National Hardwood Magazine - February 2024

Dwight Lewis Co., Inc.

Dwight Lewis Co., Inc. Hillsgrove, PA 18619 • Phone 570-924-3507 FAX 570-924-4233 Kilns • Export Preparation Container Loading Company Owned Timberland 3rd Generation Since 1941 Appalachian Hardwoods Specializing in Cherry 4/4 thru 16/4 Hard & Soft Maple Red & White Oak National Hardwood Lumber Association Certified Your support changes hearts and minds about wood, for good. Harvesting the Future through Education DONATE TODAY @ NorthAmericanForestFoundation.org JOIN THE CONVERSATION AHEC REPORT Continued U.S. timber industry, championing the performance, sustainability and aesthetic potential of American Hardwoods worldwide. As the leading international Hardwood trade association for North America, AHEC operates a non-profit programme representing thousands of businesses engaged in the production and export of timber – ranging from small family-run sawmills to major flooring manufacturers. Established to unite this wide-ranging spectrum of companies with a single global voice, AHEC has successfully built an internationally recognised brand, marketing more than 20 commercially available Hardwood species and increasing demand around the world. www.americanhardwood.org @ahec_europe About Disegno Disegno is an international journal dedicated to longform writing and photography around design. The team behind Disegno also publish Design Reviewed, a title devoted to experiential design writing and long-form reviews, with an emphasis on hands-on engagement. Both journals cover all design fields, exploring the political, social, environmental and industrial impact of the discipline. Each is published biannually. Disegno also publishes a mixture of long-form journalism and shorter news items on its website. www.disegnojournal.com @disegnojournal n NWFA REVIEW Continued from page 18 The determination of MC is an essential part of quality control, particularly when it comes to wood flooring. It is important to know how much humidity is in the space, as well as the MC of the wood flooring, doorframes, moulding, and substrate. The MC of wood flooring should be adequately aligned with the environment where it will be installed. Each manufacturer should provide temperature and humidity requirements or recommended practices for acclimating their wood. The MC of the flooring and subflooring should be tested and verified using an appropriate meter or test method. A thermo-hygrometer should be used to measure the temperature and humidity in the room. The humidity of the environment also is affected by the region where the jobsite is located. Some areas will be more humid, whereas others will be more arid. All of this testing provides a comprehensive understanding of how the wood flooring will perform in its environment. The MC of wood below the FSP is a function of both the relative humidity and temperature in the surrounding environment. Optimal performance is achieved when wood is neither gaining nor losing moisture, which is referred to as its equilibrium moisture content (EMC). Wood performs best when the interior environment is controlled at recommended levels, and the wood is installed at a MC corresponding to the interior conditions. Most wood flooring manufacturers dry their flooring to 6 percent to 9 percent MC, which directly coincides with a relative humidity range between 30 percent to 50 percent and a temperature range between 60°F to 80°F found in most indoor environments. Dimensional stability is the degree to which a piece of solid wood maintains its original dimensions when subjected to changes in MC. How this change affects wood depends on the species and the grain angle at which the board was cut from the log. Dimensional Change Coefficient (DCC), published by the Forest Products Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, identifies how dimensionally stable a specific species is, measured as tangential shrinkage or swelling within normal MC limits of 6 percent to 14 percent. The DCC provides a way to calculate approximately how much a particular species of wood may respond to changes in MC. This is helpful for determining species suitability, planning appropriate expansion, and maintaining appropriate climate conditions. The National Wood Flooring Association has detailed information about moisture content and wood available through NWFA University, an online training platform that is convenient and affordable. More information is available at nwfa.org. n NHLA: Why Knot?... Continued from page 20 side our industry and have them leave. Hopefully, we will leave a good impression on them. As for who to hire, I have made one determination: I will never hire another employee, as long as I live, who could not one day take my job. Sticking a warm body in a position doesn’t do you any good; I tried that for two months last year when we needed accounting help. It didn’t last. Then, I have to start training them to take my job, whether that is lumber grading, public speaking, business classes, or helping them get a degree. I must set them up for success, so they will take me with them as long as they stay. Who doesn’t want that great reference? Who doesn’t appreciate the boss that helps them achieve their dream? Who doesn’t want to hire the best possible candidate? Why knot hire your replacement? n JoCo Lumber, Inc. is a division of Josey Lumber Company, Inc. Tripp, Logan, and Joey Josey Our company offers: • 10,000,000 BF of annual production from our 6’ band headrig and 6’ band resaw. • Red and White Oak, Soft Maple, Ash, Poplar and Cypress in 4/4 through 8/4 thickness. • rough, surfaced, air-dried and kiln-dried lumber in random widths and lengths. • export prepping, container loading of logs and lumber, anti-stain dipping and end coating lumber. • 500,000 BF of dry kiln capacity. • 65,000 SF of enclosed warehouse for storage and loading of kiln-dried lumber. For Quality Appalachian Lumber Contact: JOsey Lumber COmpany, InC. JoCo Lumber, InC. 476 Lees meadow rd. • p.O. Drawer 447 scotland neck, nC 27874 TeL: (252) 826-5614 • FaX: (252) 826-3461 COnTaCT: emaIL: joseylbr3@gmail.com saLes: Logan Josey “Quality Hardwood Lumber and Flooring” Quality Hardwood Lumber 24 Million ft. Annually of Bandsawn Lumber One Million ft. of Kiln Capacity Planing Mill Facilities Straight Line Capability Width Sorting On Site Container Loading Serving you from our facilities in Georgia and Tennessee. Quality Solid Hardwood and Engineered Flooring Buena Vista, GA – 75,000 sf Solid Hardwood Flooring Facility Producing 3/4, 2-1/4, 3-1/4, 4 and 5″ Humidity Controlled Warehouses Newport, TN – 85,000 sf Engineered Hardwood Flooring Facility Producing 5/8, 2-1/4, 3-1/4, 4, 5, 6 and 7″ in Red Oak, White Oak and Hickory Humidity Controlled Warehouses Owner/Partner - Roland Weaver (229) 649-9328 V.P. of Sales – Kevin Cloer (423) 623-7382 Flooring Sales/Lumber Purchasing – Bobby Cloer (423) 623-7382 Oakcrest Lumber, Inc. Ph: (229) 649-9328 FAX: (229) 649-9585 Email: oakcrest@windstream.net Website: www.oakcrestlumber.com 76 FEBRUARY 2024 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry www.RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry FEBRUARY 2024 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 77