National Hardwood Magazine - August 2011

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Contents: Read each month’s feature stories or download the latest issue online @ www.nationalhardwoodmag.com Features: Brown Street Furniture Thrives With Ash, Maple, Cherry ..............................20 Oaks Unlimited – Unlimited Endeavors ...........................................................22 Frick Lumber Co. Inc. – Fourth Generation Business Since 1924 ................24 NELA Gathers For Summer Meeting................................................................26 Tours Highlight HMA Northeast Meeting .........................................................32 RAM Welcomes Penn-York Members ...............................................................34 LAHLC Enjoys Monthly Gathering....................................................................36 Departments: Hardwood Calendar ................................................................................................4 U.S.A. Trends ...........................................................................................................6 Canadian Trends......................................................................................................7 News Developments ...............................................................................................8 NHLA News .........................................................................................................10 HMA & Solid Hardwood Promotion ..................................................................12 AHEC Update ......................................................................................................14 NWFA Flooring Report.......................................................................................16 Who’s Who ..........................................................................................................46 Trade Talk ............................................................................................................50 Obituaries............................................................................................................57 Classified Opportunities....................................................................................58 Advertisers Index ...............................................................................................60 The publisher reserves the right to accept or reject editorial content and Ads at the staff’s discretion. 2 Hardwoods...The All-Purpose Material

August, 2011 Vol. 85, No. 7 The Cover Specializing in Appalachian hardwoods, Atlanta Hardwood Corporation (AHC) will be celebrating 60 years in the lumber business next year. With our recent acquisition of Craig Lumber, now AHC Craig Imports, we now offer a diverse combined inventory of more than 80 species of hardwood lumber, both domestic and imported. We also distribute architectural-grade plywood, veneer, composite panels, S4S boards, mouldings and plank flooring. Our state-of-the-art remanufacturing capabilities include finger jointing, gang ripping, specialty sorting, S4S boards and custom moulding profiles. With our expansion in Clarksville, Tennessee, we operate five concentration yards in the Eastern United States, with kiln-drying facilities in Atlanta, GA; Clarksville, TN; Cleveland, GA; Crystal Spring, PA; Huntersville, NC; an export office in China; and four distribution centers in the Southeast. We are committed to meeting the needs of our customers around the world and providing timely, reliable solutions. When you think of wood, think of us. For more information about Atlanta Hardwood Corporation and our affiliate companies, visit us online at www.hardwoodweb.com or call 800-476-5393. Founded in 1927 by: O.L. MILLER - 1894 - 1963 Publisher: PAUL J. MILLER - 1963 - 2010 58228 County Road 43, P.O. Box 1168 Middlebury, Indiana 46540 Phone: (574) 825-2129 FAX: (574) 825-7519 HARDWOOD LUMBER SALES: Rick Hetler - rick@indianawood.com Charlie Steiner - csteiner@indianawood.com Bill Tusing - bill@indianawood.com VENEER LOG SALES: Dean Howard MANUFACTURERS OF FINE QUALITY INDIANA & MICHIGAN GREEN & KILN DRIED HARDWOODS - 200,000’ kiln capacity - surfacing - 625,000’ pre-dryer capacity - straight line ripping - inspection after kiln drying - mixed truckloads - container loading - export preparation - 1,000,000’ kiln dried inventory red oak, white oak, cherry, white ash, poplar, hard maple, soft maple, hickory, walnut The National Hardwood Magazine is the product of a company and its affiliates that have been in the publishing business for 84 years. Other publications edited for specialized markets and distributed worldwide include: Forest Products Export Directory • Hardwood Purchasing Handbook • Dimension & Wood Components Buyer’s Guide • Import/Export Wood Purchasing News • Imported Wood Purchasing Guide • Green Book’s Hardwood Marketing Directory • Green Book’s Softwood Marketing Directory • The Softwood Forest Products Buyer Paul J. Miller, Jr.................................................................................................................President Central States Editor Terry Miller ...........................................................................................Vice President – Sales Mgr. Northeast Editor Wayne Miller..............................................................................................................Vice President Canada & West Coast Editor Gary Miller .................................................................................................................Vice President Southeast Editor Barbara King ...........................................................................................................Office Manager Virginia Sorensen....................................................................................................Finance Officer Sue Putnam.............................................................................................................................Editor Michelle Keller .......................................................................................................Associate Editor John Gray, Jr .................................................................................................................Art Director Walter Lee .....................................................................................................Associate Art Director Tammy Daugherty...........................................................................................Production Manager Charlene Jumper.................................................................................Green Book …Market Sales Lisa Carpenter.................................................................................................Circulation Manager Lexi Hardin ..........................................................................................Subscription & List Services ADVERTISING OFFICES: 5175 Elmore Rd., Suite 23, Memphis, TN 38134 901-372-8280 FAX 901-373-6180 Reach us via the Internet at: www.nationalhardwoodmag.com e-mail addresses: ADVERTISING: tammy@millerwoodtradepub.com EDITORIAL: editor@millerwoodtradepub.com SUBSCRIPTIONS: circ@millerwoodtradepub.com EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS: Chicago, Los Angeles, High Point, Grand Rapids, Portland, Toronto Controlled circulation postage paid at Memphis, TN (USPS #917-760) The NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE (ISSN 0194-0910) is published monthly, except for two issues in December, for .00 per year and .00 (U.S. dollars) per year for Canada by National Hardwood Magazine, Inc., 5175 Elmore Rd., Suite 23, Memphis, TN 38134. Periodicals Postage paid at Memphis, TN, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to National Hardwood Magazine, P.O. Box 34908, Memphis, TN 38184. Publications mail agreement No. 40739074. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: P.O. Box 503, RPO W. Beaver Cre., Rich-Hill, ON L4B 4R6. For Fine Appalachian Hardwoods, we’d like to be one of your suppliers White Oak • Red Oak Yellow Poplar • Cherry 3530 Jonathan Creek Road Waynesville, North Carolina 28785 U.S.A. Tel: (828) 926-1621 Fax: (828) 926-3383 E-Mail: mail@oaksunlimited.com Website: www.oaksunlimited.com Contact: Joe Pryor, Mark Taylor or our other salesmen AUGUST/2011 3