National Hardwood Magazine - May 2023

GATES MILLING Continued
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Gates runs 80 plus profiles regularly. They also
produce a full product line, from interior paneling
to exterior siding and mulch, completely inhouse.
a pretty significant player,” said
Mark. “Our ideal cutting would be
two weeks of Cypress, one week
of Poplar and a week of Atlantic
white cedar, all within a four-week
month,” he continued.
In regard to the range of lumber
thicknesses offered by Gates
Milling, American Cypress has
the most product diversity, ranging
from 4/4 to 8/4, drying it down
to 10-12 percent moisture. Poplar
is cut to 4/4 and dried down to
6-8 percent moisture and Atlantic
white cedar is cut in 4/4, 5/4
and 8/4 with 12-15 percent moisture.
The company manufactures
cants for various customers as
well. Nancy noted, “Poplar is a
true traditional random width. We
try to get the most out of it, we
width sort and width pull into an
FAS board program for patterns
such as S4S and nickel. We are
willing to do width sorts and we
are willing to run profile on this if
you are at our minimum criteria
in terms of board footage.” Gates
runs 80 plus profiles regularly.
They also produce a full product
line, from interior paneling to
exterior siding and mulch, completely
in-house.
“We want people that are thinking
about buying our products
from us to know that when they
deal with us, they get people who
care about the customer. We
care about the quality of the product
that we are putting out there.
There are no surprises, we honor
our timelines and short lead times
have always been something that
we have pressed for,” Nancy remarked.
Mark and Nancy brought Christopher
Sackett on board when
they bought the company in 2012
and he has been the president of
sales and purchasing ever since.
“He has an incredible knowledge
about the species and different
We at Bryant Church Hardwoods, Inc., located in Wilkesboro, NC, are proud of our modern Hardwood
concentration yard facility that we constantly update to better serve our customers with the finest
Appalachian Hardwood and Eastern White Pine lumber available. Call us at (336) 973-3691 when we can
be of service.
This is an aerial view of our modern
Hardwood concentration yard where we
process quality Appalachian Hardwood
and Eastern White Pine lumber.
Some facts about our company are, we:
•Have a 30 acre Hardwood and Eastern White Pine lumber concentration yard
that exclusively represents one sawmill.
•Specialize in all thicknesses of kiln dried Eastern White Pine lumber.
•Deal in Appalachian Hardwood species such as Red and White Oak, Poplar,
Ash, Hard and Soft Maple, Steamed Walnut, Cherry, Basswood, Beech and
mixed Hardwoods.
•Market our Appalachian Hardwood lumber in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses that
is green, air dried and/or kiln dried.
•Specialize in mixed truck loads.
•Have 9 steam dry kilns that have a combined dry kiln capacity of 630,000 bd.
ft. per charge.
•Own a Newman 382 planer.
•Usually carry about 4,000,000 bd. ft. on our air drying yard.
•Usually carry about 1,500,000 bd. ft. of kiln dried lumber in inventory.
•Offer export preparation, container loading and package tally.
•Offer the service of sorting lumber at special lengths, widths and grades
according to customer specifications.
•Use our own trucks and contract trucks for prompt delivery of your orders.
•Have over 75 years of combined experience in the lumber business.
Tim Church
Mason Church
Bus.: (336) 973-3691
FAX: (336) 973-7993
(800) 973-3380
Web site: http://BCHI.com
P.O. Box 995 • Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Distribution Yard: 683 Buck Road • Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Because we’ve been in business since 1953, we have many years of experience that helps us to ship your orders right the first time.
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