National Hardwood Magazine - December 2022

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COVER TEMPLATE.indd 1 Pink line is the bleed line Green line is the trim line Orange line is live area (please keep text within this area) Blue box indicates where the masthead should be placed CALL COLE TODAY. WE’RE ON YOUR TEAM. HARDWOOD LUMBER FOR ALL YOUR HARDWOOD NEEDS Quotes: 800-536-3151 • Export: 574-753-3151 • colehardwood.com 10/3/16 1:20 PM About The Cover COLE HARDWOOD, INC. Contents National Hardwood Magazine DECEMBER 2022 Volume 96 No. 11 COLE HARDWOOD GET A KICK. Improving your bottom line is our goal line. That’s why we quote fairly and deliver hardwood to maximize quality and help minimize waste. We also offer mixed species and sizing with J.I.T. shipments to reduce inventory costs. And those are just two of our plays. Flexibility in the marketplace and employee involvement are hallmarks of Cole Hardwood, Inc., a 34-acre concentration yard supplying U.S. and overseas markets, Cole specializes in lumber that is indigenous to the forests of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois. These species are Red Oak, White Oak, Ash, Poplar, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Cherry, Hickory and Walnut. Thicknesses in most species are 4/4 through 8/4, with some species up to 16/4. Cole Hardwood has kiln capacity of 1,300,000 BF. The facility also has over 225,000 square feet of climatecontrolled warehouse, housing 4 KD inspection stations, 2 green lumber inspection stations, 2 stackers, a retail store, the office, planing mill and approximately 8,000,000 BF of kiln dried inventory. Total kiln dried and air-dried inventory stands at 12,000,000 BF. Cole Hardwood, Inc. is committed to making sure every step, from computer-controlled kiln drying to their one-onone customer service is focused on quality—the kind that is only possible with commitment from every department, every person, every day! Features & Industry Events 20 24 28 Building Lifetime Tables At A.E. Schmidt Billiards Maine Woods: Doing What’s Right For The Forest 2023 Forecasts: 2022 Was Good For Some, Not For Others; ’23 Portends Challenges And Hope 36 At Fall Meeting, CHB Describes Promotional Efforts Through 2023 Departments AWMA Discusses Ways To Promote 38 Walnut, Especially Abroad 39 40 Fellowship Of Christian Lumbermen Hold End-Of-Year Meeting Rossi Group Hosts Reception 20 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 Sue Putnam – Editor Matthew Fite – Staff Writer Cadance Hanson - Staff Writer Dolores Buchanan - Who’s Who Coordinator Rachael Stokes – 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) 6 Hardwood Calendar 8 U.S.A. Trends 10 Canadian Trends 12 News Developments 14 HMA Update 16 NHLA: Why Knot... 18 NAFF Bulletin 44 In Memoriam 52 Who’s Who 54 Trade Talk 59 Classified Profit Opportunities 64 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. 2 DECEMBER 2022 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmericanHardwood.org www.RealAmericanHardwood.org DECEMBER 2022 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 3