity for 100 on two shifts, Jimerson said the
operation includes two sorting systems, “one for
the timber side, cutting 3x4’s, 4x6’s and 3x7’s,
and another for our boards, cutting 4/4 and 5/4.”
Jimerson also said the green chain consists of
sixteen slanted sort bins, allowing them to sort by
thickness and length. From the sort bins, the lumber
heads down the green chain to the MoCo
stickering stacker, which makes 8’ wide by almost
6’ high units.
The mill also utilizes five dry kilns manufactured
by SII Dry Kilns located in Lexington, N.C.
“The kilns are SII side loading cross flow dry
kilns with five chambers, each holding 125,000
board feet per charge on a 4/4 basis,” Jimerson
explained. “SII kilns are fantastic. However, you
don’t see many SII kilns on the West Coast. They
give you very even air flow through the units, better
than most other kilns, in part, because the lumber
is stacked in 8 foot wide units and are only
stacked two units deep in the kilns.”
“In the beginning the green lumber weighs in at
about five pounds a board foot,” Jimerson continued.
“When it dries, it’s about 1.6 pounds per
board foot.”
The kilns and planer facility are located nine
miles from the sawmill at the Port of Morrow, due
to the pre-existing steam from the PGE Coyote
Springs Electrical Co-Gen facility. The steam is a
by-product of the co-gen operation, thereby eliminating
the necessity of installing a boiler.
Transportation doesn’t get much easier for a
sawmill. “We have a Union Pacific rail siding at
the planer, and we are less than a mile away from
the Port of Morrow dock where the containers are
loaded on a barge that goes down the Columbia
River to the Port of Portland for export,” Jimerson
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COLLINS - Continued
said. In addition, we are right on highway I-84, so
we’re on a terrific transportation hub.”
Available at the mill’s onsite conference room
and online at www.CollinsWood.com are photos
of each grade of the lumber with the grade specifications.
Jimerson went on to explain with staining,
Pacific Albus may be finished to look
like many other species because of its
light color. “You can make it look like
Maple, Alder, Cherry, Walnut or even
incense cedar.”
Among the benefits, he said, the product
is great for resawing. “It sands really
well, embosses well and, because of
its low density, it’s very good for applications
where weight is critical such as
snow boards, trade show booths and
pallet/packaging. The low density also
makes it ideal for thermal insulated
applications and acoustic applications,
such as wooden ceiling grids.”
Collins’ target markets for Pacific
Albus include the entire supply chain.
“We market to exporters, distributors,
retailers and OEMs Jimerson noted.
As for the distance the product travels, half of
the production is shipped overseas. “About 60
percent of our production is exported right now,
with Asia being the largest market,” Jimerson
0
said. “We also export to Mexico, Italy and the
United Kingdom, to name a few.”
In addition to Jimerson and Galen Smith, other
key employees are UCM Mill Manager Kerry
Hart, Sawmill Supervisor Tim Patton, Dry-End
Supervisor Rick Engebretsen, Western Lumber
Sales Manager Chris Bailey, and Western Lumber
Sales Representative Aly Kingsley. “Our outside
sales representatives also contribute to the Pacific
Logging Pacific Albus
Albus sales and marketing effort, more on the
specifying level,” Jimerson explained. They’ll
talk to architects, manufacturers and distributors
about Pacific Albus and initiate interest. Then the
inside sales staff will follow up with quotes, sam-
ples and placing orders.” Collins covers the western
United States with outside sales representatives
strategically placed, including Stephanie
Bisignano in the southern states, Kate Clark in the
mountain states and Brian Hurdle in California,
Nevada and Utah.
The family-owned Collins Companies was
established in 1855, when T.D. Collins began timber
operations in Pennsylvania. By the turn of the
century, the family had expanded west
to manage 94,000 acres in northeastern
California. Today the firm’s holdings
also include three forests, each with an
associated sawmill, including the
120,000 acre Collins Pennsylvania forest
with Kane Hardwood sawmill; the
91,000 acre Collins Lakeview Forest in
southern Oregon and northern
California with Lakeview Sawmill
(Fremont Sawmill); and the 95,000 acre
Collins Almanor forest in northern
California with Chester Sawmill
(Collins Pine). Additionally, Collins
owns Richwood Hardwood sawmill in
West Virginia. Collins Products LLC,
which manufactures TruWood® Siding
and Trim and Collins Pine
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CUMBERLAND LUMBER - Continued from page 17
lion board feet annually.
Additional air-drying area, an improved boiler system, and installation
of more efficient dry kilns propelled production toward a 16 million
board feet peak in 2004 and 2005. Spivey recalled, “Market forces
required the elimination of a production shift in January of 2007. With
the addition of the automated nesting system, all production was shifted
to two shifts on one more efficient line.”
The 60+ acre lumber yard currently holds approximately 8.2 million board
feet of lumber, the 10,000 square foot warehouse holds 200,000 board feet of
flooring, well under its 1 million board feet capacity, the dry kilns and cooling
shed operate at close to capacity, each at 500,000 board feet. The ripping
line and two flooring lines operate within the 60,000 square foot manufacturing
facilities.
The trail into flooring production starts in the yard as the green 4/4” lumber
received is graded into #1, #2, and #3 Common, and stacked for air drying,
which takes from four to six months, depending on weather and time of year.
Once air-dried, it’s transported by Taylor Big Red forklifts to the manufacturing
facility for kiln drying. An assemblage of six Irvington Moore and two SII
dry kilns varying in size from 30,000 board foot to 80,000 board foot at a
500,000 board foot total capacity, dries the lumber to a target moisture content
of 6-9%, requiring one to two weeks before transfer to cooling sheds and entry
to the manufacturing process.
Use of a Lico optimizing rip system measures each board, determines the
best cutting pattern for each, and utilizing a moving arbor ripsaw, can cut any
combination of flooring blanks in the various widths the company produces,
increasing lumber yield considerably over cutting for one width at a time, said
Spivey. The strips are sorted by width manually into bins until transport to
one of two manufacturing lines, typically the automated nesting system which
handles a maximum 3 1/4” wide flooring, as the 4 and 5” wide flooring line
remains mostly idle, due to the flooring market of late.
At the manufacturing line, Industrial cut-off saws remove major defects such
as pointed ends and very large knots from the strips, which are then fed into a
Hasko “Matchmaster” planer/matcher to form the face and back of the flooring,
as well as tongue and groove edges. The flooring pieces are then defected
for the best value of piece with another set of Industrial cut-off saws and
placed into the slat table of the Doucet end-matching system which forms the
tongue and groove matched ends.
Graders record the grade of each piece as the slat conveyor carries each piece
through the Blue Valley Automation automated nesting system which measures
the length of each piece, tracks each by grade and length, and builds nested
bundles conforming to the minimum average length required for each
grade. Completed and bundled packages are automatically strapped, shrinkwrapped
and transported to the warehouse to await shipment by common carrier.
Maintaining a consistent amount of rough lumber inventory is a continuous
balancing act with several legs to it. The objective is to carry a six-month supply
of rough lumber in the yard, kilns, and cooling sheds at all times, with the
Use of a Lico optimizing rip system measures each board, determines the best cutting
pattern for each, and utilizing a moving arbor ripsaw, can cut any combination of
flooring blanks in the various widths the company produces.
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626-445-8556
Headquarters, Concentration Yard & Kilns in Hickory, N.C.
Phone (828) 397-7481 FAX: (828) 397-3763
www.cramerlumber.com
“The finest in Appalachian Hardwoods ”
Orlando, FL
Warehouse
407-323-3740
“LIMBO”
The Lumber Rule
Atlanta, GA
Warehouse
770-479-9663
4/4 thru 16/4
thicknesses
Sawmill
Kilns
Marlinton, WV
Yard
Kilns
Millwood, KY
HICKORY • HARD & SOFT MAPLE • POPLAR • RED & WHITE OAK • WALNUT • ASH
WHITE PINE • BASSWOOD • BEECH • BIRCH • CEDAR • CHERRY
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CUMBERLAND LUMBER - Continued
realization that that amount of lumber bought
must be ready for use six months down the road.
The grades and widths ordered is determined by
the needs at the time of the 50-strong customer
base shipped to regularly, considering their area
of the country. “Some want Select and Better, for
some it’s a No. 1 Common market. So we try to
have a good mix and not just run one grade,”
noted Spivey.
From month to month, the amount of inventory
teeters between supply and demand. When the
market is slow, Spivey cuts back on purchases.
On the supply side, during some months the
amount of inventory depends on the weather. “If
loggers can’t get in because of drought or rain, we
have to go with the flow of Mother Nature.”
A slow and steady company growth pattern,
established early on by Herman Spivey and
marred only by market and economy conditions,
awaits a slow moving recovery to increase 4 and
5 inch flooring production and reinstate an idle
flooring line. Meanwhile, Spivey would like to
see an upgrade of the Lico rip system and the
Hasko planer/matcher, possibly including scanning,
and automated defecting and grading of
pieces. Until then, the Cumberland heritage, its
stamina and resilience, sustains a sound reputation
for producing high quality Hardwood flooring.
Contact Cumberland Lumber & Manufacturing
Company, Inc. at 931-473-9542
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error message so it’s brought back around and
regraded.”
“It also helps train our new graders,” Zona
added. “Our most experienced grader is the second
grader on the line and this equipment helps
him identify the grading mistakes of the junior
grader and he can stop and explain what the mistake
is.” Manufactured by Kincaid Automated
Rough Mill Systems Inc., Hudson, N.C., Koons
said Weinig installed the software used to run the
equipment. “Control Logics is the software package.
Weinig has tied it right into our lumber track
system, so as a pack is finished, it goes right into
our inventory, so when the pack is complete, it
prints the pack with a barcode and automatically
updates our inventory system online.”
At the firm’s air drying yard 6-inch steel rod
reinforced cement tops are placed on the lumber,
which follows the lumber through into the kilns
keeping the top two layers from twisting and
warping. “It keeps the lumber nice and flat,”
Koons noted.
Offering customer pick up at the mill, flatbed
delivery and/or container loading for both railcars
and export shipping, Deer Park Lumber ships
globally. “We’re marketing to distribution yards
and direct to furniture and kitchen cabinet manufacturers
both domestically and internationally,”
Zona said. “We’re shipping into China, Italy,
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DEER PARK LUMBER -
Continued from page 19
from the beginning to the end.”
The company recently installed two American
Wood Dryers kilns. Adding to the five kilns they
already had, Deer Park now has a total dry kiln
capacity of 410,000 board feet and an annual production
of approximately 12 million board feet.
The average lumber inventory available is 2.5
million board feet, log inventory is approximately
800-950,000 board feet to allow about a three
week turnaround to prevent defects and staining
in log form. The kiln-dried warehouse will hold
about 3.5 million board feet.
Sales and Purchasing Representative Cam
Koons said the company also installed a new dry
grading line. “After entirely removing our old
line, we installed a grading line that grades from
the end of the board, with two graders versus our
old waterfall system which had one grader. With
this new line our goal is to process 50 to 60,000
board feet of lumber daily.”
Koons explained how the new grading line
operates. “The first thing it does is the lumber
goes through a reader to measure the board
footage, so the graders have a LED right in front
of them telling them the surface measure of each
board so they don’t have to worry about surface
measure, all they have to think about is grade.
Next they push the button for grade and it has the
shark fin turners so they don’t have to turn the
boards, they are automatically turned for them to
look at both sides. It’s set up so if the first grader
misses a board, it flips it for the second grader to
grade. If it doesn’t get graded it’s printed with an
Augusta
Lumber
JULY/2011 39

DEER PARK LUMBER - Continued
Germany, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, mostly in
Pacific Rim countries.”
Deer Park’s history of providing quality lumber dates back to 1965 when
John Davenport and Henry Kalinowski established D & K Lumber Co. on
Deer Park’s current mill site. Cutting 8,000 board feet per day, a second
sawmill was installed in 1972, which increased production to 10,000 board
feet per day.
The Deer Park Lumber Construction Company purchased D&K in
August of 1972. The partnership incorporated in 1978 and became Deer
Park Lumber Inc. By 1982 the firm was purchased by Ronald Andrews,
who, according to the company history section of Deer Park’s website,
would forever change the dynamics of the operation by leading the way for
it to become the prosperous business it is today.
The firm’s merry-go-round deck with cants feeding the
line-bar resaw.
Andrews and his family manage the business
today by promoting self-growth, customer service
and quality. Because of his dedication to sustainable
forestry for both the state of
Pennsylvania and the rest of the country,
Andrews purchased and donated a truck and trailer
for the WoodMobile, which travels
Pennsylvania as an educational exhibit.
The company also added a forestry division that
helps individuals make informed decisions where
their woodlot is concerned thereby educating
Kiln dried lumber on Deer Park’s green chain.
them about harvesting their forest resources.
Notably Deer Park Lumber is also one of the few
companies that has an educational coordinator
who hosts school tours of the sawmill and presents
a forest products educational program to students
in their classrooms.
“We are focused on keeping up with technology
in our equipment and sawing practices to
insure full utilization of all the logs processed,”
Zona explained. Attention to detail and changeable
specifications are an example of what we
offer, for example, our 4/4 lumber end sawn on
the plump side of 1 and 1/8-inch to give our customers
more to work with when machining. We
are focused on building lasting relationships and
will work hard to insure our customers’ needs are
met. We know our success depends on our customers’
success!”
Deer Park Lumber Inc. is a member of the
National Hardwood Lumber Association, Penn-
York Lumbermen’s Club, Northern Tier
Keystone Wood Products Assoc., Indiana
Hardwood Lumbermen’s Assoc. and Northern
Tier Hardwoods Assoc. For more information
visit www.deerparklumberinc.com.
40 Hardwoods Have Resiliency
•

NWFA MEETING - Continued from page 24
Summerfield, Fla.; Best Manufacturer Finish
Finished, Jamie Beckwith Collection, Nashville,
Tenn.;
Best Reclaimed, H&M Flooring, Chicago, Ill.;
Best Residential, Fine Cut Wood Flooring, Derry,
N.H.; Best Restoration, Inex Floors, Richboro,
Pa.;
Designers’ Choice, First Coast Flooring,
Jacksonville, Fla.; Members’ Choice, Precision
Floorcrafters, Summerfield, Fla.; Honorable
Mention Best Residential, Inex Floors, Richboro,
Pa.; Best Residential, H&M Flooring, Chicago,
Ill.
The NWFA also announced its 2011 Board of
Directors at its recent convention. The NWFA’s
Board of Directors is the governing body of the
NWFA and is responsible for its management and
operations. The Board consists of four officers
and 11 directors, each of whom is voted into office
by the NWFA membership to serve a three-year
term. Ex-Officio Directors may also be appointed
to serve one-year terms.
The National Wood Flooring Association
announced its 2011 Board of Directors at its convention
in San Diego, Calif. The announcement
was made during an Awards Dinner held on
Wednesday, April 27. The NWFA 2011 Board of
Directors is as follows:
Chairman, Rick Holden,
Derr Flooring Co., Willow Grove, Pa.;
Vice Chairman, John Lessick,
Apex Wood Floors, Downers Grove, Ill.;
Treasurer, Jeff Fairbanks,
Palo Duro Hardwoods, Denver, Colo.;
Secretary, Kim Holm,
Mannington Wood Floors, Salem, N.J.;
Past Chairman, Neil Poland,
Mullican Flooring, Johnson City, Tenn.;
Directors: Wayne Cotton, Wheeler Inc., a
Division of JJ Haines & Co., Pompano Beach,
Fla.; Mark Elwell, Bamboo Flooring Hawaii,
Honolulu, Hawaii; Enos Farnsworth, Basic
Coatings, Toledo, Ohio; Barry Gork, Timbermate
USA, Chicago, Ill.; Bob Hagard, Hassell &
Hughes Lumber Co., Collinwood, Tenn.; Jamie
Lupresto, Diamond Flooring, Elizabethtown, Ky.;
Sprigg Lynn, Universal Floor, Washington, D.C.;
Tommy Maxwell, Maxwell Hardwood Flooring,
Monticello, Ark.; Kevin Mullany, Benchmark
Wood Floors, Albuquerque, N.M.; Jim
Schumacher, 3M, Annandale, N.J.; John
Wooten, CMH Space Flooring Products,
Wadesboro, N.C.;
Ex-Officio directors: Peter Connor, WD
Flooring, Laona, Wis.; Craig Dupra, Installers
Warehouse, Rochester, N.Y.; Rick Jones, Swiff-
Train, Houston, Texas; Tony Robison, Consult
Inspect Design, Southern Pines, N.C.; and Joe
Rocco, Artistic Floors by Design, Parker, Colo.
NWFA also announced degree recipients during
its convention. These degrees recognize individuals
who have been members of the NWFA for a
minimum of three consecutive years, and who
reach specific levels of achievement in wood
flooring education, personal accomplishment and
service to the industry. A total of 35 members
earned NWFA degrees in 2011, bringing the total
since the program began to 730.
Two NWFA members achieved NWFA Golden
Mallet status. These awards are presented to individuals
who recruit four or more members during
a given year. This year’s recipients of the award
are Blair Davies with Magna Hardwood Floors
International of Calgary, Canada, and Drew Kern
with Flooring Works in Milton, Ontario, Canada.
The National Wood Flooring Association is a
not-for-profit trade organization, with more than
3,100 members world-wide, dedicated to educating
consumers, architects, designers, specifiers
and builders in the uses and benefits of wood
flooring. NWFA members receive the best in
educational training, benefits, technical resources
and networking, to advance their professionalism
and success. The NWFA is located at 111
Chesterfield Industrial Boulevard, Chesterfield,
Mo. 63005, and can be contacted at 800-422-
4556 (USA & Canada), 636-519-9663 (local and
international), or on-line at www.nwfa.org.
•
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WHO’S WHO
IN HARDWOOD PURCHASING
Cliff Benner is Production Manager for Twin
Oaks Cabinets located in Neosho, Mo.
Manufacturing custom residential cabinets as
well as commercial cabinetry, the firm purchases
approximately 420,000 board feet annually of
Alder, Cherry, Beech, Maple, Red Oak and Poplar
(FAS & Superior Grades, 15/16, S2S).
Twin Oaks also offers color matching, finishing
and installation of their custom cabinets.
Benner has been with the company for 21 years and in his current
position for 11. “I grew up around woodworking. I started out helping
my brother in his construction business at a young age,” he said. “In
1998 I started a small side business named ‘Woodworks.’”
Benner is a graduate of Living Heritage Academy located in Texas.
He and his wife of 18 years, Kristy, have two sons and two daughters.
Twin Oaks Cabinets is a member of the National Kitchen and Bath
Association.
•
• Top Quality Kiln Dried Hardwood
Lumber Rough/S2S
• Specializing in 5/4 thru 8/4 Red &
White Oak
• Also: Cherry, Hard Maple and Soft
Maple
• Shipping Mixed Trucks/Containers
Worldwide
S Sirianni Keith McPherson Jim Sirianni Tom Armentano
Hardwoods, Inc.
912 Addison Road
Painted Post, New York 14870
Telephone: (607) 962-4688
Fax: (607) 936-6237
www.siriannihardwoods.com
shwds@stny.rr.com
Glenn Farrell is President of YFI Millworks located in Cape
Neddick, Maine. A full service architectural millwork manufacturer and
installer, the firm purchases approximately 120,000 board feet annually
of Cherry, Chestnut, Hard Maple and Poplar.
A graduate of Fayetteville Manlius High School located in Manlius,
N.Y., he obtained his bachelor’s in business administration and accounting
from St. Michaels College, located in Colchester, Vt.
YFI Millworks is a member of the National Association of Home
Builders, and the Architectural Woodworkers Institute.
Farrell is a member of the Green Building Council, Architectural
Woodworkers Institute, National Association of Home Builders, president
of Builder Zo Club, and a certified Green builder.
•
Charlie James is the lumber buyer for
Woodmart, based in Van Nuys, Calif. Woodmart
manufactures shutters and purchases approximately
600,000 board feet annually of Basswood,
Cypress and cedar (5/4 #1 Common KD RGH, primarily
4/4, 6/4, 8/4 #1 Common as needed). The
company offers interior and exterior shutters and
shutter components.
James has been with the company for 14 years.
He is currently the general manager. His first job in the industry was in
1977 as a lumber handler in a Hardwood distribution yard. He has also
been involved in sales, sales management, milling, purchasing and secondary
manufacturing.
He graduated from San Marino High School and attended Cal-State in
Los Angeles, Calif. He is a member of the Los Angeles Hardwood
42 Hardwoods...The All-Purpose Material

A brief sketch of the leading purchasing
executives in the Hardwood Industry
Lumberman’s Club of which he served as past president.
James has two sons and a daughter. He enjoys woodworking and bicycling.
For more information visit www.woodmart.com.
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Kevin Schlinkmann is President of Witmer
Furniture, located in Abbotsford, Wis.
Witmer Furniture manufactures residential furniture.
The company purchases approximately
800,000 board feet of Oak, Birch, Cherry, Aspen
and Poplar (15/16, No. 1 Common, Surfaced, dried
to 6-8%) annually.
Schlinkmann has been with Witmer Furniture for
19 years and in his current position for the past
eight years. He began his career in the Hardwood industry in sales and
purchasing in 1992.
He and his wife of 18 years have two daughters. Schlinkmann enjoys
skiing and outdoor sports in his spare time.
Witmer Furniture was founded in 1981. By 1995 the operation moved
to its current location and in 1999 the company received a Certificate of
Excellence from the office of the governor for manufacturing excellence.
Witmer was also nominated for Wisconsin Manufacturer of the
Year award in 2001 and 2004. For more information visit www.witmerfurniture.com.
•
Dan Walker is president and CEO of Elite Woodworking located in
Phoenix, Ariz.
Elite Woodworking purchases approximately 400,000 board feet of
Alder, Ash, Hickory, Walnut, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Mahogany and pine.
The company manufactures custom cabinet doors and drawer fronts.
Walker opened Elite Woodworking in 1989 working diligently to create
an exceptional custom cabinet door company which has been in business
for 22 years. He began his career in the forest products industry as
a cabinetmaker apprentice in 1982.
A graduate of Roxana High School in Roxana, Ill., he and his wife,
Kathy, have two sons, two daughters, one grandson and a granddaughter.
In his free time, Walker enjoys hunting, boating, riding quads, marlin
fishing, and watching his sons play soccer.
Elite Woodworking is a member of the Small Business Association,
National Federation of Business, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Street of Dream’s located in Scottsdale, Arizona honored Elite
Woodworking (custom cabinet doors) and Adobe Concepts (cabinetmaker)
with the finalist award for the “Outstanding Kitchen” at the
Troon Ridge Estates.
•
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989-593-2552 • Fax: 989-593-2329
sales@devereauxsawmill.com
www.devereauxsawmill.com
JULY/2011 43

WHO’S WHO IN HARDWOOD PURCHASING - Continued
John Williams is in lumber sales for Gulf
Coast Shelter Inc., based in Laurel, Miss.
Gulf Coast Shelter has a concentration yard
which buys and sells Hardwood lumber and
frame stock, particleboard and southern yellow
pine. Hardwood species offered include
Red and White Oak, Ash and Poplar. The
company offers its goods nationally and
internationally with a niche in liquidations
and closeouts. The firm’s sales are currently in excess of $30 million
annually.
Williams began his career in the forest products industry with
North Pacific in 2005.
A graduate of Waynesboro Central High School, Waynesboro,
Miss., he obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of
Southern Mississippi, based in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Williams and his wife of 20 years, Deana, have one son and one
daughter. He enjoys hunting, fishing, and watching his children
play sports in his spare time.
For more information visit www.gulfcoastshelter.com.
•
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For More Information On Exhibiting or Attending:
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JULY/2011 45

DOWNES & READER
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Wholesale Distributors
of Hardwood,
Softwood Lumber,
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Ash, Basswood,
Beech, Birch, Cherry,
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Hard Maple,
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Poplar,
Walnut,
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TRADE
TALK
Ellington, Mo.—Baker Products, based here, has just begun manufacturing
a new Stationary Band Sawmill—the BP Dominator.
The BP
Dominator
shares many of
the features of
Baker’s Blue
Streak line of
sawmills,
including the
36-inch diameter
log capacity,
with additional
upgrades that
make the BP
Dominator productive
and
user friendly,
according to
Sales Manager
BP Dominator
Clyde Reed.
“There’s a 50-horsepower electric motor driving two huge 36-inch steel
band wheels and a thin-kerf band blade, making log-to-lumber action
smooth and easy,” he said. “The enhanced hydraulic system has
improved forward and reverse feed and log handling.
“The BP Dominator’s frame is made of two large I-beams for superior
durability you can expect from Baker.”
For more information contact Baker Products at (800) 548-6914 or (573)
663-7711.
•
St. Louis, Mo.—Long-time National Wood Flooring Association
(NWFA) Executive Director/CEO, Ed Korczak, has announced his retirement,
effective immediately. Korczak had planned to remain with the
NWFA until the end of 2011, working side-by-side with COO Michael
Martin to transition into the association’s new leadership, but after the
NWFA’s Convention in San Diego, Calif., he felt that he was able to hand
over the reins.
“It was a great convention in San Diego, and a wonderful roast,”
Korczak stated. “It was a lot of fun looking back on the many friendships
I’ve made in this industry, but the time has come for me to move on.
NWFA’s leadership transition is well underway, allowing me the luxury
of retiring earlier than I had originally planned. I thank everyone for a
memorable 17 years with the NWFA. God bless you all.”
NWFA Chairman Rick Holden recognized that Korczak’s “contributions
to the NWFA and the industry have been significant” and that Korczak
“will be missed. We wish him well in his retirement.”
With Korczak’s announcement, Martin will take over as NWFA’s CEO.
The NWFA is a not-for-profit trade organization, with more than 3,100
members worldwide, dedicated to educating consumers, architects,
designers, specifiers and the builders in the uses and benefits of wood
flooring. For more information visit www.nwfa.org.
•
Washington, D.C.—Executive Directors of the Wood Machinery
Manufacturers of America (WMMA), Harold Zassenhaus and Jim Beach
46 Hardwoods...A Renewable Resource

An update covering the
latest news about
Hardwood Suppliers.
recently commented on the state of the woodworking machinery industry.
They mentioned that inquiries are up and sales, while sporadic, are also
on the rise. The biggest challenges they see for members of the WMMA
include finding new customers inside and outside their traditional markets;
labor shortages when orders begin to rise steadily; and increasing
speed of product delivery. “Opportunities arise from the hopefully rising
economy in 2011 and 2012, where there is change-there is opportunity,”
Zassenhaus and Beach said. “Working closely with their customers to
understand and satisfy the end users needs will provide the greatest
opportunity.”
As for regulations coming down the road that could impact sales of
machinery in the United States and globally they said, “In the United
States OSHA and wood dust will receive more attention. Outside the U.S.
is the constantly changing safety and environmental regulations to which
U.S. suppliers must adapt their products.”
Both executives agree that many overseas economies are emerging quite
well and numerous opportunities for new markets are plentiful. “The key
to being successful in their opinion is working with customers to solve
end user needs and satisfy wants.”
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975 Conrad Hill Mine Rd.~Lexington, NC 27292
Phone 336-746-5419~Fax 336-746-6177
Web: www.kepleyfrank.com
To better serve our customers we have a 50
bay sorter and optimizing trimmer. Below is a
picture of our sorter that helps us provide
customized sorting and packaging.
Washington, D.C.—According to sources, landowners are beginning
to appreciate the economic and ecological benefits of western
Hardwoods, especially Alder and Maple.
Over 300 members of the Washington Farm Forestry Association
(WFFA) attended the 2011 annual meeting in Vancouver, Wash. Following
introductory presentations by panelists on the topic “Timber Markets-
Now, Next Year and Beyond,” many questions were answered by Erick
Metcalf, Cascade Hardwood LLC, regarding Alder, Maple and Poplar.
Cascade Hardwood LLC is located in the Northwestern United States
and first began operations in 1961. Today, Cascade Hardwood is a thriving
company that provides high quality Alder, Ash and Maple Hardwood
lumber for the furniture and cabinet industries worldwide. Cascade also
produces Hardwood pallet stock and continues to supply pulp chips.
•
Washington, D.C.—In the past decade there has been a shift in the
amount of Hardwood lumber being consumed for pallet construction.
Statistics state pallet manufacturers used nearly 5 billion board feet of
Hardwoods in 2001. In 2011 the estimated total is closer to 3.1 billion
board feet.
Over the past 10 years there were some major changes in the pallet business,
which have appeared and could be a continuing trend of less
Hardwood use.
Changes in economics and pallet recycling have been the primary factors
affecting the use of new Hardwood lumber for pallet and packaging
production.
Industries with closed-loop systems, which limit the possibilities of loss,
have stated they will continue to use more plastic and metal pallets in the
future. The bigger threat to the Hardwood use however, may be wood
block pallets, which are generally used in managed pallet pooling.
•
This is a view of our 50 bay sorter.
Information about our sawmill, planer mill and lumber
inventory is below:
1.) Our three sawmills cut 15 million board feet a year of fine
Appalachian Hardwood lumber in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses in
mostly Red Oak, White Oak and Poplar as well as Ash and
Maple. Our crosstie mill manufactures about 100,000 board feet
per week of crosstie and tie sides in species such as Hickory,
Sycamore, Beech, Gum and Elm. In addition to the lumber we
cut from our sawmill we also process another 12 to 15 million
board feet of lumber per year through our Hardwood
concentration yard business. We purchase and process all
domestic species in all grades.
2.) Our modern planer mill runs two shifts to ensure on time shipments
of our lumber to customers. We deliver kiln dried or air
dried lumber and offer export preparation and on site container
loading.
3.) We offer 600,000 board feet of fan shed inventory at all times, to
provide efficient service to our customers. Kepley-Frank
maintains an air dried inventory of 5,000,000 plus board feet of
all species, to ensure back up inventory for our customers.
*Through Jimmy Kepley acquiring Lexington Home Brandsʼ
plant #2 in Lexington, N.C., and naming the operation
Linwood Furniture, Inc., his company offers kiln dried lumber
from Linwoodʼs eight dry kilns with a total dry kiln
capacity of 600,000 board feet per charge. The furniture
plant is also offering the service of contract furniture manufacturing
and the manufacturing of wood components for
other furniture manufacturers and other woodworking companies.
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Keith D.
Peterson &
Company,
Inc.
Insurance
for the forest products industry
708 Milam Street, Suite 300
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TRADE TALK - Continued
San Marco Island, Fla.—According to preliminary results of a recent
industry study, 90 percent of companies are planning to hire. More than
half expect to make capital investments, the report stated. However,
many will pay cash or lease, avoiding banks and speeding the expansion
plans.
On a positive note, programs in both private wood industry association
conclaves and a series of public sessions were held during a recent Wood
Industry Conference. This annual gathering of woodworking equipment
and supplies manufacturers is sponsored by four associations:
Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers, Woodworking Machinery
Industry, the North American Building Material Distribution and the Wood
Machinery Manufacturers of America. Among these groups some are also
operating sponsors of the AWFS Fair and IWF woodworking shows.
•
Clifton Forge, Va.—Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, based
here, allows students to mill wood with an LT300 industrial sawmill by
Wood-Mizer Industrial. The machine is central to the Forestry
Management Technology program, accredited through the Society of
American Foresters.
“Because of Wood-Mizers thin kerf technology, it has helped me to be
able to look at a log and maximize output while minimizing waste,” one
student commented.
The forestry students use the LT300 during their second year as part of
a 15-week sawmilling course. This machine is from Wood-Mizer’s AWMV
Industrial line and is primarily used in commercial operations, which
gives students a head start when they enter the labor force.
According to sources, students graduate from the program ready to go
to work in the industry. Recent graduate Grayson Duke said, “Using the
sawmill has helped me in estimating the board feet of trees while cruising
timber. It has also enabled me to get a better feel for how the trees are
going to be utilized once they arrive at the mill.”
For more information visit www.woodmizer.com.
•
Reston, Va.—The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assoc. (KCMA)
issued a statement in support of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS);
critical review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) risk
assessment of formaldehyde.
The review of the IRIS risk assessment on formaldehyde, claimed the
EPA assessment does not prove that formaldehyde causes leukemia or
other serious health problems, including asthma. The NAS report also
alleged that EPA “overstated” its conclusions that formaldehyde damages
the nervous system and questioned the EPA link to reproductive effects.
“This long-awaited independent review by leading scientists confirms
that EPA’s 1,000-page assessment does not prove that formaldehyde causes
leukemia or other serious health problems,” KCMA’s Executive Vice
President, Dick Titus said. “For years, materials essential to the construction
of affordable, durable and fashionable storage cabinetry sought by
consumers have been unfairly described as unsafe based on the same science
as was rejected by the NAS review. The report’s finding supports
what the KCMA has been saying for years; that the low levels of
formaldehyde typically found in cabinets to which most people are
exposed are not high enough to cause harm. Further, the kitchen is the
best ventilated room in the home, which reduces any risk even further.”
•
Washington, D.C.—The Hardwood Federation (HF) recently learned
the U.S. military was building a new gymnasium floor for a North
Carolina base and they were leaning towards a bamboo floor to help them
meet their renewability goals.
According to HF, once given the facts on renewablity and reliability of
Hardwoods, the DOD still opted for imported bamboo over American
Maple—in spite of the $30,000 higher price tag for the bamboo.
Congressman Larry Kissell (D-NC) sent a letter to the Deputy
Undersecretary of Defense for Installations and Environment demanding
an explanation. “We’re hopeful we can change the DOD decision before it
is too late, and the attention Congressman Kissell is shining on this issue
is helpful.”
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SOUTHEAST TRENDS - Continued from page 6
tioned similar supply issues but said demand for green and kiln dried
stocks is not problematic yet. “We are getting steady numbers on our
green No. 2 and Better activity but kiln dried No.1 Common and Better
is stagnant right now, which is where our supply shortage is. At least for
now, we’re not getting hit too hard,” he said.
In Virginia a Hardwood supplier said renewed export markets have
increased demand, drawing inventory down. “Some of our international
customers scaled back earlier this year. Now they are picking back up
and our inventory is low.
As for domestic markets, the source said, “Supplies of kiln dried FAS
are satisfying demand, but pricing is off across the board. Air-dried material
has decreased by attrition from low sawmill production and poor drying
conditions due to the weather.”
Among his customers, some furniture manufacturers are operating at
full capacity while others account for operating less than full workweeks.
“Some of our markets are absorbing supplies and some are ordering just
what they need.”
Supplying most Hardwood species, the contact’s customer base also
includes homebuilders, cabinet, Hardwood flooring and moulding and
millwork manufacturers. “We have clients that build homes, and many of
our customers install cabinets and Hardwood flooring.”
Going forward, he looks to finish 2011 slightly better than 2010. “Last
year was a hard, hard year for most of us,” he explained. “We’ve all seen
some improvements in the past six months. If the trend continues and if
housing picks up a little, we’ll come out okay for 2011.”
According to Fox News, the single-family home sales rose unexpectedly
reaching their second straight month of gains. Offering some hope
for the stagnant housing market, the Commerce Department said sales
increased by 7.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted 323,000 unit annual
rate, the highest level since December 2010.
The Commerce Department also reported the median sales price for
new homes rose 1.6 percent last month to $217,900. Compared to the
same time period in 2010, the median price increased by 4.6 percent.
•
LAKE STATES TRENDS - Continued from page 6
spring and that makes conditions difficult all the way down the chain,”
he said. “The loggers can’t do their jobs which hinders us from doing
ours and that handicaps the end user.”
A Minnesota Hardwood supplier noted reduced raw material purchases
from much of his customer base. “Some end-users are buying to fill
holes in their inventory, but demand remains limited. If we have seen any
increase in demand it would be on the Common grades. Even our export
customers who normally purchase the upper grades are seeking price
over quality.”
He said his company’s efforts are currently focused on diversifying
inventory and products. “We’re implementing new methods that are
reducing our waste and also offering more sorts. It’s extremely important
to cater to the needs of your customers right now many are buying just
what they need, when they need it. If you don’t have it on the ground,
they’ll shop around.”
As for what lies ahead the market has been “spotty” all year and he
expects the trend to continue.
In Wisconsin an industrial Hardwood lumber supplier said markets for
pallets and containers have softened. “Competition for orders has grown
and pricing moved lower earlier in the year. Now that production has
decreased, prices of cants are reflecting it and end-users are controlling
their purchases.”
He also mentioned as oil and gas prices continue to increase the surcharges
are difficult to absorb. “That issue will continue to be a challenge
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for every industry,” he said. “Now that drier weather conditions are ahead
of us, we should begin to see some type of increase in our activity. Just
how much or how little is undeterminable but we will see an improvement
throughout the warmer months.”
•
WEST COAST TRENDS - Continued from page 6
ity and searching for new markets.”
Handling Red and White Oak, Hard and Soft Maple, Oak, Maple and
Cherry, a source in Oregon said his inventory levels are down. “Our
inventory levels are off from last year but the prices we are paying are
consistent. We’re buying from reload facilities and not full containers.
Reloads continue to serve our needs very well right now.”
The source said he expects little to no change for the remainder of 2011.
“I think the next six to eight months will be more of the same. We’ve had
an improved year from 2010 by far, but nothing close to what we’re used
to.”
Another contact in California, which serves the remodeling, cabinetry
and construction markets reports improved conditions. “November
through January was slow for our business, but that is traditionally
expected in this industry,” he explained. “When Spring arrived we saw
improvements and they are continuing into the summer months.”
Supplying Hardwoods such as Maple, Madrone, Myrtlewood and
Tanoak he said his inventory levels are higher than the previous 90 days
and his prices are stabilizing.
“We serve the retail and commercial markets. The retailers are gaining
a little ground and so are we.”
A source in Utah, said sales activity for his particular business has
improved by as much as fifteen percent. As for the factors involved he
said, “One of our largest competitors went out of business late last year,
which has of course opened more accounts for us,” he explained.
Supplying all domestic Hardwood species along with a broad line of
imported Hardwoods, he said Walnut has picked up. “Other than the
Walnut, we’re selling more Cherry, Maple, Poplar and even Mahogany.
We had problems moving the Oaks but that seems to have been resolved
now.”
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NORTHEAST TRENDS - Continued from page 6
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impacted logging activity, log inventories and overall timber production.
However, with drier weather conditions now on the way, a source in
Massachusetts indicated his concern. “Sawmill output will improve
quickly and the supply stream will be flooded once drier weather
remains,” he explained. “However, steady sales and shipments to our
export markets will continue to assist our particular operation with this
issue, regardless of our domestic activity.”
As for the remainder of 2011, the supplier said he looks for a steady
pace throughout. “We picked up in January and we’ve continued to see
an increase in activity. I don’t look for a drastic change either negatively
or positively. I believe business will stay at an even keel for the rest
of 2011.”
In New York a source reported similar conditions. “Our international
accounts are currently more than 50 percent of our sales activity,” he
said. “Off the cuff I would say they are at least 70 percent.”
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NORTHEAST TRENDS - Continued
Also indicating improved interest in Ash, he said pricing for No. 2C
and Better is firm. “Some mills are working from an inventory deficit
and processing whatever species are available. But we have also seen
an improved interest in this specie from our international markets.”
Opposite from others he said activity in whitewoods is limited for his
operation. “Low log decks have impacted production of Soft Maple in
particular,” he explained. “Kiln dried inventories have lowered over
time and buyers continue to purchase just what they need.”
Going forward the contact expects moderate improvements. “We’ve
received more inquiries now that warmer weather is here. If it continues,
we’ll see some gradual improvements.”
•
QUEBEC TRENDS - Continued from page 7
lion-square-kilometer region.
The anticipated returns are expected to be huge, with the creation of
some 20,000 jobs a year, generating $162 billion in growth of the province’s
gross domestic product and $14 billion in tax revenues.
As part of its first five-year phase of development will be the investment
of close to $400 million for housing, health, education, culture and costof-living
offsets for northern communities. The plan includes the
construction of 840 new houses and refurbishing another 480 in Inuit
communities where there is an acute shortage of adequate housing.
The plan does not yet detail which tracts of the territory will be left
undisturbed by development; the government has promised half the land
will be preserved in its virgin state. The challenge will be to balance and
satisfy the interests involved – those of the entrepreneurs, the aboriginal
residents of the region and the environment.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced the
seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 179,000 units in
April, down from 184,700 units in March 2011.
“Housing starts moved lower in April mostly because of decreases in
multiple construction across the country and in rural starts,” said the
Chief Economist at CMHC’s Market Analysis Center. “The multiple segment
market in Ontario and Quebec contributed the most to the overall
decline in Canada.”
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of urban starts decreased by 1.9percent
to 160,100 units in April. Urban multiple starts were down by
5.1percent in April to 96,000 units, while single urban starts increased
by 3.4percent to 64,100 units.
April’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of urban starts decreased by
9.4percent in Quebec and by 8.0percent in Ontario.
According to reports, Canadian consumers are tightening their belts
wanting to paydown their debts, even as their American counterparts are
moving in the opposite direction.
According to recent statistical reports, Canadians are reining in their
shopping habits as a result of the recession, and are bargain hunting and
buying fewer non-essentials, even though they feel relatively optimistic
about the economy’s future. Americans, on the other hand are more
confident about spending, but are more pessimistic about the fate of the
economy. The reasons Canadians are tightening their belts are due to
rising food costs, higher fuel prices which have risen in the past 3
months, and rising inflation rates, and the prospect of an interest rate hike
looming over the summer, are causing them to scale back.
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QUEBEC TRENDS - Continued
Retailers reported first-quarter sales were weaker across Canada. The
outlook, they predict will not be much better. Rate hikes expected to start
in July could scare away shoppers. The rising costs of materials and
manufacturing products could force manufacturers to increase prices by
the fall, which could further dampen consumer spending.
•
ONTARIO TRENDS - Continued from page 7
Crown forests and oversee the competitive sale of timber in a given area;
and 2) Enhanced Shareholder Sustainable Forest Licences (SFLs), a
group of mills and/or harvesters that collectively form a new company
to manage Crown forests under the Sustainable Forest Licence that is
issued to them.
According to the announcement these new models will help make
Ontario’s timber supply and prices more responsive to market demand,
make it easier for entrepreneurs to participate in the forest economy, and
facilitate greater Aboriginal and local involvement in the forest sector.
The plan, as laid out in Ontario’s 2011 Budget – Turning the Corner,
designed to create and support 10,000 new and existing jobs for Ontario
families and strengthen local economies, will have as a key component
to build a stronger forest industry. Crown timber is currently harvested
from nearly 40 Sustainable Forest Licences spread across northern and
eastern Ontario. Since 2004, the Ontario government has committed to
investing $1.1 billion (CDN) available through various past and present
programs to assist the forest sector.
On the industry side, however, many Northern Ontario organizations
joined together to express their continued concern over the final content
of Bill 151. On May 4, 2011 the Standing Committee on General
Government met to vote on final amendments to the controversial Bill,
which due to a time allocation motion filed by the Ontario Government,
did not include an opportunity for discussion or debate.
The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, the Northwestern Ontario
Associated Chambers of Commerce (NOACC), the Ontario Forest
Industries Association (OFIA) and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal
Association (NOMA) expressed disappointment that the Bill was fast
tracked through the legislative process without sufficient amendment to
resolve the problematic public policy implications.Extensive testimony
was given by impacted stakeholders at public hearings held in Toronto
in early April.
These organizations argue the Bill is not in the best interest of Northern
and rural municipalities. It remains flawed and will create uncertainty in
the forest sector and jeopardize investment and employment opportunities.
They say the Bill continues to provide the Government with the
arbitrary right to unilaterally cancel wood supply agreements and commitments,
and prevents anyone affected by such cancellations from
seeking legal recourse, damages or compensation.
The organizations still don’t understand the need for such speedy passage
of the flawed legislation. In earlier meetings with members of these
organizations, there was no mention about cancelling existing wood
supply agreements without recourse or compensation. The forestry
organizations feel that basic issues of definition and clarity were dismissed
without discussion or debate, and are concerned about the level
of analysis that was done on the ramifications and serious consequences
of Bill 151 on Northern Ontario’s economy.
The organizations also note that the Government has been trying to
draw attention away from the controversial Bill by announcing wood
supply allocations through the Wood Supply Competitive Process
(WSCP). The WSCP, which is a separate process from tenure reform
and which is supported by the organizations, will be undermined by Bill
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ONTARIO TRENDS - Continued
that they no longer have security of supply.
Many of the outstanding concerns consistently
expressed by the Chambers of
Commerce, OFIA and NOMA were reflected
in an April 13, 2011 submission to the
Standing Committee from the Ontario Bar
Association (OBA), an organization which
represents 18,000 lawyers, judges, law professors
and students in Ontario. The OBA
submission provided a detailed review of the
Bill’s provisions and expressed numerous
concerns, including the statement that provisions
of Bill 151 “appear unfair to Ontarians
and potential investors and we suggest they
be redrafted to reflect a more balanced
approach to the forestry partnership.”
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James Edward Downes Jr.
Weston, Mass.—James Edward Downes Jr.
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the Country Day School for Boys located in
Newton, Mass. He obtained his degree from
Harvard in 1935 and a law degree from
Harvard Law School in 1938. A World War
II veteran, Downes served as Lieutenant
Colonel in Algeria, Italy, France, Germany
and Austria. By April of 1945 he became
Commanding Officer of the 93rd Armored
Field Artillery Battalion. Downes received
the American Defense Medal, six Campaign
Stars, and the European-African-Middle-
Eastern Service Medal with Bronze
Arrowhead; the Bronze Star with one Oak
Leaf Cluster; World War II Victory Medal
and the Army of Occupation in Germany
Medal.
After the war he joined Downes Lumber
Co., Boston, Mass., which was founded by
his father James Edward Downes in 1899,
and was vice president and treasurer before
his retirement in 1972.
Funeral services were held at the George F.
Doherty and Sons Funeral Home, Wellesley,
Mass. Donations may be made to the
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243
Charles St., Boston, Mass., 02114 or to
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DRY KILN OPERATOR
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hunter@mcshanlumber.com
205 375-6277
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INDEX
of Advertisers
Air Systems Mfg. of Lenoir, Inc. ...........................50
AJD Forest Products ...................................................
American Hardwood Industries, LLC.................39
ANCHORSEAL ...........................................................
Atlanta Hardwood Corporation ...............................
AWMV Industrial Products.......................................
Baker Products.........................................................40
Beard Hardwoods .......................................................
Beasley Forest Products, Inc......................................
Begley Lumber Co., Inc..........................................52
Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. ................................4
Bradford Forest Inc................................................BC
Bridgewell Resources LLC.....................................55
Brunner-Hildebrand Lumber Dry Kiln Co. ..........9
Buckman Laboratories Int’l., Inc...............................
Cascade Hardwood Group......................................1
Cersosimo Lumber Co., Inc.......................................
Chaney Lumber Co., Inc. .......................................53
Church, Bryant, Hardwoods, Inc..............................
Cole Hardwood, Inc. ..................................................
Collins Cos. ..................................................................
Corley Manufacturing Co. ..................................IBC
Cramer, W.M., Lumber Co.....................................38
Cummings Lumber Co., Inc. .................................48
Curtner Lumber Co. ...................................................
Custom Molding .....................................................15
Deer Park Lumber, Inc. ..........................................45
Devereaux Sawmill, Inc. ........................................43
Gulf Coast Shelter .......................................................
Hardwood Forest Foundation...................................
Hardwood Forestry Fund..........................................
Hardwood Manufacturers Assoc..............................
Hawkeye Forest Products, Inc. .................................
Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales, Inc. ..............
Holmes & Co., Inc.......................................................
House Of Rules, The...................................................
Hyster Company.........................................................
Indiana Wood Products, Inc. .....................................
Industrial Timber & Lumber Corp...........................
Inter-Continental Hardwoods...................................
Iron Stick...................................................................55
Irving, J.D., Limited ....................................................
ISK Biocides, Inc..........................................................
Jones, Ron, Hardwood Sales, Inc..............................
Kentucky Forest Industries Assoc. .......................44
Kepley-Frank Hardwood Co., Inc. .......................47
Kitchens Bros. Manufacturing Co., Inc................50
Lewis Controls, Inc...............................................IBC
Lewis, Dwight, Lumber Co., Inc...............................
Limbo ........................................................................38
Mars Hill, Inc. ..............................................................
Meridien Hardwoods of PA., Inc..............................
Midwest Hardwood Corporation.............................
Miller & Co...................................................................
Miller, Frank, Lumber Co., Inc..................................
Missouri-Pacific Lumber Co..................................37
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co.
Peterson, Keith D., & Co., Inc................................48
Pierce Construction & Machine Co. .........................
Pike Lumber Co., Inc. ............................................FC
Pine Mountain Hardwood Lumber Co. ..................
Prime Lumber Company ...........................................
Quality Hardwoods, Ltd........................................35
Ram Forest Products, Inc. ......................................36
Rives & Reynolds Lumber Co., Inc. .......................5
Rosenberry, Carl, & Sons, Lumber, Inc. .................8
Shelter Forest International .......................................
SII Dry Kilns ................................................................
Simply Computing......................................................
Sirianni Hardwoods, Inc. .......................................42
Smithco Manufacturing, Inc......................................
Southern Forest Products Assoc. ..............................
Southern Pneumatics..............................................49
Stiles, A.W., Contractors, Inc. ....................................
Taylor Lumber, Inc......................................................
Taylor Machine Works Inc. ........................................
Taylor, Ralph, Lumber Co., Inc. ................................
Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.......................................
TMX Shipping Co., Inc...........................................53
U•C Coatings Corp. ...................................................
Weston Premium Woods Inc. ....................................
Downes & Reader Hardwood Co., Inc. ...............46
Eastern Lumber Corp. ............................................52
Evarts, G.H., & Co., Inc..............................................
Fields, Walter M., Lumber Co. ..................................
Mueller Bros. Timber, Inc...........................................
NAWLA Traders Market............................................
Neff Lumber Mills, Inc. ..............................................
Northland Corp.......................................................49
Weyerhaeuser Hardwoods ....................................41
Wheeland Lumber Co., Inc........................................
White, Harold, Lumber, Inc.....................................3
Williams, R.J., Inc. .......................................................
Frick Lumber Company, Inc..................................34
G.F. Hardwoods, Inc.................................................3
GEMPAINT ..................................................................
Granite Hardwoods, Inc.............................................
Granite Valley Forest Products, Inc..........................
Oakcrest Lumber, Inc..................................................
Oaks Unlimited .......................................................51
O’Shea Lumber Co......................................................
Parton Lumber Company, Inc...................................
Patrick Lumber Co..................................................51
Wilson Lumber Co., Inc. ............................................
Winston Machinery & Equipment Co., Inc.............
Wood-Mizer Products, Inc. ........................................
Yoder Lumber Company, Inc..............................IFC
Note: Advertisers with no page number carry an alternating Ad schedule.
56 Hardwoods...A Renewable Resource

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