National Hardwood Magazine - November 2016

TraDE TaLK Continued

TraDE TaLK Continued MANUFACTURER OF QUALITY BAND SAWN NORTHERN APPALACHIAN HARDWOODS RED OAK WHITE OAK CHERRY SOFT MAPLE POPLAR WHITE ASH HARD MAPLE WALNUT 500,000 B.F. Dry Kiln Capacity 2 Million B.F. Dry Storage Container Loading Mixed TL’s S2S, Ripped to Width, Cut-Length & Finger-Joint Lumber Measured & Inspected after Kiln Drying 2240 Shermans Valley Road, Elliottsburg, PA 17024 Phone: 717-582-4122 Fax: 717-582-7438 Toll Free: 1-800-253-0263 E-mail: sales@tuscarorahardwoods.com Website: tuscarorahardwoods.com dation. Fields is a successor to Preston Padgett. The Foundation was established through the Lumbermen’s Club of Memphis in 1994 with the purpose to promote education to students, as well as to teachers, and to provide scholarships to teachers in the forestry sciences, the use of forest products, the development of wood technology and the balanced use of forest resources for Wally Fields the optimum benefit of all. “Donations to this organization serve to expand our education projects in the forestry industry,” Gerry Reynolds, past vice president of The Foundation, stated. For more than 55 years, the Walter M. Fields Lumber Co. has built a reputation for producing only the finest textured White Ash for customers worldwide. The company has more than 300,000 board feet of dry kiln capacity, 200,000 board feet of air drying buildings and a 2 million board foot dry storage building. On-site rail, truck and container shipping are also available. Learn more at www.fieldslumber.com. Hardwood Forest Foundation Educator Scholarship WWW.HARDWOODFOREST.ORG “The Hardwood Forest Foundation’s scholarship program has helped further my college education. I look forward to paying the Foundation and the hardwood industry back by teaching the truths surrounding the forests and the trees.” —Connie Jamieson, 2006 Scholarship Recipient, Midway College Scholarship Recipients Receive ,000! REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: • Minimum of 2.5 GPA • Senior in education program • Sponsored by a Foundation member To download an application and view deadline information, visit: www.hardwoodforest.org Hardwood Forest Foundation 6830 Raleigh LaGrange Road Memphis, TN 38134 Eau CLairE, Wi–McDonough Manufacturing Co., located here, announced their company has developed and built a Chipping Slabber for Oakcrest Lumber Inc. in Buena Vista, GA. Shifting on Round Ways and built on a heavy-duty frame, this Slabber is designed for low maintenance and extreme durability. It was sold with a McDonough Operator’s Cab and USNR Optimizer, as well as a Key Knife Head. McDonough has also received an order from High Country Pictured is the Chipping Slabber that was recently installed by McDonough Manufacturing Co. at Oakcrest Lumber Inc., located in Buena Vista, GA. 58 NOVEMBER 2016 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

Lumber and Mulch for an Optimized Curve Sawing Gang system. Building on the proven McDonough linear edger technology, the skewing and slewing saw box will be controlled entirely with electric servo actuators. All Allen Bradley Control Logix Controls and Yaskawa Variable Frequency Drives will be provided by McDonough as well as the infeed, outfeed and all material handling. High Country is located in North Wilkesboro, NC, and saws over 18 million board feet of Hardwood annually. Their mill also runs a McDonough Headsaw, McDonough Horizontal Resaw and McDonough Optimized Linear Edger. Since 1888 McDonough has been focused on producing durable sawmill machinery while also providing the efficiency and speed required by the modern sawmill. With a focus on band mills, carriages, resaws and edgers, McDonough is a premier manufacturer of sawmill equipment. Learn more at www.mcdonough-mfg.com. n In Memoriam John L. Clark of Monticello, MS, recently passed away at Passages Hospice in New Orleans, LA. He was 62. Clark was born November 2, 1953, in Natchez, MS, to Calvin W. and Bertha Smith Clark. Clark was a member of the Monticello United Methodist Church. He worked as John Clark a lumber salesman in the timber industry for decades. He had a reputation as a man who delivered on his promises in providing quality materials. An influential member of the Hardwood lumber community, Clark was often tapped to lobby on the behalf of the industry. He worked at Koppers Co. for many years prior to accepting the sales manager’s position at Kitchen Bros. Manufacturing Co., which was a member of the National Hardwood Lumber Association and the American Hardwood Export Council, for which Clark served as president. He also provided support to the U.S. Department of Commerce in their efforts to expand American exports. Well respected in the community, Clark was the emcee for the town of Monticello’s sesquicentennial celebration in 1986 and his later portrayal of President George Washington was a town favorite. While woodworking held some appeal, golf was his Please turn the page High Quality Hardwood Lumber FAS1F • Select & Better • 1 Common 4/4 - 8/4 Thicknesses Ash / Yellow Birch / Hard Maple / Northern Red Oak Walnut / Basswood / Birch / White Oak / Cherry Installations: Dry kilns located in St. Eustache (Greater Montreal area) PQ Canada Contact: Claude Henri Lapointe – Export Manager (819) 552-9020 chlapointe@rlumber.ca Philippe LeBlanc – President, Sales Manager (418) 624-0038 pleblanc@rlumber.ca Lumber Resources Inc. 1170 Boul. Lebourgneuf Suite 301 Quebec, QC G2K 2E3 JOSEY (JOCO) _Layout 1 1/7/16 3:02 PM Page 3 LUMBER RESOUCES NHM 2016.indd 1 JoCo Lumber, Inc. is a division of Josey Lumber Company, Inc. Logan, Joey and Tripp 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. • 380,000 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: joseylbr@embarqmail.com saLes: C.K. (Joey) Josey, Jr. NOVEMBER 2016 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 59 1/28/16 2:18 PM