National Hardwood Magazine - July 2011

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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 Please turn to page 36 Manufacturers and Wholesalers of Kiln Dried Hardwood Lumber Family Owned and Operated Since 1924 1535 E. U.S. Hwy 6 • P.O. Box 70 Brimfield, IN 46794-0070 (260) 761-3415 • Fax: (260) 761-3021 (800) 463-2259 fricklbr@ligtel.com • www.fricklumber.com Ash 4/4 - 12/4 Red Oak 4/4 - 10/4 Hard Maple 4/4 - 8/4 Hickory 4/4 Ford Frick Jr., Vice President, and Ford Frick Sr., President Also available Soft Maple, White Oak, Walnut, Cherry, Beech and Poplar 34 Hardwoods Have Versatility
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. JULY/2011 35
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