National Hardwood Magazine - February 2024

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Contents National Hardwood Magazine FEBRUARY 2024 Volume 98 No. 1 Features & Industry Events 22 24 26 28 Dura Supreme Cabinetry Starts Production At Their Multi-Million Dollar Expansion Stoltzfus Forest Products: Doing It All From Timber Tract To Lumber Board KopCoat’s Reach Expands In The Hardwood Sector Lumber Shipping Companies Are Cautiously Optimistic As Traditional Trends Return Departments 6 Hardwood Calendar 8 U.S.A. Trends 10 Canadian Trends 12 Industry News 14 HMA Update 16 AHEC Report 18 NWFA Review 20 NHLA: Why Knot... 54 In Memoriam 72 Who’s Who 30 34 SWHMC Meeting Attendees Share Insights About Market Conditions West Side Hardwood Club Enjoys Annual Holiday Lunch 22 78 Classified Profit Opportunities 80 Advertisers Index About The Cover CUMMINGS LUMBER COMPANY, INC. Lee William Cummings moved to Troy, Pennsylvania in 1929 to found L.W. Cummings & Son Lumber Company. Because there was no electricity in Troy at that time, he built his mill close to a road and stream and used steam engines for power. Logs were skidded with horses and lumber was shipped on rail cars. Roy W. Cummings, Sr. joined his father in 1942. Roy W. Cummings Jr. joined his father in 1968 and they continued to expand the business under the name of Cummings Lumber Company, Inc. Today Scott Cummings the founder’s great grandson directs the company. The lumber company prospered through the years thanks to their undying commitment to provide customers with quality products and service. For four generations, that commitment to quality has become a Cummings family tradition. Cummings Lumber Company, Inc. Troy, PA 570-297-4771 CummingsLumber.com 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 Terry Miller – President Paul J. Miller Jr. – Co-owner Zach Miller – Sales Executive Chris Fehr – Sales Executive Sue Putnam – Editor Cadance Hanson - Staff Writer Graham Sweeney - 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) 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. Quit Your Pitching with our proven system Prevent resin and pitch buildup by reducing friction when applied with our Lube Master 1000 Spray System. Biolube offers formulations for all species. 100% satisfaction guarantee! Installs on: • Head Rigs • Line Bars • Edgers • Pallet Saws • Gang Rips • Moulders • Finger Jointers New Customer Special: 0 shipping credit on a Lube Master Spray System. Expires 12-31-24. Mention code NH24. BIOLUBE The original innovator in saw lubrication. www.biolube1.com • 260-414-9633 2 FEBRUARY 2024 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry www.RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry FEBRUARY 2024 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 3