National Hardwood Magazine - August 2023

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Atlanta, GA Cleveland, GA Crystal Spring, PA Clarksville, TN www.hardwoodweb.com 800-476-5393 Contents National Hardwood Magazine AUGUST 2023 Volume 97 No. 7 Quality Starts with Premium Appalachian Hardwoods About The Cover Cabinet & Furniture Components Siding & Exterior Trim Gang-Ripped & Defected Blanks Mouldings, 1000+ Profiles Shiplap & Nickle-Gap Paneling Atlanta Hardwood Corporation and AHC Hardwood Group Now in our eighth decade, we are proud to be part of a dynamic, evolving industry built around sustainable forestry practices and efficiencies in plant operations. Atlanta Hardwood Corporation, which goes to market as AHC Hardwood Group, specializes in providing premium domestic and exotic hardwoods to customers throughout the U.S. and around the world. Our ability to change and adapt to meet the needs of our customers and the evolving landscape of our world allowed us to grow from a single drying yard to a world-class, valueadded manufacturer. Our facility expansions at AHC Clarksville (Clarksville, TN) and AHC White County (Cleveland, GA) have allowed us to provide customized services to specialized markets. We made a strategic move to increase capacity by 300% to meet the growing demand for value-added secondary manufacturing. Today, with the best-in-the-industry technology we’ve implemented, we provide flexibility to our customers with a diverse and consistent supply of products, including cut-tolength S4S boards, ganged-ripped and defected blanks, mouldings, trim, cabinet components, window and door parts, solid-plank flooring, paneling and siding. Offering more than 50 species of domestic and imported hardwoods and softwoods, we are able to address the needs of architects, designers and manufacturers, making available some of the most-desired hardwood species. For more information about AHC Hardwood Group and our affiliate companies, visit hardwoodweb.com, or call 800-248-4393. When you think of wood, think of us. Save 10-25% on your monthly saw blade purchases by using Lubie ® Mention code NH23 to receive a 0 shipping credit on a new Lubie 1000 spray system Features & Industry Events 20 24 28 Dakota Premium Hardwoods Grows In 11 Branches New Equipment And Increased Automation At Deer Park Lumber White Oak Leads Furniture Market; 32 “Oak” Has Softer Promotion 34 MiCROTEC’s Dedication To Understanding Customer Needs Through Innovative Development Emporium And Penn-York Team Up For Monthly Meeting Departments 36 44 50 Hardwood Federation Fly-In Kicks Off Summer 2023 NELA Gathers For Annual Summer Meeting Industry Spotlight: Marv Bernhagen 24 Founded in 1927 by: O.L. Miller – 1894-1963 Publisher: Paul J. Miller – 1963-2010 • Forest Products Export Directory • Imported Wood Purchasing Guide • Import/Export Wood Purchasing News • Hardwood Purchasing Handbook • Green Books’s Hardwood Marketing Directory • Green Books’s Softwood Marketing Directory • The Softwood Forest Products Buyer Paul J. Miller Jr. – President Terry Miller – Vice President Zach Miller – Sales Executive Chris Fehr – Sales Executive Sue Putnam – Editor Cadance Hanson - Staff Writer Nick Mancini - Staff Writer Dolores Buchanan - Who’s Who Coordinator Rachael Stokes – Graphic Artist Camille Campbell – Graphic Artist Tammy Daugherty – Production Manager Jennifer Trentman – 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) Lubie® Saw Lubes for all species • Non-flammable • No odor • Biodegradable Installs on: • Head Rigs • Line Bars • Edgers • Pallet Saws • Gang Rips • Finger Jointers 4 Hardwood Calendar 6 U.S.A. Trends 8 Canadian Trends 10 Industry News 12 HMA Update 14 AHEC Report 16 NWFA Review 18 NHLA: Why Knot... 70 Who’s Who 78 Classified Profit Opportunities 80 Advertisers Index 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. The publisher reserves the right to accept or reject editorial content and Ads at the staff’s discretion. 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