National Hardwood Magazine - Christmas 2023

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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For more information visit
www.lauzonhardwood.com.
HIGH POINT MARKET
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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
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WOLVERINE HARDWOODS
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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-
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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
lee.daugherty@theturmangroup.com
wil.brush@theturmangroup.com
Turman Tye River, LLC
Arrington, VA
barry.largen@theturmangroup.com
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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