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National Hardwood Magazine APRIL 2024 Volume 98 No. 3 

Features & Industry Events 

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Lewis Lumber And Milling Opens 

Second Manufacturing Operation 

To Keep Up With Substantial Growth 

Solid White Oak Resort And 

Specialty Beach Products At 

H & T Chair Co. Inc. 

IHLA Sells Out As Attendees And 

Exhibitors Fill Convention Venue 

AHMI Enjoys Florida’s Landscape 

For Annual Meeting 

Departments 

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IBS/KBIS Enjoys Impressive 

Growth In 2024 

56 Terry Miller – President 

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FCL Hears How Prison 

Ministry Changes Lives 

Robust Walnut Activity 

Discussed At AWMA Meeting 

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14 Industry News 

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Almond Brothers Lumber Co. 

Anderson-Tully Lumber Co. 

Baillie Lumber Co. 

Banks Hardwoods, Inc. 

Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. 

Broadleaf Lumber Co. 

Cardin Forest Products, LLC 

Clark Lumber Co., Inc. 

Cole Hardwood, Inc. 

Crown Hardwood Co., Inc. 

Cummings Lumber Co., Inc. 

Deer Park Lumber International 

Devereaux Sawmill, Inc. 

East Ohio Lumber Co. 

HHP, Inc. 

Harold White Lumber Co. 

Hanafee Bros. Sawmill Co., Inc. 

Hermitage Hardwood Lumber 

Sales, Inc. 

J.D. Irving Limited 

JYS Hardwoods 

Kendrick Forest Products 

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Legacy Wood Products LLC 

Matson Lumber Company 

McClain Forest Products LLC 

Merrick Hardwoods 

Midwest Hardwood Company 

NELMA (Northeastern Lumber 

Manufacturers Assoc.) 

NWH 

Nyle Dry Kilns 

Parton Lumber Co., Inc. 

Penn-Sylvan International, Inc. 

Prime Lumber Company 

Primewood 

Quality Hardwoods Ltd. 

Ram Forest Products, Inc. 

Ron Jones Hardwood Sales, Inc. 

Rossi Group 

Roy Anderson Lumber Company, Inc. 

Salamanca Lumber Company, Inc. 

SFPA (Southern Forest Products Assoc.) 

Softwood Export Council 

TMX Shipping Company, Inc. 

Taner Timber Co., Inc. 

Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods 

Turman Forest Products 

Two Rivers Timber Company, Inc. 

Vexco, Inc. 

Wagner Lumber Company 

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HARDWOOD CALENDAR 

Kentucky Forest Industries Association, Embassy 

Suites, Lexington, KY. www.kfia.org. April 2-4. 

Canadian Hardwood Bureau, Meeting, Double Tree by 

Hilton, Montreal, QC. 

www.canadianhardwoodbureau.com. April 9-10. 

Montreal Wood Convention, Fairmont the Queen 

Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, QC. 

www.montrealwoodconvention.com. April 9-11. 

Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club, Annual Beach 

Meeting, Avista Resort, North Myrtle Beach, SC. 

www.lumberclub.org. May 2-5. 

April 

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Expo Richmond, Meadow Event Park, Doswell, VA. 

www.exporichmond.com. April 12-13. 

National Wood Flooring Association, Expo, Ernest 

N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. 

www.nwfa.org. April 16-18. 

Great Lakes Kiln Drying Association, 2024 Spring 

Meeting, Holiday Inn Dubuque/Galena, Dubuque, IA. 

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U.S.A. TRENDS 

Supplier news about 

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Contacts in the Lake States region accounted for average 

Hardwood activity, with many stating they expect 

supply shortages in the coming months. 

An Indiana Hardwood supplier said, “Business activity 

for us and our customers has been slow. Market conditions 

are better than last quarter, but things are still slow.” 

The source specializes in the production of heavy 

stock, offering 4/4 through 16/4. Species at the facility 

include: Red and White Oak, Walnut, Cherry, Hard 

and Soft Maple, Poplar, Hickory and Ash. When asked 

about individual species movement, she said Walnut and 

White Oak are the best moving items. “We don’t do a lot 

of Hard and Soft Maple, but they are the least requested 

on quotes.” 

She mentioned the Chinese New Year coupled with 

Throughout the Northeast region lumber sources 

weren’t able to come to a consensus as to how the market 

was faring, with one source noting that “some products 

are up while other products are down.” 

In Maryland a sawmill representative noted that when 

it comes to how his grade lumber is selling, White Oak 

continues to be selling the best, while Poplar and Red 

Oak are still moving despite not having high demand. 

“The market keeps dropping on the Nos. 2 and 3 Common 

for Oak causing our orders to go down since we 

have them tied to the market,” he added. 

His company offers Red and White Oak and Poplar, 

as well as some Gum, Maple, Hickory and Beech in a 

variety of grades and in 5/4 thickness. 

He sells his upper grade lumber to distribution yards, 

Lumber sources that were contacted throughout the 

Southeast region seemed to be a bit of a mixed bag as 

two sources noted that their marketplaces were tougher 

to sell in, causing their sales to be slow, while the third 

stated that how well his sales were strictly depended on 

the specie. 

A sawyer in Tennessee said that his market seemed 

to be slow. “I anticipated a busy first quarter, and it didn’t 

turn out that way.” 

His company offers Ash, Basswood, Cherry, Hard and 

Soft Maple, Hickory, Poplar and Red and White Oak in 

grades No. 2 Common and Better in everything except 

for Red and White Oak, which they offer in No.3A Common 

and Better. They are able to offer all species in 4/4- 

8/4 thicknesses. 

Hardwood lumber suppliers on the West Coast accounted 

for stable to stagnant market conditions, at the 

time of this writing. For most in the region, transportation 

has been fine but order files for their customers are experiencing 

a slowdown. 

In California, a source said his markets are stable. 

“Things are okay, it’s not as good as we expected it to be 

but it’s okay,” he said. “It’s a little worse than last quarter. 

Interest rates are too high for people who are making 

home improvements.” 

The source said he carries White Oak, Hickory and 

Walnut, all grades FAS No. 1 and 2. 

He said Poplar is currently moving the best. “In domestic 

Hardwoods, Basswood and Hickory are both 

slow movers currently.” 

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putting a strain on logging operations to operate efficiently 

and make a profit. Finding adequate logs to process 

was another factor. With the low sawmill production 

and steady demand we see prices rising for Red and 

White Oak, Ash, Hard and Soft Maple. This is also affecting 

prices for Aspen and Basswood in certain areas on 

both sides of the border. 

Wholesalers and secondary manufacturer contacts 

say they are not rushing to purchase Ash, even though 

they would like to increase their green Ash lumber receipts. 

Demand at this time is not exceeding supply. 

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TS Manufacturing Makes 

New Installation 

TS Manufacturing, located in Lindsay, ON, has recently 

completed its installation and successful startup of a 

green stacker and patented AccuPlacer line at Gutchess 

Lumber Co., in Cortland, NY. This innovative installation 

utilized the first TS Stacker that incorporated Continuous 

Stacking hoist and AccuPlacer together to provide 

reduced cycle times between packages, resulting in a 

lower “peak layer rate” required overall. This improvement 

in “Stacking Uptime” allows Gutchess Lumber to 

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finished lumber meets their exacting 

standards, according to Geoff Gannon, 

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The installation involved a new Unscrambler, 

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TS Servo stacker with Servo Lifting, 

Air Gapping and Servo forks, coupled 

with a secondary hoist uniquely 

positioned to allow the patented 

AccuPlacer Gen 2 to be optimally 

positioned to further minimize “cycle 

times” and ensure consistent stick 

placement on every layer. 

This installation represents the 

12th patented AccuPlacer installation 

for TS Manufacturing and the 

8th one installed with a new stacker. 

The upgraded Generation 2 worked 

to reduce pneumatics without losing 

the industry leading capability of 

handling crooked sticks of the AccuPlacer. 

With its ability to handle 

crooked sticks, while ensuring that 

they are oriented correctly when being 

placed has enabled AccuPlacer 

customers to save millions of dollars 

in stick costs while increasing stacking 

efficiency. Gannon noted that it is 

for this reason that customers continue 

to upgrade their existing stackers with the addition 

of AccuPlacers, with upgrades including installations on 

competitors’ “Auto Stickering Stackers”, resulting in increased 

stacker production and decreased stick costs. 

Coupling the precision of the AccuPlacer with TS 

Manufacturing’s unique Servo “air gapping” and Servo 

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focused on quality to ensure their 

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of the grade of lumber. This ensures 

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resulting in flatter, better lumber 

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NWH Announces Alder 

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NWH, located in Frisco, TX, a premier 

Hardwoods supplier to North 

America, Europe and Asia, proudly 

announces the successful allocation 

of 35,000 Alder seedlings in its first 

year of its Alder Seedling Program. 

The initiative is part of NWH’s enduring 

commitment to ecological 

balance and forest diversity in the 

Pacific Northwest. 

In recent years, commercial forests 

have seen a decline in Alder 

populations, overtaken by softwood 

species like Douglas fir. The NWH 

Alder Seedling Program aims to 

address this imbalance by nurturing 

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species diversity. “Alder trees play a 

crucial role in maintaining the natural 

balance of our forests,” said Nathan 

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SCMA UPDATE 

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Cypress Promotion In 2024 

Late last month, members of the 

Southern Cypress Manufacturers 

Association (SCMA), along with 

promotion sponsors, gathered for the 

association’s 2024 Annual Meeting at 

The Charleston Place in Charleston, 

South Carolina. The event was held 

in conjunction with the Hardwood 

Manufacturers Association’s 2024 

National Conference and Expo held at the luxury 

hotel. Attendees were briefed on Cypress promotion 

activities, previewed upcoming projects, elected 

officers, and enjoyed a networking reception and 

dinner. 

Here's a rundown. 

New Home, Same Address 

Last spring, the SCMA launched its completely 

revamped home on the web at CypressInfo.org. The 

modern website offers a fresh, clean look; an improved 

user experience; and a growing library of content 

and photography. There’s something for everyone— 

from homeowners looking for home reno inspo to 

architecture, design, and construction professionals 

looking for specification and technical data. Check it 

out. 

Hits and Clicks 

The SCMA is used to making headlines and the past 

year was no exception. Two new editorial features 

were published, each receiving placements spanning 

from coast to coast—including the top 

10 media markets in the country. The 

topics? Incorporating coastal design 

cues in your home with Cypress beams, 

millwork, paneling, and cabinetry, as 

well as bringing nature indoors with 

Cypress décor and furniture items. 

Combined, the two advertorials 

generated nearly 2,200 placements, 

reached more than 328 million potential readers, earned 

$838,000 in advertising value, and helped drive website 

traffic through an impressive number of clicks. Now that’s 

something to talk about. 

A Guide to DIY 

The SCMA worked with Pittsburgh-based woodworking 

duo Siroh & Ivy to produce a video to each DIYers how 

to build a modern coffee table out of Cypress boards— 

from start to finish. The video walks viewers through 

diagramming, filling voids with resin, planning, joining 

boards, mitering ends, sanding, assembling, and finishing. 

The video is hosted on CypressInfo.org and YouTube. 

Sonically Speaking… 

As I’m writing this column, the SCMA is partnering with 

a Nashville-based videographer and woodworker on a 

home office project that will produce video and photo 

content. The project involves installing beautiful, selectgrade 

Cypress slats with a felt backing to improve the 

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There’s no denying 2023 was a challenging 

year for U.S. Hardwood mills: production 

hit historically low levels and demand has 

declined both domestically and in export 

markets around the world, including in Europe, 

where lumber exports are down nearly 

40 percent compared to 2022. In the current 

economic and geopolitical situation, we’re 

under no illusions things will suddenly get 

better overnight. 

But in the longer term, we see Europe, including 

the UK, as a significant growth market 

for American Hardwoods. When demand 

improves, U.S. mills have historically shown 

the flexibility and dynamism to respond. That 

was demonstrated clearly during the recovery from the 

pandemic, when the industry reacted rapidly to dramatic 

growth in demand across and around the globe, leading 

to record exports in many major markets in 2022. 

AHEC will continue to support the Hardwood industry 

to meet the demands of international markets, especially 

when it comes to environmental policies, which we see 

as a huge advantage for American Hardwoods given their 

sustainability credentials. In the EU, of course, we face 

the challenge of proof of legality and deforestation-free 

supply, with the impending implementation of the EU Deforestation 

Regulation (EUDR). Against that backdrop, in 

our marketing and PR programs we’ll be highlighting the 

status of the U.S. Hardwood forest as one of the world’s 

great breadbaskets of sustainable wood fiber. 

In addition, we (AHEC) have a strategy to help the industry 

meet the requirements of the EUDR, developing 

a solution to demonstrate legal and sustainable 

supply using risk assessment, satellite 

and data technology. It will enable the U.S. 

Hardwood industry to make a global legality 

and deforestation-free claim, that we believe 

can provide more credibility than established 

third-party certification schemes, that 

have failed to address the challenge of small 

non-industrial forest ownership which is the 

dominate factor in U.S. Hardwood forests. 

Although there is still uncertainty surrounding 

how the EUDR will operate, data from the 

newly launched EU Observatory of the Joint 

Research Council of the EC, which will be the 

main resource for EUDR risk assessment by 

the EU regulators, shows that the deforestation risk associated 

with U.S. Hardwoods is, to all intents and purposes, 

zero. 

AHEC’s marketing focus next year will be on promoting 

and encouraging European markets, to accept a greater 

variety of species of U.S. Hardwood. It makes sense 

commercially and environmentally. Providing a wider 

range of timber types increases customer choice. You 

can’t grow the market on a limited number of species. 

If buyers don’t stock and sell the sort of variety offered 

in the past, they’re limiting their business and not taking 

full advantage of the fiber available. Offering a limited 

choice also heightens the risk of consumers turning to 

timber substitutes, which often have a significantly higher 

environmental impact. 

We will continue to argue the importance of making full 

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HARDWOOD FEDERATION INFO 

EPA Piles On Red Tape, Releases 

Stringent Air Quality Standard 

On February 7, EPA announced 

it would tighten the final air quality 

standard for PM 2.5, also known 

as “fine particulate matter,” from 12 

micrograms (ug) per cubic meter to 

a more stringent 9 ug, a level which 

could impose up to $900 million in 

compliance costs on the wood products sector. Unfortunately, 

federal regulators are targeting the wrong source 

of emissions for PM, shifting a massive burden to industry 

that could otherwise be addressed by forest management 

and an accompanying reduction in wildfires, which 

are the source of 43 percent of PM emissions. As a point 

of reference, the European Union standard is 25 ug, 

more than twice as high as permitted concentrations in 

the U.S. Lowering the standard would place 589 counties 

in non-attainment and hundreds more on the cusp of 

non-attainment, exposing industry to new regulations as 

regulators review additional control measures to achieve 

the new targets. 

As a general matter, compliance with the PM standard 

currently falls mainly on the backs of “major sources” of 

pollution under the Clean Air Act such as power plants, 

chemical refineries and large pulp and paper facilities. 

That said, the Federation is concerned that tightening 

the regulations would capture currently unregulated 

Hardwood mills and manufacturing facilities operating on 

the cusp of or within newly designated non-attainment 

areas. This could trigger costly analysis and monitoring 

in the event a plant seeks to expand its operations. 

On the advocacy front, on October 

25, the Federation joined the U.S. 

Chamber of Commerce and National 

Association of Manufacturers (NAM) 

in a meeting with the White House 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to urge the Administration to 

reject EPA’s proposal to tighten the standard. During 

the course of the meeting, the Federation echoed points 

raised within formal comments submitted in the spring 

advocating that EPA retain the current standard. During 

the OMB meeting, the Federation cited a study conducted 

by the American Forest & Paper Association and 

American Wood Council outlining the economic impacts 

of a more stringent standard. According to the study, the 

wood products sector could take on up to $900 million in 

compliance costs if the agency imposes a standard of 9 

ug. Fortunately for industry, both the Federation and U.S. 

Chamber of Commerce directed their remarks at OMB 

toward responsible forest management as the common-sense 

solution to reducing PM levels, which have 

increased in many regions because of wildfires. 

Although the final outcome marks a setback for industry, 

behind-the-scenes advocacy helped push release of 

the new rules two months later than expected, following 

a tug-of-war between competing voices within the Administration. 

According to Administration sources, in late 

2023 EPA had been considering a more flexible standard 

of 10 micrograms per cubic meter, an outcome that 

industry favored over the more costly alternative while 

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NHLA: Why Knot... 

Why Knot: Call Over To The Other Side 

Words have the power to influence 

people. The statement, “We 

hold these truths to be self-evident, 

that all men are created 

equal, that they are endowed 

by their Creator with certain unalienable 

Rights, that among 

these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” 

led to a revolutionary war. Or how about the statement 

“I have a dream,” which reinforced the civil rights movement. 

What we say in the Hardwood industry might not 

be such a precise moment of truth and rally the country, 

but it is just as important to our well-being and future 

generations. 

Words also change over time. When I say, “it’s green,” 

do you think about the color, the fact that it is not kiln 

dried, or environmental benefits? Your footprint, at one 

time meant your feet but now it means what is left by your 

car, company, and everything else in your life. Words in 

the Hardwood industry have also changed. Words we 

used to own, such as: sustainable, renewable, and natural 

are now applied to steel, concrete and plastic. Negative 

words we used to hate hearing from environmentalists: 

logging, cutting, harvesting, and climate change 

are now part of the answer not the problem. Words we 

didn’t even know last century, such as: carbon sequestration 

and biophilic design, have 

popped up. 

I bought my wife a book, recommended 

by a friend, for her 

birthday last month. The book 

was about democracy in the 

U.S. today. It was a national 

bestseller. It wasn’t balanced and was so blatantly political 

that she gave up after two chapters and skipped to 

the end. The end was worse than the beginning and she 

returned the book. People hear what they want to hear. 

Most want to hear that their views are correct, and their 

beliefs and perceptions are valid. Very few want to listen 

to a balanced and neutral discussion of a point. 

Why is the forest industry trying to be neutral all the 

time? Why are we taking the corporate side of the argument 

when we are not neutral? We win all discussions 

on environmental impact over other materials. Yet no 

one hears us telling it because we are telling it to ourselves. 

We do not influence others because they do not 

listen to us. They are listening to the people who reaffirm 

what they already believe. They listen to people who say, 

“save trees, save biodiversity, save the environment, 

save nature,” or tell them to be green and lower their 

footprint by conserving energy and buying organic. 

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Adding Star Power To The Industry In 2024 

QUARTER SAWN 

Who isn’t always looking for ways to keep valuable 

conversations going with customers and others who 

could benefit from learning what you know–especially 

when it relates to the Hardwood industry? 

This year the Chinese astrological calendar has put 

our industry in the spotlight, without even trying, because 

2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon. February 10, the 

Chinese New Year, marks the start of this sign which is 

said to influence events during the year as well as highlight 

specific attributes. 

But first a bit of context. 

The Wood Dragon is a zodiac sign (dragon) 

plus an element of nature (wood) 

The Chinese lunar astrological system involves 12 zodiac 

signs, each one represented by a real or mythological 

animal, and five natural elements: water, wood, fire, 

metal, and earth. Twelve signs paired with five elements 

yields 60 combinations that repeat on 60-year cycles. 

Each of the 60 pairings suggests distinct characteristics 

that are said to be reflected in people born in that 

year. These same traits are also said to shape happenings 

in the year as well, tapping into the characteristics 

of the animal and the natural element. 

Natural element: Wood 

The attributes associated with wood are easy to see: 

growth, development, harmony and caring. They bring 

thoughts of trees growing tall, absorbing carbon to clear 

the air, forests that clear the water and then yield renewable 

raw materials for a wide range of wood products. 

Sustainable forestry with its caring stewardship practices 

exemplifies the sense of harmony and balance. 

Zodiac creature: Dragon 

In Chinese mythology, the Dragon is an auspicious 

symbol. It’s associated with great power capable of controlling 

the wind, rain and elements. As part of the lunar 

calendar, the year of the Dragon is said to bring prosperity 

and good fortune. 

Year of the Wood Dragon 

As a combination, the Wood Dragon brings together 

all the attributes of wood with the power of the dragon. 

According to The Chinese Zodiac, specific traits associated 

with the sign include determination, creativity, 

leadership, nurturing, and a sense of adventure. Viewed 

in terms of the people and companies in the Hardwood 

products industry, these traits are easy to discern: 

Leadership in the industry is preparing for the future 

with training, upskilling, and a strong focus on education. 

Leaders have grown from within the industry and readily 

communicate the career opportunities that are possible, 

ranging from traditional roles to high tech. 

Creativity is inspired by wood’s versatility. The industry 

fosters innovations in wood product applications from 

furniture and housewares to finishes and construction 

applications. 

Nurturing is another word for sustaining the health of 

our forests. Wise stewardship and sustainable forestry 

practices help to ensure that forests will remain and continue 

to thrive and grow rather than be put to other uses. 

Determination and a strong sense of purpose keep 

the industry moving forward to ensure a vibrant future, 

promoting sustainable practices and the benefits of 

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University of Notre Dame’s newly constructed Raclin Murphy Museum of Art specified all five-inch rift-only White Oak engineered 

flooring, from Reliance Hardwood Flooring. 

Lewis Lumber And Milling Opens Second Manufacturing 

Operation To Keep Up With Substantial Growth 

With three generations of lumber experience under 

their tool belts, the Lewis family knows how to take care 

of its customers. 

Founded over a decade ago in Dickson, TN, Lewis 

Lumber and Milling Inc. manufactures the Reliance Hardwood 

Flooring brand, as well as custom kitchen cabinet 

components. Specializing in wide width Hardwood plank 

flooring in long lengths, the company recently invested 

more than $15 million to renovate a 100,000-square-foot 

facility in Pennsylvania to better serve new and old customers 

alike. 

President Mike Lewis, whose motto is “consistency is 

king” purchased a facility in Clarion, PA, to keep up with 

growing demand. “Consistent products mean customers 

can depend on you time and time again. Being a reliable 

source for our customers is important to us,” he said. 

An emphasis on reliability means controlling every part 

of manufacturing, starting with the purchase of green 

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lumber from partner sawmills. Mike and his team include 

experts at each step of the manufacturing process, from 

wood drying, grading and machining, as well as warehousing 

and shipping. It’s also a family affair, with Mike 

Lewis working as president and Joe Lewis as vice president, 

Forrest Lewis focused on manufacturing as plant 

manager and both Libby Lewis-Clayton and Lee Lewis 

concentrating on Hardwood flooring sales. 

Lewis Lumber and Milling opened the new facility to 

“mirror exactly what we are doing in Tennessee,” according 

to Mike. “I don’t want our customers to experience 

any type of manufacturing differences or learning curve 

from the new plant,” he said. “We are training a lot. We 

have spent a lot of time and energy making sure it is 

right.” 

The purchase was prompted by the gradual growth in 

the client base and the company’s top notch unfinished 

solid Hardwood flooring and engineered Hardwood 

Flooring and cabinet components are manufactured to the strictest tolerances, utilizing Weinig moulders, Hasko 

end matchers, and double end tenoners. 

flooring. Flooring is available in widths 4-to-10 inches, 

with lengths available through 12 feet and is offered in 

plain sawn, rift sawn, quarter sawn, live sawn and herringbone. 

“We have more sales than we can manufacture here 

in Tennessee,” Mike said. “Expanding was needed so 

we looked at premier locations for timber and lumber.” 

Tom Edwards, CFO, said there is a three-fold strategy 

for expanding into a facility in the Northeastern U.S. 

He noted that the company is now closer to the resource. 

“People really like White Oak and Red Oak from 

Pennsylvania, New York and Northern Ohio, some Hickory 

and Cherry too,” Edwards said. “One of the reasons 

we weren’t running Red Oak (in Tennessee) is the color 

differences. The new plant location offers the opportunity 

to make great Red Oak flooring. The color is just 

unbelievable.” 

He added that Pennsylvania is a prime area for timber 

for both divisions of the company. 

“The timber available for the cabinet branch of the operation 

is more prevalent in the Northeast. There is only 

a certain amount of Hard Maple here in Tennessee,” he 

said. “So, we wanted to go where there is more Maple 

for our customers. It is one of the premier areas in the 

United States for timber.” 

The third, and most important reason for opening a 

facility in Pennsylvania is that the company is closer to 

many of its customers. 

Because so many of Reliance’s clients are in the 

Northeast, Mike said it made sense to open another location 

closer to them to expedite orders faster. “It will 

be cheaper freight for them,” he said. “The goal is to 

create the most dependable and consistent unfinished 

wide plank flooring and cabinet components available, 

while treating our customers right.” 

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“The goal is to create the most dependable and consistent unfinished 

wide plank flooring and cabinet components available, while treating our 

customers right.” 

– Mike Lewis, President, Lewis Lumber and Milling 




LEWIS LUMBER AND MILLING INC. Continued 

The Clarion, PA, facility, that was recently acquired by Lewis 

Lumber and Milling, adds an extra 800,000 board feet of kiln capacity. 

They purchase an estimated 12 million board feet of green 

lumber annually for the Clarion facility. 

Dried lumber is graded as it enters the manufacturing plant. Reliance 

Hardwood Flooring prides itself on sourcing green lumber 

from the best sawmills in the area. 

According to Mike, whether customers are looking for 

unfinished engineered Hardwood flooring or unfinished 

solid Hardwood flooring, Reliance products are manufactured 

with a goal to “always exceed industry grades, 

creating consistency, service, and value for customers.” 

The expansion allows them to consistently meet customer 

needs, including custom orders with strict quality 

tolerances produced for cut to length precision cabinet 

components, according to Edwards. “One of our customers 

specifies their own custom grade components 

- grade 1, grade 2 and a paint grade,” Mike explained. 

“We must rip accordingly and when we mould into their 

patterns, we separate to their grades.” They are able to 

complete orders like this “all in one pass” largely thanks 

to the LICO Machinery used on site. “We are quite proud 

of the products we can offer with this expansion,” added 

Edwards. 

Lumber is processed through OSI planers and then LICO rip 

saws before being width sorted, at the Clarion facility. 

The company’s flooring lines remain a point of pride. 

Sold primarily through distributors, “Reliance Hardwood 

Flooring is known for its consistent quality wide plank 

flooring,” explains Edwards, “but even more so, distributors 

are thrilled with lengths up to 12 feet long in some 

flooring. Not a lot of companies are set up to handle 

that.” 

Among the high-profile jobs featuring Reliance Hardwood 

Floors, a recent one is the Raclin Murphy Museum 

of Art at the University of Notre Dame, a newly constructed 

facility. 

“It is a huge building,” noted Edwards. “It was all fiveinch 

rift-only White Oak engineered flooring. We provided 

28,000 square feet of flooring. To get that much 

rift-only, I mean, it took us maybe three or four months.” 

Working with a natural product like Hardwood provides 

challenges to manufacturing consistency, according 

to Mike. 

To minimize variations, Reliance has set up systems 

to manage every part of the manufacturing process. 

From how the green lumber is dried to maintain flat and 

straight material, through the manufacturing process, 

and all the way through the company’s quality control 

specialists. Each flooring run is custom dry fit to ensure 

it meets the company’s strictest quality standards. “We 

make unfinished solid Hardwood flooring you can count 

on,” he noted. 

One asset that the Lewis family relies on is a close 

partnership with a bevy of sawmills. 

Edwards and Joe Lewis are responsible for buying all 

of the lumber for Reliance, which comes from about 75 

sawmills. 

A signature product of Reliance Hardwood Flooring, based in Dickson, TN, is their wide live sawn Hardwood flooring. 

“We are so picky,” Edwards said. “At different times 

we (buy from) 75 mills, focusing on purchasing Red and 

White Oak and Maple in 4/4 green lumber in Clarion.” 

Mike noted that he has worked with and for mills since 

1987. 

At Reliance Hardwood Flooring each flooring run is inspected 

and dry laid to ensure high quality in installation. 

“We try to work together with the sawmills and pay a 

fair price. We work with them so it will be beneficial for 

us as well as them,” he said. “We can pay sawmills a 

little bit more to saw some of the lumber differently than 

their normal. It needs to be beneficial to us and them.” 

“If we don’t have the mills,” he added, “we are not 

able to manufacture our product. We understand that 

and treat the mills accordingly, paying a fair price and 

making sure we pay our bills promptly. We pay before 

10 days.” 

“The main thing,” he concluded, “is to put the very best 

product we can out on the market for our customers.” 

The company is NOFMA certified and a member of the 

National Wood Flooring Association, Appalachian Hardwood 

Manufacturers Inc., Kentucky Forest Industries 

Association, Pennsylvania Forest Products Association, 

and the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association. n 

For more information, go to www.RelianceHardwoodFlooring.com. 




One of the chair options is the #105 mini-lounge which reclines and has a detachable foot rest. 

H & T Chair Co. makes wood-and-canvas beach chairs, some with leg rests for the comfort of the consumer. 

Solid White Oak Resort And Specialty Beach 

Products At H & T Chair Co. Inc. 

H & T Chair Co. Inc., based in Boone, NC, manufactures 

commercial grade beach products including tables 

and chairs. The company purchases approximately 

150,000+ board feet annually of White Oak (4/4, S2S, 

RW&L, Appalachian grade, AD) lumber. 

“We manufacture a full line of outdoor folding chairs 

with our key product going to the beach and outdoor 

market,” Owner Rick Todd explained. “Our primary market 

is the hotel and motel concession industry. When 

you’re on vacation and you see that big umbrella with 

two solid wooden chairs, that’s an H & T Chair. We make 

the beach chair; director’s chairs; and oversize chairs for 

fishermen. We designed a chair for fishermen that people 

don’t have to push themselves out of. If they get a 

hit on the fishing pole, they can simply walk out of the 

chair. We make camp stools, a small slatted table that 

accents our director’s chairs; and we design chairs for 

other industries.” 

By Michelle Keller 

With continuous growth, H & T Chair Co. products 

are highly sought after because of their quality craftsmanship 

and durability. “We redesigned the Atlantic City 

Sling Chair, which was developed by Take Along Travel 

in the 1920’s,” Todd offered. “We brought that back to 

life a few years ago for a client up on the Jersey shore. 

We are consistently building what people need in the 

market. They come to us and tell us their needs and we 

build the best they’ve ever seen.” 

The Todd family was in the concession business after 

World War II. “We designed the chair of choice back in 

the 1960’s. Prior to our chairs you had the telescope 

folding chair; the Foxx Brothers out West; and a handful 

of people manufacturing outdoor beach furniture. My uncle, 

Harrison Todd and his friend Ed Hickey put together 

a chair that would be more functional in the market that 

they were in. For the first time you could reuse this chair 

and repair it. It became a true tool of the concession 

trade. They built it with longevity built into the product for 

long-term use.” 

Todd said prototype versions of the new chair were 

available around 1966. “At that time we had a piece of 

wood that held the rails together and we saw the need 

for more stability. About 1968 we started double-dowelling 

the chairs. This gave the chair more durability and 

strength. Every year after that has been a year of growth. 

We have serviced every beach across the country and 

we’re exporting our products now too.” 

Rick bought the family business in 1980. “I grew up 

around this business and I served in the military and 

came back and partnered with my uncle,” he explained. 

“I eventually bought the business and I had little but a 

dream and a lot of ambition. My first year I literally hit the 

road with a two-ton truck and 200 chairs on the back. I 

drove from North Carolina to New Jersey and sold every 

single chair. We haven’t looked back. 

H & T Chair Co. has grown into a 10,000-square-foot 

facility with 9,700-square-feet of storage space adjacent. 

“We have a nice, comfortable, easy-flow business 

today. We’ve been in this business for over 50 years. 

We learned over time and we listened to our customers. 

We build a chair that we know is suitable for the marine, 

concession and pool deck markets. Our chairs are also 

“We wanted a product that would last in 

all of the outdoor elements. White Oak 

doesn’t mind a harsh environment. It’s an 

amazing wood. I have chairs in the concession 

market that are literally over 40 

years old and are still being used on the 

big rush holidays.” 

– Rick Todd, Owner, H & T Chair Co. 

customizable. We can put a stamp on the chair with embroidery 

or screen printing that identifies their hotel or 

the resort. The quality of our product speaks for itself. 

We’re building something for a market that has to withstand 

the elements.” 

When asked about the manufacturing process and 

equipment used at H & T Chair Co., Todd said, “A lot of 

our equipment dates back to the 1960’s. Our gang rip 





H & T CHAIR CO. INC. Continued 

The most popular chair manufactured is the adjustable #101 

chair which can be used with or without leg rest. The newly designed 

slat table is also made with White Oak and folds for easy 

carrying. 

Rick Todd, president of H & T Chair Co., enjoys creating durable 

wooden beach chairs, deck chairs and more at his shop in Boone, 

NC. 

The deck chair is a popular choice for hunters and great for bringing 

to outside sporting events. It’s both comfortable and easy to 

carry. 

saw was made in house. It has a 42 horse power electric 

motor with a handle that we can set up for multiple 

sizes. It’s not a single-line rip, it’s a multiple-blade gang 

rip. It’s a phenomenal tool. After that we use a SCMI 

planer, a XL Mold matcher; Swingarm cutoffs; DeWalt 

arm saws and cutoff saws; and Porter cable drill presses. 

We are making dimensional stock and then manufacturing 

it into chairs.” 

Todd said longevity is the reason only solid White Oak 

is utilized in the manufacturing process. “We wanted a 

product that would last in all of the outdoor elements,” he 

said. “In the marine environment, think back to old ships 

that were made out of White Oak, they would withstand 

the hit of a cannonball. They could withstand the beating 

of the waves against the helm. If it’s good enough 

for the boat, it’ll certainly work for the chair. White Oak 

doesn’t mind a harsh environment. It’s an amazing 

wood. I have chairs in the concession market that are 

literally over 40 years old and are still being used on 

the big rush holidays. We use a spar varnish because 

we hate to paint over the wood. The beauty of the grain 

in the Oak shines through in our chairs. We use two 

coats of marine spar varnish. The first coat goes on and 

then we sand it and put another coat on. If the product 

is for export we will use three coats because we know 

that they’re going to have 340 days of sunshine on that 

chair.” 

Sister company Anywhere Chair Company, Inc., retails 

and wholesales chairs and products for H & T Chair 

Co. Anywhere Chair Company, Inc. was established by 

Rick’s late wife, Mary Jane Todd as a way to provide 

The varnished frames in the shop at H & T Chair are getting ready 

to become versatile, folding chairs for beach concessions, hotels 

and resorts worldwide. 

resort style, commercial chairs, umbrellas and cabanas 

to the public for individual use. The company has grown 

from a tiny advertisement in the back pages of a well 

established home and garden magazine to a popular 

website with an established list of website vendors and 

beach concessionaires. Rick and Mary Jane’s daughter, 

Elizabeth Bandura, is now the owner and operator 

of Anywhere Chair Company, Inc. 

H & T Chair Co. and Anywhere Chair Company, Inc. 

are committed to providing commercial grade beach 

products to not only beach businesses but individuals 

as well. The original H & T Chair beach chair and all 

other chairs at H &T are manufactured in North Carolina. 

Anywhere Chair offers five styles of the chair: the 

original H & T Beach Chair with leg rest; Mini lounge 

with leg rest, a full back reclining chair; Deck/Director 

Chair perfect table height; Mini Sand Chair; and High 

Chair perfect for lifeguards and bar height tables. “Our 

entire line of chairs, together with additional items such 

as the slat table, camp stool, and cabanas are 100 percent 

manufactured in the USA,” Rick explained. “We 

are deeply committed to providing American made 

products wherever possible.” n 

All of H & T Chair’s products are made from White Oak, which 

is sturdy in marine environments. The company purchases 

150,000+bf per year of Appalachian grade lumber. 

The finished product is easy to fold and carry. About five years 

ago, the company began making chairs an extra two inches wider 

to accommodate all size customers. 

For more information contact Rick Todd at 828-264-7442 or visit 

Anywhere Chair Company, Inc. at www.anywherechair.com. 




IHLA Sells Out As Attendees And 

Exhibitors Fill Convention Venue 

Photos By Terry Miller, Paul Miller Jr. and Chris Fehr 

A sold-out exhibitor’s hall recently welcomed guests 

and members of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s 

Association (IHLA) Convention at the Indianapolis Marriott 

Downtown in Indianapolis, IN. The event was attended 

by approximately 1,200 people. 

The three-day event kicked off with a Board of Directors 

meeting followed by a welcome reception. 

The second day was packed with guest speeches, 

presentations, ample opportunity to network at multiple 

receptions and visit the vast array of exhibitor booths. 

The annual Tree Farmers Breakfast started the day off 

following opening session welcome remarks by Major 

General John. L. Gronski. 

Later that same day, Dr. Matthew Will, of the University 

of Indianapolis, gave a presentation entitled “A Confused 

Economy.” 

David Caldwell, of the Hardwood Market Report and 

Nathan Phillips, of G.L. Beaumont Lumber Co., followed 

Dr. Will with their joint presentation: “Calling All Hardwood 

Entrepreneurs.” 

The next morning, Fellowship of Christian Lumbermen 

held a meeting, followed by the IHLA Annual Meeting 

with breakfast. 

The final presentation of the IHLA Convention was 

held later that day and given by Dan Meyer, of Hardwood 

Review. He spoke about the “Hardwood Markets: 

Trends, Outlook, Industry Perspectives & Discussion.” n 

Chris Strang, Alan McIlvain Co., Marcus Hook, PA; Rob Hill, Holt & Bugbee Company, Tewksbury, MA; Javan Mallery, Wolverine Hardwoods 

Inc., Allegan, MI; Mark Alden, Northland Forest Products Inc., Kingston, NH; Don Petersen, Danzer Lumber North America Inc., 

Shade Gap, PA; and Will Schmertzler, Rex Lumber Company, Acton, MA 

To learn more about this association and to inquire 

about membership, visit www.ihla.org. 

Vince Catarella, Baillie Lumber Co., Hamburg, NY; Samantha 

Keenan, The AGL Group LLC, Weymouth, MA; Stephen A. Zambo, 

The AGL Group LLC, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Eichler, Baillie Lumber 

Co.; and Andrew Johnson, The AGL Group LLC, Weymouth, 

MA 

John Hester, NHLA, Memphis, TN; Ted Rossi, Rossi Group, Cromwell, 

CT; and Renee Hornsby, NHLA 

(Front row, from left): Shaun Cook, C.C. Cook & Son Lumber Co., Reelsville, IN; Craig Brouyette, Pike Lumber Company, Akron, IN; 

Dave Bramlage, Cole Hardwood, Logansport, IN; Mark Williamson, Superior Hardwoods, Montezuma, IN; Rich Solano, Pike Lumber 

Company; Brett Franklin, Tri-State Timber, Bloomington, IN; and Mista Feist, Holmes & Co., Columbia City, IN 

(Back row, from left): Darin Hollingsworth, Hollingsworth Lumber, Russiaville, IN; Kevin Mershimer, The Horton Group, South Bend, 

IN; Kaleb Hollingsworth, Hollingsworth Lumber; Tom Oilar, Cole Hardwood; Sam Smith, Smith Creek, Borden, IN; John Brown, Pike 

Lumber Company; Chris Moore, Graf Brothers Lumber & Flooring, Union City, IN; Matthew Smith, Smith Creek; Michael Powers, Maley 

& Wertz, Evansville, IN; Jay Engle, Smith Creek; Philip Fischer, Maley & Wertz; and Stan Messmer, American Woodland Enterprises, 

Inc., Santa Claus, IN – Photo provided by MWP Images 

James Plummer, Koppers Inc., Beavertown, PA; Scott Holley, 

NWH, Frisco, TX; Tony Honeycutt, Mullican Flooring, Johnson 

City, TN; and Stan Jones, Koppers Inc., Creedmoor, NC 

Anita Howard, Superior Hardwoods, Montezuma, IN; and Anita 

Howard, National Wood Flooring Association, St. Louis, MO 

Additional photos on next page 




IHLA PHOTOS Continued 

Steve Gunderson, Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales Inc., 

Cookeville, TN; Jassi Jaskaran and Jordan Dery, Tropical Forest 

Products, Mississauga, ON; and Jean Desilets, C.A. Spencer Inc., 

Laval, QC 

Chip Underwood, Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc., Huntland, 

TN; Steve Moore, Havco Wood Products LLC, Vonore, TN; 

and Logan Josey, Josey Lumber Co. Inc., Scotland Neck, NC 

Tyler Walley, Rutland Lumber Company, Collins, MS; Wesley 

Robinson, Robinson Lumber Company, New Orleans, LA; Jerrod 

Free, Hartzell Hardwoods Inc., Piqua, OH; and Gregory Richardson, 

Dickson Hardwoods LLC, Buffalo, NY 

Brant Forcey, Forcey Lumber & Veneer Company Inc., Woodland, 

PA; Curtis Hollabaugh, Slater Run Resources LLC, Tidioute, PA; 

Bob Long, PFPA, Harrisburg, PA; and Ross Forcey, Forcey Lumber 

& Veneer Company Inc., Clearfield, PA 

Drew Amorim, Justin Dery and Towsif Wahid, Tropical Forest 

Products, Mississauga, ON 

Nick Boyles, Joe Moats and Stephen Markum, AFP Logs & Lumber 

Inc., Buckhannon, WV; and John Pysh, Pennsylvania Hardwoods 

Co., Pleasantville, PA 

Steve Ison, Indiana Hardwood Specialties, Spencer, IN; Brad 

Booe, Terre Haute Hardwoods, Evansville, IN; Eric Boer, Mason’s 

Mill and Lumber, Houston, TX; and Bill Rogers, Newman Lumber 

Co., Gulfport, MS 

Scott Rossi, Rossi Group, Cromwell, CT; Jordan McIlvain, Alan 

McIlvain Co., Marcus Hook, PA; Marty James, Penn-Sylvan International 

Inc., Spartansburg, PA; and Randy Flament, Rossi 

Group, Emporium, PA 

Brian Ballard and Shawn Collins, Tioga Hardwoods Inc., Berkshire, NY; Peter Van Amelsfoort, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON; 

and Kevin Gillette and Rich Harden, Tioga Hardwoods Inc. 

Tom Wright, Edwards Wood Products Inc., Liberty, NC; Tony Lenhart, Wholesaler, LaGrange, KY; Pete Van Amelsfoort, Quality Hardwoods 

Ltd., Powassan, ON; Claude Cadrin, C.A. Spencer Inc., Laval, QC; and Jay Reese, Penn-Sylvan Hardwoods Inc., Spartansburg, 

PA 

Doug Zimmerman, Matson Lumber Company, Brookville, PA; 

John Griffin, Adentra/Frank Paxton Lumber Company, Denver, 

CO; Paul Maxwell, Maxwell Brothers Lumber Co., Lewisport, KY; 

and Monte Pope, ISK Biocides Inc., Memphis, TN 

Ryan Peterson, Northern Hardwoods Inc., Atlantic Mine, MI; Steve 

Bruggeman, Bruggeman Lumber Inc., Sand Springs, IA; Richard 

Wilkerson, Anderson-Tully Lumber Co., Vicksburg, MS; Andrew 

Johnson, The AGL Group LLC, Weymouth, MA; and Vic Boeding, 

Bruggeman Lumber Inc. 

Steve Koves, Metro Hardwoods, Jackson, WI; Llewellyn Eby and 

Mark Young, Eby Sawmill LLC, Clearville, PA; Nathan Jobe, Baillie 

Lumber Group, Eden, NY; and Keith Renneberg, Metro Hardwoods 

Chris Malta, Aaron Shoup and Bo Hammond, Kop-Coat Inc., Pittsburgh, 

PA; and Dino Piraccini, Patrick Industries, Elkhart, IN 






Roy Rentschler and Jeremy Rentschler, Indiana Dimension Inc., 

Logansport, IN; Jon Siebrase, Granite Valley Forest Products 

Inc., New London, WI; and Keith Cole, Cole Hardwood Inc., Logansport, 

IN 

Aaron Everingham, Breeze Dried Inc., Tillsonburg, ON; Eddie 

Carson, Beasley Group, Franklin, NC; and Mike Penner, Breeze 

Dried Inc. 

Chris and Lori Herrell, Pike Lumber Company Inc., Akron, IN; Ken Peterson, Rudd Equipment Company, Indianapolis, IN; Scott Keirn, 

Rudd Equipment Company, Fort Wayne, IN; and Craig Brouyette and Rich Solano, Pike Lumber Company Inc. 

Paul Miller, Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Dave Bramlage, Retired, Cole Hardwood Inc., Monticello, IN; Mista Feist, 

Holmes & Co. Inc., Columbia City, IN; Lloyd Lovett, King City Forwarding USA Inc., Chesapeake, VA; and Chuck Barnowsky, Lakeshore 

Forest Products Inc., Manitowoc, WI 

Ken Caldwell, Sierra Forest Products, Salt Lake City, UT; Riley 

Hogan, UCS Forest Group, Burnaby, BC; Kelsey Spitz-Dietrich, 

UCS Forest Group, Chicago, IL; Rob Cabral, UCS Forest Group, 

Mississauga, ON; and George Bach, East Ohio Lumber Co. Inc., 

Salineville, OH 

Joseph Draper, Clark Lumber Company Inc., Red Boiling Springs, 

TN; Tim Waninger, American Woodland Enterprises Inc., Santa 

Claus, IN; and Brandon Clark, Clark Lumber Company Inc. 

Terry Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Chris 

Moore, Graf Brothers Flooring & Lumber, South Shore, KY; Jon 

Mixell, Hartzell Hardwoods Inc., Piqua, OH; Frank Colyer, River 

Valley Hardwoods LLC, Marietta, OH; and Nolan Mulder, Wolverine 

Hardwoods Inc., Allegan, MI 

Jon Cox, Steve James, Tyler Johnston and Chris Travis, Frank 

Miller Lumber Co. Inc., Union City, IN 

David Wilson, Wolverine Hardwoods Inc., Allegan, MI; Shawn Covalt, 

O’Shea Lumber Company, Glen Rock, PA; and Scott Miller 

and John Gehringer, Devereaux Sawmill Inc., Pewamo, MI 

Doug Brenneman, Brenneman Lumber Company, Mount Vernon, 

OH; Shane Underwood, Granite Valley Forest Products Inc., New 

London, WI; Kelly Hostetter, Kamps Hardwoods Inc., Dutton, MI; 

and Paul Mallery, Wolverine Hardwoods Inc., Allegan, MI 

Kevin Kahila, Jason Watrous, Eric Wayne and Dick Peters, Banks 

Hardwoods Inc., White Pigeon, MI 

Tanner Gibson, H&K Equipment Inc., Beverly, WV; and Jeff Eisfelder 

and Matthew Woodbury, Taylor Machine Works Inc., Louisville, 

MS 

Patrick Rita, Hardwood Federation, Washington, DC; and Scott 

Cummings and Norm Steffy, Cummings Lumber Company Inc., 

Troy, PA 

Ray Miller, Yoder Lumber Co. Inc., Millersburg, OH; George Bach, 

East Ohio Lumber Co. Inc., Salineville, OH; and Trevor Vaughan, 

Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, PA 






Derek Wheeland, Wheeland Lumber Company Inc., Liberty, PA; 

Paul Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and 

Bill Baker, Wheeland Lumber Company Inc. 

Stephen A. Zambo and Jeff Dougherty, The AGL Group LLC, 

Jacksonville, FL; and Samantha Keenan and Andrew Johnson, 

The AGL Group LLC, Weymouth, MA 

Dave Sondel, Paula Barnes, Ken Weiss, John Stenson, Jason 

Goodman and Spencer Bishop, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY 

Gus Welter, Granite Valley Forest Products Inc., New London, WI; 

Dallin Brooks, NHLA, Memphis, TN; and Jordan McIlvain, Alan 

McIlvain Co., Marcus Hook, PA 

Matt Bubar, Summit Forest Products, Knoxville, TN; Bob Uglow, 

Baillie Lumber Co./Ripping Division, Hamburg, NY; and Terry Miller, 

National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN 

Sage Maiers and Matt Yest, Kendrick Forest Products Inc., Edgewood, 

IA; Jason Brettingen, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI; 

and John Monk, Granite Valley Forest Products Inc., New London, 

WI 

Bo Bayless, Tammy Sue Donaldson, Kent Duncan, David Cox and Tyler Atkins, Onsite Technologies LLC, Greensboro, NC 

Kelly Park, Continental Underwriters Inc., Richmond, VA; Chris 

Fehr, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and Ricky Rutter, 

Continental Underwriters Inc. 

Dennis Niskala, Paul Vance and Ryan Peterson, Northern Hardwoods 

Inc., Atlantic Mine, MI; and Kerry Kerr, Goodwood Lumber 

LLC, McMinnville, TN 

Sam Smith, Koetter Woodworking Inc., Borden, IN; Tom Oilar and 

Sarah Cole, Cole Hardwood Inc., Logansport, IN; and Eddie Carson, 

Beasley Group, Franklin, NC 

Steve Staryak, Lawrence Lumber Company Inc., Maiden, NC; 

Steve Stoufflet, Robinson Lumber Company, New Orleans, LA; 

and Randy Porter, Sierra Forest Products/USC Forest Group, Chino, 

CA 

Mike Ballard, Sawmill MD, Crestview, FL; J.K. O’Brien, Classic 

American Hardwoods Inc., Memphis, TN; and Jon Krepol, Industrial 

Vision Systems Inc./VisionTally, West Conshohocken, PA 

Greg Hykes, Baillie Lumber Co., Hamburg, NY; Gregory Richardson, 

Dickson Hardwoods LLC, Buffalo, NY; and Jesper Bach and 

Mark Herskind, Baillie Lumber Co. 

Ken Grubaugh and Ryan Grubaugh, Maple Rapids Lumber Mill 

Inc., St. Johns, MI; and Mark Bojanich, Banks Hardwoods Inc., 

White Pigeon, MI 

Scott Clark, Hardwood Industries Inc., Sherwood, OR; Rick 

Wagar, Devereaux Sawmill Inc., Pewamo, MI; and J.K. O’Brien, 

Classic American Hardwoods Inc., Memphis, TN 






Bill Baker, Wheeland Lumber Company Inc., Liberty, PA; Scott 

Cummings, Cummings Lumber Company Inc., Troy, PA; Derek 

Wheeland, Wheeland Lumber Company Inc.; and Norm Steffy, 

Cummings Lumber Company Inc. 

Dennis Mann, Baillie Lumber Group, Hamburg, NY; Will Donoho, 

Classic American Hardwoods Inc., Memphis, TN; and Sean 

McMahon and Tom Eichler, Baillie Lumber Group 

Tom Wright, Edwards Wood Products Inc., Liberty, NC; Stan 

Jones, Koppers Inc., Creedmoor, NC; Tony Machamer, Koppers 

Inc., Canal Winchester, OH; and Michael Embry, Koppers Inc., 

Jamestown, KY 

Dathan Gruver and Darrell Gruver, D & D Hardwood LLC, Racine, 

MO; Bucky Pescaglia and Tony Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., 

Fayette, MO; and Ronald Smith, D & D Hardwood LLC 

Daniel Larose and Mario Lussier, Simon Lussier Ltee, Blainville, 

QC; Rich Solano and Brian Schilling, Pike Lumber Company Inc., 

Akron, IN; and Chris Castano, Maine Woods Company LLC, Portage 

Lake, ME 

Brad Froning, Oaks Unlimited Inc., Waynesville, NC; Chip Underwood, 

Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc., Huntland, TN; 

William Trine, Cumberland Gap Lumber LLC, Hillsdale, MI; and 

Charlie Brenneman, Brenneman Lumber Company, Mount Vernon, 

OH 

Steve Jones and Trevor Vaughan, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales 

Inc., Union City, PA; and Deonn DeFord, Ganahl Lumber Company, 

Anaheim, CA 

Tyler Cole, Cole Hardwood Inc., Logansport, IN; Jennifer Floyd, 

Frank Miller Lumber Co. Inc., Union City, IN; and Keith Cole, Cole 

Hardwood Inc. 

Doug Zimmerman, Matson Lumber Company, Brookville, PA; Daryl 

Miller, A & M Kiln Dry Ltd., Winesburg, OH; Ryan Warford, Jack 

Parrish and Kevin Nickey, McClain Forest Products LLC/Legacy 

Wood Products LLC, West Plains, MO 

Tommy Steele, Quanex Custom Components, Bowling Green, 

KY; Howell White, AHC Hardwood Group, Clarksville, TN; Duane 

Keck, Quanex Custom Components, St. Cloud, MN; Gene Hamaker, 

Cardin Forest Products LLC, South Pittsburg, TN; and Clint 

Averitt, Finnos, West Plains, MO 

Jeff Davis, Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd., Pell City, AL; Nathan 

Brest, Bulk Equipment Corp., Michigan City, IN; Dustin Beckelheimer, 

Bulk Lift Products, Michigan City, IN; and Phillip Smith, 

Stoltzfus Forest Products LLC, Peach Bottom, PA 

Sean Briscoe, Lindsey DiGangi and Vince Pace, PLMI, Philadelphia, 

PA 

Johan de Bruijn, LTL Woodproducts BV, Vianen, Netherlands; 

and Josiah McKamey and Tom Coble, Hartzell Hardwoods Inc., 

Piqua, OH 

DeWayne Feltner, MacBeath Hardwood Co., Edinburgh, IN; Anthony 

Raspa, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON; and Jason 

Horn, Aetna Building Solutions, Indianapolis, IN 

Matt LeBlanc and Gilles Vincent Martel, Lumber Resources Inc., 

Quebec City, QC; Mike Sturgill, Precision Forestry Inc., Onaway, 

MI; Phil LeBlanc, Lumber Resources Inc.; and Pat Daley, Precision 

Forestry Inc. 

Francois Bovet, Bois Maron Lumber, St-Eustache, QC; Guy Dollinger, 

DZD Hardwood Inc., St-Jerome, QC; and Dennis Gustafson 

and Tyler Francois, Snowbelt Hardwoods Inc., Hurley, WI 






Tomoko Kato, Mountain Top International Inc., Naperville, IL; Stacy 

Kennedy, CMA CGM Group, Norfolk, VA; and C.J. Struyk and 

Jessica Tilton, TMX Shipping Co. Inc., Morehead City, NC 

Rob Paradise, Devereaux Sawmill Inc., Pewamo, MI; and Cal 

Diercks and Mike Peterson, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI 

Jim Burris, Corley Mfg. Co./Lewis Controls Inc., Chattanooga, 

TN; Gene Hamaker, Cardin Forest Products LLC, South Pittsburg, 

TN; Keith Price, Corley Mfg. Co./Lewis Controls Inc., Chattanooga, 

TN; Clint Averitt, Finnos, West Plains, MO; and Chris Hough, 

Lewis Controls Inc./Corley Mfg. Co., Cornelius, OR 

Jeremiah Hawley and Ross Frazier, Turman Wood Group, Arrington, 

VA; Russell Shamblen, Premier Hardwood Products 

Inc./B & B Lumber Company Inc., Jamesville, NY; Jessica Tilton, 

TMX Shipping Co. Inc., Morehead City, NC; and Bo Hammond, 

Kop-Coat Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 

Chris Dunn, Wickham Hardwood Flooring, Wickham, QC; Denis 

Dube, J.D. Irving Limited, Clair, NB; and Patrick Gagne, Primewood, 

Drummondville, QC 

Scott Hutton, A.W. Stiles Contractors Inc., McMinnville, TN; Ben 

Koch and Paul O’Brien, J. Gibson McIlvain Co., White Marsh, MD; 

and Lee Stiles, A.W. Stiles Contractors Inc. 

AHMI Enjoys Florida’s 

Landscape For Annual Meeting 

The 2024 annual meeting of the Appalachian Hardwood 

Manufacturers Inc. (AHMI) was recently held at 

The Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, FL, with 

approximately 120 members and guests treated to more 

than two full days of networking, business, educational 

and leisure opportunities. 

The AHMI business presentations included: 

InventWood Makes Poplar Truly Hard – A Maryland 

company has designed a process to press Poplar and 

other lumber into a stiff building material. The company 

is a leader in cellulose-based material innovations. 

Senior Process Engineer Charles Sturman said the advanced 

cellulose materials have better performance, 

lower costs, and are far more sustainable than alternatives 

the world uses today. 

The startup company developed out of the University 

of Maryland’s incubator program. Since its founding in 

2016, InventWood has received close to $25 million in 

federal grants. 

The company’s flagship product is called MettleWood 

and begins with kiln-dried Poplar lumber. It is processed 

through lignin modification and densification. The lignin 

modification is intended to break the lignin bonds and 

allow the cellulose fibers to move closer together during 

densification. 

This forces the cellulose fibers of the wood to align 

far more closely with new hydrogen bonds formed and 

removing the inherent porosity found in regular wood. 

Sturman said the material combines the best of metal – 

strength and durability – with wood, which is lightweight, 

low-cost, and sustainable. 

Photos By Chris Fehr 

Railroad Tie Demand in 2024 – Bill Behan, vice president 

of Koppers and a past president of the Railway 

Tie Association, discussed tie demand in 2024. He said 

several factors are impacting tie production including the 

ability of mills to buy logs and produce ties; the performance 

of wood ties and their service life; and demand 

for ties. 

He compared the pricing of railroad ties versus Red 

Oak lumber in three regions and ties values were stable. 

Behan said there are alternatives being considered like 

southern yellow pine to address swings in Hardwood 

markets. 

Real American Hardwood Campaign – RAH Coalition 

Board Member Amy Snell of the Wood Components 

Manufacturers Association reported on the Magnolia 

Network campaign and results from social media. Millions 

of consumers have been reached in the first six 

months of the promotion. 

She explained that continuation will require additional 

funding from the industry. Attendees were asked to give 

at www.realamericanhardwood.com/industry. 

White Oak Initiative Educates Landowners – WOI 

Executive Director Jason Meyer shared the group’s mission 

to educate landowners on forest management for 

White Oak. 

Hardwood Federation & Campaign 2024 – Executive 

Director Dana Cole shared key Hardwood issues 

in the 2024 Presidential and Congressional campaigns. 

She said election years always require extra effort to 

educate legislators on bills that effect the Hardwood industry. 


Mike McCrea, EZLOG Company Inc., Louisville, KY; Tammy 

Daugherty, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Burt 

Craig, Matson Lumber Company, Brookville, PA; and Ted Rossi, 

Rossi Group, Cromwell, CT 

Silvio Giandomenico, Goodfellow Inc., Campbellville, ON; Stefan 

Sobczak and Alex Gonter-Dray, Goodfellow Inc., Delson, QC; and 

Dennis Reid, Goodfellow Inc., Delson, QC 

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AHMI Continued from page 45 

The Federation Fly-in is scheduled for May 21-23 in 

Washington, DC. 

DoughHCM – AHMI has partnered with payroll companies 

to provide solutions for small- to mid-sized companies 

with technology that helps attract and retain 

talent. Principal Nick Koen explained the program and 

rebates companies can receive. 

Lumber Payroll, a division of DoughHCM, is designed 

specifically to help the lumber industry drive productivity 

and reduces costs. It offers comprehensive payroll, 

kiosk, and human capital management innovative 

technology solutions that drive efficiencies and reduce 

expenses throughout any organization. The service is 

available to AHMI members and other Hardwood industry 

companies. 

AHMI Board Member & Officer Elections – Chairman 

Tom Sheets presented the State of the Association 

and member anniversaries and new Board members 

and officers were approved. The new officers for 2024- 

26 are: 

Chairman: Roy Zangari of Meadow River Lumber, 

Rainelle, PA 

Vice Chairman Elect: Scott Cummings of Cummings 

Lumber, Troy, PA 

Vice Chairman of Finance: Tony Honeycutt of 

Mullican Flooring, Johnson City, TN 

Past Chairman: Tom Sheets of Blue Ridge Lumber, 

Fishersville, VA 

Board members are: 

Sebastian Church, Church & Church Lumber, 

Millers Creek, NC 

David Pierson, Pierson Lumber, Clay, WV 

Jamie Coleman, Robert S. Coleman Lumber Co., 

Culpeper, VA 

Ray White II, Harold White Lumber, Inc., 

Morehead, KY 

Dean Alanko, Allegheny Wood Products, Inc., 

Petersburg, WV 


Mark Haddix, Farm Credit of the Virginias, Elkins, WV; Kim and Mark Vollinger, W.M. Cramer Lumber Company, Hickory, NC; and Wendy 

and John Bowman, AHMI, High Point, NC 

Scott and Robyn Cummings, Cummings Lumber Company Inc., 

Troy, PA; Rosemary and Tom Inman, AHMI, High Point, NC; and 

Ray White II, Harold White Lumber & Millwork Inc., Morehead, KY 

Ben Heintzelman and Patti and Webb Heintzelman, Keiver-Willard 

Lumber Corporation, Newburyport, MA 

Dan Mathews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Kim Vollinger, W.M. Cramer Lumber Company, Hickory, NC; Mary Mathews, SII Dry Kilns; 

and John and Jerri Patterson, Middle Tennessee Lumber Co. Inc., Burns, TN 

Stacie and Phil Cornett, WV Great Barrel Company, Caldwell, WV; 

and Kelly and Deb Johnson, Biolube Inc., Fort Wayne, IN 

Robert Coleman, Robert S. Coleman Lumber Co. Inc., Culpeper, 

VA; and Karl and Karen Schmertzler, Yoder Lumber Co. Inc., Millersburg, 

OH 

Joe and Karen Pryor, Oaks Unlimited Inc., Waynesville, NC; Steve 

and Danielle Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, 

PA; and Lowery Anderson, Roy Anderson Lumber Co. Inc., Tompkinsville, 

KY 

Wanda Turman, Turman Sawmill Inc., Hillsville, VA; Tony and Carla 

Stringer, Stringer Industries Inc., Tylertown, MS; Mike Turman, 

Turman Sawmill Inc. 





AHMI PHOTOS Continued 

Jeff Dougherty and Stephen A. Zambo, The AGL Group, Jacksonville, 

FL; and Peter and Kady Carroll-McCarty, TS Manufacturing 

Co., Levant, ME 

Lowery and Kay Anderson, Roy Anderson Lumber Co. Inc., Tomkinsville, 

KY; and Mitra and Jay Reese, Penn-Sylvan Hardwoods, 

Spartansburg, PA 

Pat Oakley and Tony Honeycutt, Mullican Flooring, Johnson City, 

TN; and Bruce Horner, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH 

Chris Fehr, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Robert 

Wagner, USNR, Graham, NC; and John Pysh, Pennsylvania Hardwoods 

Co., Pleasantville, PA 

Bruce Horner, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; Jeff Dougherty, 

The AGL Group, Jacksonville, FL; and John Pysh and John 

Toncich III, Pennsylvania Hardwoods Co., Pleasantville, PA 

Jerry Zampella and Nick Koen, DoughHCM, Tampa, FL; and Scott 

Stringer, DMSi Software, Omaha, NE 

Andy Nuffer, RAM Forest Products Inc., Shinglehouse, PA; Ray 

White II, Harold White Lumber & Millwork Inc., Morehead, KY; and 

Davis Inman, AHMI, High Point, NC 

Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; Daniel 

Harris, Cooper Machine Company Inc., Wadley, GA; and Tim Parton, 

Gilkey Lumber Co. Inc., Rutherfordton, NC 

Mason Church, Bryant Church Hardwoods Inc., Wilkesboro, NC; 

Julie Ledvina, guest; Amy Snell, WCMA, Lindstrom, MN; and Sebastian 

Church, Church & Church Lumber Co., Millers Creek, NC 

Lindsey DiGangi, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA; John Hester, NHLA, 

Memphis, TN; and Dana Lee Cole, Hardwood Federation, Washington, 

DC 

Alan Robbins, USNR, Jacksonville, FL; Stephen Harp, Pardee 

Resources Company, Summersville, WV; Brandon Turman and 

Alexander Turman, Turman Sawmill Inc., Hillsville, VA; and Andy 

Nuffer, RAM Forest Products Inc., Shinglehouse, PA 

Donna and Steve Hamer, Jim C. Hamer Co., Kenova, WV 





AHMI PHOTOS Continued 

Woody Rich, Ayers Rich, Brian and Sydney Lewis, Celia Rich, 

Holland Rich, Pearce Rich and Christian Lewis, Legna Software 

LLC, Winston-Salem, NC 

Patrick Keenan, CombiLift USA, Greensboro, NC; Charles and 

Caroline Sturman, InventWood, College Park, MD; and Joe Naylor, 

Blue Ridge Lumber Co. LLC, Fishersville, VA 

Ben Skelley, AgSouth Farm Credit, Columbia, SC; and Matt and 

Jenny Gutierrez, AgSouth Farm Credit, Murphy, NC 

Winners of Appalachian Hardwood Croquet tournament 2024: 

Duke and Mary Catherine Baldridge of Dominion Risk Advisors, 

Roanoke, VA 

IBS/KBIS Enjoys Impressive 

Growth In 2024 

The Las Vegas (NV) Convention Center recently 

welcomed the National Association of Home Builders 

(NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) and the National 

Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Kitchen & 

Bath Industry Show (KBIS). This year marked the biggest 

IBS in 15 years with 1,700+ exhibitors, of which 45 

percent were new. 

The two events co-located during Design & Construction 

Week and represented the largest annual gathering 

of residential construction and design industry professionals. 

Thousands attend each year. 

The IBS provides attendees ample networking opportunities 

and this year more than 100 education sessions. 

These cover a broad range of topics on housing 

industry concerns, including economic trends, business 

opportunities and new markets, technology, high performance 

building, sales and marketing, construction 

methods, business management, legal issues, government 

regulation, architecture, design, community planning 

and more. 

Photos By Zach Miller 

New this year was the segmentation of exhibitors by 

product they represented. Six distinct product segments 

were available at this year’s IBS/KBIS. 

These included: 

•Building materials 

•Interior finishings and home living 

•Business management and professional services 

•Global products 

•Construction tools, systems, equipment and safety 

•Outdoor living, leisure and modular structures. 

The event also features yearly multiple awards by 

KBIS as well as IBS, learning labs, demo zones and 

guest speakers. 

Next year’s show dates are Feb. 25-27, 2025, also in 

Las Vegas. In 2026, the event moves to Orlando, FL to 

be held Feb. 17-19 at the Orange County Convention 

Center. n 

Learn more at www.buildersshow.com. 

Scott Cummings, Cummings Lumber Co., Troy, PA (left) and Stephen 

Harp, Pardee Resources, Summerville, WV (right), receive 

recognition for finishing their respective 6-year terms on the 

AHMI Board of Directors. Award presentation was by (center) 

Tom Sheets, Blue Ridge Lumber Co, LLC, Fishersville, VA 

Outgoing AHMI Chairman Tom Sheets, Blue Ridge Lumber Co, 

LLC, Fishersville, VA, was recognized for his service with a ceremonial 

croquet mallet by Tom Inman, AHMI, High Point, NC 

Grant Cowx and Brian Clarke, Fraser Specialty Products Ltd., 

Edmundston, NB; Robert Ramson, The Ramson Company, Alexandria, 

VA; and Morgan Wellens, Nicholson and Cates Limited, 

Burlington, ON 

Wayne Cornwell, Simpson Door Company, Long Island, NY; Gary 

Durham, Simpson Door Company, Ione, CA; and Josh Kirschner, 

Simpson Door Company, Chapel Hill, NC 





IBS/KBIS PHOTOS Continued 

Dave Cline, 84 Lumber, Toledo, OH; and Asa Blake, 84 Lumber, 

Cleveland, TN 

Kris and Scot Waggoner, W.B. Builders, Minneapolis, MN; and 

Tom Freeman, John Boos & Co., Effingham, IL 

Ryan Kline, Disdero Lumber Co., Vancouver, WA; Josh DeGuire, 

Specialty Wood Products Inc., Aurora, CO; and Danny Trebelhorn, 

Sierra Forest Products/UCS Forest Group/Accoya, Portland, OR 

Darryn Fossand, Sunlighten Inc., Denver, CO; and Jason Tutko 

and Brittany Austin, Tutko, Carnation, WA 

Jeremy McClain and Cheryl Flatt, Osborne Wood Products Inc., 

Toccoa, GA 

Jon Torres and Elizabeth Covarrubias, NGY Group Inc., Chino, 

CA 

Kalayna Crook and Cam Stevens, Patrick Lumber Company, Portland, 

OR 

Mark Rutledge, Shakertown 1992 Inc., Winlock, WA; and Zach 

Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN 

Stephen Butler, Thermory USA, Delta, CO; Matt Stansell, Thermory 

USA, Durham, NC; and Tim Baird, Alturas Homes LLC, Eagle, 

ID 

Andy Dalzell, Timothy Faust and Matt Pryor, Bingaman & Son 

Lumber Inc., Kreamer, PA; and Garth Leavens, Deck Supply 

Warehouse, Healdsburg, CA 

Anthony Muck, DMSi Software, Omaha, NE; John DeRoche, 

CrossRoads Building Supply Inc., Oakbrook Terrace, IL; Tim 

Hovious, CrossRoads Building Supply Inc., Indian Trail, NC; and 

Scott Green, DMSi Software 

Richard Ahlstrom, U-C Coatings LLC, Kenosha, WI; and George 

Meeker, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY 




FCL Hears How Prison 

Ministry Changes Lives 

Robust Walnut Activity 

Discussed At AWMA Meeting 

Provided by Eric Porter 

The Fellowship of Christian Lumbermen (FCL) recently 

learned how God has opened a door to ministry 

for one member. 

The remarks came at the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s 

Association 2024 Convention in Indianapolis, IN. 

The men participated in singing worship songs led by 

Nate Phillips of G.L. Beaumont Lumber Co. 

FCL Board member Rob McCarthy of NWH shared 

his experiences working with Prison Fellowship Ministries. 

He had been seeking an opportunity to serve God 

and waited for a door to open. When none did, he started 

“looking out the window” and saw the chance to participate 

in Prison Fellowship. 

McCarthy has been serving at a correctional facility 

in Ohio for the past year leading inmates through a program 

called Prison Fellowship Academy. The program 

equips participants to prepare for life now and after their 

incarceration. 

He said it has taught him that Christian faith-based 

programs help inmates develop skills to work through 

their current situations and for the future. McCarthy said 

the first group of men has completed the phase one and 

lives have been changed. 

The FCL attendees gave donations to the Prison Fellowship 

Ministry and spent time in prayer before the 

meeting was adjourned. 

The FCL holds these events at many of the Hardwood 

conventions and meetings and would welcome anyone 

to participate. n 

For more information go to: christianlumbermen.wordpress.com. 

Provided By AWMA 

Members of the American Walnut Manufacturers Association 

(AWMA) met in Indianapolis, IN, at the Indiana 

Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association’s Convention recently 

to conduct business on behalf of the Association. 

Tony Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MO; Matt Yest, 

Kendrick Forest Products Inc., Edgewood, IA; and Rob Kukowski, 

Kamps Hardwoods Inc., Dutton, MI 

Photos By Terry Miller 

Members reported that the Walnut business – green 

lumber, KD lumber and logs – is robust and most products 

are steadily moving. Competition for logs is stiff and 

priced accordingly. Log exports remain very strong and 

new competition for them seems to be steadily arriving 

across the United States. 

The Association elected Rob Kukowski, Kamps Hardwoods, 

as President, Coby Short, Hartzell Hardwoods, 

as Vice President, and Bill Long will serve as Immediate 

Past President. n 

Learn more at 

www.walnutassociation.org. 

FCL Board member Rob McCarthy of NWH shared with attendees 

his experience working with Prison Fellowship Ministries. 

Brian Brookshire, Executive Director, American Walnut Manufacturers 

Association, Jefferson City, MO; Phillip Smith, Stoltzfus Forest 

Products LLC, Peach Bottom, PA; and Darrell Gruver, D & D 

Hardwood LLC, Racine, MO 

Terry Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Dathan 

Gruver, D & D Hardwood LLC, Racine, MO; and Bucky Pescaglia, 

MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MO 

FCL Board member Tony Honeycutt, of Mullican Flooring, addresses 

attendees during the meeting of the association at the 

recent 2024 IHLA Convention in Indianapolis. 

Sage Maiers, Kendrick Forest Products Inc., Edgewood, IA; Bill 

Long, Midwest Hardwood Company LLC, Maple Grove, MN; Greg 

Beaumont, G.L. Beaumont Lumber Co., Ramsey, IL; and Thomas 

Braun, HOLZ BRAUN GmbH and Co. KG, Reutlingen, Germany 

Nate Phillips of G.L. Beaumont Lumber Co. leads FCL worship 

service in song. 

Kirk Bachman, Missouri Walnut LLC, Neosho, MO; and Steve 

Bruggeman and Vic Boeding, Bruggeman Lumber Inc., Sand 

Springs, IA 




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Mike McCrea and Jeff Smith, EZLOG Company Inc., Louisville, 

KY; and Ray White Sr., Harold White Lumber & Millwork Inc., 

Morehead, KY 

Dan Buchan and Jay Buchan, Buchan Sawmill Inc., New Haven, 

IN; and Paul Cleereman and Rob Kittle, Cleereman Industries Inc., 

Newald, WI 

Dominik Belzer, Jos aan de Stegge and Matthias Harnisch, Brunner-Hildebrand 

Lumber Dry Kiln Co., Nashville, TN; and Tom Edwards, 

Lewis Lumber and Milling Inc., Dickson, TN 

Darin Williamson, Network Forest Products LLC, Corry, PA; Jason 

Bolstad, Karen Gauthier, Anthony Muck and Scott Stringer, 

DMSi Software, Omaha, NE; Tom Edwards, Lewis Lumber and 

Milling Inc., Dickson, TN; and Henry German, DMSi Software 

Craig Brouyette, Pike Lumber Company Inc., Akron, IN; Matt Tietz, 

McDonough Manufacturing Company, Eau Claire, WI; John 

Brown, Pike Lumber Company Inc.; and Bob Bell, McDonough 

Manufacturing Company 

Tom Plaugher, Allegheny Wood Products Inc., Petersburg, WV; 

Ted Smith, TS Manufacturing Co., Lindsay, ON; Peter McCarty, 

TS Manufacturing Co., Levant, ME; Joey Nelson, JoeScan Inc., 

Vancouver, WA; and Joe Korac, Automation & Electronics USA, 

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Jon Scribner, Batesville Casket Company, Vicksburg, MS; Tim 

Girardi, Willow Rouben, Paul Newton and Ron Nentwig, Logs 2 

Lumber 2 You LLC, Nashville, TN; and Carl Hearn, Batesville Casket 

Company 

Jeremy Mortl, Craig Albright and Casey Allen, Messersmith Manufacturing 

Inc., Bark River, MI; and Ricky Rutter, Continental Underwriters 

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Greg Pappas, Ten Oaks Flooring LLC, Cove City, NC; Laurie Sue 

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Brad Bland, Jason May and Kris Long, AHC Hardwood Group, 

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Paul Newton, Logs 2 Lumber 2 You LLC, Nashville, TN; Alex Staalner, 

Brookhuis America Inc., Atlanta, GA; and Claus Staalner, 

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Jon Mixell, Hartzell Hardwoods Inc., Piqua, OH; Jean-Francois 

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AHMI Continued from page 48 

Chris Castano, Maine Woods Company LLC, Portage Lake, ME; 

Jessica Tilton, TMX Shipping Co. Inc., Morehead City, NC; Jesse 

LaSon, Rossi Group, Cromwell, CT; Kevin Gillette, Tioga Hardwoods 

Inc., Berkshire, NY 

Randy Miller, Pollmeier Inc., Westfield, IN; Dan Hansen, Midwest 

Hardwood Company LLC, Maple Grove, MN; David Messer, Mac- 

Beath Hardwood Co., Edinburgh, IN; and Mike Mallin, Midwest 

Hardwood Company LLC 

John Pysh, Pennsylvania Hardwoods Co., 

Pleasantville, PA 

Joe Pryor, Oaks Unlimited, Inc., Waynesville, NC 

Andy Nuffer, RAM Forest Products, Inc., 

Shinglehouse, PA 

Jeff Gowder, Southern Forest Products, 

Appalachia, VA 

Darryl Eslinger, Conestoga Wood Specialties, 

East Earl, PA 

Chris Osborn, Kentucky River Properties, Hazard, KY 

Mark Vollinger, W.M. Cramer Lumber Co., Inc., 

Hickory, NC 

Producer & Distributor Division Meetings – Separate 

sessions for these AHMI groups discussed issues 

of importance. 

Heintzelman, Keiver-Willard Lumber; Long Drive – Joe 

Pryor, Oaks Unlimited; Closest to the Pin – Peter Mc- 

Carty, TS Manufacturing. 

Saturday Golf Scramble: 1st Jeff Gowder, Southern 

Forest Products, and Bruce Horner, Abenaki Timber; 

2nd Alan Robbins, USNR, and Phil Cornett, WVGBC; 

Long Drive – Alan Robbins and Closest to the Pin – 

Bruce Horner. 

Fishing tournament winners: Largest fish – Daniel 

Harris, Cooper Machine; Most fish – Jason Meyer, 

White Oak Initiative. 

Croquet tournament winners: Duke and Mary Catherine 

Baldridge, Dominion Risk Advisors. More than 30 

people participated in the annual croquet tournament. 

Mark your calendars for July 20-23 for the 2024 AHMI 

Summer Conference Meeting, to be held at the Omni 

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Bruce Horner, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; and David 

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Mike McCrea, EZLOG Company Inc., Louisville, KY; Tammy 

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Golf Friday: Low Gross – 1st Brandon Turman, Turman 

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In Memoriam 

t Church 14_Layout 1 4/17/18 3:43 PM Page 1 

Wendell Cramer 

Surrounded by family, Wendell 

Cramer passed away peacefully 

on March 3, 2024. He was born to 

the late Cassian Peter Cramer and 

Lillian Bresnahan Cramer in Butler, 

PA. After attending Davis & Elkins 

College in Elkins, WV, Wendell served three years in the 

Army. With a passion for flying, he obtained his pilot’s 

license during his college years and became President 

of the Elkins Pilot Club. 

Wendell married his wife, Judy, in 1964 and joined the 

Hardwood sales force with Georgia Pacific in Augusta, 

GA. After starting his own lumber brokerage business 

in 1969, he moved the business, W.M. Cramer Lumber 

Co., to Hildebran, NC, in 1971, expanding to a large 

concentration yard with sawmills in West Virginia, a kiln 

drying company in Kentucky and distribution yards in 

Georgia and Florida. 

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, 

Judy, daughter, Kim Vollinger (Mark), son, Michael Cramer 

(Kacey), three grandsons; Jonathan Vollinger (Kristen), 

Michael Vollinger (Stacey), Zane Cramer, four wonderful 

great-grandchildren and a number of very special 

nieces and nephews. 

Wendell was a true example of a generous Christian 

serving his Lord. He received much joy from giving to 

others of his time, talent and treasure. His love of flying 

allowed him to fulfill requests to fly patients for medical 

treatments or other family emergencies. 

As an active member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 

he sang in the choir for more than 50 years and served 

on the building campaign as well as the Diocesan Foundation. 

Not only was Wendell a devout Christian, an 

amazing husband and father, he also gave time back 

to the lumber industry and the community. In the forest 

products industry, he served as President of the Appalachian 

Lumbermen’s Club, Appalachian Hardwood 

Manufacturers Inc., the Hardwood Federation and the 

National Hardwood Lumber Association. 

In his community he was a lifetime member of the 

Hickory Kiwanis Club, where he served as President 

and Lt. Governor. He also served on the Board of Directors 

of Valdese General Hospital, BB&T and Davis & 

Elkins College. 

In addition to flying, Wendell enjoyed hunting, playing 

tennis and golf, fishing and horseback riding. With a 

love of music, he was a former member of the Carolina 

Moonlighters and the West Virginia Highlanders Bagpipe 

Band. 

A funeral Mass was held on Saturday, March 9th, at 

St. Aloysius Catholic Church followed by a private graveside 

committal at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may include Maryvale 

Sisters Convent, 2522 June Bug Rd., Vale, NC 28168, 

Carolina Caring, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, NC 

28658, or St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 921 2nd St. NE, 

Hickory, NC 28601. n 

LAKE STATES Continued from page 10 

uncertain interest rates as the primary factors affecting 

the Hardwood market currently. “Business will pick back 

up in China, and they will be ready to place orders. Interest 

rates are probably the largest factor because they 

are uncertain. Everyone is holding close to the vest until 

they see what is ahead.” 

In Michigan, one source said activity for Hardwoods, 

“is pretty good right now. We’re not looking great, but I 

would say activity is better than average. It’s definitely 

better than the last quarter.” 

The source, whose largest volume of production has 

been in White Hard Maple, also processes Red and 

White Oak, Hickory, Soft Maple, Walnut, Cherry and 

other species (4/4 through 12/4, No. 1 Common). He 

mentioned Hard and Soft Maple, Walnut and White Oak 

as the best-moving species. “Cherry and Basswood are 

slow right now,” he explained. “Hickory is an okay mover.” 

His customers accounted for decent market conditions, 

however, he expects supply issues in the near 

term. “We haven’t had any transportation issues, but late 


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Some facts about our company are, we: 

•Have a 30 acre Hardwood and Eastern White Pine lumber concentration yard 

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•Specialize in all thicknesses of kiln dried Eastern White Pine lumber. 

•Deal in Appalachian Hardwood species such as Red and White Oak, Poplar, 

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•Market our Appalachian Hardwood lumber in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses that 

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•Specialize in mixed truck loads. 

•Have 9 steam dry kilns that have a combined dry kiln capacity of 630,000 bd. 

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•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. 

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•Offer the service of sorting lumber at special lengths, widths and grades 

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LAKE STATES Continued 

cold weather has not been good for logging conditions,” 

he said. “Log supply is not good. I think we’ll see supply 

issues down the road. Interest rates are affecting the RV 

industry more than housing or anything else.” 

A contact in Wisconsin said Hardwood market activity 

is “pretty good. Market conditions are about the same as 

the last quarter for us,” he commented. The source, who 

specializes in most domestic Hardwoods both green and 

kiln-dried noted White Oak as a popular item and Basswood 

and Aspen as the slowest in species movement. 

As for his customers’ immediate markets he said, “I 

think domestically things are picking up a bit. I think exporting 

will pick up as we move into the warmer months.” 

He mentioned the pallet industry is experiencing some 

tight conditions. “The biggest issue for the pallet industry 

is random width, No. 3 Common lumber. The pallet industry 

tightened up and that’s probably one of the most 

difficult grades to make pallets from,” he commented. 

Overall, the Hardwood supplier is confident in what is 

ahead for the Hardwood industry. “Everything that I am 

hearing is positive, we’re expecting things to pick up this 

summer,” he said. 

Pricing seems to be less of a concern than availabili- 

ty of lumber for Hardwood suppliers in the Lake States. 

With many expecting busier conditions by the summer, 

shortages are expected at the log level. Most contacts 

accounted for stable to active business conditions for the 

current quarter. n 

NORTHEAST Continued from page 10 

while he sells his lower grade lumber to pallet, mat and 

crosstie manufacturers. “Sales to my customers seem to 

be doing well, except for a few spotted items here and 

yonder,” he said, noting that his sales are looking better 

than they were six months ago. 

When asked how he thinks the next six months will 

play out for him and his company, he said, “If we get 

some nice weather and some dryer logging conditions, I 

think that supply will out strip the demand.” 

In Pennsylvania, a lumberman said that his market has 

been stable. “I haven’t seen any upticks or down turns,” 

he said. “Our sales are doing about the same so far in 

2024 as they were at the end of 2023.” 

His company mainly offers Red and White Oak, Hard 

and Soft Maple and Cherry in 4/4 thickness and in grades 

No. 3A and Better. 

He said that he is currently selling to secondary manufacturers, 

which include the kitchen and bath industry, 

moulding and millwork manufacturers and some distribution 

yards, as well as selling into the export market. He 

also noted that he is able to supply lumber to his company’s 

flooring plant. 

“Sales have been steady and we haven’t seen a drop 

in our export sales,” he said, noting that there hasn’t 

been a major change since his domestic sales dropped 

in 2023. 

He added that he believes that overall the market will 

remain calm and stable over the course of the next six 

months. 

In New York, a lumber spokesperson said that his 

sales aren’t doing very well. “Between there not being 

enough logs and the price of lumber, sales are just slow 

right now,” he added. 

He said that he is able to offer Hard and Soft Maple, 

Cherry, Birch, Ash, Red Oak and some Hickory, as well 

as white pine, in 4/4 thickness and in grades No. 2 Common 

and Better. 

“I sell to end users, wholesalers and lumber brokers,” 

he said. 

He did add that he is remaining hopeful that the market 

and his sales will turn around for the better. n 

SOUTHEAST Continued from page 11 

He said that he markets to distribution centers, flooring 

plants, end-users, such as, moulding, trim, door and window 

casings and frame manufacturers. “My customers 

don’t have orders coming in so they aren’t able to put 

orders in with me for raw material,” he added. 

“I can’t see my sales improving much over the next six 

months. I’m always very optimistic, but reality has set in 

and this seems to be how the market is going to play out 

for a while.” 

In Arkansas a lumberman said that it has been tough 

to make his Hardwood sales. “The U.S. is not using 

Hardwood and the trend is leaning towards paint grade 

lumber. The Hardwood flooring has backed off due to 

imports and Hardwood cabinets, flooring and furniture 

aren’t popular right now,” he said. 

His company offers Red and White Oak and Gum in 

4/4 thickness and in all grades. 

When asked what kinds of customers he sells to, he 

said “I sell to good old customers, ones that have been 

with me for a long time.” He mentioned that his customers 

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A lumber spokesperson in Kentucky said that his sales 

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and the cabinet people feel the same way,” he added. n 

WEST COAST Continued from page 11 

When asked about his customers’ markets, the contact 

said, “Our primary customer base is lumberyards and 

woodworking manufacturers. The lumber yards seem 

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manufacturers who used to have long backlogs are not 

seeing as long of files.” 

The contact said transportation is good in his area. As 

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An Oregon Hardwood supplier said, “The Hardwood 

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year but it is a little worse than last quarter.” 

The contact, who carries all domestic Hardwoods, 

said, “We carry everything in Hardwoods. We carry 4/4, 

5/4 and 8/4 lumber. In some of the more popular ones 

I carry thicker stocks of 8/4 through 16/4. Most of our 

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Of the species he carries, he said Alder and Poplar are 

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He said his customers’ markets are steady. “A lot of our 

customers have been in business a long time and many 

of their customers have too. We’re all holding steady.” 

Transportation was high on the list of factors affecting 

his immediate markets. “Pricing for transportation is an 

issue right now and we don’t look for that to change anytime 

soon.” 

Combined with an election year, another Hardwood 

supplier in California mentioned market uncertainty as 

a primary factor in the slow activity. “It’s broader than 

the Hardwood market with rising interest rates,” he explained. 

“People have put off building and now that there 

are hints of lowering interest rates, people aren’t in a hurry 

to borrow money at a higher rate than they would three 

or four months from now. I believe that is part of what is 

keeping us suppressed, everyone is in a waiting game.” 

The contact carries all domestic Hardwoods (FAS, Select 

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He did mention that transportation prices have slightly 

increased. “Prices have crept up a little bit, but availability 

of trucks is readily there,” he said. “I wonder if some 

carriers haven’t taken some trucks off the road because 

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Looking ahead at the next quarter he said, “We can 

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dried stocks. At this time of year inventories are low, but 

the shortage is not seen as severe. 

Some sawmills have been avoiding Aspen production 

as they noted there are enough supplies available 

to meet demand. It is challenging to move most grades 

of this species at this time. Kiln-dried Aspen demand is 

weak, and inventory is available, and competition for orders 

intense. 

Basswood demand is slow note contacts, as it has 

been for several months, due to its loss of market share 

to other materials. 

Birch is not selling well, said contacts, and is hard to 

move. However, since sawmills have reduced producing 

this species, price pressures have eased. Inventories 

are high. Pricing is steady for sap Birch. 

Hard Maple sales have improved somewhat, with price 

gains being supply driven. Production of green lumber 

is the lowest it has ever been, and poor logging conditions 

are further constraining mill output. Many buyers 

increased their purchases, thus pushing prices up. Kilndried 

Hard Maple sales are positive, with inventories thin 

as a result. 

Contacts described Soft Maple sales as decent, with 

inventories contracted for certain grades, thicknesses 

and color. 

Sales of Red Oak to domestic and international markets 

are based on color premiums which is prompting 

demand for this species. As supplies are higher and demand 

is now higher, prices are in a firm upward trend. 

Output of green Red Oak is sufficient to meet demand. 

White Oak sales are strong, while kiln-dried inventories 

are thin for most grades and thicknesses. Poor logging 

conditions and competition for better quality logs 

has been keeping supplies short, with prices lifting. 

The Bank of Canada Governor said the Prime Minister 

of Canada should avoid major spending increases in 

his next federal budget so they don’t hinder the central 

bank’s efforts to bring down inflation. 

Governor Macklem said in a testimony to the House 

of Commons finance committee in February, if there are 

large spending increases, it could get in the way of getting 

inflation back down to target on the timeline they’ve 

laid out. Macklem was responding to a question about 

the federal government’s upcoming budget that was due 

to be released in March or April. 

Overall government spending at federal, provincial 

and municipal levels is now increasing about 2.25 percent 

annually, which is not helping bring down inflation, 

the governor said. But if spending in the federal budget 

stimulates demand, it would be “particularly problematic,” 

he said. 

The Bank of Canada has held its key overnight rate at 

a 22-year high of 5 percent in an effort to tame inflation, 

even as GDP growth has been lackluster and inflation 

has remained well above its 2 percent target. Inflation 

was 3.4 percent in December. 

The governor said unexpected developments, such as 

a sudden supply chain blockage, could still force the central 

bank to raise interest rates again even though now 

it is more focused on when it should start to lower them. 

The central bank wants to see price pressures easing 

and clear downward momentum in underlying inflation 

before it considers lowering interest rates, Macklem said. 

The February numbers on Canada’s job market moved 

the needle on when some economists think the Bank of 

Canada will make its first interest rate cut. Labor numbers 

released by Statistics Canada were unexpectedly 

strong, with a gain of 37,000 jobs that more than doubled 

forecasts. That prompted some economists who predicted 

the first Bank of Canada cut in April to push back their 

forecasts until June. 

Economists felt that although the sharp rise in employment 

in January painted a healthier picture of the labor 

market than what is under the surface, the Bank of Canada 

will still be concerned about the renewed decline in 

the unemployment rate and the strength of wage growth. 

The employment data suggests that June is more likely 

for the first rate cut. 

Several reasons why the data might concern central 

bankers: the unemployment rate isn’t rising as quickly as 

expected; it fell back to 5.7 percent in January, the first 

drop in more than a year. For now, the labor market remains 

fairly tight. The unemployment rate edged down, 

and remains low on a historic basis, and average hourly 

wage growth of 5.3 percent year-on-year is still too discomforting 

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It was also noted that prices had trended down in late 

2023 but had stabilized lately due to limited production. A 

similar situation is also reported for kiln-dried Cherry. Demand 

is down except from China. With less production 

and steady demand from China, prices are firmer. 

With demand steady, even though it has not increased 

much, for the regionally important Hard Maple, lack of 

supply is keeping markets energized. Contacts note that 

some color categories and grades are moving better 

À travers la scierie. À travers le monde. 

than others, especially the No. 1 and 2 White and Unselected 

stocks with good color. Upper grades are also selling 

better than the No. 1 Common, No. 2A, and No. 3A. 

Distribution yards and secondary wood products manufacturers 

are purchasing No. 1 Common and Better 

Soft Maple. It was noted that production was not keeping 

pace with demand for upper grades and is only marginally 

meeting demand for No.1 Common grades. Upper 

grade prices did show an upward trend. 

Hickory demand has contracted, as flooring plants 

are buying less of this species due to slower sales of 

finished goods. Flooring manufacturers 

advised that sales of finished 

goods had not improved, but they 

are purchasing to replenish depleted 

stocks. 

Sales of truck trailer flooring is 

slowing, thus purchases of Oak are 

reduced, while others have curtailed 

them at this time. Residential flooring 

plants say they would like to receive 

more White Oak, but are controlling 

receipts of Red Oak. 

Sawmills say sales of White Oak 

are limited more by supply than 

demand, especially for the upper 

grades. 

Business to export markets for 

Poplar has improved somewhat 

since the beginning of the year, although 

it is far from robust, with upper 

grades selling better than the 

common grades. On the domestic 

side, demand is fair, with upper 

grades faring better than the common 

grades. 

Walnut sales are reported as consistent 

from concentration yards, 

and prices for the No. 1 Common 

and Better grades trended higher, 

with No. 2A prices also on the rise. 

There is solid interest from distributors 

and end users in the U.S. and 

China for this species, with interest 

expressed from other markets for 

kiln-dried Walnut. 

According to a release in mid-February, 

a consultation meeting was 

scheduled between First Nations 

and the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des 

Forêts (MRNF--Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests) 

as part of the Round Tables on the Future of the 

Forest. This process was announced in November 2023 

by Minister Maïté Blanchette Vézina. 

This new initiative by the Quebec government must 

contain concrete actions and measures that respect the 

rights and interests of First Nations, comment First Nations. 

They are inseparable from the future of forests and 

the forestry activity that derive from it. 

“It’s clear that the Quebec government is not doing 

enough to respect the rights of First 

Nations on the territory, especially 

when it comes to logging. The consultations 

carried out by the MRNF 

are superficial. Decisions are made 

unilaterally. Things have to change,” 

says Lance Haymond, Chief of the 

Kebaowek First Nation. 

Thus, the Assembly of First Nations 

Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) 

reiterates that First Nations hold 

ancestral rights over their territories 

and resources. These rights include 

the right to use and occupy land, to 

own land, to enjoy economic benefits, 

and to use and manage their 

land proactively. 

“It’s time the government stopped 

seeing the forest only as an economic 

engine for the forest industry. This 

extremely rich environment and the 

wildlife that inhabits it are affected by 

this development, as demonstrated 

by the situation of the caribou. We 

need to implement structuring projects 

to ensure its future, in particular 

by establishing more protected areas 

on the territory,” declares Martin 

Dufour, Chief of the Essipit Innu First 

Nation. 

Consequently, the AFNQL believes 

that considerable efforts must 

be made by the Minister, and the 

government as a whole, to promote 

conservation of the territory, free, 

prior and informed consent, co-management 

of the territory and royalty 

sharing, as set out in the Lands and 

Resources Declaration adopted in November 2021 by 

all the Chiefs. First Nations have repeatedly voiced their 

concerns and proposed various solutions to address 

these issues. n 

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Cleereman Industries Inc., located 

in Newald, WI, recently upgraded 

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Rock Wood Products, located in 

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and a gang on the other side of the edger box. The new 

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Cleereman Industries will display their new edger 

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for animal bedding, and Cox Dimensions is a wood kiln 

drying and wholesaling company. 

The acquisition of the Cox companies is a major step 

in fulfilling the mission of 5M Ventures to execute mergers 

and acquisitions within the real estate construction 

supplies industry across the country. The Cox companies 

produced $70 million of revenue in 2023 at 11 locations 

in the Southeast while utilizing a 937,000-squarefoot 

facility on a 144-acre manufacturing campus south 

of Louisville, KY. Notable Cox Interior clients for custom 

millwork, wood doors and trim packages 

include Cracker Barrel, Churchill 

Downs and Maker’s Mark Distillery. 

The strategic acquisition of the 

Cox companies is foundational to 

5M’s long-range growth plan. 5M 

has announced 2024 expansion 

plans that include the opening of 

three additional Cox Interior locations 

in the key regional cities of Chicago, 

Charlotte and Miami. 

For more information, visit 

www.5mgroup.com. 

Allegheny Wood 

Products Ceasing 

Operations 

According to MetroNews, The 

Voice of West Virginia, Allegheny 

Wood Products (AWP), a 50-yearold 

West Virginia-based internationally 

known Hardwood producer, 

closed its doors recently and eliminated 

hundreds of jobs held by state 

residents. 

State Economic Development 

Secretary Mitch Carmichael called 

the news “very sudden and unfortunate.” 

He spoke with company officials 

shortly after the company shuttered 

their doors. 

AWP met with workers and told 

them about the decision to cease 

operations. The owners have been 

trying to sell the company but that 

recently fell through along with financing. 

It was reported last fall that AWP 

had started discussions with several 

potential investors to avoid closing 

the company’s operations. 

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AWP is based in Grant County but has a number of locations 

and various operations around the state of West 

Virginia, including in Kingwood, where its largest mill 

is located. The company has an operation including its 

headquarters in an industrial park near Petersburg and a 

fumigation facility in Moorefield. The company employs 

about 600 people but also a few hundred contractors. 

It’s the second major economic blow in the state in recent 

weeks following a string of significant positive announcements 

in 2023. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced 

• Shipping Dry Lumber 

• Kiln Dried Lumber 

• Clear Strips 

• Surfacing-2-Sides (S2S) 

• Gang Ripping / Parallel Sawing 

• Straight Line Ripping 

• Optimized Cross Cut 

• Molding Millwork 

• Edged & Face Glued Products 

• End Matching (Cabinet Parts & Flooring) 

Please turn the page 86 

Wheeland Lumber Company, Inc. 

3558 Williamson Trail • Liberty, PA 16930-0965 USA 

P: 570-324-6042 • F: 570-324-2127 




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WHO’S WHO 

IN HARDWOOD PURCHASING 

A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LEADING 

PURCHASING EXECUTIVES IN 

THE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY 

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 

Ben Johnson and Jesse Johnson 

BEN JOHNSON and JESSE JOHNSON are owners 

of White River Hardwoods, located in Fayetteville, AR. 

White River Hardwoods purchases over two million 

board feet of Poplar, Clear and Knotty Alder, Red and 

White Oak, Walnut, Hickory, Cherry, and quartersawn 

Oak (mostly FAS, 4/4 through 8/4, 6 to 8 percent and 

rough) per year for use in manufacturing. The company 

product list includes embellished Hardwood and MDF 

mouldings, hand carved woodcarvings, mantels, custom 

doors and coffered ceilings. New products for 2024 

include solid and flexible Tambour, Plaster and additional 

architectural products to fill out their category. 

Additional species handled include Sapele, Mahogany 

and pine. White River also offers embossing, ripsaw, 

sanding and design services. 

Ben handles sales and marketing for White River 

Hardwoods, while Jesse oversees production and purchasing 

of lumber. With a combined 60+ years of knowledge, 

Jesse and Ben are 2nd generation and enjoy 

the comradery of a family-owned business. Founders 

Bruce and Joan Johnson are still active in the business, 

Joan heads up the Design Service Team and Bruce enjoys 

talking with customers. “We have a great team and 

enjoy working in the building and trades industry,” said a 

company representative. 

White River will be adding a new Weinig Moulder and 

oversized CAMaster CNC for added manufacturing and 

capabilities. The company also offers priming and sanding 

of their Hardwood moulding program; this is an added 

value to their customers as it saves time and money 

when the millwork package hits the job. White River is a 

stocking manufacturer and also distributes and imports 

allowing for a large footprint of products and resources 

to our diverse customer base. 

According to a company spokesperson, their awardwinning 

Design Services is a program that they have 

offered for 15+ years. They have also mastered the art 

of working with Design and Trade to help with design and 

specification and keep the look and time frame moving 

forward. The company has a team of architectural 

millwork designers that can go from a simple mantel to 

a beamed ceiling to an entire trim package with paneled 

walls. Contact White River Hardwoods at 1-800-558- 

0119 or for more information visit www.WhiteRiver. 

com, www.Mouldings.com and www.TambourTouch. 

com. 

JONAS H. ESH is general manager and partner at 

Country Value Woodworks, located in New Providence, 

PA. 

Country Value Woodworks is a manufacturer of Hardwood 

furniture for every room in the home. The company 

purchases an annual volume of over 400,000 board feet 

of Red Oak, Soft Maple, Hickory, Cherry, with grades 

including FAS and No. 1 Common (4/4 and 8/4). Rustic 

woods are also used and are currently very popular. The 

company has been testing waterborne stains and finishes 

in order to be environmentally conscious. They hope 

to have this line rolled out by the end of 2024. 

The company was founded in 1990 on Esh’s family 

farm as a manufacturer of Mission style furniture and 

has since expanded to numerous styles. Using a lean 

technology principle, Country Value Woodworks offers 

the ability to build all furniture to order in a variety of 

species, stains and customization options. 

Country Value Woodworks is a member of the Wood 

Products Manufacturers Association. 

Esh is married to Sara Ann and the couple have five 

sons and three daughters. 

For more information contact 717-786-7949. 


Commitment, Quality, 

Customer Service 

Premium Northern Appalachian 

Hardwood Lumber 

Established in 1983 

Family-owned & 

operated for over 

40 years 

Experienced & Close 

To The Source 

192 Howard Street 

Franklin, PA 16323 

sales@ronjoneshardwood.com 

Phone (814) 438-7622 

Fax (814) 438-2008 




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Whatever your hardwood needs, our experienced 

sales staff will be happy to assist you with all of 

your lumber inquiries. Call for a complete list of our 

wood products. 

SERVICES 

n Direct mill, export and import shippers 

n Wholesale, distribution and dry kiln centers 

MILLING CAPABILITIES 

n S2S, carbide straight-line rips and gang rip 

n Custom mouldings 

SHIPPING OPTIONS 

n Our own trucks ship all quantities of lumber, from 

bundle lots to full tractor-trailer loads. 

n Our common-carrier network also enables us to 

quickly ship lumber all over the United States. 

www.oshealumber.com 

At O’Shea Lumber, 

your needs are our 

highest priority. 

We maintain a 3.5 million 

board for inventory of 

foreign and domestic 

hardwoods. Call to 

experience our excellent 

customer service. 

Since 1971 

Main Office and Yard 

11425 Susquehanna Trail 

Glen Rock, PA USA 17327 

1.717.235.1992 phone 

1.717.235.0200 fax 

E-mail: anton@oshea.com 

1.800.638.0296 

Connecting North American 

Forest Products Globally 

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WHO’S WHO Continued 

Nick Kueber 

NICK KUEBER is the chief executive 

officer at Two Inlets Mill & 

Building Supply Inc., located in 

Park Rapids, MN. 

Two Inlets is a manufacturer of 

flooring, siding and millwork, purchasing 

200,000 board feet annually 

of Ash, Birch, Red Oak, Basswood 

and Aspen (all grades, primarily 3/4, 

air-dried and S4S). Additional species 

purchased include spruce, tamarack 

and pine. 

The company started as a retailer 

of flooring, siding and millwork in 

1975 after being founded as a sawmill 

in 1969. “Our main focus is specialty 

products,” Kueber said. “This 

includes wood siding, interior wood 

paneling and Hardwood flooring.” 

Kueber began working at Two Inlets 

Mill & Building Supply in 1991, 

having previously worked as a carpenter 

and home builder. Kueber has 

two children and enjoys hunting and 

fishing in his free time. 

Additional information can be found 

at www.twoinletsmills.com. n 

INDUSTRY NEWS 

Continued from page 83 

last week its decision to close its tin 

mill in Weirton in two months. 

For more information and to read 

the full story, visit www.wvmetrone 

ws.com. n 

SCMA UPDATE Continued from page 16 

Welcoming New Members 

The SCMA welcomed two new members recently, 

Jones Lumber Co. out of Natchez, Mississippi, and 

Roy’s Wood Products based in Lugoff, South Carolina. 

As a reminder, SCMA membership is limited to 

companies engaged in the manufacture, processing, or 

distribution of Cypress products. And if that describes 

your company, it’s time to consider joining. 

Learn more at www.CypressInfo.org or by emailing 

member-services@cypressinfo.org. And be sure to 

follow the SCMA on Instagram and Twitter at @cypress_ 

info, and on Facebook at @southerncypress. n 

AHEC REPORT Continued from page 18 

ity. By concentrating on a handful of species we’re underutilizing 

the wider resource and risk stressing supply 

of the more popular ones. 

By the same rationale, we should also be making use 

of a wider spread of grades. 

2024 will see more promotion of Red Oak in particular. 

It’s the most abundant U.S. Hardwood species. Using it to 

its full sustainable potential helps keep the forest productive 

and healthy. It is more competitive than European 

Oak, which remains the default species for many buyers 

and like its White Oak cousin in the U.S., they are in ever 

increasing demand in the barrel stave market, adding 

pressure on price and availability. Most importantly Red 

Oak has the right performance credentials for furniture, 

joinery and construction and in thermally modified form 

it’s also a viable alternative to Ash, which is, of course, 

under growing supply strain due to the Emerald Ash Borer 

in U.S. and “die back” in Europe. 

We have seen recent encouraging growth in Red Oak 

demand among the larger manufacturing industries of 

Italy and Spain, and from specialized joinery manufacturers 

in northern Europe, and that increase seems to be 

sticking. Our wish for 2024 is to see the UK embracing it 

to a similar extent. 

Overall, our main objective for the year ahead must be 

to further strengthen the rhetoric around the climate and 

wider environmental benefits of using U.S. Hardwood – 

including the fact that we’re making the most sustainable 

use of the resource. This is especially important in relation 

to those non-wood substitutes, which, make no mistake, 

remain our biggest competitive threat. All the talk 

is about net zero and low carbon, but we have a material 

that is actually climate positive, and we must play that 

card. n 

FITZPATRICK & WELLER, INC. 

Premium Western New York 

Hardwoods Since 1895 

Kiln Dried Lumber 

and Made to Order 

Components– 

If you can imagine it, we can make it. 

FITZPATRICK & WELLER, INC. 

12 Mill Street 

Ellicottville, New York 14731 

716-699-2393 phone 

716-699-2893 fax 

sales@fitzweller.com 

JoCo Lumber, Inc. is a division of 

Josey Lumber Company, Inc. 

Tripp, Logan, and Joey Josey 

www.fitzweller.com 

Our company offers: 

• 10,000,000 BF of annual production from 

our 6’ band headrig and 6’ band resaw. 

• Red and White Oak, Soft Maple, Ash, 

Poplar and Cypress in 4/4 through 8/4 

thickness. 

• rough, surfaced, air-dried and kiln-dried 

lumber in random widths and lengths. 

• export prepping, container loading of logs and lumber, 

anti-stain dipping and end coating lumber. 

• 500,000 BF of dry kiln capacity. 

• 65,000 SF of enclosed warehouse for storage and loading of 

kiln-dried lumber. 

For Quality Appalachian Lumber Contact: 

JOsey Lumber COmpany, InC. 

JoCo Lumber, InC. 

476 Lees meadow rd. • p.O. Drawer 447 

scotland neck, nC 27874 

TeL: (252) 826-5614 • FaX: (252) 826-3461 

COnTaCT: 

emaIL: joseylbr3@gmail.com 

saLes: Logan Josey 




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Dwight Lewis 

Co., Inc. 

Hillsgrove, PA 18619 • Phone 570-924-3507 

FAX 570-924-4233 

Kilns • Export Preparation 

Container Loading 

Company Owned Timberland 

3rd Generation Since 1941 

Appalachian Hardwoods 

Specializing in Cherry 4/4 thru 16/4 

Hard & Soft Maple 

Red & White Oak 

National Hardwood Lumber Association Certified 

HARDWOOD FEDERATION INFO 

Continued from page 20 

still preferring the current standards set at 12 ug. The 

Hardwood Federation team joined wood products allies, 

including the American Wood Council and the American 

Forest and Paper Association, to urge Democratic senators 

to weigh in with the Administration and advocate 

against imposing unreachable standards. 

Unfortunately, EPA’s new PM standards are only the 

tip of the regulatory iceberg. According to a study by 

NAM, in 2022 the total cost of complying with federal 

rules and regulations reached over $3 trillion, which 

equals 12 percent of U.S. GDP. As that relates to small 

manufacturers such as sawmills, the cost translates to 

$50,100 per employee. 

Next steps include options such as litigation and legislative 

intervention to blunt the impact of the new rule. 

While arguing that the new PM standard falls outside the 

scope of EPA authority in federal court could provide the 

path of least resistance to regulatory relief, groups such 

as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will also look at legislative 

tools. These may include an appropriations rider in 

a Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 spending bill that would defund 

implementation of the tighter standard. The Federation 

will keep you posted on developments as they unfold. n 

NHLA: Why Knot?... Continued from page 22 

trees for wood products is less than making alternative 

products, then shouldn’t we be recognized as the green 

solution for climate change? If the carbon sequestration 

in Hardwood lumber products is as sustainable as the 

carbon sequestration of the growing tree because the 

wood stays in service for decades as the new tree grows 

up in the old trees place, shouldn’t we be labeled organic? 

We save biodiversity, we save trees, we save the environment. 

We don’t have a word problem. We have an audience 

problem. We need to stop preaching to the choir and 

start talking to the environmentalists on the other side. 

Either they believe what they preach, or they don’t. If they 

don’t, then we will out them as frauds and hypocrites. But 

for the few that want to walk the walk, we can affirm that 

Hardwood lumber is the solution to having a good life full 

of forests, animals, and a healthy society; ensuring that 

the next generation has a good life too. We agree with 

the environmentalists that a healthy forest is necessary 

for our well-being and future generations. Why knot call 

over to the other side and let them know? n 

NAFF BULLETIN Continued from page 24 

These traits are all wrapped up in a sense of adventure, 

and what’s more adventurous than a young mind? Or a 

young person seeking an apprenticeship or internship or 

rewarding career path? Working to teach young people 

about forests and wood products because the future is 

in their hands. Preparing them with factual information 

about wood as a renewable resource and opening their 

eyes to the opportunities that exist for engaging careers 

in the industry. 

These concepts are part of what we do every day in 

this industry. They’re not new, but the Year of the Wood 

Dragon sheds new light on the industry. And that makes 

starting some of those all-important conversations just a 

bit easier. 

Seeds of the future 

As we enter 2024, the need for qualified workers to 

fill a wide range of jobs throughout the forest products 

industry is still great. Upskilling current workers and cultivating 

an interest in the industry are both important ways 

to grow this pool of qualified talent. You’re already planting 

seeds, with outreach to schools and colleges, field 

trips and internships. 

Looking to the future, the North American Forest 

Foundation is working to help reach the next generation, 

starting with the seedlings–kids in the early years 

of elementary school. By providing classroom teachers 

with programming that targets children in kindergarten 

through third grade, we let them see the possibilities that 

could follow from a career in the forest products industry. 

Mixing creativity and a sense of adventure–both Wood 

Dragon attributes–we help make learning the Truth About 

Trees fun. A digital learning app designed specifically for 

junior high school students is in the works. This will reach 

kids at a critical age, when they are beginning to think 

more seriously about what their work future could look 

like. Building upon the classroom kit, it will add another 

layer of understanding and introduce career topics. 

Donations drive the work we do–both in the classroom 

and as an advocate for the industry. They make it possible 

for us to provide classroom kits to teachers at no 

charge, and the digital app as well, once it’s released. 

Want to help plant some seeds that will help establish 

a thriving wood products workforce? Your support helps 

more people understand the benefits of healthy forests 

for future generations to enjoy, and helps encourage 

young people to embark on a career in the industry. Visit 

our website or contact me at adeford@northamerican 

forestfoundation.org. 

We love talking about wood, and the Year of the Wood 

Dragon adds some star power to the topic. Make the 

most of this unusual opportunity and start some valuable 

conversations with your customers and those around 

you. n 

Wood: The Natural Choice 

Stay on track: www.rta.org or 

“Quality Hardwood Lumber and Flooring” 

Quality Hardwood Lumber 

24 Million ft. Annually of Bandsawn Lumber 

One Million ft. of Kiln Capacity 

Planing Mill Facilities 

Straight Line Capability 

Width Sorting 

On Site Container Loading 

Serving you from our facilities in Georgia and Tennessee. 

Quality Solid Hardwood and Engineered Flooring 

Buena Vista, GA – 75,000 sf Solid Hardwood Flooring 

Facility Producing 3/4, 2-1/4, 3-1/4, 4 and 5″ 

Humidity Controlled Warehouses 

Newport, TN – 85,000 sf Engineered Hardwood Flooring 

Facility Producing 5/8, 2-1/4, 3-1/4, 4, 5, 6 and 7″ 

in Red Oak, White Oak and Hickory 

Humidity Controlled Warehouses 

Owner/Partner - Roland Weaver (229) 649-9328 

V.P. of Sales – Kevin Cloer (423) 623-7382 

Flooring Sales/Lumber Purchasing – Bobby Cloer (423) 623-7382 

Oakcrest Lumber, Inc. 

Ph: (229) 649-9328 FAX: (229) 649-9585 

Email: oakcrest@windstream.net 

Website: www.oakcrestlumber.com 




CLASSIFIED 

PROFIT OPPORTUNITIES 

To: Anyone involved in the sawmill controls industry 

FOR SALE 

Dry Kiln Concentration Yard with 470,000 bdft Kiln Capacity 

and 400,00 bdft Predryer Capacity 

LOT – Western Pennsylvania 

26.47 – acre industrial site 

26.31 – acre wooded lot 

70,000 sqft asphalt lot 

100 x 80 vehicle lot 

Enough sq footage to openly store 2,000,000 bdft lumber. 

BUILDINGS: 

80 x 212 Steel storage building concrete floor (blue lumber storage) 

65 x 140 Wood frame equipment building concrete floor (green chain) 

60 x 130 Wood frame equipment building (stacker) 

60 x 80 Steel building high storage (sawdust) 

60 x 60 Wood frame equipment building (grading shed) 

130 x 80 Coe steel building (predryer) 

5 – 50,000 ft SII Kiln Building 

2 – 40,000 ft Irvington Moore Kilns 

2 – 80,000 ft Nardi Kilns 

25 x 160 Garage w/small office and wash area. Parts storage rooms. 

Block and wood structure. 

25 x 160 Open face wood storage shed, gravel floor. 

25 x 160 Open face steel storage shed with a 50 x 60 high overhang roof, 

gravel floor. 

104,000 sqft Asphalt lot 

OFFICE – Roughly 2,000 sqft working space. 

11 Individual offices 

2 large clerical offices 

1 large conference room 

Small kitchen 

2 Restrooms 

Reply to: nhm@millerwoodtradepub.com, put CMP #3578 in subject line. 

SALESMAN WANTED 

We’re looking to add a salesman 

to our team to grow our U.S. sales, 

and our Ontario, Canada westward 

sales. 

Knowledge of the Hardwood industry, 

logistics and supply chain 

process are important. Strong sales 

qualities and solutions oriented. 

Full-time and exclusive to our service. 

Location is not an issue – work 

remote from U.S. or in Ontario, Canada. 

Reply to: 

nhm@millerwoodtradepub.com 

Put CMP #3579 in subject line. 

ALL CLASSIFIED ADS MUST BE 

PAID IN ADVANCE 

$45.00 PER INCH 

Blind Box Number Fee:$10.00 

DEADLINE: 

30 Days Preceding 

Publication Month 

Classified advertising will not be 

accepted for Hardwood products such 

as lumber, dimension, turnings, veneer, 

carvings, new dry kilns or dry kiln 

equipment, etc. 

USED MACHINERY FOR SALE 

●USNR 4TA30 Top Arbor Three Shifting 

Saw Edger 

●Infeed Landing Deck 

●USNR – Lunden Cam Unscrambler 

S/N 41419 

●Even Ending Rolls 

●Queuing Hooks (2) ahead of Scanner 

●Queuing Hooks (2) after Scanner 

●Edger Infeed Model 600 Maximizer 

S/N 2951-A 

●USNR 4TA30 Edger with 200 HP Arbor 

Drive Motor 

●Outfeed Belt with Shifting Edging Shears 

●Specs – Hardwood 1” to 4” Thick x 4” to 24” 

Wide x 6’ to 16’ Long 

●Saw Kerf .160” x Saw Plate .120” 

●Two Hydraulic Units 

●Water Mizer Oil Mist Guide System 

●Set of Babbitt Guide Tools 

Contact: James Robbins 

Cell: (207) 322-3162 

Email: jarobbins@rlco.com 

SERVICES 

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by Bruce W. Nesmith 

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931-303-6304 

1. Offices 

2. 10,000-gal. On-Spec Waste Oil Tank 

3. 275-gal. Diesel Fuel Tank 

4. End Cut Pile 

5. Lumber Storage 

6. Trim Line (Remanufacturing) 

7. Kiln 

8. End Coating Shed 

9. Propane Storage 

10. Kiln Dried/Sticker Storage 

11. Equipment Storage 

26 total acres 

6 acre fully blacktopped concentration yard 

2 mill/green chains 

- Each mill has space for 20+ lumber carts 

2 double end trimmers 

1 automatic stacker 

5 50,000’ dry kilns 

- 3 American Wood Dryers 

- 2 Bold Designs 

2 Walnut steamers 

- 1 is 15,000’ capacity 

- 1 is 50,000” capacity 

2 T-Sheds with 500,000’ of stickered lumber storage 

FOR SALE 

Storm Water Flow 

12. Storage Shed - 120’ x 45’ 






18. Green Chain/Mill - 160’ x 65’ 

19. Green Chain/Mill - 160’ x 60’ 

20. Office - 40’ x 25’ 

21. Office - 40’ x 30’ 

Storm Sewer System (Eventually discharging 

to unamed tributary to Brokenstraw 

Drainage Ditch 

Spill Kit 

2595 Old Pittsfield Road, Pittsfield, PA 16340 

1. T-Shed - 120’ x 50’ 

2. T-Shed - 120’ x 40’ 

3. Paint Shed - 10’ x 20’ 


5. Dry Kiln - 38’ x 30’ 

6. Dry Kiln - 38’ x 30’ 

7. Dry Kiln - 38’ x 30’ 

8. Dry Kiln - 35’ x 30’ 

9. Dry Kiln - 35’ x 30’ 

10. Walnut Steamer - 30’ x 10’ 

11. Walnut Steamer - 35’ x 25’ 

9 sheds with 1,100,000’ of dry storage 

2 boilers 

- 1 Hurst, 115 HP 

- 1 Superior, Multi Fuel, 150 HP 

5 lift trucks 

- 1 Taylor 

- 1 Cat, IT28 

- 1 Cat 

- 1 Toyota, propane 

- 1 Hangcha 

1 paint and wax station 

2 office buildings 

Many stickers, pile bottoms, bunks, carts etc. 

The dimensions of the buildings on property are: 

CONTACT: Brandon Ferman • Meridien Hardwoods of PA • 814-563-4614 • meridienpa@hotmail.com 




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Abenaki Timber Corporation...................... 

AGL Group, The.......................................... 

AHC Hardwood Group................................ 

Air Systems Mfg. of Lenoir, Inc.................. 

Anderson, Roy, Lumber Company, Inc....... 

Atlanta Hardwood Corporation.................. 

Automation & Electronics USA..............15 

Bailey’s Inc.............................................65 

Baillie Lumber Co.................................. BC 

Beard Hardwoods...................................74 

BID Group....................................... 46 & 47 

Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc..................... 

BioLube, Inc..............................................3 

Breeze Dried Inc......................................... 

Brunner-Hildebrand Lumber 

Dry Kiln Co..............................................68 

Cardin Forest Products LLC................. IFC 

Church, Bryant, Hardwoods, Inc............70 

Clark Lumber Co......................................... 

Classic American Hardwoods, Inc............. 

Cleereman Controls..................................7 

Cleereman Industries...............................7 

Cole Hardwood, Inc................................19 

Collins......................................................... 

Continental Underwriters, Inc................... 

Cooper Machine Co., Inc........................72 

Corley Manufacturing Co............................ 

Cramer, W.M., Lumber Co........................... 

Cummings Lumber Co., Inc......................8 

Deer Park Lumber, Inc................................ 

Devereaux Sawmill, Inc.............................. 

DMSi Software..........................................9 

Eagle Machinery & Supply, Inc..............58 

EXPO Richmond........................................6 

EZLOG Company, Inc.................................. 

Farm Credit Mid-America........................... 

Fitzpatrick & Weller Inc..........................87 

Forcey Lumber Company, Inc..................... 

Frank Miller Lumber Co., Inc...................... 

GF Hardwoods, Inc..................................... 

Graf Bros. Flooring & Lumber................25 

Granite Valley Forest Products.................. 

GTL Lumber Inc......................................69 

Hardwood Forestry Fund............................ 

Hardwood Manufacturers Assoc .............. 

Hartzell Hardwoods, Inc............................. 

Hermitage Hardwood Lumber 

Sales, Inc............................................... FC 

HHP, Inc...................................................61 

Hurdle Machine Works Inc.....................10 

Hurst Boiler & Welding Co., Inc................. 

Industrial Vision Systems, Inc................... 

Irving, J.D., Limited................................13 

ISK Biocides, Inc....................................82 

JoCo Lumber, Inc....................................87 

JoeScan, Inc...........................................66 

Jones, Ron, Hardwood Sales, Inc..........85 

Josey Lumber Co., Inc............................87 

Kentucky Forest Industries Assoc............. 

Kendrick Forest Products.......................... 

Kepley-Frank Hardwood Co., Inc...........84 

King City Forwarding USA, Inc...............21 

King City/Northway Forwarding Ltd.......21 

Kop-Coat Protection Products................... 

Kretz Lumber Co., Inc................................. 

Lawrence Lumber Company Inc............67 

Lewis Controls, Inc..................................... 

Lewis, Dwight, Lumber Co., Inc.............88 

Lewis Lumber & Milling..........................62 

Limbo.......................................................... 

Lumber Resources Inc............................... 

Lussier, Simon, Ltd..................................... 

MacBeath Hardwood Company.................. 

Maine Woods Company.............................. 

Mars Hill, Inc............................................... 

Matson Lumber Company........................... 

Maxwell Hardwood Flooring...................... 

McDonough Manufacturing Company........ 

Mellott Manufacturing Co., Inc................... 

Merrick Hardwoods.................................... 

Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc............... 

MiCROTEC................................................... 

Middle Tennessee Lumber Co., Inc............ 

Midwest Hardwood Company.................... 

MO PAC Lumber Company.......................... 

Montreal Wood Convention........................ 

Mueller Bros. Timber, Inc........................... 

Neff Lumber Mills, Inc................................ 

New River Hardwoods, Inc.....................60 

Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd.................12 

Note: Advertisers with no page number carry an alternating Ad schedule. 

North American Forest Foundation............ 

Northern Hardwoods..............................79 

Nyle Dry Kilns.........................................17 

Oakcrest Lumber, Inc.............................89 

OHC | Overseas Hardwoods Company...64 

O’Shea Lumber Co..................................86 

Patrick Lumber Company.......................81 

Paw Taw John Services, Inc..................76 

Pennsylvania Hardwoods Co..................80 

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual 

Insurance Company.................................... 

Peterson, Keith D., & Co., Inc................88 

Piche, Inc................................................23 

Pike Lumber Co., Inc............................IBC 

Prime Lumber Company............................. 

Primewood................................................1 

Quality Hardwoods Ltd............................... 

Quebec Wood Export Bureau..................... 

Railway Tie Association.........................89 

RAM Forest Products, Inc.......................... 

Real American Hardwood Coalition.........5 

Robinson Lumber Company....................59 

Rosenberry, Carl, & Sons, Lumber, Inc...... 

Sawmill MD................................................. 

SII Dry Kilns................................................ 

Sirianni Hardwoods, Inc............................. 

Snowbelt Hardwoods, Inc.......................... 

Southern Forest Products Assoc............... 

Stiles, A.W., Contractors, Inc.................75 

Stoltzfus Forest Products, LLC..............11 

Taylor Machine Works, Inc......................... 

Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods, Inc... 

Tigerton Lumber Co................................63 

TMX Shipping Co., Inc................................ 

TS Manufacturing...................................14 

U-C Coatings, LLC...................................77 

USNR.......................................................78 

Western Hardwood Association................. 

Wheeland Lumber Co., Inc.....................83 

White, Harold, Lumber, Inc......................... 

Williams, R.J., Inc...................................71 

Wolverine Hardwoods, Inc.....................73 

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