National Hardwood Magazine - September 2021
The September 2021 issue of the National Hardwood Magazine features articles on Ponders Hollow Custom Wood Flooring & Millwork, R&M Wood Inc. and SII Dry Kilns, plus photos from the latest expos, business trend updates and much more. The September 2021 issue of the National Hardwood Magazine features articles on Ponders Hollow Custom Wood Flooring & Millwork, R&M Wood Inc. and SII Dry Kilns, plus photos from the latest expos, business trend updates and much more.
Las Vegas Welcomes Back In-Person AWFS ® Fair Photos by Terry Miller Las Vegas, NV–Economist Chris Kuehl was the scheduled keynote presentation at the 2021 AWFS® Fair, which was held here at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The session included a welcome from AWFS Board leadership, followed by an economic update focusing on manufacturing and the construction and housing markets. The AWFS Fair (hosted by the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers) has become a critical hub for international commerce in the woodworking industry. The AWFS Fair brings together the entire global home and commercial furnishings industry, including manufacturers and distributors of lumber, machinery, hardware, plastics, construction materials and other suppliers to furniture and cabinet manufacturers and custom woodworkers. Additionally, the Fair offers educational opportunities for attendees and various demonstrations by experts in the industry. n For more information about the AWFS Fair, please visit www.AWFSFair.org. Brianna Pelton and Dan Bohnert, WalzCraft, La Crosse, WI Robin and Oscar Kosic, Josef’s Art Woodturning & Son Inc., Hempstead, NY Jeremy Peterman and Fiona Paolino, Peterman Lumber Inc., Fontana, CA; Dempsey Goedbloed, Unilin Industries, Belgium; and Wayne Nunnally, Peterman Lumber Inc. Rich Gorrill, Hardwoods Distribution Inc., Phoenix, AZ; and Chris Knowles and Adam Chavez, Timber Products Co., Springhill, OR Kathryn Constantine, Brown Wood Inc., Chicago, IL; and Sedrak Hovhannisyan, Usta Zakar Cabinets Inc., Arleta, CA Dennis McFadden, Architectural Woods LP, Tacoma, WA; and Mike Shuey, Cami Waner and Lee Jimerson, Collins, Wilsonville, OR Paul Anderson, Min Xu and Heath Hightower, MJB Wood Group LLC, Dallas, TX Robert Baldwin, Northwest Hardwoods Inc., Tacoma, WA; Sam Rickey, Forest Plywood, La Mirada, CA; Jason Gobel, Northwest Hardwoods Inc., Beachwood, OH; and Victor Garcia, Forest Plywood 36 SEPTEMBER 2021 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE Paul Pendergast, Penn Forest Products, Long Beach, CA; Dennis Johnston, Golden State Reload, Perris, CA; Randy Miller, Pollmeier Inc., Westfield, IN; and Tim Wooley, Pollmeier Inc., Little Rock, AR Jonah Chambers, Sara Tilton, Diana Jackson and Jeremy Mc- Clain, Osborne Wood Products Inc., Toccoa, GA Additional photos on page 54 SEPTEMBER 2021n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 37
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Las Vegas Welcomes Back<br />
In-Person AWFS ® Fair<br />
Photos by Terry Miller<br />
Las Vegas, NV–Economist Chris Kuehl was the<br />
scheduled keynote presentation at the <strong>2021</strong> AWFS®<br />
Fair, which was held here at the Las Vegas Convention<br />
Center. The session included a welcome from<br />
AWFS Board leadership, followed by an economic update<br />
focusing on manufacturing and the construction and<br />
housing markets.<br />
The AWFS Fair (hosted by the Association of Woodworking<br />
& Furnishings Suppliers) has become a critical<br />
hub for international commerce in the woodworking industry.<br />
The AWFS Fair brings together the entire global<br />
home and commercial furnishings industry, including<br />
manufacturers and distributors of lumber, machinery,<br />
hardware, plastics, construction materials and other suppliers<br />
to furniture and cabinet manufacturers and custom<br />
woodworkers.<br />
Additionally, the Fair offers educational opportunities<br />
for attendees and various demonstrations by experts in<br />
the industry. n<br />
For more information about the AWFS Fair, please visit www.AWFSFair.org.<br />
Brianna Pelton and Dan Bohnert, WalzCraft, La Crosse, WI<br />
Robin and Oscar Kosic, Josef’s Art Woodturning & Son Inc.,<br />
Hempstead, NY<br />
Jeremy Peterman and Fiona Paolino, Peterman Lumber Inc., Fontana, CA; Dempsey Goedbloed, Unilin Industries, Belgium; and<br />
Wayne Nunnally, Peterman Lumber Inc.<br />
Rich Gorrill, <strong>Hardwood</strong>s Distribution Inc., Phoenix, AZ; and Chris<br />
Knowles and Adam Chavez, Timber Products Co., Springhill, OR<br />
Kathryn Constantine, Brown Wood Inc., Chicago, IL; and Sedrak<br />
Hovhannisyan, Usta Zakar Cabinets Inc., Arleta, CA<br />
Dennis McFadden, Architectural Woods LP, Tacoma, WA; and<br />
Mike Shuey, Cami Waner and Lee Jimerson, Collins, Wilsonville,<br />
OR<br />
Paul Anderson, Min Xu and Heath Hightower, MJB Wood Group<br />
LLC, Dallas, TX<br />
Robert Baldwin, Northwest <strong>Hardwood</strong>s Inc., Tacoma, WA; Sam Rickey, Forest Plywood, La Mirada, CA; Jason<br />
Gobel, Northwest <strong>Hardwood</strong>s Inc., Beachwood, OH; and Victor Garcia, Forest Plywood<br />
36 SEPTEMBER <strong>2021</strong> n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE<br />
Paul Pendergast, Penn Forest Products, Long Beach, CA; Dennis<br />
Johnston, Golden State Reload, Perris, CA; Randy Miller, Pollmeier<br />
Inc., Westfield, IN; and Tim Wooley, Pollmeier Inc., Little Rock,<br />
AR<br />
Jonah Chambers, Sara Tilton, Diana Jackson and Jeremy Mc-<br />
Clain, Osborne Wood Products Inc., Toccoa, GA<br />
Additional photos on page 54<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2021</strong>n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 37
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