The November 2023 issue of National Hardwood Magazine features stories on GLW, Landmark Lumber Group, the HMA Regional Meeting and much more!
NWFA REVIEW Continued
NWFA REVIEW Continued •Knots, burls, or other natural characteristics will scrape harder than regular grain patterns. •Softer species scrape easily; harder species are more difficult to scrape. •Everyone scrapes with a different angle, pressure, and idea of how the scraped floor should look. When scraping with more than one person, be sure to move them around to achieve a random texture. SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS Mellott Solves Your Debarking Systems Log Trough with Metal Detection Lumber Conveyor Systems Mat Drilling, Tie Dapper, Sorting & Stacking Systems Mellott Manufacturing Co., Inc. 13156 Long Lane Mercersburg, PA 17236 FAX: 717-369-2800 sales@mellottmfg.com LOG & LUMBER From Concept to Blueprint, Manufacturing to Production Handling Challenge! Band Headrig and Resaws Resaw Run-Around Systems Trimmer and Grading Systems •Different effects – Scraper blade angle will determine the material removal rate. – Cross-grain scrape for a torn-grain appearance. – Chatter the scraper to achieve a chattered appearance. – Highlight the edges of boards with the scraper blade. – Once the entire floor is completed, lightly abrade the surface by hand or with a hand-held random orbital or a buffer/swing machine using a thick pad and finer grit abrasive to smooth out the rough surfaces. Tilt Hoist Systems 717-369-3125 www.mellottmfg.com Wire Brushing Wire brushing removes the soft grain from the wood flooring surface, producing a weather-worn appearance. Wire brushing can be achieved on an existing wood floor with the proper tools. Hand-held wire brushes or grinder wheels with a wire brush attachment can be aggressive enough to remove soft material from the flooring surface, but on larger jobs this can be slow, tedious work. Most wire brushed floors are given this effect prior to installation by use of automated machines specifically designed to produce the brushed effect. Distressing Distressing a wood floor can include many different characteristics: •Creating indentations and gouges in the flooring surface. •Creating texture on the wood floor with scrapers, sanders, or grinders. •Using heavy chains, hammers, and chisels to create dents and cracks on the wood. •Using drills and ice picks to create worm-hole effects. •Using soldering irons, propane torches, or hot sand to add burnmark effects. •Using saws to create saw-mark effects. •After the distressing is complete, many contractors accentuate it by adding black wood filler, resin, acid inks, or dyes. Applying dark stain traps the color in the nooks and crannies of the floor. •Experiment on test samples and acquire client approval and signatures before proceeding. The National Wood Flooring Association has detailed information about textured wood floors 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 16 Provide Them with Training Training people to use or install wood is a difficult issue. Who is going to do it, who is going to pay for it and where is it done? I propose that we as an industry take this opportunity to provide training. If not us, who? High schools, universities, and junior colleges, for a few, but we need to build a market. It is our market, we have the wood, we have the expertise, we need to offer the training. We have to offer simple woodworking classes. We need a curriculum on how to build with wood that we can offer to everyone. We need to keep it simple, connecting, (gluing, nailing, screwing) finishing (sanding, staining) and machining (sawing, drilling). How to build a cutting board, coaster and assemble a stool or coat rack. They will feel a sense of pride in making something and hopefully inspired to make more. Where do we teach this class? Anywhere we can, at our facilities, at distribution warehouses, at schools and community centers, even at lumber yards, at churches to youth groups, at homes of those who have the tools or other locations. It can be flexible and taught once a week in the evenings, rotating around. The critical thing is everyone needs to do it. We need 2,000 classes a week across the USA and Canada. What is it going to cost us? Well, it needs to be free to first time attendees. It will cost wood, tools, stain, instructor and liability insurance, but the cost is a small investment compared to TV ads and other promotions. There are plenty of ways the NHLA can get sponsors and grant funding to help offer this too. The up sides to teaching woodworking, outweigh the costs. Why Knot Teach People How to Use Our Wood n Patrick Lumber Company Over 100 Years in Business Est 1915 Patrick Lumber Company is a secondary manufacturer and exporter of niche high-grade wood products sold to a network of worldwide distribution. Products: Doug Fir Western Red Cedar Southern Yellow Pine Western Hemlock Alaskan Yellow Cedar West Coast Softwoods West Coast Hardwoods Services: Remanufacturing Packaging & Transport Consultation Procurement 33415 Noon Rd., Philomath, OR 97370 503-222-9671 sales@patlbr.com Follow us on Instagram @Patricklumber patlbr.com 56 NOVEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry NOVEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 57
