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National Hardwood Magazine Christmas 2023 Volume 97 No. 12 

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2024 HARDWOOD PURCHASING PLANS: 

2023 WAS A YEAR OF STABILIZATION, 2024 

WILL SHOW THE NEW NORMAL 

LAUZON HARDWOOD FLOORING, CRAFTMANSHIP 

AND TECHNOLOGY FROM FOREST TO FLOOR 

WOLVERINE HARDWOODS: PROVIDERS OF 

TOP-NOTCH LUMBER TO DISCERNING 

CUSTOMERS 

RTA ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM & TECHNICAL 

CONFERENCE: 105 YEARS OLD AND GOING 

STRONG 

AMERICAN HARDWOOD SPECIES ON RISE AT 

HIGH POINT MARKET 

DOMESTIC AND EXPORT MARKETS FOR WALNUT 

DISCUSSED AT AWMA MEETING 

CANADIAN HARDWOOD BUREAU EMBRACES 

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 

FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN LUMBERMEN 

HOLD END-OF-YEAR MEETING 

SCMA HOSTS GATHERING DURING 

NHLA CONVENTION 

About The Cover 

DEER PARK LUMBER, INC. 

Deer Park Lumber, Inc. is a secondgeneration 

family owned hardwood 

sawmill located in the Endless Mountains 

of Pennsylvania. We pride ourselves on 

providing our customers with quality, 

service and reliability. You can be assured 

of a continuous, reliable supply of quality 

kiln-dried hardwood lumber. We have vast 

experience in shipping both domestically 

and exporting internationally. 

Deer Park produces over 60,000 board 

feet of lumber daily. Our annual production is over 15 million 

board feet and is sold worldwide. 

By partnering with private landowners, Deer Park manages 

65,000 acres of high-quality forestland. This vast timber resource 

ensures our hardwood customers a quality high yielding 

inventory. Our attention to detail…reliability…meeting customer 

deadlines and end quality defines Deer Park Lumber, Inc. 

For lumber sales please contact: 

Joe Zona at joe@deerparklumberinc.com 

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Joe Benko at jbenko@deerparklumberinc.com 

Phone: 570-836-1133 Fax: 570-836-8982 

www.deerparklumberinc.com 

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Containers can be loaded for the West Coast and export markets. 

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About Our Sawmill, Planer Mill and Lumber Inventory 

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• Elm • Beech • Gum 

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HARDWOOD CALENDAR 

January 2024 

Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club, Meeting, Embassy Suites., Greensboro, NC. 

www.lumberclub.org. Jan. 9. 

February 

Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Assoc., Convention, Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, 

Indianapolis, IN. www.ihla.org. Feb. 5-7. 

Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., Annual Meeting, The Hammock Beach Resort, 

Palm Coast, FL. www.appalachianhardwood.org. Feb. 21-25. 

National Association of Home Builders, International Builders’ Show, Las Vegas, NV. 

www.buildersshow.com. Feb. 27-29. n 

Premium 

Northern Hardwoods 

• 80-acre site; 95,000 sq. ft. under roof 

• 50,000 acres of our own forest lands 

in Wisconsin, USA 

• Sawing 18,400,000 board feet/year 

• 12 on-site KDS Kilns drying up to 

780,000 board feet/month 

• 1,500,000 board feet of inventory 

to meet your needs 

• We offer color, width & length sorts to 

your specifications behind our planer 

• Export prep capabilities 

• FSC certified of FSC Mix and 

FSC Controlled wood products 

From the forests of northern Wisconsin and Michigan, 

where rich soil, cold winters and a short growing season combine 

to create the perfect atmosphere for producing hardwoods 

of unrivaled excellence and beauty – Tigerton Lumber brings 

you a full line of northern hardwoods for flooring, kitchen 

cabinets, architectural millwork, moldings, door & stair parts. 

Contact Mike Schulke at 715.532.2182 today! 

mike@tigertonlumber.com • www.tigertonlumber.com 

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INDUSTRY NEWS 

AN UPDATE COVERING THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT 

HARDWOOD SUPPLIERS/VENDORS 

STOLTZFUS INSTALLS NEW RIPSAW 

AND WALNUT STEAMER 

Stoltzfus Forest Products, LLC, located in Lancaster, 

PA, recently installed a new ripsaw and Walnut steamer. 

These installations will allow the company to increase 

their ripped to width production and will eliminate unnecessary 

trucking when it comes to their Walnut production. 

Stoltzfus produces 10.5 million board feet of sawn 

lumber and 3.5 million board feet of kiln-dried lumber 

annually. They also offer green lumber, low grade lumber 

(railroad ties, pallet lumber, industrial blocking and 

mat timbers). They offer their kiln-dried lumber sorted to 

width and color, as well as ripped to width and surfaced. 

“The new four blade ripsaw has allowed us to speed 

up our production on the ripped to width and provide 

this product to more of our customers,” 

said Benuel Stoltzfus, owner of 

Stoltzfus Forest Products. 

“We handled the trucking that 

shipped our Walnut product to another 

facility to get it steamed and 

then bring it back, so we ordered a 

steamer back in the middle of last 

year,” Stoltzfus said. This investment 

in the new steamer has allowed 

the company to cut back on 

trucking costs. 

For more information, visit 

www.stoltzfusforestproducts.net. 

Brandon Clark 

CLARK LUMBER COMPANY 

INSTALLS NEW COVERED 

AIR-DRYING SHEDS 

Clark Lumber Co., headquartered 

in Red Boiling Springs, TN, recently 

added three more covered air-drying 

sheds, each capable of holding 

500,000 board feet of lumber or 

1.5 million board feet of new drying 

capacity, according to Brandon 

Clark, vice president of Clark Lumber 

Company. This brings their total 

covered air-drying capacity to 5 million 

board feet. 

Clark Lumber operates six sawmills, 

producing approximately 50 

million board feet of Appalachian Hardwoods in 4/4-8/4 

thicknesses. Species produced are: Red and White Oak, 

Hard and Soft Maple, Poplar, Ash, Cherry, Hickory, Walnut 

and Aromatic Red Cedar. The company has a drying 

capacity of 900,000 board feet. All lumber is dried to six 

to eight percent moisture content and marketed throughout 

North America and around the globe. 

For more information, visit 

www.clarklumbercompany.com. 

Paul Cleereman 

CLEEREMAN INDUSTRIES 

INC. MAKES SEVERAL 

LARGE INSTALLATIONS 

Cleereman Industries, located in 

Newald, WI, recently made several 

large installations at Park Falls Hardwoods, 

Rockbridge Sawmill/Granite 

Valley and Creekmore Lumber/ 

Kykenkee. 

Park Falls Hardwoods, located 

in Park Falls, WI, recently installed 

a Cleereman LP-36 Tilt Linear carriage, 

Cleereman Track-Frame, 

Cleereman sawyers cab, Cleereman 

100 HP Hydrostatic Carriage Drive 

with Cleereman Dual Cable Tensioner 

and Mellott Manufacturing six-feet 

Slant Band mill, according to Paul 

Cleereman, vice president of Cleereman 

Industries, Inc. 

Rockbridge Sawmill/Granite Valley, 

based in Richland Center, WI 

installed a Cleereman LP-38 Linear 

Carriage, Cleereman Controls with 

3-D scanning and a Cleereman sawyer 

cab. 

Creekmore Lumber/Kykenkee, located 

in Newcomb, TN, recently in- 

stalled a Cleereman LP-36 Linear Carriage, Cleereman 

Controls with 3-D scanning, Cleereman sawyer cab and 

a Cleereman 100 HP Hydrostatic Carriage Drive with 

Cleereman Dual Cable Tensioner. 

For more information, visit www.cleereman.com. 

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RAHC UPDATE 

WE ARE GRAF BROTHERS 

The world’s largest manufacturer of 

rift & quarter sawn white oak products 

THANK YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL 2023, 

BUT THERE’S MORE WORK TO DO 

This year, the Real American 

Hardwood Coalition (RAHC) set 

out to make Real American Hardwood® 

products iconic. And to 

that end, 2023 was a successful 

year for Hardwood promotion— 

but the RAHC has ambitious 

goals for 2024 and your continued 

support can help make that 

happen. Following is a brief recap 

of what the industry-wide initiative 

has accomplished and a preview of what’s in store. 

An Industry First 

In late July, the RAHC officially launched a six-month, 

national advertising campaign in collaboration with Magnolia 

Network—the growing lifestyle network owned by 

Chip and Joanna Gaines and Warner Bros. Discovery. 

Built around the RAHC’s Build Your World tagline, the 

integrated campaign features five relatable and humorous 

vignettes that run in 15-, 30-, and 60-second commercials 

during a variety of Magnolia Network programming. 

In addition to the television and streaming ads, the 

campaign also includes social media ads on Instagram, 

Facebook, and YouTube, and digital ads on Google 

Search and Google Display Network partner websites. 

An advertising campaign on this scale is a first for the 

Hardwood industry and not only has it garnered impres- 

sive results, it’s exceeding expectations 

and industry benchmarks. 

Through the first two months of the 

campaign, ads have generated: 

•More than 16 million digital 

impressions 

•Nearly 3 million social media 

engagements 

•1.5 million social media 

videos views 

•More than 160,500 clicks through to RealAmerican 

Hardwood.com 

The campaign will run through January 29, 2024, and 

is expected to reach more than 100 million consumers. 

Becoming an Influencer 

In addition to advertising, the RAHC posts original 

content on social media that’s designed to inspire and 

educate consumers on a number of topics related to 

Real American Hardwood products, interior design 

trends, and home décor ideas. Utilizing photos, videos, 

and giveaways, regular posts highlight the family businesses 

that make up our industry and tell their stories 

from the forest through to finished products—and even 

baked goods. Be sure to follow the RAHC on Instagram 

and Facebook at @realamericanhardwood to stay up 

to date. 


We have the experience, the capacity and state-of-the-art 

manufacturing equipment to handle all your White Oak needs. 

PARTNER WITH THE ORIGINAL GRAF BROTHERS! 

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AHEC REPORT 

In challenging markets, effective promotion 

and communication is more vital than ever. The 

long-term strategy employed by the American 

Hardwood Export Council encompasses a 

diversified approach in global target markets 

to create a positive environment for the 

U.S. Hardwood industry to promote their 

businesses and make sales. Thanks to our 

network and FAS funding, AHEC is able to 

provide support in ways that may not be easy 

or possible for individual companies. Activities 

like influencing world fashion, responding to 

environmental policies and developments, 

creating promotional tools, developing new technologies, 

and anticipating market developments are some of what 

AHEC does every day to support a healthy Hardwood 

industry in America. 

One of our most important focuses is the outreach to 

the “specifiers”, who are architects, designers, furniture 

makers, and those who have the freedom to select what 

material to use in a project. While not direct customers of 

our industry, their influence on how materials are chosen 

and used is vital for sustained growth in our industry. The 

AHEC program strategy for outreach to these groups 

is achieved through a wide range of creative activities 

and by generating significant levels of media publicity, 

thus keeping the U.S. Hardwood industry and American 

Hardwood as a material constantly in the public eye. 

AHEC STRATEGY IN 2024 

Year on year we have demonstrated that this 

tactic works to deliver new demand. Some 

of these messages have remained constant, 

such as the variety of species available and 

the strong environmental credentials. What 

changes annually are the specific details of 

the messages and the methods of delivery. 

AHEC programs are based on a 

combination of activities to pull demand 

through the “wood chain” with designers and 

manufacturers, while also working to push 

information into the “wood chain” by working 

with, and targeting, timber trade and industry. 

In order for this strategy to be effective it is important to 

bridge the gap in order to create a stronger link between 

specifiers and the Hardwood sector in each market. 

Working with these global user organizations as well as 

their respective specifier communities is absolutely vital 

to the effectiveness and reach of AHEC’s messaging. 

One of the biggest constraints preventing adoption 

of American Hardwood species is a lack of knowledge 

about the material. Without the knowledge of the material 

and how it can be used, markets cannot make informed 

decisions and therefore U.S. Hardwood products will 

not get a fair representation or chance to compete. The 

major constraints addressed by our programs are: 

•lack of technical knowledge of the variety and 

potential of U.S. Hardwoods 

BY MICHAEL SNOW, 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 

AMERICAN HARDWOOD EXPORT COUNCIL, 

STERLING, VA 

703-435-2900 

WWW.AHEC.ORG 


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NHLA: Why Knot... 

HAPPY NEW YEAR’S FROM NHLA 

The National Hardwood Lumber 

Association (NHLA) is ready to take the 

Hardwood industry out of the dark ages 

and into the reformation. It is time for 

new communication methods, renewed 

passion, and a little preaching. We have 

spent 2023 getting ready for the future. 

It all started on New Year's Day when 

we welcomed back Desiree Freeman as 

the NHLA Controller, Rachel Spiers as the Social Media 

Rep, and Mark Bear as a National Inspector and hired 

Geoff Webb to serve as the Dean of the NHLA Inspector 

Training School - so we could start 2023 on the right foot. 

For Valentine's Day, I went down to Starkville, MS, 

and spoke to the student chapter of the Forest Products 

Society to share my love for Hardwoods. 

On St. Patrick's Day, we told our "Green" story, and 

we have not stopped since, talking about Forest Change 

and all we do to keep forests as forests for healthy forests 

and communities. 

At the end of Easter, we celebrated the 125th 

anniversary of the NHLA and the 75th anniversary of 

the Inspector Training School with a big party at our 

headquarters in Memphis, TN. 

We had a Memorial Day for the Old Boys Club after 

the May board of directors meeting. NHLA 

ratified all 26 proposals from the Strategic 

Planning Committee, taking us forward 

with better purpose and objectives to grow 

and stabilize the Hardwood industry. 

We celebrated Father's Day with a 

$500,000 grant from Uncle Sam and the 

Forest Service to promote Hardwood to 

designers and architects. 

In July, we declared Independence for the Hardwood 

industry with the Launch of the Real American Hardwood 

Coalition consumer commercials on the Magnolia 

Network. We will continue to fight that battle into 2024. 

We labored daily to create the new NHLA.com website, 

smartphone apps and engage with others to get 

more market and technical information in Hardwood Matters 

Magazine. 

As proof of our hard work, NHLA staff pulled off a great 

convention and board meeting for a Halloween treat. 

Thankfully, pilgrims are coming to enjoy the new life 

that NHLA offers members as we continue to grow. 

Now, it's Christmas, and as an early present, we have 

rolled out a new communication platform for NHLA 

members to connect and keep up to speed on everything 

in the Hardwood industry. 


A fourth-generation 

family business. 

That has a nice ring to it. 

Greentree Forest Products is a locally owned 

family business producing approximately 

22 million board feet of quality Appalachian 

hardwood lumber per year. Since 1952 

and four generations of know-how, our 

steadfast commitment to excellence 

continues to run in the family. 

Learn more at greentreeforest.com 

BY DALLIN BROOKS, 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 

NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION, 

MEMPHIS, TN, 

901-399-7560 

WWW.NHLA.COM 

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2024 Hardwood Purchasing Plans 

2023 Was A Year Of Stabilization, 

2024 Will Show The New Normal 

For Amazing Spaces. 

Beautiful and strong; flexible and timeless; 

hardwoods offer endless possibilities for 

designers, architects and consumers. 

For Our Health. 

Research shows improved mental health and 

well-being in people when surrounded by wood 

and other elements from the natural world. 

The following is an exclusive annual report compiled 

by National Hardwood Magazine about the 2024 

purchasing plans of several of North America’s largest 

Hardwood lumber buyers. 

Retail lumber yards and end users alike are looking 

for lumber prices to rise in the coming year as there is a 

general consensus across the industry that there have 

been certain species with prices so low that they aren’t 

even worth manufacturing, causing there to be a shortage. 

Many respondents agreed that White Oak was the 

most preferred specie by far in 2023 with paint grade 

following not far behind. 

There remains the struggle of hiring skilled and reliable 

employees across the industry, with some employers 

even going to the lengths of acquiring housing for 

employees so that they can live nearby. 

Brandon White 

ASI Lumber Mfg. 

Ware Shoals, SC 

I anticipate that prices will be flat 

for domestic sales and that there 

will be fluctuation in White Oak 

prices in 2024. 

White Oak and Ash mouldings and paint grade 

dimensional lumber sold well for us in 2023, while 

Hickory and darker toned woods have declined. 

I noticed that there was a preference towards White 

Oak this year. 

We have not had any issues with logistics or transportation 

as we own our own fleet of trucks. 

The labor pool seems to be increasing with the economic 

slowdown. We continue to attract and retain employees 

by creating a lifestyle culture – working around 

family events, important dates and understanding that 

life happens. 

From a manufacturing perspective, we are subject to 

availability from lumber mills for finished good production. 

Demand from our customers has softened. Our strategy 

is to gain market share by expanding our footprint, 

offering top-notch customer service and creating more 

intangible value-added services. s 


For Our Communities. 

The hardwood lumber industry and its related 

sectors support millions of jobs and add billions 

to the economy. 

UNLEASHING THE 

POTENTIAL OF HARDWOODS 

Learn more at nwh.com 

For the Planet. 

Hardwoods are a natural, renewable, 

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stores twice as much CO 2 as it emits. 

24 CHRISTMAS 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 




A family-owned company, Lauzon Hardwood Flooring employs more than 500 people. 

Lauzon Hardwood Flooring, Craftmanship 

And Technology From Forest To Floor 

“We always had the 

philosophy to show respect 

to nature and protect the 

environment by using a 

sustainable methodology. 

Any development must be 

done with the least impact 

on the environment and its 

sustainability. As such, we are 

a carbon-neutral company.” 

– David Lauzon Jr., 

Vice President of Sales, 

Lauzon Hardwood Flooring 

By Michelle Keller 

Entrenched in the Canadian forest, Lauzon Hardwood Flooring, located 

in Papineauville, Quebec, is a recognized integrated manufacturer, 

from forest to floors, of high-quality Hardwood products. Inspired 

by a vision David Lauzon had in 1985, while walking the forests of the 

Outaouais region in Quebec, this entrepreneurial success has grown 

from an initial small investment into a large international organization. 

All wood is sourced only from eco-responsible forests. To complete 

its forestry operation, the company purchases approximately 10 million 

board feet annually in Hard Maple, Red and White Oak, Yellow Birch, 

Hickory, Black Walnut, Brazilian Cherry and Santos Mahogany (Nos. 1, 

2 and 3 Common, 4/4). Through its Hardwood Floors flagship division, 

Lauzon Hardwood designs and produces unfinished and prefinished 

solid and engineered Hardwood floors from three locations. 

Lauzon Hardwood is an integrated company that encompasses forestry 

activities, is among the largest Hardwood sawmills in Canada, a 

renowned flooring division, has a trading division that supplies wood 

to the cabinet and furniture industry, as well as a pellet division that 

Through its Hardwood Floors flagship division, Lauzon designs and produces unfinished and prefinished solid and engineered Hardwood 

floors from three locations. 

makes high-performance energy pellets with the sawdust 

generated from the sawmill and flooring manufacturing. 

A family-owned company, Lauzon Hardwood 

employs more than 500 people with headquarters and 

production facilities located in Quebec and sales teams 

spread across North America. 

“In 1995, faithful to our environmental commitment and zero 

waste policy, we created Lauzon Energy Wood Pellet,” Lauzon 

Hardwood Flooring’s Vice President of Sales David Lauzon Jr. 

said. 

Its Lauzon Expert 3/4-inch thick Hardwood floors 

are renowned for their high precision milling and the finest 

of their micro-v joints. The Lauzon Expert floors are 

available in standard solid, or the innovative solid 2-ply 

engineered construction which provides the same sanding 

capacity of standard solid with their 5.2 mm top wear 

layer, but with added stability due to its core made of 

independent sticks of solid wood. They are made of domestic 

Red Oak, Hard Maple and Yellow Birch (Select & 

Better) in a short-production circuit. They are offered in 

a variety of up-to-date color palettes in Exclusive, Character 

and Tradition look classifications. 

Since its early days, Lauzon Hardwood has committed 

to a zero-waste policy and an eco-sustainable process, 

from the forest to the finish goods. “In 1995, faithful to 

our environmental commitment and zero waste policy, 

we created Lauzon Energy Wood Pellet,” Vice President 

of Sales David Lauzon Jr. said. “This manufacturing division 

is dedicated to recovering wood residue generated 





“Primarily our customers are end users and manufacturers that buy truck 

load quantities but we also have customers who buy one pack at a time." 

–Javan Mallery, Founder, 

Wolverine Hardwoods Inc. 

Aerial view of Wolverine Hardwoods Inc. in Allegan, MI. 

Wolverine Hardwoods: 

Providers Of Top-Notch Lumber 

To Discerning Customers 

Located in Allegan, MI, Wolverine Hardwoods Inc. 

has deep connections to the lumber industry's history. 

Founder Javan Mallery's path started in Pennsylvania's 

lumber trade before bringing him to Michigan in 1993. In 

1996, he set out on the Wolverine venture, initially focusing 

on wholesaling lumber. However, the turning point 

arrived in 2002 when the company acquired the yard 

where they are located today. 

Specializing in kiln-dried northern Hardwood lumber 

and plywood, Wolverine Hardwoods, as Mallery proudly 

attests, offers a wide range of wood species, both local 

and imported. “We carry No. 2 and Better grade, primarily 

4/4 through 8/4. We sell Ash, Alder, Aspen, Basswood, 

Cherry, Beech, Eastern Red Cedar, Hard and Soft Ma- 





RTA Annual Symposium 

& Technical Conference: 

105 Years Old And Going Strong 

Photos By Paul Miller Jr. 

Dave Koch, Wheeler Lumber LLC, Whitewood, SD; Claus Staalner, American Wood Technology LLC, Jefferson, GA; and Howard Tomlinson 

and Douglas Mellott, Mellott Wood Preserving Co. Inc., Needmore, PA 

The Railway Tie Association (RTA) recently held its 

105th Annual Symposium and Technical Conference at 

the Westin Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, GA. 

The four-day event kicked off with RTA committee 

meetings followed by attendee registration and exhibitor 

set-up the next day. 

In addition to a diverse mix of exhibitor displays to 

peruse, attendees enjoyed multiple networking opportunities, 

heard from a variety of informative speakers, 

and had the option to participate in off-site activities, 

such as the Annual RTA Golf Tournament. 

In addition to the RTA Annual Awards Ceremony 

highlighting scholarship winners as well as the contributions 

made by veterans of the wood tie industry, the 

conference provided insight on a variety of topics. 

Representatives from the Association of American 

Railroads, American Short Line and Regional Railroad 

Association, GoRail and Georgia Forestry Association 

offered updates on legislative affairs impacting the 

wood tie industry. 

Executives from the National Hardwood Lumber 

To learn more, visit www.rta.org. 

Association, Hardwood Market Report and National 

Wooden Pallet and Container Association offered insight 

on Hardwood marketplace topics. 

Other sessions addressed the latest research and 

innovative developments in preservative treatments, 

tie evaluations and more; railroad engineering projects; 

and projected railroad procurement trends for 2024. 

RTA was organized in 1919, with predecessor groups 

dating back to the 1800s supporting the railroad tie 

industry and working to preserve forests through conservation. 

RTA’s mission is keeping the wood tie market strong 

and sustainable by advocating for and conducting a 

variety of activities, including: 

• Research in all aspects of the crosstie industry 

• Sound forest management 

• Timber resource conservation 

• Wood preservation 

• Industry safety 

RTA is governed by a strict Antitrust Policy. n 

Ben Leidy, Stacey McKinney and Ryan Kragnes, Koppers Inc., 

Pittsburgh, PA 

Will Cumberland, North American Tie & Timber LLC, Meridian, 

MS; Tony Machamer, Koppers Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; and Michael 

Bentley, Koppers Inc., Irwinton, GA 

Brad Crawford, Stella-Jones Corp., Lexington, KY; Jimmy Edwards, CR Quality Services Inc., Valparaiso, IN; Matthew Netterville, Fred 

Netterville Lumber Co., Woodville, MS; and Chad Sorrells, Sorrells Sawmill Inc., Holly Springs, AR 

Additional photos on next page 



RTA PHOTOS Continued 

Truss Beasley and Ray Turner, Beasley Group, Hazlehurst, GA; Matthew Ray, Stella-Jones Corp., Collinwood, TN; and Grant Beasley, 

Beasley Forest Products Inc., Hazlehurst, GA 

George Apostolou, Lewis Bolt & Nut Company, La Junta, CO; 

Nate Irby, Executive Director, Railway Tie Association, Vicksburg, 

MS; and Shelia Gudenrath, Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, NE 

Denise Brazeale, Brazeale Lumber Co. Inc., Sparkman, AR; and 

Claus Staalner, American Wood Technology LLC, Jefferson, GA 

Jason Thompson, Eric McAlexander and Barry Black, Taylor Machine 

Works Inc., Louisville, MS 

Jim Maltese, Stella-Jones Corp., East Jordan, MI; and Tina and 

David Caldwell, Hardwood Market Report, Memphis, TN 

Barbara Stacey, Director of Communications, Railway Tie Association, 

Vicksburg, MS; Paul Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, 

Memphis, TN; and Debbie Corallo, Deputy Director/COO, 

Railway Tie Association 

Anna Cialone, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA 

Jeffrey Parrett, Wheeler Lumber LLC, Fort Myers, FL; Gene Barnes and Jim Barnes, Timber Producers LLC, Hamburg, AR; Nate Irby, 

Executive Director, Railway Tie Association, Vicksburg, MS; and Dave Koch, Wheeler Lumber LLC, Whitewood, SD 

Frances Cooper, Cooper Machine Company Inc., Wadley, GA; 

and Denis Dube, J.D. Irving Limited, Clair, NB 




American Hardwood Species On 

Rise At High Point Market 

By Tom Inman 

White Oak and Maple continued to lead American 

Hardwood species at the High Point Market (HPMarket) 

but fall of 2023 saw a return for Cherry. 

Several manufacturers expanded existing bedroom 

and dining room options to include a group in Cherry. 

Designers marked the return of a former leader in dining 

room categories with fresh medium brown finishes to 

achieve a new look. 

HPMarket is held twice annually in central North Carolina 

and continues to be the largest home furnishings 

market in the world. More than 12 million square feet of 

showroom space is located downtown and attracts thou- 


Vaughan-Bassett Furniture expanded its Yellowstone collection 

to include dining tables, chairs and buffets in White Oak. 

The grain of Oak stands out in these bold chairs from CR Laine on 

display at the recent High Point Market. 

At High Point, Simply Amish offered a solid Walnut dining table 

and chairs that were striking. 

White Oak with a darker brown finish to highlight the grain was 

popular for Baker Furniture at High Point. 

Century produced a different look with this White Oak credenza 

with a process that made the grain pop. 

Producer of Fine Kiln Dried 

Appalachian Hardwoods 

Red Oak, White Oak, 

Poplar, Walnut, Hickory 

Annual Production 10.5 mmBF 

Aerial view of our NEW Walnut 

steamer 

Green Sales: 

Benuel Stoltzfus 

sales@stoltzfusforestproducts.com 

Lumber production facility with 

Newman planer 

Ripped to width lumber 

KD Sales: 

Phillip Smith 

p.smith@stoltzfusforestproducts.com 

Dry storage warehouse 

STOLTZFUS FOREST PRODUCTS, LLC 

675 Nottingham Road, Peach Bottom, PA 17563 

Ph: (717) 548-2668 Fax: (717) 548-2013 




HIGH POINT MARKET Continued from page 32 

sands of manufacturers, retail buyers, designers and 

suppliers each April and October. 

The fall market was successful for many manufacturers 

in mid- and upper-price categories. These retailers 

continue to furnish homes for buyers who have not been 

hurt by the 2023 economy and rising interest rates. 

These manufacturers use solid wood and sliced veneers 

in their higher quality pieces. The retailers asked 


Simple was the design goal for this solid Red Oak bookcase by 

Simply Amish. 

Pictured is a Dresden Dining Room table made from Cherry solids 

at Bassett Furniture's High Point display. 

Solid dining room group in Oak with a medium brown finish by 

Vaughan-Bassett Furniture was well-received by retailers seeking 

new products at High Point. 

The design of this bedroom group from Century focused on the 

rich features of Oak. 

A Maple chair and table set by Bassett Furniture features dozens 

of seating options for retailers who visited High Point. 

Crafted Cherry by LMco and designers Ben and Erin Napier was 

popular for Vaughan-Bassett Furniture. 

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Domestic And Export Markets For Walnut 

Discussed At AWMA Meeting 

Photos By Terry Miller 

The American Walnut Manufacturers Association 

(AWMA) met recently at the NHLA convention in Louisville, 

KY. AWMA members indicated decent markets 

for green and kiln-dried lumber and robust log markets. 

Domestic lumber markets have remained steady for the 

past quarter but log exports have ticked up, particularly 

to China. 

Log yards at the mill are robust but logging capacity 

in certain regions of the U.S are a real concern. AWMA 

remains focused on market development in India and 

they plan to launch promotional strategies for Walnut in 

that region of the world. The next meeting of the AWMA 

membership will be in Indianapolis at the Indiana Hardwood 

Lumbermen's Association Convention Feb. 5-7, 

2024. n 

Learn more at 

www.walnutassociation.org. 

Bucky Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MO; Bill 

Long, Midwest Hardwood Company LLC, Maple Grove, 

MN; and Matt Yest, Kendrick Forest Products Inc., Edgewood, 

IA 

Tony Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MO; Steve 

Arnold, Missouri Walnut LLC, Neosho, MO; and Kelly 

Hostetter, Kamps Hardwoods Inc., Caledonia, MI 

Paul Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, 

TN; and Kirby Kendrick, Kendrick Forest Products Inc., 

Edgewood, IA 

Terry Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; 

Phillip Smith, Stoltzfus Forest Products LLC, Peach Bottom, 

PA; and Dallin Brooks, NHLA, Memphis, TN 

Tyler Kamps, Kamps Hardwoods Inc., Caledonia, MI; Paul 

Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Rob 

Kukowski, Kamps Hardwoods Inc.; and Terry Miller, National 

Hardwood Magazine 

John Stenson, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Kevin Evilsizer, 

NHLA, Willard, MO; and Tom Byers, NHLA, Tionesta, 

PA 

Thank You to all our customers during this Christmas Season, and always... 

from Dickerson Lumber Company and Thoroughbred Hardwoods, LLC! 

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Our band mill operation in Summer 

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Our lumber is cut in 4/4 through 8/4 

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kiln dried, rough or surfaced. 

We have our own trucks and also use contract trucks as well to make sure our customers’ 

orders are shipped to them promptly. 

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Dickerson Lumber Company 

P.O. Box 125, Summer Shade, KY 42141 

Tel: (270) 428-3644 Fax: (270) 479-6033 

Email: cdlumber@scrtc.com 

Our sister company, called 

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The main species of Appalachian 

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Canadian Hardwood Bureau 

Embraces Educational Programs 


The Canadian Hardwood Bureau (CHB) recently held 

its 2023 Fall Meeting in Louisville, KY, in conjunction with 

the NHLA Convention. Chairman Shaun Rowe, of Quality 

Hardwoods Ltd., welcomed delegates and lead the 

informative session. 

The guest speaker was Geoff Webb, Dean of NHLA’s 

Inspector Training School, who outlined NHLA’s Apprenticeship 

Program and noted that Class 1 graduated from 

Inspector Training School in 1948. There is today an in- 


Bill Miller, Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve Ltd., Haliburton, ON; Allison DeFord, North American Forest Foundation, 

Collierville, TN; Bob Rutledge, Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve Ltd.; and Philippe LeBlanc, Lumber Resources 

Inc., Quebec City, QC 

Brian Guilbeault, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON; Richard Lipman, Canadian Hardwood Bureau, Ottawa, ON; 

Shaun Rowe, Quality Hardwoods Ltd.; Mike Penner, Townsend Lumber Inc., Tillsonburg, ON; and Geoff Webb, NHLA, 

Memphis, TN 

Terry Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; 

Francois Bovet, Bois Maron Lumber, St-Eustache, QC; 

Stephanie Van Dystadt, Hull Forest Products Inc., Pomfret, 

CT; and Sam Glidden, GMC Hardwoods Inc., Medfield, MA 

Alain Thibeault, Preverco Inc., Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 

QC; Claude Cadrin, C.A. Spencer Inc., Laval, QC; 

Michael Brooks, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON; 

and Max Ross, Ontario Hardwood Products Ltd., Toronto, 

ON 

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GROWING 

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For our customers, and others interested in 

buying our quality Appalachian Hardwood Products, 

Dunaway Timber Company Inc. and Caneyville 

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concentrating heavily in crosstie length. 

We focus on 4/4 and 5/4 lumber in all grades. Poplar 

is cut 4/4 through 8/4 down to pallet cants. 

Our stave mills produce Bourbon staves and heading, 

and we buy pulpwood by the ton. 

P.O. Box 157, Fordsville, KY 42343 

Phone: (270) 276 -3367 

Email: henry@dunawaytimber.com 

Because nothing says Canadian like Quality Hardwoods 

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Rich colour and texture. 

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CHB Continued from page 38 

creased emphasis on “Trades." The program includes 

a contract between the employer and apprentice and 

featured structured pay increases during Apprenticeship. 

The NHLA program is 2,000 hours and 300 of Relevant 

Technical Instruction, which includes 144 hours of classroom 

instruction. The program is currently registered in 

Tennessee and the paperwork is submitted in Pennsylvania. 

They expect to register in Michigan and Arkansas 

and other states as requested. 

Allison DeFord, executive director of the North American 

Forest Foundation (NAFF), addressed the meeting 

to spread the word about the Back to School with NAFF 

fundraiser. NAFF was working to raise the remaining 

amounts with their matching sponsor’s contributions in 

an effort to be able to educate 75,000 students about 

sustainable forestry. They have a keen interest to send 

education kits to schools in Canada. 

Chairman Rowe reported that since the Bureau’s very 

successful meeting back in May, it has been doing some 

training and held an English-language Hardwood grading 

short course in mid-May in Ontario. It was sold out 

with almost 30 people enrolled. The practical portion was 

to be held at Ontario Hardwood Products in Bolton. CHB 

held its first-ever French-language short course recently 

in Drummondville, QC, at Goodfellow Inc. 

Chairman Rowe spoke about the CHB’s successful 

Promotions Program, which aims at the great story of 

CHB, which resonates with consumers. The goal of the 

program is to tell the story of Canadian Hardwood as a 

beautiful, durable, and sustainable interior building material 

to as many consumers as possible. For a second 

straight year, CHB secured partial funding and directed 

efforts at export markets, specifically the U.S. designers 

and architects, who will promote the Bureau's story to 

homeowners and commercial end users. CHB is completing 

two years of webinars that have been included in 

educational events dealing with specifying wood products; 

commercial (retail, offices and mixed use), health- 

Cameron McRae, McRae Lumber Co. Ltd., Whitney, ON; 

Simon Larocque, NHLA, Montreal, QC; Greg Stascavage, 

Missouri Walnut LLC, Neosho, MO; and Benji Richards, 

NHLA, Lenoir, NC 

care; building green: products that support sustainable 

design; hospitality (hotel, restaurant etc.); education 

(school, college, university); interior finishes and commercial 

solutions; and institutional and government etc. 

Members asked about undertaking domestic promotion 

as well and that will be studied and brought back to the 

members at the next meeting in April. n 

Learn more at 

www.canadianhardwoodbureau.com. 

Tom Byers, NHLA, Tionesta, PA; Clayton Miller and Ian 

Rowe, Aurora Timberland/Alexandria Moulding Inc., Bradford, 

ON; and Shaun Rowe, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, 

ON 

Alain Thibeault, Preverco Inc., Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 

QC; Dallin Brooks, NHLA, Memphis, TN; Nico 

Poulos, Weston Premium Woods Inc., Brampton, ON; and 

Michael Brooks, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON 

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The Fellowship of Christian Lumbermen (FCL) recently 

welcomed members to a meeting in Louisville, KY in 

conjunction with the National Hardwood Lumber Association 

Convention and Exhibit Showcase. 

The FCL exists, according to their website, to encourage 

and support one another with the following purposes: 

•To be a group of people united by faith and work, striving 

together to make a difference in their businesses, 

industry, and community. 

•Striving, in all things, to glorify God and strengthen 

each other in faith. 

Fellowship Of 

Christian Lumbermen 

Hold End-Of-Year Meeting 

Photos By Paul Miller Jr. 

•To be a mentor. 

•To lean on each other when faced with difficult issues. 

•To step out and stand for what is right and acceptable 

in God’s sight, in accordance with His Word. 

•To be a shining example of what a Christ-like life 

should be. 

•To offer ourselves for accountability and to challenge 

us to excellence. n 

Learn more about how to become a member of this group by visiting 

www.christianlumbermen.wordpress.com. 

Scott Hutton, A.W. Stiles Contractors Inc., McMinnville, 

TN; Phil Lowndes, BolDesign Inc., Hudson, NC; Tony Honeycutt, 

Mullican Flooring, Johnson City, TN; Friederich 

Ostertag, BPM Lumber LLC, Lexington, KY; and Brian 

Gibson, Cole Hardwood Inc., Logansport, IN 

Benjamin Bevins, Havco Wood Products LLC, Arlington, 

KY; Bob Hurst, Eagle Machinery & Supply Inc., Sugarcreek, 

OH; Dean Alanko, Allegheny Wood Products International 

Inc., Petersburg, WV; and Jason Johnson, Winston 

Hardwood Inc., Double Springs, AL 

David Caldwell, HMR, Memphis, TN; Paul Miller Jr., National 

Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and George 

Crawford, Merrick Hardwoods Inc., Burnside, KY 

Chris Fehr, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; 

Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; and 

Chris Bingaman, Bingaman & Son Lumber Inc., Kreamer, 

PA 

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SCMA Hosts Gathering During 

NHLA Convention 


Members of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers 

Association (SCMA), along with promotion sponsors, 

recently gathered in Louisville, KY, for their 2023 Mid- 

Year Meeting. The event took place at the Omni Louisville 

Hotel and was held in conjunction with the National 

Hardwood Lumber Association’s Annual Convention and 

Exhibit Showcase. 

Attendees received updates on the SCMA’s promotion 

campaign, previewed projects for the rest of 2023 and 

early 2024, learned about the Real American Hardwood 

Coalition’s advertising campaign on Magnolia Network, 

and discussed the current business landscape. The night 

prior to the meeting, attendees gathered for a reception 

and dinner to network and catch up with peers. 

Membership in the SCMA is limited to companies that 

engage in the manufacture, processing, or distribution of 

Cypress products. 

Be sure to mark your calendars now for the SCMA’s 

2024 Annual Meeting, which will take place March 25 

at The Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston, SC. The 

event will take place during the Hardwood Manufacturers 

Association's 2024 National Conference and Expo. n 

Cassie Lewis, Turn Bull Lumber Company, Elizabethtown, NC; 

and Ian Faight and Linda Jovanovich, SCMA, Pittsburgh, PA 

Jon Pace, Hal Mitchell and Zack Rickman, AHC Hardwood Group, 

Mableton, GA 

Aaron Mizell, Beasley Forest Products Inc., Hazlehurst, GA; Terry 

Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and Linwood 

Truitt, Beasley Forest Products Inc. 

Learn more about the SCMA at 

www.CypressInfo.org, and follow 

@cypress_info on Instagram and 

@southerncypress on Facebook. 

Shep Haggerty, Williams Lumber Company, Rocky Mount, NC; 

Michael Oakes, ISK Biocides Inc., Memphis, TN; and Truss Beasley 

and John Stevenson, Beasley Forest Products Inc., Hazlehurst, 

GA 

Steve Leddy, McGriff Insurance Services Inc., Cookeville, TN; 

Cook Young and Russell Brazell, Roy’s Wood Products Inc., Lugoff, 

SC; and Rusty Logue, Battle Lumber Co. Inc., Wadley, GA 

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LAUZON HARDWOODS Continued from page 25 

Its Lauzon Expert 3/4-inch thick Hardwood floors that are renowned for their high precision milling and the finest of their micro-v 

joints. 

by our factories, sawmill and those of other manufacturers. 

The production result is a highly efficient and environmentally 

friendly densified heating pellet.” Lauzon 

Hardwood pellets lead the market in terms of heat output 

(BTU) and burn time. “This performance allows us to 

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3 million BF KD 

Inventory 

Atlanta, GA 

Warehouse 

770-479-9663 

Hardwoods • White Pine • Cypress 

RGH • S2S • SLR1E 

heat all of our facilities from recovered tailings, in addition 

to supplying many businesses, institutions and individuals 

across eastern Canada and the United States,” 

he explained. The company is committed to continually 

improve its knowledge and seeks continuous innovation 

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HICKORY • HARD & SOFT MAPLE • POPLAR • RED & WHITE OAK • WALNUT • ASH 


WHITE PINE • BASSWOOD • BEECH • BIRCH • CEDAR • CHERRY 

Lauzon Hardwood Flooring purchases approximately 

10 million board feet annually 

in Hard Maple, Red and White Oak, Yellow 

Birch, Hickory, Black Walnut, Brazilian 

Cherry and Santos Mahogany (Nos. 1, 2 

and 3 Common, 4/4). 

in the recovery of residual biomass 

from wood processing plants. “We 

strive to remain one of the largest 

manufacturers of value-added energy 

products in Quebec,” David 

added. 

Lauzon Hardwood high quality 

performance has been recognized 

by the industry. National Wood Flooring 

Association (NWFA/NOFMA) 

certified, Lauzon Hardwood meets 

and exceeds industry standards for 

grade, configuration, moisture content 

and average plank length. “We 

are proud to be a part of the NWFA 

and the certification is an example of 

our performance and commitment to 

quality,” David said. 

Teamwork, it is often said, makes 

the “dream work.” Lauzon Hardwood 

proves this theory with a dedicated 

team of employees that are committed 

to the well-being of others as 

well as that of the planet. “We believe 

that by being honest and fostering 

a climate of listening, respect 

and participation, that we will develop 

leadership, competence and 

commitment to a dynamic and innovative 

environment,” he explained. 

“We believe that every individual is 

an important element to who we are 

and what we strive to convey to our 

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Lauzon Hardwood, located in Papineauville, Quebec, is a recognized 

integrated manufacturer, from forest to floors, of high-quality 

Hardwood products. 

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LAUZON HARDWOODS Continued 

customers, suppliers and partners.” 

At Lauzon Hardwood, commitment to the environment 

is at par with its people. Since its inception in 1985, Lauzon 

Hardwood has recognized the importance of the forest 

as a natural and sustainable resource. “We always 

had the philosophy to show respect to nature and protect 

the environment by using a sustainable methodology,” 

David said. “Any development must be done with the 

least impact on the environment and its sustainability. 

As such, we are a carbon-neutral company,” he added. 

PO BOX 727 • PARSONS, TN 38368 

Fax: (731) 847-4442 

PH: (731) 847-4441 

Specializing in Appalachian Hardwood 

& Other Species Such as: 

White Oak • Red Oak • Poplar • Hard Maple • Soft Maple 

Gum • Ash • Beech • Cypress • Aromatic Red Cedar 

Stephen Dorris (left) and his son, Grant, are 

standing in front of their office building. Both 

of them handle sales. 

Did you know... 

We offer custom cutting 

for those in need? 

This is a partial view of Volner Sawmill Inc.’s 

large log yard. 

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Manufacturing quality 

Appalachian Hardwood lumber, 

cants & railroad ties 

Cutting 4/4 through 8/4 

thicknesses of lumber that are 

sold green 

Manufacturing about 6.5 

million board feet of Hardwood 

products a year 

Have a double-cut bandmill 

with 3-D laser scanning as well 

as a planer and sorting system 

Have our own trucks for 

delivering our lumber and 

other products 

We Purchase Standing Timber 

& Land Tracts 

These bundles of Appalachian lumber, in the forefront, are 

about to be loaded on a truck and shipped to a customer. 

Lauzon Hardwood Flooring is a member of the National 

Hardwood Flooring Association, Leadership in Energy 

and Environmental Design, and Canadian Center 

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Continued from page 34 

for new designs and species to attract consumers to their 

stores for fall and winter. 

Century Inc. introduced Cherry 

for the dining room and it was wellreceived. 

The finish was medium 

to darker brown and the style varied 

from contemporary to casual. 

"It's not your grandma's Cherry 

table and the buyers liked it," said 


WOLVERINE HARDWOODS 


Guy Holbrook, Century director of 

sales and marketing. 

The species has maintained a 

lower role for many manufacturers 

for the past 10 years as designers 

utilized Maple, Oak and international 

species. While the trend is 

not huge, there were new pieces 

scattered throughout High Point. 

White Oak was the dominant 

Appalachian species at HPMarket. 

New pieces in bedroom and 

dining were found in most showrooms. 

October marked a return to dining 

room production for Vaughan- 

Bassett Furniture. The company 

has made dining products previously 

but discontinued because of 

production difficulties. Doug Bassett, 

president, said this year they 

are producing tables and buffets, 

as well as assembling and finishing 

chairs in the former Vaughn 

Furniture plant. 

The company added pieces to 

its popular Artisan & Post lines 

and LMco lines with design and 

TV personalities Ben & Erin Napier. 

The couple attended HPMarple, 

Hickory, Poplar, Red and White Oak, Walnut and a little bit 

of imported exotic woods. We have a Newman Planer, so we 

plane almost all of our lumber.” 

The company sells 12 million board feet of lumber each year, 

mainly sourced from Michigan and the surrounding states. 

“Most of our lumber comes from Michigan and the northern 

midwest – Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ontario. We 

will go a little bit further out for some species that are less 

abundant in our area. We get some 

White Oak and Poplar from further 

away and we do also carry some 

Alder that comes out of the Pacific 

Northwest,” Mallery commented. 

Wolverine Hardwoods operates 

on a 15-acre site with a 120,000 

square-foot facility, where they employ 

a skilled team of 30 employees. 

Their impressive equipment lineup 

is comprised of a Newman planer, 

automatic stacker, automatic trimmer, 

Weima wood waste grinder, 

600hp Hurst wood waste boiler, and 

a Johnson gas boiler. In addition to 

these, they also use Yardmaster by 

Forestry Systems Inc. for their inventory 

software. 

With eight SII Dry Kilns, two of 

which were added in 2023, boasting 

a monthly capacity of 400,000 board 

feet, Wolverine Hardwoods is at the 

forefront of kiln-drying expertise. Notably, 

they can also store up to 1.5 

million board feet of kiln-dried lumber 

and 2.5 million board feet of air-dried 

lumber. Quality is their utmost priority, 

reinforced by a dedicated team of 

five trained lumber inspectors who 

meticulously ensure that each board 

meets their standards. Additionally, 

they have installed fans in their 

sheds allowing them to reduce staining 

in their white woods. “In 2021 SII 

Dry Kilns installed fans in the back of 

one of our T-Sheds and it has really 

worked well to help us minimize stain 

in our white woods. It paid for itself 

within the first summer, so I recom- 


Pictured are SII Dry Kilns, kiln 7 and kiln 8 installed 

June, 2023 with 50,000-foot capacity each. 

Appalachian Kiln Dried 

Hardwood Lumber 

Turman Mercer-Sawmills 

Hillsville, VA 

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wil.brush@theturmangroup.com 

Turman Tye River, LLC 

Arrington, VA 

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rc.conley@theturmangroup.com 

Turman Lumber-Salem 

Salem, VA 

ross.frazier@theturmangroup.com 

Appalachian Shipping Dry 

Lumber and Logs 

Turman Forest Products, Inc. 

Bedford, VA 

tfp@theturmangroup.com 

josh.bond@theturmangroup.com 

HILLSVILLE, VA 

BEDFORD, VA 

SALEM, VA 

ARRINGTON, VA 

www.theturmangroup.com 

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WOLVERINE HARDWOODS Continued 

mend that to anybody,” Mallery added. 

Whether it's a one-man woodworking shop or a large 

manufacturer, Wolverine Hardwoods serves a diverse 

range of customers. “Primarily our customers are end 

users and manufacturers that buy truck load quantities 

but we also have customers who buy one pack at a time. 

About 50 percent of our sales are distribution quantities, 

one or two packs at a time and that’s why we started 

carrying plywood recently because people wanted one 

York Legacy Mill Inc. 

225 NEEDHAM ROAD 

PO BOX 117 

MARROWBONE, KY 42759 

PH: (270) 864-3134 

Specializing in Appalachian Hardwood 

Poplar • Red Oak • Soft Maple • Ash • Cherry 

Hickory • White Oak • Hard Maple • Walnut 

Located in 

South Central Kentucky 

Matthew York 

Owner 

Cell (270) 459-0294 

yorklegacymill@gmail.com 

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Erika York 

Sales Associate 

Cell (270) 459-2569 

Manufacturing quality Appalachian 

Hardwood lumber, cants & railroad ties 

Cutting 4/4 through 8/4 thicknessses 

of lumber that are sold green 

Specializing in producing high grade 

White Oak lumber 

2 Mill Locations Grade & Cedar 

In House Transportation 

We Purchase Standing Timber & 

Land Tracts 

Rift and Quartersawn White Oak 

lumber being graded and stacked 

on the planer line. 

pack of Hard Maple lumber and 

then they wanted one pack of 

Hard Maple plywood and we have 

been doing that recently in the 

last year or two, so it’s quite new,” 

Mallery commented. In addition to 

their industrial operations, Wolverine 

Hardwoods runs a retail outlet 

for local woodworkers. “We call it 

The Lumber Outlet that we have 

for walk-in customers who want to 

buy only one or two boards or one 

sheet of plywood and that’s led 

surprisingly into customers turning 

into regular big customers. We 

have several customers that buy 

half a unit at a time or even a full 

unit and they started out by just 

coming in to look at the lumber in 

the retail outlet.” 

Wolverine Hardwoods takes 

pride in producing premium northern 

Hardwoods unique to their region. 

They cater to customers who 

demand top-notch lumber for their 

projects and ensure that quality, 

reliability, and a strong sense of 

community remain at the core of 

their operations. One of the hallmarks 

of Wolverine Hardwoods is 

their commitment to building relationships 

and understanding their 

customers' unique needs. It's not 

just about providing a quality product; 

it's about delivering it promptly 

Pictured is 4/4 Rift and Quartersawn 

White Oak lumber being planed on a 

Newman 282 24-inch planer. 

and reliably, said Mallery. 

The company is deeply involved 

in industry associations, holding 

memberships in National Hardwood 

Lumber Association, Lake States 

Lumber Association, Indiana Hardwood 

Lumbermen's Association, 

Hardwood Manufacturers Association 

and Real American Hardwood. 

These affiliations highlight their commitment 

to staying updated with industry 

advancements. n 

Learn more at 

www.wolverinehardwoods.com. 



ket and talked about the use of solid 

Hardwood in their bedroom designs. 

Bassett Furniture had great success 

with two groups in Oak and 

Maple. It expanded the BenchMade 

Collections and retailers placed orders, 

said Jeb Bassett, vice president. 

The company has increased 

its purchase of dimension parts and 

chairs. It completes assembly and 

finishing in Virginia. 

"It was said at this market that people 

traveled in 2022 and early 2023 

and spent disposable income there," 


Nolan Mulder, a lumber buyer at Wolverine Hardwoods, 

jumps in to inspect the quality of incoming lumber on the 

green chain. 

Loading 4/4 Prime Soft Maple into one of two American Wood Dryers’ 

kilns with 100,000 bd. ft. capacity per charge. 

Manufacturers of fine kiln dried 

Pennsylvania Hardwoods 

Offering 4/4 Red Oak, White Oak, Cherry, Soft Maple, 

Hard Maple, Tulip Poplar, Walnut and White Ash 

2253 State Rte. 227 

Pleasantville, PA 16341 

Phone: (814) 590-6730 • Fax: (814) 589-7831 

WWW.PAHARDWOODS.COM 




HIGH POINT MARKET Continued 

one company rep said. "Now they want to be comfortable 

at home and want new furnishings." 

Officials with Baker, Simply Amish and others who 

build quality bedroom and dining room learned from their 

retail buyers that consumers are looking more closely at 

species, build and origin. Kevin Kaufman, president of 

Simply Amish, said a new solid Walnut table with eight 

chairs that can be expanded to 10 was popular. 

Learn more at www.highpointmarket.org. 

PREMIUM NORTHERN 

HARDWOOD LUMBER 

Ryan Peterson – Sales Manager 

(715) 533-6193 

rpeterson@northernhardwoods.com 

Matt Grube 

(920) 740-9140 

mgrube@northernhardwoods.com 

Atlantic Mine, MI 

Newberry, MI 

www.northernhardwoods.com 

The report from low-mid and lower priced categories 

was not as robust as budgets for furniture purchases 

have shrunk. These consumers are spending more income 

on necessities. 

Imported pieces made in Vietnam and Malaysia were 

up slightly. There were also manufacturers from Poland, 

Turkey, Mexico and China showing at High Point. n 

The next HPMarket is set for 

April 13-17, 2024. For details, visit 

www.highpointmarket.org. 

2024 HARDWOOD 

PURCHASING PLANS 


Tim Copeland 

Copeland Furniture 

Bradford, VT 

I expect prices to stay level or rise 

going into 2024. 

Contemporary furniture made of 

Walnut sold well for us throughout 

2023. 

I noticed that there was a growing 

interest in light Oak this year. 

Going into 2024, we plan on continuing 

to offer soft seating with 

exposed Hardwood frames and at 

least one new bedroom suit. 

We have not had many issues 

with transportation or logistics this 

year. These have been much improved 

since the end of Covid. 

We have continued to struggle in 

attracting and hiring new workers. 

Demand from our customers has 

not been particularly robust. We are 

responding to this by adding new 

products in new categories. s 

Darrel Jones 

CP&W Custom 

Millwork 

Benton, AR 

We believe the prices will remain 

about the same in 2024 as they 

were in 2023. 

Hopefully we will see some of the 

species come back down a bit, making them a “Design 

Option” again. 

White Oak seems to be the specie 

that we saw more orders for throughout 

the year while Select and Better 

Maple seemed to just drop off the order 

forms. 

We did not really notice one specie 

being preferred over another. Paint 

grade products held strong for us 

just because most of our new construction 

projects are paint grade. 

Our CNC products will continue to 

be what we will push to sell in 2024. 

We can cut custom parts with the 

CNC for our customers, and we also 

offer “Custom Designed Cabinets” 

for ourselves and customers’ projects. 

Our door production helps to 

keep everyone moving and growing. 

We are constantly trying to add new 

designs or features to help set us 

apart from the choices the customers 

have in front of them. 

Our stock and deliveries have 

healed themselves through our 

sheet stock suppliers and cabinet 

accessories suppliers. It also helped 

to some extent by moving up to buy 

more items in bulk. 

We started to aggressively hire 

employees early/mid 2023. We were 

able to find some good people to add 

to our workforce. We also began to 

challenge and mentor some others. 

We believe we have one of the best 

staffs on the floor that we have had 

in 23 years of business. 

It seems like all our suppliers are 

sitting in good positions to fill the 

current needs of production. We still 

see times, however, where we have 

caught our suppliers off guard, and it feels like we are 

right on their heels some weeks. To avoid this, we try and 

forecast out further. 

In our part of the country, “new construction” is still 

strong. Our customer base seems to still be busy, not 

like it was but, busy nevertheless. We will keep pushing 

to grow our customers’ business. s 





2024 HARDWOOD PURCHASING PLANS Continued 

Clayton Miller 

Aurora Timberland 

Bradford, ON 

I am looking at 2023 as a readjustment 

period to the wild ride of 

the two to three years that preceded 

it. Every person in the Hardwood 

Quality Appalachian Hardwood Lumber 

1,200,000 B.F. Kiln Capacity 

Quentin Moss, KD-Lumber Sales/ 

GR-Lumber Sales/Purchasing 

quentin@gfhardwoods.com 

9880 Clay County Hwy. Moss, TN 38575-6332 

PHONE: 1-800-844-3944 FAX: 1-931-258-3517 

www.gfhardwoods.com 

librium. These wild swings of lumber 

availability and prices are not sustainable. 

The wild swings also continue 

to open the door for competing 

products that are not real wood. 

There has been an uptick in demand 

heading into fall. End users 

continue to examine ways to improve 

their production methods and bottom 

line. Our best customers are the 

customers who are the most profitable. 

We are trying to work closely 

with customers to figure out product 

mixes that work best for their needs. 

In many cases it is about educating 

them on products that are out there 

that they aren’t buying, that they 

should buy. 

Many of our customers have started 

buying only odd lengths such 

as 9-foot only or 11-foot only, even 

4-foot to 5-foot lumber. We have 

always sold these products, but I 

would say demand for these lengths 

was up over 300 percent year over 

year. 

The best way we can raise demand 

and continue to grow is developing 

products that work best for our 

customers. Every year that passes 

we are buying less random width 

and random length loads. A vast malumber 

supply chain is starting to come to the realization 

that supply will likely never be what it was “pre-COVID”. 

The fourth quarter of 2023 it seemed that the supply and 

demand balance was on a razor’s edge. Based on how 

low demand was for many products, that is concerning. 

Lumber prices must go up, if they do not the viability of 

many producers is going to be difficult. 

If there is a sharp rebound in demand in both domestic 

and foreign markets to start 2024 the upward momentum 

of many species will accelerate. 

White Hard Maple and Red 

and White Oak I think will rebound 

in a big way in 2024. 

When overall demand slowed at 

the start of the year, we focused 

a lot of our energy on creating 

custom solutions for our customers 

throughout North America and 

Vietnam. We worked very closely 

with our great suppliers to offer 

products that were a little less 

available on the market or harder 

to do at a high level. 

We saw the greatest jump in 

8/4 FAS Poplar to our interior door 

customers in the United States 

and Canada. Width sorted 4/4 

Poplar, 5/4 Red Oak and 8/4 Red 

Oak were very big movers for us 

in Ontario and New York. Our biggest 

mover to Vietnam was Walnut 

and White Oak. Like so many 

others, Hard and Soft Maple 

were dogs through our distribution 

channels. The largest drop in 

volume we saw was in 4/4 No. 1 

Common Basswood. 

Walnut and White Oak were the 

hot items among high end millwork 

customers. The momentum 

for both species will remain strong 

throughout 2024, especially in 

Walnut. 

Aurora Timberland is going to 

continue to actively try and offer 

solutions to our customers that 

maximize their yield. Last January 

we moved our distribution 

center from Toronto to Alexandria, 

Ontario. Over the past six months we have seen very 

strong growth in our lift lot distribution to points in Eastern 

Canada. Our best new product in 2024 will be our great 

logistics network. Our growth will continue to be fueled 

by our ability to provide products to customers who love 

Hardwood lumber anywhere in the world. 

Luckily we have not had issues with transportation or 

logistics over the course of this past year. 

There is little doubt in my mind that the industry will 

never again reach the production 

levels of even five or six years ago. 

The reasons for this are many. Supply 

has been poor the second half of 

the year and demand has been flat, 

if not below average. We all need to 

find a point at which demand and 

supply can remain in relative equi- 

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jority of what we do and what we want to do is to stock 

lumber that is going to move. We have to be intentional 

on how we buy. Every pack has a purpose, a destination, 

a specific customer in mind. 

Our customers are overall optimistic that 2024 will be 

a much better year in terms of demand for the products 

they make. The sense I get is that everyone feels that 

this year was a sort of cleansing of the system. Many are 

telling us that they expect a much better year ahead. s 


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Doug Settele 

Keiver-Willard 

Lumber Company 

Newburyport, MA 

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(606) 678-2842 • merrickhardwoods.com 

I expect prices to be similar in 

2024 to where they are now, depending 

on supply levels. 

Poplar, White Oak, Walnut and 

Douglas fir all have done well for us 

 

Merrick Hardwoods has few limits. 

Our Appalachian species are among the finest. 

Plus, with multiple facilities and large 

capacities, we can fill virtually any size order. 

Best of all, our advanced logistics 

enable us to reliably deliver to virtually every 

continent 

Trust Merrick to make 

a world of difference around the world. 

throughout 2023. Cherry, Hickory, Birch, eastern white 

pine and Sapele however, seem to have been fairly quiet. 

All of the other species that we offer seem to have 

been steady. 

White Oak, rift and plainsawn were our preferred products 

this year. 

I anticipate that we will offer more specialty woods in 

2024. 

We have not had any issues with transportation or logistics 

this year. 

We have continued to struggle 

with retaining and attracting new 

employees. We offer competitive 

pay and benefits and it seems that 

we are always four to five people 

short in the mill and the yard. 

I wouldn’t really say that we are 

heavily affected by any supply and 

demand issues as I buy based on 

a rotation and my customers’ demands 

are what drive my buying 

amounts. 

Our customers seem to be 

steady at best in their demands. s 

Lita Abele 

US Lumber Inc. 

Woodbury Heights, NJ 

I anticipate that our lumber buying 

prices in 2024 will compare to 

what they were in 2023. 

Throughout 2023 our lumber 

and plywood products sold well, 

while our Hardwood products did 

not sell as well. I noticed that over 

the course of 2023 we sold a lot of 

spruce and fir. 

Going into 2024, we will continue 

to produce and provide products 

that we know will move well. 

We have not noticed any issues 

when it comes to transportation and logistics. 

We have retained our employees by treating them like 

family and with respect. The CEO has an open-door policy 

for all employees. We also continue to provide benefits 

to our employees. 

US Lumber always has high demand from our clients. 

We are able to meet these high demands by having a 

24-hour turn around, delivering on Saturdays if needed 

and always providing good customer service. US Lumber 

is always there on the jobsite, whether it is large or 

small. s 

Kent Barnes 

Hardwood Floors 

of Hillsboro 

Hillsboro, WI 

I believe we will be the same or 

slightly more in lumber purchases in 

2024 compared to 2023. 

Products that have sold well for 

us throughout 2023 were Red and 

White Oak and Maple. We struggled 

to sell Hickory and Walnut. I did notice 

that there was a preference towards 

White Oak over the course of 

the year. 

Availability of lumber will be key 

in the early and mid-parts of 2024 

when it comes to introducing new 

products. 

We have fortunately had zero 

transportation problems in 2023. 

We have started securing housing 

for our employees, which has 

helped retain our employees. 

Currently we have no supply issues, 

but we do believe it will happen 

in 2024; lumber for some items 

will be close to non-existent. 

Our customers are only buying 

hand to mouth. They are waiting for 

the sky to fall. 

We have lowered flooring prices 

on some items to move inventory, 

trying to motivate a sale! s 

Lumber prices have stayed low 

through 2023. We anticipate this will 

likely increase in 2024 as the supply 

is low and demand is high. 

We offer Select Red Oak 2.25 and 3.25-inch unfin- 

Happy 

Holidays 

Thank you for 

a great 2023! 

763-425-8700 | inquiries@midwesthardwood.com 

9540 83rd Avenue North, Maple Grove MN, 55369 

midwesthardwood.com 

Chris Murphy 

Missouri Hardwoods 

Products 

Brighton, MO 






ished solid Hardwood flooring that sold very well for us 

on a distributor level and Hickory 3-inch and 4-inch on a 

retail level. 

Red Oak took off at the first of the year with a bang and 

has not slowed down. 

We are possibly looking into offering Hardwood pellets 

for heating in 2024. 

We have not had any logistic issues for 2023. 

Finding and retaining labor has been difficult this year. 

We have tried advertising in the paper, with online job 

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sites, Facebook, posters and word of mouth. Our strict 

attendance policy has made it difficult retaining employees. 

We have increased wages and promotions within. 

Supply has been very low for our area due to low lumber 

prices. Loggers aren't cutting because they can't get 

what they want on pricing. Lumber yards aren't able to 

pay what the loggers want because by the time they sell 

to us, there isn't any room for profit. 

Red Oak is in huge demand from our customers. In 

order for us to keep getting the supply we need we are 

paying 10 cents per board foot 

above market pricing. We also 

are purchasing kiln-dried lumber 

to supplement our supply until our 

kilns open since we are running 

out of supply before they open. 

The lumber isn't able to sit in the 

yard as long as we would like it to, 

so it is having to stay in the kilns a 

bit longer. s 

Dan Cox 

Peach State Lumber 

Kennesaw, GA 

Lumber prices will increase in 

2024 with less production and 

inventory at the sawmills. Demand 

domestically will still be strong, 

especially in the Southwest and 

Southeast. We are still getting 

inquiries for large quotes to begin 

2024. 

The biggest movers in 2023 

were White Oak (4/4 through 8/4) 

and Poplar (4/4 through 12/4). 

Other items that increased from 

2022 were Hickory, Rift Sawn 

White Oak, and Quarter Sawn 

White Oak. Red Oak and Soft Maple 

were down for the year. Cherry 

was being requested more of late 

and I expect higher sales in 2024. 

White Oak was our most requested, especially wide 

and long. As mentioned, all grades and cuts were up significantly 

in 2023. 

Panel products (both imported and domestic) will be 

on the increase in 2024 especially in high grade faces. 

Cypress is another species that we will increase in 2024. 

Transportation delays have decreased in 2023. Loads 

are being delivered on a regular basis and on time. 

Inflation and cost of living has created havoc in our 

job market. Pressure to keep quality employees has increased 

payroll. We provide extensive benefits and paid 

time off to attract qualified workers and sales professionals. 

We expect more of the same in 

2024. 

Alternative products help address 

supply issues with our customers. 

Having a knowledgeable sales staff 

allows us to offer options when demand 

for limited species has been a 

problem. 

We have more new accounts that 

have been established this year over 

previous years. More customers 

are finding us on social media and 

through customer visits posted on 

social media. s 

Happy 

Holidays 

from 

National Hardwood Magazine 

Mike Williams 

Millwork 360 

Tampa, FL 

FAS Poplar pricing has been dropping 

most of the year and we anticipate 

5-10 percent increase in 2024. 

All other species represent 15 percent 

of our volume and we don’t expect 

much of an increase over today’s pricing with White 


and 

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Oak and Walnut prices increasing over the past three 

months. 

FAS Poplar, White Oak, and Select Cypress continue 

to be our biggest movers. Walnut has been steady; Nos. 

1 and 2 in Hard Maple has picked up a little this year. 

FAS Red Oak, Cherry and Soft Maple, however, have 

been slow. 

I noticed that FAS Flat Cut White Oak was preferred 

over the past year. 

A CLEANER, GREENER CHOICE 

While we will not be adding new products or services, 

we will be adding automated equipment to lower labor 

costs and be more competitive with current offering. 

Transportation and logistics have not posed a problem 

for us and I have noticed that truck freight has come 

down over the past six months and availability is better. 

We have been able to cover our labor needs. We have 

increased wages to stay competitive and attract quality 

employees. 

We have not had any supply issues that stand out, 

and our demand has been strong 

all year. Demand has been good 

all year, up 20 percent over 2022. 

We anticipate 2024 being steady 

with only a 10 percent increase in 

revenue. s 

what’s new (www.WhiteRiver.com). 

We ship LTL for outbound orders to our customers and 

have a good relationship with our drivers. Ocean freight 

has been good. Prices on transportation have also been 

good. 

We are actively looking for two or three skilled employees. 

They are out there but you have to have patience 

at times. 

We have not had any real issues with the supply chain, 

except with some machine parts coming from overseas. 

Our lead times are less than a week 

and transit for thousands of stock 

items. Lead times on custom items 

are three to four weeks. We work on 

some of the largest homes in America 

and pride ourselves on designing and 

developing some of the most exquisite 

interior millwork in America. s 

turers, as well as decking installers. 

Some sectors of our market like Hardwood plywood 

and millwork, including Hardwood moulding and S4S 

boards remain fairly steady, while others experienced 

a noteworthy decline in volume. Our decking business 

declined in 2023 and we anticipate that trend to stay the 

same into 2024. Decking surged during and immediately 

post Covid, but between high costs and a saturated mar- 


Patrick Lumber Company 

Over 100 Years in Business 

Est 1915 

Our Specialized Services Include: 

• Shipping Dry Lumber 

• Kiln Dried Lumber 

• Clear Strips 

• Surfacing-2-Sides (S2S) 

• Gang Ripping / Parallel Sawing 

• Straight Line Ripping 

• Optimized Cross Cut 

• Molding Millwork 

• Edged & Face Glued Products 

• End Matching (Cabinet Parts & Flooring) 

Wheeland Lumber Company, Inc. 

3558 Williamson Trail • Liberty, PA 16930-0965 USA 

P: 570-324-6042 • F: 570-324-2127 

Ben Johnson 

White River 

Hardwoods 

Fayetteville, AR 

We anticipate prices to stay 

steady in 2024. 

White Oak has been in high 

demand for us over the past year 

while we continue to run FAS 

Poplar as our daily Hardwood for 

production and stock mouldings. 

Other Hardwoods we run weekly 

are Cherry, Hard Maple and Mahogany. 

We anticipate that we will continue 

to introduce new products 

throughout 2024, which will be 

an exciting year for White River. 

Our new products range from 

wood to plaster materials offering 

hundreds of new SKUs. We introduce 

new products and services 

throughout the course of the year, 

please check our website to see 

Eric Boer 

Mason’s Mill 

& Lumber Co. 

Houston, TX 

2023 started off pretty briskly for 

us and maintained steady activity 

through the first three quarters. We 

noted an overall decline in activity 

starting in our 4th quarter. This was 

expected as interest rates and inflation 

continue to take their toll on 

the construction market. There is 

still both residential and commercial 

building underway but it has cooled 

down from the robust market we saw 

emerge post Covid. Mason’s Mill & 

Lumber supplies the custom residential 

and commercial builder market, 

as well as the industrial trades that 

service that market including cabinet 

shops, custom door and window 

manufacturers and flooring manufac- 

Patrick Lumber Company is a secondary manufacturer and exporter of niche 

high-grade wood products sold to a network of worldwide distribution. 

Products: 

Doug Fir 

Western Red Cedar 

Southern Yellow Pine 

Western Hemlock 

Alaskan Yellow Cedar 

West Coast Softwoods 

West Coast Hardwoods 

Services: 

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Consultation 

Procurement 

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2024 HARDWOOD PURCHASING PLANS 

Continued 

ket, the activity waned pretty significantly in 2023. This 

applies to our tropical Hardwood decking lines, thermally 

modified decking as well as composites. 

White Oak and Poplar were and remain the steady 

items for us as we go into 2024, other species like 

Red Oak, Hard and Soft Maple, Alder, Cherry and 

Mahogany remained fairly flat throughout 2023. Until 

design and architectural trends swing from paint grade 

(Poplar) and gray scale finishes (White Oak), we don’t 

anticipate much changing on that front. Our purchasing 

plans into 2024 will reflect that accordingly, with 

forward purchasing as necessary to keep the popular 

species well stocked and always in the pipeline. 

Due to our location, we’ve thankfully not experienced 

the labor shortages other areas of the country 

have dealt with. We have noted a dearth of experienced 

or skilled personnel when seeking new sales or 

middle management hires, however nationally, the labor 

market landscape has undergone a dramatic shift 

in recent years which I think will continue to be the 

case into 2024. 

We’ve always embraced new products and services 

that enhance our value to our customers. We added 

a prefinishing line in 2023 where we are offering 

factory coat prefinishing on our imported decking 

and thermally modified cladding and decking lines. 

We believe that our continued expansion into new 

products and services will continue to set us apart 

from our competitors. 

In summary, we are cautiously optimistic about 2024. 

We intend to run lean inventories where possible to enable 

us to react quickly to changing market conditions, 

but have sufficient stocks on hand to accommodate 

any customer’s prompt shipment needs. s 

is pretty stable: Hard Maple and Walnut represent the 

majority of their production with Red and White Oak following 

closely behind with other subspecies cut more 

sporadically. When Buskirk has nice large diameter 

logs for thick-stock cuts in these species we typically 

take it as thick-stock (up to 12/4) and is a vital part of 

our product mix. We also purchase green lumber from 

outside mills to supplement our own green production 

and to fill needs that we have outside of our own mill’s 

capabilities. Earlier this year Buskirk completed the installation 

of a brand new mill which has increased production 

volume and enhanced quality which will help us 

to meet demand from our customer base. We see this 

as a huge factor going into 2024 in a time where supply 

has been dwindling but now demand is stable or even 

increasing. 

While Hard Maple tried to sink us in 2023, Walnut 

kept us afloat with steady demand for most thicknesses 

and grades. At the end of 2023 we are seeing a large 

uptick in Hard Maple demand as well as other species 

and we believe this will slowly continue into 2024. 

Hard Maple pricing was so low for so long in 2023 that 

it didn’t make sense to cut it at the sawmill level and 

most mills avoided the specie altogether which created 

a shortage. We are now seeing pricing rising to a level 

that makes financial sense which means we will now be 

able to get back to our normal procurement practices. 

In addition to green lumber we buy kiln-dried lumber 

as needed. We distribute in Michigan and stock items 

for our customers which we don’t produce ourselves, 

such as 4/4 SUP Alder. We will also source truckloads 

for customers who come to us looking for something 

that we don’t have in our inventory. We have a large 

network of kiln-dried suppliers who we maintain relationships 

with through visits, conventions, tradeshows, 

etc. and we connect the dots between our customers 

and our suppliers when called upon. This is a growing 

part of our business and something we enjoy doing as 

a help to our customers. s 

Robert S. Coleman 

Lumber Company 

Family owned and operated for over 70 years. 

Producing Fine Appalachian 

Lumber and Pallet Stock 

Green Lumber - 4/4 thru 8/4 

Yellow Poplar • Red Oak • White Oak 

Ash • Hickory • Soft Maple • Cherry 

Walnut • Gum • Beech 

Specializing in kiln-dried 

4/4 thru 8/4 Poplar (Tulipwood) 

Tyler Kamps 

Kamps Hardwoods 

Caledonia, MI 

Our purchasing plan for 2024 is largely based on 

what our sawmill, Buskirk Lumber Co., will be cutting 

and what the demand in the overall market is for. 

Our mill is our largest supplier and their species mix 


& 

Happy New Year 

Contact: Jamie Coleman 

7019 Everona Road • Culpeper, VA 22701 

Office: (540) 854-4628 • FAX: (540) 854-5096 

Email: jamie.coleman@hotmail.com 

www.rscolemanlumber.com 




INDUSTRY NEWS Continued from page 15 

WF CABINETRY GROUP ACQUIRES WOOD- 

HARBOR MOLDING & MILLWORKS, INC. 

WF Cabinetry Group (WF Cabinetry), a manufacturer 

of semi-custom wood kitchen and bath cabinetry that 

is backed by HCI Equity Partners (HCI), announced recently 

that it has acquired Woodharbor Molding & Millworks, 

Inc. (Woodharbor). Financial terms of the transaction 

were not disclosed. 

Based in Alexander City, AL, with additional operations 

in Wisconsin, WF Cabinetry is an independent provider 

of semi-custom cabinets throughout the South, Northeast 

and Midwest regions, going-to-market under the 

WF Cabinetry and Countryside Cabinets brands. They 

offer their cabinets in Maple, Cherry, Oak and Hickory. 

A family-founded business that began as a manufacturer 

of cabinets for government housing, WF Cabinetry 

has since evolved to become a leading manufacturer 

of cabinetry that meets the design, style and functional 

needs of professional designers and installers. 

Like WF Cabinetry, Woodharbor is a family-founded 

business that is based in Mason City, IA, and specializes 

in high quality, custom cabinetry and vanities to 

dealer customers, going-to-market under the Woodharbor 

and Breeze product lines. Following the acquisition, 

Curtis Lewerke, founder of Woodharbor, will remain involved 

with Woodharbor as a shareholder and board 

member of the broader WF Cabinetry platform. 

“Curtis, his management team and the entire Woodharbor 

organization have built one of the most respected 

brands in the cabinet industry and we are excited to 

have them as part of our team,” said Wally Cisowski, 

CEO of WF Cabinetry. “We look forward to continuing 

to provide the same exceptional quality cabinets that 

both WF Cabinetry and Woodharbor customers have 

come to expect.” 

“We are excited to expand the WF Cabinetry team 

through the company’s acquisition of Woodharbor,” 

said Scott Gibaratz, Partner at HCI. “We see strong 

alignment between the two companies’ cultures, familyfounded 

origins and long histories serving customers 

through high-quality product lines and are confident 

that Woodharbor will be a great partner as we achieve 

the next stage of growth for the WF Cabinetry platform. 

We look forward to working with Curtis Lewerke and his 

team at Woodharbor.” 

HCI Equity Partners is a lower market private equity 

firm focused on partnering with family and founderowned 

distribution, manufacturing and service companies. 

HCI is headquartered in Washington, DC. For 

more information, please visit www.hciequity.com. 

WF Cabinetry is a manufacturer of semi-custom cabinet 

and vanities with operations in Alexander City, AL 

and De Pere, WI. The company goes to market under 

the WF Cabinetry and Countryside product lines. For 

more information, please visit www.wfcabinetry.com 

and www.countrysidecabinets.com. 

United States Army Sergeant First Class (Ret.) Ian Prescott and 

family 

NWFA COMPLETES 71ST HOME WITH 

GARY SINISE FOUNDATION 

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), 

headquartered in Chesterfield, MO, has provided flooring 

for its 71st home in support of the Gary Sinise Foundation 

R.I.S.E. program (Restoring Independence Supporting 

Empowerment). The R.I.S.E. program builds 

mortgage-free, custom, specially adapted smart homes 

for severely wounded veterans and first responders. The 

home dedication for United States Army Sergeant First 

Class (Ret.) Ian Prescott took place recently in Crestview, 

FL. Flooring for the project was donated by NWFA 

member Premiere Finishing & Coating. 

In 2018, while on patrol with his team and Afghan 

counterparts, SFC Prescott was shot by enemy forces. 

Suffering from heavy internal bleeding, doctors were 

forced to remove his left kidney, spleen, and portions 

of his pancreas, while repairing damage to his left lung, 

diaphragm and intestines. In addition, he had two shattered 

vertebras and his spinal cord was injured, resulting 

in paralysis from the waist down. 

“Following his initial surgeries, SFC Prescott returned 

to the U.S. and spent the remainder of his recovery 

at Brook Army Medical Center and then at Shepherd 

Center in Atlanta,” said NWFA President and CEO, Michael 

Martin. “During his years of military service, he 

was deployed 10 times to Afghanistan, Iraq, Colombia 

and Puerto Rico, and was awarded four Bronze Stars 

and one Purple Heart. We’re honored to partner with 

Premiere Finishing & Coating to provide beautiful wood 

floors for his new home.” 

In addition to the 71 homes already completed, NWFA 

currently is working with its members to source wood 


CLARK LUMBER COMPANY 

• 6 Sawmills producing 48,000,000’ of Appalachian 

Hardwoods 4/4 - 8/4 

• 900,000’ drying capacity 

• 2,500,000’ kiln dried Lumber Inventory 

• Species: Red & White Oak, Hard & Soft Maple, 

Poplar, Ash, Cherry, Hickory, Walnut and 

Aromatic Red Cedar 

• Export prep & container loading 

• A team of over 130 employees manufacturing 

Appalachian Hardwoods 

Hugh Clark, President; Brandon Clark, Vice President; and 

Joseph Draper, Sales 

“From our Forest to your Facility” 

Brandon Clark 

bclark@clarklumbercompany.com 

Joseph Draper 

jdraper@clarklumbercompany.com 

Clark Lumber Company 

552 Public Well Road 

Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150 

Office: (615) 699-3497 

www.clarklumbercompany.com 




“Quality Hardwood Lumber and Flooring” 

Quality Hardwood Lumber 

24 Million ft. Annually of Bandsawn Lumber 

One Million ft. of Kiln Capacity • Planing Mill Facilities 

Straight Line Capability • Width Sorting 

On Site Container Loading 

Serving you from our facilities in Georgia and Tennessee. 

Quality Solid Hardwood and Engineered Flooring 

Buena Vista, GA – 75,000 sf Solid Hardwood Flooring 

Facility Producing 3/4, 2-1/4, 3-1/4, 4 and 5″ 

Humidity Controlled Warehouses 

Newport, TN – 85,000 sf Engineered Hardwood Flooring 

Facility Producing 5/8, 2-1/4, 3-1/4, 4, 5, 6 and 7″ 

in Red Oak, White Oak and Hickory 

Humidity Controlled Warehouses 

Owner/Partner - Roland Weaver (229) 649-9328 

V.P. of Sales – Kevin Cloer (423) 623-7382 

Flooring Sales/Lumber Purchasing – Bobby Cloer (423) 623-7382 

Oakcrest Lumber, Inc. 

Ph: (229) 649-9328 FAX: (229) 649-9585 

Email: oakcrest@windstream.net 

Website: www.oakcrestlumber.com 

JOSEY (JOCO) 2018 Christmas REV .qxp_Layout 1 11/19/18 2:42 PM Page 1 

JoCo Lumber, Inc. is a division of 

Josey Lumber Company, Inc. 

Tripp, Logan, and Joey Josey 

Our company offers: 

• 10,000,000 BF of annual production from 

our 6’ band headrig and 6’ band resaw. 

• Red and White Oak, Soft Maple, Ash, 

Poplar and Cypress in 4/4 through 8/4 

thickness. 

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

lumber in random widths and lengths. 

• export prepping, container loading of logs and lumber, 

anti-stain dipping and end coating lumber. 

• 500,000 BF of dry kiln capacity. 

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

kiln-dried lumber. 

For Quality Appalachian Lumber Contact: 

JOsey Lumber COmpany, InC. 

JoCo Lumber, InC. 

476 Lees meadow rd. • p.O. Drawer 447 

scotland neck, nC 27874 

TeL: (252) 826-5614 • FaX: (252) 826-3461 

COnTaCT: 

emaIL: joseylbr3@gmail.com 

saLes: Logan Josey 

INDUSTRY NEWS Continued 

flooring for 11 additional R.I.S.E. homes in various stages 

of planning and construction. Currently, 153 NWFA 

member companies have donated product, logistics and 

installation services in locations throughout the United 

States, with a total value of more than $6.9 million. A 

list of all NWFA R.I.S.E. participating companies can be 

found at www.nwfa.org/giving-back.aspx. 

To learn more about the program, and how you and/ 

or your company can get involved, contact the NWFA 

at 800.422.4556 or e-mail them at anita.howard@nwfa. 

org. 

The National Wood Flooring Association is a not-forprofit 

trade organization, with more than 3,200 member 

companies world-wide, dedicated to educating consumers, 

architects, designers, specifiers, and builders in the 

uses and benefits of wood flooring. 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 at 

www.nwfa.org. 

NAHB: SINGLE-FAMILY STARTS POST 

UNEXPECTED GAIN AS HIGH INTEREST 

RATES PERSIST 

Despite elevated mortgage rates averaging above 7 

percent, single-family starts posted a solid gain, according 

to the most recent data available, as more buyers are 

turning to new homes because of a dearth of inventory in 

the resale market. 

Overall housing starts increased 7 percent in September 

to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.36 million 

units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census 

Bureau. 

The September reading of 1.36 million starts is the 

number of housing units builders would begin if development 

kept this pace for the next 12 months. Within 

this overall number, single-family starts increased 3.2 

percent to a 963,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate. 

However, single-family starts are 12.8 percent lower 

year-to-date due to higher interest rates. The multifamily 

sector, which includes apartment buildings and condos, 

increased 17.6 percent to an annualized 395,000 pace. 

On a regional and year-to-date basis, combined single-family 

and multifamily starts are 23.3 percent lower 

in the Northeast, 12.9 percent lower in the Midwest, 7.8 

percent lower in the South and 16.9 percent lower in the 

West. 

Overall permits decreased 4.4 percent to a 1.47 million 

unit annualized rate in September. Single-family permits 

increased 1.8 percent to a 965,000 unit rate. Single- 

family permits are down 13.4 percent year-to-date. Multifamily 

permits decreased 14.3 percent to an annualized 

508,000 pace. 

Looking at regional permit data on a year-to-date basis, 

permits are 22.3 percent lower in the Northeast, 16.6 

percent lower in the Midwest, 12.7 percent lower in the 

South and 17.6 percent lower in the West. 

The number of apartments under construction is near 

1 million units and will be falling in the months ahead. 

USDA ANNOUNCED PLANS TO STRENGTH- 

EN FOREST PRODUCTS ECONOMY 

The Biden-Harris Administration announced the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is making 

nearly $50 million in grant funding available for proposals 

that support crucial links between resilient, healthy 

forests, strong rural economies and jobs in the forestry 

sector. Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in 

America agenda, this funding will create new markets for 

wood products and renewable wood energy, expand processing 

capacity and help tackle the climate crisis. 

The open funding opportunity comes through the Forest 

Service’s three key grant programs to support the forest 

products economy: Wood Innovations Grant, Community 

Wood Grant and Wood Products Infrastructure 

Assistance Grant Programs. The agency is seeking proposals 

that support innovative uses of wood in the construction 

of low carbon buildings, as a renewable energy 

source and in manufacturing and processing products. 

These programs also provide direct support to expand 

and retrofit wood energy systems and wood products 

manufacturing facilities nationwide. 

These investments will support forest management 

projects to improve forest health and reduce wildfire 

risk across all land ownerships. Byproducts of these activities, 

like small diameter timber and woody biomass, 

have historically been of little market value. Thanks in 

part to these Forest Service grant programs, funding is 

available to support the use of this often-unused material 

in many types of wood products. 

Visit fs.usda.gov for more information on funding for 

the Wood Innovations, Community Wood and Wood 

Products Infrastructure Assistance Grant Programs. 

INDUSTRY CEOS WARN OF DIRE 

ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES FROM 

PROPOSED NAAQS STANDARDS 

Jackson Morrill, president and CEO of the American 

Wood Council, located in Washington, DC, recently 

joined leaders of over 70 other trade groups representing 

diverse businesses across the economy in urging the 


Fly Tie & Lumber 

To our customers, we offer: 

• Ash • Cottonwood • Cypress • Gum 

• Poplar • Red Oak • White Oak 

• Cedar • Cherry • Hickory 

• Mixed Hardwoods 

From these species, we manufacture: 

• All Grades of Lumber 

• Railroad Ties & Industrial Timbers 

• Cants 

• Green Lumber, AD & KD Available 

• S2S AD Framestock 

• S4S KD Custom Moulding/Flooring 

• Offering Custom Cuts to Meet Specs 

Cutting 4/4, 5/4 and 6/4 

Sales 

Eugene Hall 

Jessica Fly 

Ann Sykes 

2178 Hwy. 7 North 

Grenada, MS 38901 

eugene@flytimber.com 

jessica@flytimber.com 

ann@flytimber.com 

Phone: (662) 226-2276 

Fax: (662) 226-8353 

www.flytimber.com 

flytimber@gmail.com 




“Looking for Premium Appalachian Hardwood? 

Harold White Lumber, Inc. is the supplier 

you can trust!” 

HAROLD WHITE 2016-2.indd 5 

HWL 

HAROLD WHITE LUMBER 

Founded in 1968 by Harold White, we offer: 

• Bandsawn lumber 

• Excellent color and texture 

• 500,000 b.f. kiln capacity 

• Planing mill facility 

• On-site container loading 

• Dimension plant specializing in paneling, flooring, 

casing, doors and finger-joints 

For lumber and prompt worldwide shipping, 

contact Ray White: rwhite@haroldwhitelumber.com 

For dimension and/or millwork requests, 

contact Lee White: lwhite@haroldwhitelumber.com. 

Harold White Lumber, Inc. 

2920 Flemingsburg Road 

Morehead, KY 40351 

(606) 784-7573 phone 

(606) 784-2624 fax 

www.haroldwhitelumber.com 

Connecting North American 

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6/6/16 2:40 PM 

INDUSTRY NEWS Continued 

Biden administration to maintain the existing National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate 

matter (PM2.5). In a letter to White House Chief 

of Staff Jeff Zients, the organizations warned that moving 

forward with the Environmental Protection Agency’s 

(EPA) proposed revisions would jeopardize American 

jobs and risk substantial economic harm. 

The proposed revisions to the standard “would risk 

jobs and livelihoods by making it even more difficult to 

obtain permits for new factories, facilities and infrastructure 

to power economic growth,” the groups wrote. “This 

proposal would also threaten successful implementation 

of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS 

and Science Act, and the important clean energy provisions 

of the Inflation Reduction Act. Our members have 

innovated and worked with regulators to significantly 

lower PM2.5 emissions and further progress is being 

made as part of the energy transition investments.” 

The letter emphasized the effectiveness of the current 

standards which have led to a 42 percent decline in 

PM2.5 concentrations since 2000, according to government 

data. In fact, the EPA reaffirmed only two years ago 

that the current standards are protective of public health 

and the environment. Now, without significant new health 

information, the agency is proposing revisions that will 

have dramatic effects on the U.S. economy. 

A recent Oxford Economic analysis commissioned by 

the National Association of Manufacturers found that the 

proposed standard would reduce U.S. GDP by nearly 

$200 billion and cost as many as one million American 

jobs through 2031. 

“Lowering the current standard so dramatically would 

create a perverse disincentive for American investment,” 

the letter reads. “EPA’s proposal could force investment 

in new facilities to foreign countries with less stringent 

air standards, thereby undermining the Administration’s 

economic and environmental goals. We urge you to ensure 

EPA maintains the existing fine particulate matter 

standards to ensure both continued environmental protection 

and economic growth.” n 

RAHC UPDATE Continued from page 16 

Heading into the New Year 

While 2023 has largely been a success in reaching 

consumers and promoting American Hardwoods, the 

RAHC is hard at work making plans to expand its focus 

to reach the architecture and design community. In 

2024, the RAHC is looking to develop continuing education 

units, exhibit and speak at design/build tradeshows, 

and host student design competitions. 

But, achieving these ambitious 

goals, while building upon previous 

success, can only happen with 

the continued support of the entire 

industry. To learn more about the 

RAHC, sign up for email updates, 

and contribute toward the initiative, 

visit RealAmericanHardwood. 

com/industry. n 

AHEC REPORT 


•competition for market share of 

non-wood and “look-alike” materials 

•lack of familiarity with full performance 

potential of U.S. Hardwoods 

•the need to achieve a better balance 

between market demand 

and species availability by focusing 

on underutilized species like 

Red Oak, Cherry, Maple, and Tulipwood 

•lack of technical knowledge, 

awareness, and data on structural/exterior 

design opportunities for 

U.S. Hardwoods (CLT, TMT, LVL, 

etc.) 

•benefits of U.S. Hardwoods in 

meeting environmental regulations 

Our target audience falls into 

three main categories: Hardwood 

traders and importers, Hardwood 


Tel: (989) 593-2552 

Fax: (989) 593-2329 

Website: www.devereauxsawmill.com 

Sharing with you the Glory, the Wonder 

and the Miracle of this Holy Season. 

Have a Blessed Christmas and New Year. 

Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. 

1195 Creek Mountain Road 

Kreamer, PA 17833 · (570) 374-1108 

Merry Christmas! 

FACILITIES: Distribution Yard • Dry Kilns • Own Trucks • S-382 

Newman Whitney Planer • Diehl Straight Line Rip • Whitney DS-802 

SPECIES: OAK • POPLAR • WHITE ASH • HICKORY • BASSWOOD 

• WALNUT • CHERRY • BIRCH • HARD & SOFT MAPLE 

Call (574) 753-3151 or (800) 536-3151 

FAX: (574) 753-2525 or (800) 536-2526 

Logansport, Indiana 46947 

colehardwood.com 

brian@colehardwood.com 

BingamanLumber.com/NH12 



CHRISTMAS 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 71 

from 

Sawmill, Inc. 

2872 N. Hubbardston Road 

P.O. Box 67 

Pewamo, MI 48873 

At Devereaux Sawmill, Inc., we take great pride in our history which is based 

on integrity, honesty, and hard work, and great people!

Carl Rosenberry & Sons Lumber, Inc. 

Celebrating over 100 Years in Business! 

7446 Path Valley Road Fort Loudon, PA 17224 

FAX: (717) 349-2044 Phone: (717) 349-2289 

www.rosenberrylumber.com 

Email inquiries to Jackie Kriner at 

jackie@rosenberrylumber.com 

Fine Pennsylvania Hardwoods 

75% Red and White Oak 

Maintaining 700,000’ K.D. Inventory and 

1,000,000 bd. ft. of Green and Air Dried lumber 

300,000 bd. ft. Kiln Capacity • Annual Production 7,000,000’ 

J.W. McKittrick Lumber Company 

P.O. Box 2004 

Camden, South Carolina 29020 

Tel: (803) 432-4108 • Fax: (803) 432-4915 

E-mail: mcklumbr@bellsouth.net 

www.mckittricklumber.com 

SALES: Jack McKittrick and Cliff McKittrick 

Warmest Wishes for a Happy Holiday 

Season from all of us at 

J.W. McKittrick Lumber Company 

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through the years. 

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Southern Hardwood lumber in 

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in all grades, please contact us. 

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Southern Yellow Pine lumber as well. 

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NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 

2023 

Buyer’s Guide 

PRODUCT INDEX 

BLANKS 

Banks Hardwoods Inc.............................11 

Fly Tie & Lumber Co.................................67 

Granite Valley Forest Products.............67 

Logs 2 Lumber 2 You...............................47 

Lussier, Simon, Ltd...................................35 

Midwest Hardwood Company.............57 

Northern Hardwoods..............................52 

Thompson Appalachian 

Hardwoods, Inc.................................... IBC 

Tigerton Lumber Co................................12 

BOARD ROAD MATS/ 

TIMBERS 


Stoltzfus Forest Products, LLC..............32 

The Turman Group...................................49 



Volner Sawmill, Inc...................................48 

CABINET STOCK 

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



Maine Woods Company LLC.................62 

Sweeney Hardwoods..............................34 



CRANE MAT TIMBERS 



Patrick Lumber Company......................61 



White, Harold, Lumber, Inc....................68 

CRATING & BLOCKING 


HHP, Inc........................................................37 

Josey Lumber Co., Inc.............................66 

Lumber Resources Inc............................... 1 

Pennsylvania Hardwoods Co................51 


CROSSTIES - SWITCH TIES 


Clark Lumber Co.......................................65 


GF Hardwoods, Inc...................................54 

Kepley-Frank Hardwood Co., Inc........... 8 

Maine Woods Company, LLC................62 



NWH..............................................................23 








York Legacy Mill Inc.................................50 

CUSTOM KILN DRYING & 

MILLING IN TRANSIT 






DIMENSION - FURNITURE 

PARTS 

Atlanta Hardwood Corp.........................69 






O’Shea Lumber Co..................................... 2 

Wheeland Lumber Co., Inc....................60 

Yoder Lumber............................................41 

FIGURED HARDWOODS 

Bohlke, M., Veneer Corp.........................13 

Devereaux Sawmill, Inc..........................69 




NWH..............................................................23 

Wagner Lumber Co..................................55 

FLOORING 



Graf Brothers Flooring & Lumber........17 



McClain Forest Products LLC.................. 2 

Merrick Hardwoods.................................56 

Oakcrest Lumber, Inc...............................66 




Springcreek Flooring................................. 2 





Yoder Lumber............................................41 

FSC LUMBER 

Hartzell Hardwoods Inc..........................33 







LUMBER - HARDWOODS 

(Appalachian Hardwoods) 

Abenaki Timber Corp............................. BC 


Baillie Lumber Co......................................43 



Coleman, Robert S., Lumber 

Co., Inc.......................................................63 

Cramer, W.M., Lumber Co.......................46 

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

Dickerson Lumber Company...............36 

Dunaway Timber Co., Inc.......................38 


Frank Miller Lumber Co., Inc.................58 




GreenTree Forest Products, Inc............21 


Hermitage Hardwood 

Lumber Sales, Inc...................................53 



Legacy Wood Products LLC.................... 2 




McKittrick, J.W., Lumber Co...................70 

Merrick Hardwoods.................................56 


MO PAC Lumber Company...................44 

Neff Lumber Mills, Inc.............................64 

NWH..............................................................23 




Quality Hardwoods Ltd..........................39 

RAM Forest Products, Inc.......................42 

RJ Lumber LLC...........................................40 

Rosenberry, Carl, & Sons 

Lumber Inc...............................................70 










Yoder Lumber............................................41 


(Canadian Hardwoods) 



NWH..............................................................23 



(Northern Hardwoods) 


American Lumber Co..............................45 





Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc...............69 

Cole Hardwood, Inc.................................69 


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

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












NWH..............................................................23 



RAM Forest Products, Inc.......................42 

RJ Lumber LLC...........................................40 





Yoder Lumber............................................41 

(Northeastern Hardwoods) 


HHP, Inc........................................................37 




NWH..............................................................23 





(Southern Hardwoods) 






McKittrick, J. W., Lumber Co..................70 

NWH..............................................................23 




Yoder Lumber............................................41 

(South Central Hardwoods) 




NWH..............................................................23 



(Walnut) 














Legacy Wood Products LLC.................... 2 






NWH..............................................................23 



RJ Lumber LLC...........................................40 





LUMBER - SOFTWOODS 

(Aromatic Red Cedar) 





Legacy Wood Products LLC ................... 2 






(Cypress) 

Cramer, W. M., Lumber Co.....................46 


Josey Lumber Co., Inc. ...........................66 






(White Pine) 









Rosenberry, Carl, & Sons 

Lumber Inc...............................................70 



(Yellow Pine) 





WEST COAST WOODS 

NWH..............................................................23 



IMPORTED WOODS 


American Lumber Co..............................45 






Newman Lumber Co...............................19 

NWH..............................................................23 


OHC | Overseas Hardwoods 

Company.................................................... 7 



(Mahogany) 







NWH..............................................................23 


Company.................................................... 7 



MILLWORK, MOULDINGS 

& TRIM 


Banks Hardwood Inc...............................11 





Company.................................................... 7 





PALLETS – 

PALLET & CRATING 

LUMBER - CANTS 








GreenTree Forest Products, Inc............21 

HHP, Inc........................................................37 









NWH..............................................................23 


RJ Lumber LLC...........................................40 









Yoder Lumber............................................41 


PANELS - LUMBER CORE 




PLYWOOD HARDWOOD 

(Curved, Flat & 

Marine Grade) 



NWH..............................................................23 


Company.................................................... 7 


RAILROAD TIES 











NWH..............................................................23 







RIFT & QUARTERSAWN 










NWH..............................................................23 


Company.................................................... 7 

RJ Lumber LLC...........................................40 




SERVICES 

Automation & Electronics USA............15 


Nyle Dry Kilns............................................... 9 

Real American Hardwood 

Coalition...................................................10 

Stiles, A.W., Contractors, Inc..................59 

TS Manufacturing.....................................14 

SQUARES 





STACKING STICKS 


TIMBERS, TRUSSES & 

BEAMS 

Coleman, Robert S., Lumber 

Co., Inc.......................................................63 







Yoder Lumber............................................41 

TRUCK FLOORING, 

STAKES, ETC. 




Company.................................................... 7 


VENEERS - SINGLE PLY 


VENEER LOG SUPPLIERS 







HHP, Inc........................................................37 




RJ Lumber LLC...........................................40 







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