National Hardwood Magazine - May 2023

GATES MILLING Continued from page 27
American Cypress has the most product diversity, ranging from 4/4 to 8/4, drying it down to 10-12 percent moisture.
50,000 board feet each, adding to the vast amount of
equipment that they already operate, which includes: a
Cleereman carriage with 3D scanning, a Nicholson 6A
debarker, a CAE line bar & resaw, a McDonough horizontal
resaw, a Salem edger, a Kentwood high speed
8-Head moulder with 12-inch capacity, a Weinig hydromat
moulder, a Woods planer, a Stenner resaw and a
Cornell drop saw trimmer.
Gates Milling stays busy with their three main species,
American Cypress, Poplar and Atlantic white cedar,
occasionally cutting other species native to their area.
The mill produces 12 million board feet of lumber annually.
“We took the niche product approach that Martin
had, starting with Atlantic white cedar, a very scarce resource
and we thought, why don’t we apply his ideas to
resources that are more attainable. So, we rolled it into
the Cypress part of the business and we have become
Please turn the page
New River Hardwoods, Inc.
QUALITY from start to finish!
● Three Appalachian Hardwood Sawmills producing 35MMBF of lumber annually
● 400,000 board feet of kiln capacity drying 12MMBF of lumber annually
● Ripped and moulded products customized to meet each customer’s needs
● Straight line ripped and sanded products also available
Steve Staryak
VP Sales and Marketing
Office: (423) 727-4019, Ext.114
Cell: 828-999-0198
sstaryak@newriverhardwoods.com
Species:
Poplar, Red Oak, White Oak,
Soft Maple, Hard Maple, Cherry,
Basswood and Hickory
www.newriverhardwoods.com
4343 Highway 91
Mountain City, TN 37683
Phone: (423) 727-4019
Fax: (423) 727-4438
www.RealAmericanHardwood.org
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