National Hardwood Magazine - July 2014

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TRADE TALK VALUE ADDED SERVICES Color Sorting Pulled to Width Sorting Ripped to Precision Widths SLR1E S4S Proprietary Grades SCOTLAND NECK, NC—Josey Lumber Company Inc., based here, which celebrated their 30th year as a Hardwood lumber manufacturing business last year, recently installed a third dry kiln from SII Dry Kilns, based in Lexington, NC. Joey Josey, company owner and president, said, “This additional SII Dry Kiln has a capacity of 120,000 board feet per charge, which will bring our new kiln capacity to 260,000 board feet per charge.” He continued, “Our dry kilns are presently operating on a 150 horsepower Hurst propane boiler at Joco Lumber Inc., which is a division of Josey Lumber Company.” Both companies are located on the same tract of land. Joco Lumber Inc. also has a new 400 horsepower Hurst wood fired boiler that furnishes the steam to run their dry kilns. Last year Josey Lumber Co. purchased an 80,000-square-foot metal building situated on 12 acres adjacent to its Hardwood band mill operation. This building houses 4,000-square-feet of new office space and the company’s dry line equipment, which is utilized to process their kiln-dried lumber. Joco Lumber also installed a fully enclosed warehouse last year for storing the company’s bundles of kiln-dried lumber. Today Josey Lumber Company Inc. has 30 employees at its sawmill operations; and 10 employees at its new kiln-dried lumber division, Joco Lumber Inc. Joey’s two sons, Tripp and Logan, work with him in the Hardwood lumber business. Tripp Josey is a vice president in charge of log procurement, scaling and accounting. He also is a relief sawyer for his family’s band mill facility. Logan Josey is a vice president, as well, who is in charge of the lumberyard, maintenance, the dry kilns and boilers. Logan also helps manage the personnel and is second in command to Plant Manager Gary Browder, who has been with Josey Lumber Company Inc. for 20 years. The firm cuts approximately 10 million board feet a year that includes Hardwood lumber, cants and timbers. This operation manufactures and sells lumber in these species: Red and White Oak, Soft Maple, Ash, Poplar and Cypress. Their lumber is sold green, air-dried and kiln-dried, rough or surfaced. For more information on the company call 252-826-5614, or email Joey Josey, who is in charge of lumber sales, at joseylumber@embarqmail.com. Devereaux Sawmill, Inc. 2872 N. Hubbardston Rd. Pewamo, MI 48873 989-593-2552 • Fax: 989-593-2329 sales@devereauxsawmill.com www.devereauxsawmill.com Tripp, Joey, and Logan Josey, Josey Lumber Co. Inc. 50 JULY 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

AN UPDATE COVERING THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT HARDWOOD SUPPLIERS/VENDORS Steve Arnold Missouri Walnut LLC NEOSHO, MO—Missouri Walnut LLC, located here, announced plans to install two additional 100,000 board foot capacity steamers from SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC. The company currently has 10 SII Design dry kilns and two steamers, each at 100,000 board foot capacity. Missouri Walnut manufactures 15 million board feet of kiln-dried Walnut lumber, offering the product internationally as well as domestically. Missouri Walnut also has a warehouse in Ontario, CA, to service the distribution market on the West Coast. The company recently expanded into the imported lumber business offering 4/4 and 8/4 high-grade Teak, plain and quartersawn. Inventory is available at both locations. Missouri Walnut is a member of several industry associations, including the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association, Kentucky Forest Industry Association, American Walnut Manufacturers Association, and National Hardwood Lumber Association. For more information visit www.missouriwalnut.com. 975 Conrad Hill Mine Rd.~Lexington, NC 27292 Phone 336-746-5419~Fax 336-746-6177 Web: www.kepleyfrank.com CRESTVIEW, FL—Sawmill MD, based here, is completing the installation of a second Danfoss high-pressure mist system for humidity control in three additional kilns at Havco Wood Products in Scott City, MO. According to owners Mike Ballard and Duncan Ferguson, after running the Danfoss system supplied by Sawmill MD for less than four months in seven of their other kilns, Havco Wood Products decided to make the addition. “The use of the Danfoss system Mike Ballard Sawmill MD to control the kiln’s humidity significantly reduced demand on their boiler and improved their recovery making the ROI less than four months on the large dry kiln project,” Ballard said. “Improved, standard deviation across the kiln charge, and lumber appearance are also benefits of using the Danfoss system versus steam in the kilns,” he continued. “Reduced cost, faster kiln turns and improved lumber quality are positive results that Havco has seen with the Danfoss system in their kilns.” Utilizing years of experience in development production and widely varied applications, Sawmill MD provides optimization Please turn the page JULY 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 51