National Hardwood Magazine - April 2024
The April 2024 issue of National Hardwood Magazine has the latest hardwood industry news. This issue features stories on Lewis Lumber & Milling, H & T Chair Company, the IHLA convention and much more. The April 2024 issue of National Hardwood Magazine has the latest hardwood industry news. This issue features stories on Lewis Lumber & Milling, H & T Chair Company, the IHLA convention and much more.
IHLA PHOTOS Continued Kelly and Deb Johnson and Brady Johnson, Biolube Inc., Fort Wayne, IN; and Mike McAvoy, McDonough Manufacturing Company, Eau Claire, WI Brian Lathrop, Colin Campbell, Russell Fite and Cody Buchanan, Wood-Mizer LLC, Indianapolis, IN Darin Williamson, Network Forest Products LLC, Corry, PA; Nate Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, PA; Max Cadrin, C.A. Spencer Inc., Lavel, QC; Phuong Tran and Max Ross, Ontario Hardwood Products Ltd., Toronto, ON; Peter Lovett, King City Northway Forwarding Ltd., Montreal, QC; and Lloyd Lovett, King City Forwarding USA Inc., Chesapeake, VA Dan Mathews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Bobby Atkinson, Eagle Lumber Co. LLC, Greensburg, KY; Troy Jamieson, Merrick Hardwoods Inc., Somerset, KY; Benjamin Bevins, Havco Wood Products LLC, Scott City, MO; and David Anderson, Roy Anderson Lumber Co. Inc., Tompkinsville, KY Tom Gallagher, Elephant Lumber Company, Belmont Hills, PA; Peter Solberg, Component Solutions LLC, Menominee, MI; Joel Horling, Cole Hardwood Inc., Logansport, IN; and Kyle Conlon, Component Solutions LLC Coy Beardmore, Bob Hurst and Chris Ireland, Eagle Machinery & Supply Inc., Sugarcreek, OH Neill Gibson, USNR, Plessisville, QC; Steve Bruggeman, Bruggeman Lumber Inc., Sand Springs, IA; and Robert Wagner, USNR, Graham, NC Brian Ballard, Tioga Hardwoods Inc., Berkshire, NY; Amy Coyner, MiCROTEC, Belpre, OH; Casey Kissell, MiCROTEC, Corvallis, OR; and Dwight Barnette, J & J Pallet Corporation, Clarksville, IN Additional photos on next page New River Hardwoods, Inc. QUALITY from start to finish! ● Three Appalachian Hardwood Sawmills producing 35MMBF of lumber annually ● 400,000 board feet of kiln capacity drying 12MMBF of lumber annually ● Ripped and moulded products customized to meet each customer’s needs ● Straight line ripped and sanded products also available Steve Staryak VP Sales and Marketing Office: (423) 727-4019, Ext.114 Cell: 828-999-0198 sstaryak@newriverhardwoods.com Species: Poplar, Red Oak, White Oak, Soft Maple, Hard Maple, Cherry, Basswood and Hickory www.newriverhardwoods.com 4343 Highway 91 Mountain City, TN 37683 Phone: (423) 727-4019 Fax: (423) 727-4438 bdahn@hhp-inc.com • lumbersales@hhp-inc.com 14 Buxton Industrial Drive, PO Box 489, Henniker NH 03242 603-428-3298 www.hhp-inc.com New HHP logo... Same High Quality HHP, INC. World Class Northern Hardwoods Specializing in 4/4 & 5/4 Production of Red Oak • Ash • Hard & Soft Maple • Yellow Birch Premium Quality Northern Hardwoods Sawmill • Kilns • Export Prep • Container Loading 13 Million Board Feet Annual Production 60 APRIL 2024 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry www.RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry APRIL 2024 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 61
- Page 12: U.S.A. TRENDS Supplier news about s
- Page 16: INDUSTRY NEWS AN UPDATE COVERING TH
- Page 20: AHEC REPORT Despite Current Headwin
- Page 24: NHLA: Why Knot... Why Knot: Call Ov
- Page 28: University of Notre Dame’s newly
- Page 32: One of the chair options is the #10
- Page 36: IHLA Sells Out As Attendees And Exh
- Page 40: IHLA PHOTOS Continued Roy Rentschle
- Page 44: IHLA PHOTOS Continued Bill Baker, W
- Page 48: OUTPERFORM YOUR KPIs WITH BID’S H
- Page 52: AHMI PHOTOS Continued Jeff Doughert
- Page 56: IBS/KBIS PHOTOS Continued Dave Clin
- Page 60: IHLA PHOTOS Continued from page 44
- Page 66: IHLA PHOTOS Continued Pierre-Luc Na
- Page 70: IHLA PHOTOS Continued AHMI Continue
- Page 74: LAKE STATES Continued cold weather
- Page 78: Scanning Carriage Systems Out-Of-Th
- Page 82: INDUSTRY NEWS Continued from page 1
- Page 86: WHO’S WHO IN HARDWOOD PURCHASING
- Page 90: Dwight Lewis Co., Inc. Hillsgrove,
- Page 94: ADVERTISERS INDEX We Specialize Abe
IHLA PHOTOS Continued<br />
Kelly and Deb Johnson and Brady Johnson, Biolube Inc., Fort<br />
Wayne, IN; and Mike McAvoy, McDonough Manufacturing Company,<br />
Eau Claire, WI<br />
Brian Lathrop, Colin Campbell, Russell Fite and Cody Buchanan,<br />
Wood-Mizer LLC, Indianapolis, IN<br />
Darin Williamson, Network Forest Products LLC, Corry, PA; Nate<br />
Jones, Ron Jones <strong>Hardwood</strong> Sales Inc., Union City, PA; Max Cadrin,<br />
C.A. Spencer Inc., Lavel, QC; Phuong Tran and Max Ross,<br />
Ontario <strong>Hardwood</strong> Products Ltd., Toronto, ON; Peter Lovett, King<br />
City Northway Forwarding Ltd., Montreal, QC; and Lloyd Lovett,<br />
King City Forwarding USA Inc., Chesapeake, VA<br />
Dan Mathews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Bobby Atkinson, Eagle<br />
Lumber Co. LLC, Greensburg, KY; Troy Jamieson, Merrick<br />
<strong>Hardwood</strong>s Inc., Somerset, KY; Benjamin Bevins, Havco Wood<br />
Products LLC, Scott City, MO; and David Anderson, Roy Anderson<br />
Lumber Co. Inc., Tompkinsville, KY<br />
Tom Gallagher, Elephant Lumber Company, Belmont Hills, PA;<br />
Peter Solberg, Component Solutions LLC, Menominee, MI; Joel<br />
Horling, Cole <strong>Hardwood</strong> Inc., Logansport, IN; and Kyle Conlon,<br />
Component Solutions LLC<br />
Coy Beardmore, Bob Hurst and Chris Ireland, Eagle Machinery &<br />
Supply Inc., Sugarcreek, OH<br />
Neill Gibson, USNR, Plessisville, QC; Steve Bruggeman, Bruggeman<br />
Lumber Inc., Sand Springs, IA; and Robert Wagner, USNR,<br />
Graham, NC<br />
Brian Ballard, Tioga <strong>Hardwood</strong>s Inc., Berkshire, NY; Amy Coyner,<br />
MiCROTEC, Belpre, OH; Casey Kissell, MiCROTEC, Corvallis,<br />
OR; and Dwight Barnette, J & J Pallet Corporation, Clarksville, IN<br />
Additional photos on next page<br />
New River <strong>Hardwood</strong>s, Inc.<br />
QUALITY from start to finish!<br />
● Three Appalachian <strong>Hardwood</strong> Sawmills producing 35MMBF of lumber annually<br />
● 400,000 board feet of kiln capacity drying 12MMBF of lumber annually<br />
● Ripped and moulded products customized to meet each customer’s needs<br />
● Straight line ripped and sanded products also available<br />
Steve Staryak<br />
VP Sales and Marketing<br />
Office: (423) 727-4019, Ext.114<br />
Cell: 828-999-0198<br />
sstaryak@newriverhardwoods.com<br />
Species:<br />
Poplar, Red Oak, White Oak,<br />
Soft Maple, Hard Maple, Cherry,<br />
Basswood and Hickory<br />
www.newriverhardwoods.com<br />
4343 Highway 91<br />
Mountain City, TN 37683<br />
Phone: (423) 727-4019<br />
Fax: (423) 727-4438<br />
bdahn@hhp-inc.com • lumbersales@hhp-inc.com<br />
14 Buxton Industrial Drive, PO Box 489,<br />
Henniker NH 03242<br />
603-428-3298 www.hhp-inc.com<br />
New HHP logo...<br />
Same High Quality<br />
HHP, INC.<br />
World Class Northern <strong>Hardwood</strong>s<br />
Specializing in 4/4 & 5/4 Production of<br />
Red Oak • Ash • Hard & Soft Maple • Yellow Birch<br />
Premium Quality Northern <strong>Hardwood</strong>s<br />
Sawmill • Kilns • Export Prep • Container Loading<br />
13 Million Board Feet Annual Production<br />
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