National Hardwood Magazine - May 2023
Get the latest hardwood news in the May 2023 issue of National Hardwood Magazine! This issue features stories on Oak Pointe, Gates Milling, M&M Lumber and much more. Get the latest hardwood news in the May 2023 issue of National Hardwood Magazine! This issue features stories on Oak Pointe, Gates Milling, M&M Lumber and much more.
LAKE STATES Continued from page 10 EXPERIENCE QUALITY DEPENDABILITY 975 Conrad Hill Mine Rd. ~ Lexington, NC 27292 Phone 336-746-5419 ~ Fax 336-746-6177 www.kepleyfrank.us Facilities: 3 Sawmills Processing 50 Million' • 750,000' Dry Kiln Capacity • 600,000' Fan Shed Capacity 2 382 Newman Planer Mills • 50 Bay Bin Sorter Products Available: 4/4-8/4 Appalachian Lumber • 6/4-8/4 Ship Dry Capacity Crossties (100,000 BF per week) • Timbers up to 18' 1,000,000+ Average KD Inventory • 12,000,000+ Average AD Inventory Species: White Oak • Red Oak • Poplar • Ash • Hickory Elm • Beech • Gum • Hackberry • Pecan Jimmy Kepley, owner, and Bart Jenkins, lumber sales The firm manufactures 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses. Sales: Bart Jenkins bjenkins@kepleyfrank.us Jimmy Kepley jkepley@kepleyfrank.us 4/4 through 8/4. His best sellers, he noted, are Red and White Oak, Walnut and Hickory. His customers are evenly divided between end users and distribution yards. His customers’ sales have increased in the last month or so, he stated. “So, things are better.” He said transportation is “fine.” The weather is getting better for logging, he added. A Wisconsin lumberman, speaking for his sawmill, stated that his sales are “decent. Overall, all of our lumber is moving, just not as much as we want. Some of the prices are pretty depressed, but it could be a lot worse.” Compared to a few months earlier, market conditions are “better,” he said. “I’m getting a lot more calls, a lot more demand than four to five months ago.” He offers Red and White Oak, Basswood, Hard and Soft Maple, Aspen, Cherry and Hickory mostly in 4/4, some 5/4 and No. 3 Common and Better. His best-sellers are Red and White Oak. He sells his lumber to both distribution yards and end users. “The manufacturers are taking orders as they get them. For them, nothing is for sure in terms of sales. Distribution yards have been going strong for a long time.” Transportation, he noted, is “very good. Even export containers are coming in well.” An Illinois lumber provider said, “The market has been much better. It’s going pretty well. Kiln-dried sales have picked up. Pricing has stabilized, and with some species, prices have increased. It’s very encouraging to have shipments go out. Also, our exporting has picked up some. Procuring green lumber has been a little more difficult but it’s still out there. Outbound shipments have increased.” Looking back, he said, “Business activity was going well until September 2022. From the fourth quarter of last year until now, there has been a definite improvement in the lumber market.” He provides Red and White Oak, Ash, Poplar and Cottonwood. His lumber comes in No. 1 Common and Better, primarily, 4/4 through 8/4. His customers include both end users and distribution yards. “Distribution yards still really haven’t had a slowdown that much,” he remarked. “Their business is pretty strong. They’re still busy. End users, from the flooring industry to the furniture industry to the RV industry have been hot and cold, and are softening. I see the residential flooring business picking back up a little bit. Also, the furniture industry is steady. “Transportation has definitely improved,” he observed. 68 MAY 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmericanHardwood.org
“Availability is good, but the rates have not come down much. “Hopefully we can keep the momentum going through summer,” he concluded. n NORTHEAST Continued from page 10 and Better in Oaks and No. 3B and Better in Poplar. They offer these species in 5/4 thickness. They cut timbers out of the mixed Hardwoods, and the side cuts being 1 1/2 inch truck mat material or 5/4 if it’s not truck mat material. At the time of this writing, all of his predominate species are selling well. His company mainly sells to distribution yards, and a small percentage to exporters. “They have relayed to me that their sales are steady and consistent but their supply is off. Some of these mills have cut back to running only one or two days a week since they can’t get logs or they are cutting something different than grade lumber since they can only get low grade logs out of the woods,” he said. He noted that his company isn’t having issues with transportation but they are having trouble keeping experienced skilled workers on staff. A Pennsylvania sawyer said that his company is doing better than they were six months ago but that their sales seem to be relatively flat. “It’s reasonably steady. We aren’t accumulating a lot of inventory but we also aren’t depleting it either,” he mentioned. His company handles Cherry, Hard and Soft Maple, Red and White Oak and Poplar in grades Prime FAS to No. 3 Common and in thicknesses of 4/4-12/4. He noted that while no one species is selling better, Red Oak and Cherry seem to have improved. He said that most of their orders are for full truck loads or containers that will be shipped throughout Clarksville Facility both the North American and world markets, with their customers varying from companies that stock materials, distribution yards, end-use manufacturers and importers. “Most of my customers are saying that their sales are steady at this point. They don’t seem to really be doing better or worse,” he commented. He mentioned that transportation isn’t difficult to book but that it continues to be expensive. He also noted that labor isn’t difficult to find but that it is hard to find quality employees that are willing to show up consistently. The Latest Technology. Expanded Capacity. No Supply Chain Issues. Your Partner in Meeting Record-breaking Market Demand. Please turn the page S4S & Architectural Mouldings Cabinet & Furniture Components Siding & Exterior Trim Shiplap & Nickle-gap Paneling 1,000+ Finished Profiles Atlanta, GA Cleveland, GA Crystal Spring, PA Clarksville, TN www.hardwoodweb.com 800.476.5393 www.RealAmericanHardwood.org MAY 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 69
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“Availability is good, but the rates have not come down<br />
much.<br />
“Hopefully we can keep the momentum going through<br />
summer,” he concluded. n<br />
NORTHEAST Continued from page 10<br />
and Better in Oaks and No. 3B and Better in Poplar. They<br />
offer these species in 5/4 thickness. They cut timbers out<br />
of the mixed <strong>Hardwood</strong>s, and the side cuts being 1 1/2<br />
inch truck mat material or 5/4 if it’s not truck mat material.<br />
At the time of this writing, all of<br />
his predominate species are selling<br />
well.<br />
His company mainly sells to distribution<br />
yards, and a small percentage<br />
to exporters. “They have<br />
relayed to me that their sales are<br />
steady and consistent but their supply<br />
is off. Some of these mills have<br />
cut back to running only one or two<br />
days a week since they can’t get<br />
logs or they are cutting something<br />
different than grade lumber since<br />
they can only get low grade logs out<br />
of the woods,” he said.<br />
He noted that his company isn’t<br />
having issues with transportation<br />
but they are having trouble keeping<br />
experienced skilled workers on<br />
staff.<br />
A Pennsylvania sawyer said that<br />
his company is doing better than<br />
they were six months ago but that<br />
their sales seem to be relatively flat.<br />
“It’s reasonably steady. We aren’t<br />
accumulating a lot of inventory but<br />
we also aren’t depleting it either,” he<br />
mentioned.<br />
His company handles Cherry,<br />
Hard and Soft Maple, Red and<br />
White Oak and Poplar in grades<br />
Prime FAS to No. 3 Common and<br />
in thicknesses of 4/4-12/4. He noted<br />
that while no one species is selling<br />
better, Red Oak and Cherry seem to<br />
have improved.<br />
He said that most of their orders<br />
are for full truck loads or containers<br />
that will be shipped throughout<br />
Clarksville Facility<br />
both the North American and world markets, with their<br />
customers varying from companies that stock materials,<br />
distribution yards, end-use manufacturers and importers.<br />
“Most of my customers are saying that their sales are<br />
steady at this point. They don’t seem to really be doing<br />
better or worse,” he commented.<br />
He mentioned that transportation isn’t difficult to book<br />
but that it continues to be expensive. He also noted that<br />
labor isn’t difficult to find but that it is hard to find quality<br />
employees that are willing to show up consistently.<br />
The Latest Technology.<br />
Expanded Capacity.<br />
No Supply Chain Issues.<br />
Your Partner in Meeting Record-breaking<br />
Market Demand.<br />
Please turn the page<br />
S4S & Architectural Mouldings<br />
Cabinet & Furniture Components<br />
Siding & Exterior Trim<br />
Shiplap & Nickle-gap Paneling<br />
1,000+ Finished Profiles<br />
Atlanta, GA<br />
Cleveland, GA<br />
Crystal Spring, PA<br />
Clarksville, TN<br />
www.hardwoodweb.com<br />
800.476.5393<br />
www.RealAmerican<strong>Hardwood</strong>.org<br />
MAY <strong>2023</strong> n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 69
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