CORNERSTONE MOULDING
CORNERSTONE MOULDING INC. Continued from page 21 All staining, sealing and top-coating is carried out in the finishing area. Next, the product goes into the drying tunnel. Cornerstone Moulding products can be found in some interesting places. Yoder said that while the installation was done by another company, Cornerstone Moulding’s products are in Notre Dame. “One of the most unusual requests that we have fulfilled was manufacturing rafters for looks alone.” When asked about the various species utilized, Yoder said Cornerstone’s business previously consisted of mostly Oak products. “When we started in 2004 everything requested was mostly Oak,” he explained. “We’ve In the inline spray area at Cornerstone Moulding, an employee uses the Stanza spray machine and Makor stacker to prime and paint mouldings. Sixty percent of all product is painted. seen a turn in the market and now we are leaning heavily to the Maple’s. In 2019 we started running Hard Maple because Soft Maple wasn’t readily available.” With a focus on quality, service and consistency, Yoder said one of the things their customers recommend Cornerstone Moulding for is their cleanliness. “When you run a clean operation, you get a quality product,” he explained. “It’s as simple as that. We strive on cleanliness and first impressions. We specialize in on-time delivery and, if the customer is expecting to pick it up, it’s ready Quality control, boxing and skidding are done in Cornerstone’s shipping department. when they get here. We try not to carry back orders; we always try to get the best quality wood so that we can have a good finished product offering.” With 23 full-time employees, key personnel include President Eddie Ray Borkholder; Vice President and General Manager Daryl Yoder; and Sales and Customer The Raimann rip saw with two moveable blades and an optimizing infeed is used at Cornerstone Moulding to rip about 6,000 board feet per day. Service Manager Fred Miller. Wyman Hochstetler, John Troyer and Jose Borkholder all have leadership positions that make it all happen along with the rest of the company’s dependable workforce. The company would also like to thank their lumber suppliers and vendors for stepping forward and supplying them with a quality product at a fair price and serving with integrity at a time when things seemed out of control this past year. n For more information, contact Daryl Yoder at 574-546-4249 or FAX: 574-546-4211. KENTUCKY WOOD EXPO September 17 & 18, 2021 Make plans to participate in the 34th Kentucky Wood Expo, the two-day event is designed to accent the forest products industry. The show will attract loggers, sawmill and pallet operators, manufacturers of forest products and related machinery, retailers and wholesalers, and consumers of wood products. Outdoor & Indoor Exhibits ~ Equipment Demonstrations ~ Lumberjack & Logging Contests ~ Chain Saw Carving ~ Forestry Education ~ Wood Crafts Masterson Station Park, Lexington, KY kywoodexpo.com | 502-695-3979 Merchandising System for Logs or Poles Board and Cant Edgers - Optimized Too! Muliple Scragg Options When you need a solution to your mill issues THINK COOPER! From Merchandising Systems, Edgers, Gangs, Scraggs, Sorters and more... Cooper Machine has solutions. Give us a call to find out what’s new for your mill. We look forward to seeing you at the Atlanta Expo August 11-13th! Give us a call to find out more at 478-252-5885 INFO@COOPERMACHINE.COM WWW.COOPERMACHINE.COM 44 AUGUST 2021 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 2021 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 45
