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 George Bach, East Ohio Lumber Co. Inc., Salineville, OH; Sam Glidden, GMC Hardwoods Inc., Medfield, MA; Kevin Gillette, Tioga Hardwoods Inc., Berkshire, NY; and Steve Gunderson, Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales Inc., Cookeville, TN Serena Moyers, Sunny Fund NA Inc., Old Fields, WV; William Miller, Salamanca Lumber Co. Inc., Salamanca, NY; and Tammy Daugherty, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN Mark Peaden, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Andy Nuffer, RAM Forest Products Inc., Shinglehouse, PA; David Bailey, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; and John Stenson, U-C Coatings LLC Ken Arsenault, WPMA, Westminster, MA; Tom Inman, AHMI, High Point, NC; and Bob Hurst, Eagle Machinery & Supply Inc., Sugarcreek, OH Dan Mathews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Kevin Gillette, Tioga Hardwoods Inc., Berkshire, NY; Steve Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, PA; Javan Mallery, Wolverine Hardwoods Inc., Allegan, MI; Brian Turlington, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Jim Higgins, SII Dry Kilns, St. Marys, PA; Bob Pope, SII Dry Kilns, Montpelier, VT; and Ken Matthews and Ben Mathews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; Allison DeFord, North American Forest Foundation, Collierville, TN; and Parker Dukas, Abenaki Timber Corp. Mark Vollinger, W.M. Cramer Lumber Company, Hickory, NC; and Lindsey DiGangi and John Smith, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA Additional photos on next page JS-50 WX SCAN HEAD SIMPLY BETTER Lawrence Lumber Company Inc. P.O. Box 750 Maiden, NC 28650 Tel: (828) 428-5601 Fax: (828) 428-5602 website: www.lawrencelumberinc.com For Appalachian Hardwood lumber sales, contact Steve Staryak at (828) 999-0198, email: stevestaryak@lawrencelumber.net Green lumber vendors please contact Steve Leonard at (828) 446-0845, or email him at sgleonard7@gmail.com DELIVERING EXPECTATIONS WORLDWIDE Our Hardwood concentration yard in Maiden, NC is near Highway 321 and Interstate 40 where we process quality kiln dried Appalachian Hardwood lumber in these five species: Red Oak, White Oak, Poplar, Ash, and Hickory. We: . Sell kiln dried Red and White Oak in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses; Poplar in 4/4 through 16/4 thicknesses; Ash in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses; and Hickory in 4/4 and 7/4 thicknesses. The grades of lumber we sell are No. 2 Common and Better. . Have 800,000 board feet per charge of dry kiln capacity counting our new predryer/dry kiln and five dry kilns. We also have two fan sheds totaling 500 MBF capacity. . Have dedicated employees with many years of experience who are getting your orders prepared to your exact specifications. . Inspect our lumber after kiln drying. . Offer many services like export prep, mixed truckloads, container loading, dipping our lumber in ISK Biocides’ chemicals, S2S, SLR1E, width sorting, surfacing and ripping. . Process and sell 18 to 20 million board feet a year of the lumber species we deal in. . We are now able to surface, straight line rip and rip to width for our customers! 66 APRIL 2024 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry www.RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry APRIL 2024 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 67
- 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 64: IHLA PHOTOS Continued Randy Porter,
- 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 />
George Bach, East Ohio Lumber Co. Inc., Salineville, OH; Sam<br />
Glidden, GMC <strong>Hardwood</strong>s Inc., Medfield, MA; Kevin Gillette, Tioga<br />
<strong>Hardwood</strong>s Inc., Berkshire, NY; and Steve Gunderson, Hermitage<br />
<strong>Hardwood</strong> Lumber Sales Inc., Cookeville, TN<br />
Serena Moyers, Sunny Fund NA Inc., Old Fields, WV; William<br />
Miller, Salamanca Lumber Co. Inc., Salamanca, NY; and Tammy<br />
Daugherty, <strong>National</strong> <strong>Hardwood</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, Memphis, TN<br />
Mark Peaden, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Andy Nuffer, RAM<br />
Forest Products Inc., Shinglehouse, PA; David Bailey, New River<br />
<strong>Hardwood</strong>s Inc., Mountain City, TN; and John Stenson, U-C Coatings<br />
LLC<br />
Ken Arsenault, WPMA, Westminster, MA; Tom Inman, AHMI, High<br />
Point, NC; and Bob Hurst, Eagle Machinery & Supply Inc., Sugarcreek,<br />
OH<br />
Dan Mathews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Kevin Gillette, Tioga <strong>Hardwood</strong>s Inc., Berkshire, NY; Steve Jones, Ron Jones <strong>Hardwood</strong><br />
Sales Inc., Union City, PA; Javan Mallery, Wolverine <strong>Hardwood</strong>s Inc., Allegan, MI; Brian Turlington, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Jim<br />
Higgins, SII Dry Kilns, St. Marys, PA; Bob Pope, SII Dry Kilns, Montpelier, VT; and Ken Matthews and Ben Mathews, SII Dry Kilns,<br />
Lexington, NC<br />
Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; Allison DeFord,<br />
North American Forest Foundation, Collierville, TN; and Parker<br />
Dukas, Abenaki Timber Corp.<br />
Mark Vollinger, W.M. Cramer Lumber Company, Hickory, NC; and<br />
Lindsey DiGangi and John Smith, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA<br />
Additional photos on next page<br />
JS-50 WX SCAN<br />
HEAD<br />
SIMPLY<br />
BETTER<br />
Lawrence Lumber<br />
Company Inc.<br />
P.O. Box 750 Maiden, NC 28650<br />
Tel: (828) 428-5601 Fax: (828) 428-5602<br />
website: www.lawrencelumberinc.com<br />
For Appalachian <strong>Hardwood</strong> lumber sales, contact Steve Staryak at<br />
(828) 999-0198, email: stevestaryak@lawrencelumber.net<br />
Green lumber vendors please contact Steve Leonard at<br />
(828) 446-0845, or email him at sgleonard7@gmail.com<br />
DELIVERING EXPECTATIONS<br />
WORLDWIDE<br />
Our <strong>Hardwood</strong> concentration yard in Maiden, NC is near Highway 321<br />
and Interstate 40 where we process quality kiln dried Appalachian <strong>Hardwood</strong><br />
lumber in these five species: Red Oak, White Oak, Poplar, Ash,<br />
and Hickory. We:<br />
. Sell kiln dried Red and White Oak in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses;<br />
Poplar in 4/4 through 16/4 thicknesses; Ash in 4/4 through 8/4<br />
thicknesses; and Hickory in 4/4 and 7/4 thicknesses. The grades of<br />
lumber we sell are No. 2 Common and Better.<br />
. Have 800,000 board feet per charge of dry kiln capacity counting<br />
our new predryer/dry kiln and five dry kilns. We also have two fan<br />
sheds totaling 500 MBF capacity.<br />
. Have dedicated employees with many years of experience who<br />
are getting your orders prepared to your exact specifications.<br />
. Inspect our lumber after kiln drying.<br />
. Offer many services like export prep, mixed truckloads, container<br />
loading, dipping our lumber in ISK Biocides’ chemicals, S2S,<br />
SLR1E, width sorting, surfacing and ripping.<br />
. Process and sell 18 to 20 million board feet a year of the lumber<br />
species we deal in.<br />
. We are now able to surface, straight line rip and rip to width for<br />
our customers!<br />
66 APRIL <strong>2024</strong> n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmerican<strong>Hardwood</strong>.com/industry<br />
www.RealAmerican<strong>Hardwood</strong>.com/industry<br />
APRIL <strong>2024</strong> n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 67
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