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THE ISSUES

Softwood Sawmill Survey Is Indicative

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Hampton Affiliates Fights Fine

HARRIGAN LUMBER

Quietly Bouncing Back In Alabama

SOFTWOOD SURVEY

Optimism Shows Up In Mill Projects

GOING WAY BACK

Families Did Portable Sawmilling

GREEN CHAIN

Readers Comment On Mill Towns

MACHINERY ROW

Japan Sawmill Modernizes Edger

COVER: Like many sawmill operations, Harrigan Lumber in Monroeville, Ala. took one to the chin during the recession, but the bandmills are running strong today. PAGE 12. (Jay Donnell photo) Also in this issue, results of the 2014 Softwood Sawmill Survey. PAGE 20. (Cover design by Shelley Smith)

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THEISSUES

Rich Donnell Editor-in-Chief

ONE LAST LOOK AT HOW BAD IT WAS IN 2007-08 12

any people tend to recall that the Great Recession began with the collapse of the Lehman Brothers financial firm in September 2008. But those of us associated with the forest products industry, and especially you who walk up and down catwalks in sawmills every day, know better. You’ll notice in this issue the results of our 2014 Softwood Sawmill Capital Expenditure Survey. If you read the results, you’ll definitely notice the optimism that softwood sawmillers have for the remainder of this year and next year. I mean we’re talking about nearly 90% of you rating your business situation as good or excellent for 2014-2015. This prompted me to visit our humble library and pull out a similar survey we conducted in the spring of 2008. One question jumped out: How would you rate the lumber market situation of the past year? More than 65% of you said it was the worst you had seen. Another 15% of you said it was terrible, but you had seen worse. And 9% said it was pretty terrible. Only 11% of you said it was okay. One lumberman stated of the recent year: “Catastrophic, bankrupting, bloodletting.” That survey also asked you to rate the next couple of years. About 90% of you expected it to be bad or terrible. Show these numbers to any newcomers in your organization who weren’t around in 2008. Another lumberman hit the nail on the head: “High foreclosures are putting more resales on the market than usual, which is reducing the demand for new starts.” Frankly, the devastation in our industry back then caused us at the magazine to do two things: One, hold off a few years before we did the next survey. After all, we were all getting tired of reading about how bad it was. Two, we also quit producing our Top 200 Sawmill Producers list. Due to massive curtailments and cutbacks, the production numbers became almost embarrassing and didn’t really tell us anything we didn’t already know. Which was, our industry was in a heap of trouble. We struck up the survey again 2011, not that things had improved much. In 2011, 32% of you rated your business situation as good or excellent, compared to 79% who did so in our current 2014 survey. Only 22% of you had produced at 90-100% of your capacity the previous year in 2012, compared to 51% who did so in 2013 according to our current survey. In the 2011 survey, one lumberman commented, “Saying the situation is good is simply an act of faith, a hopeful outlook.” To play this on out, in the 2012 survey, 33% of you said your business was good or excellent. But then in 2013 this number made the big leap to 73%, again compared to 79% this year. In the 2013 survey, 79% of you expected good or excellent conditions for 2013 and 2014, compared to 88% in our current survey for 2014 and 2015. Of course you can walk out of your office and observe the goings-on in your sawmill and realize how much better things are today than they were during that 2007-2012 period. But survey results such as these do serve to put some fairly definitive numbers on what you were going through back then and TP what your current status is. Contact Rich Donnell, ph: 334-834-1170; fax 334-834-4525; e-mail: rich@hattonbrown.com

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HAMPTON-BABINE FINED IN BC Hampton says it will appeal $1 million fine from WorkSafeBC. orkSafeBC has fined Babine ForW est Products Ltd. for violation of the Workers Compensation Act and the

Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in relation to the fire and explosion that occurred on January 20, 2012 at the Babine sawmill near Burns Lake, BC that killed two and injured 20 workers. An administrative penalty has been imposed for $97,500 and a claims cost levy has been imposed for $914,139 for a balance due of $1,011,639. Hampton Affiliates, the majority owner of the sawmill operation, immediately responded that it intends to appeal the fines. Hampton noted that Crown Counsel had earlier determined that evidence of the mill operation’s due diligence in managing foreseeable risks would probably hold up against any WorkSafeBC claims and Crown Counsel had also stated that WorkSafeBC had not performed an appropriate procedural investigation. Hampton Affiliates stated: “Any dispute between Babine and WorkSafeBC should not be taken out of context. Our sorrow, both for our people impacted and the community of Burns Lake, will always be present. Since the accident, Babine has worked with other industry leaders to analyze dust risks and develop related processes to ensure this will never happen again. Since the accident we have installed millions of dollars of specialized equipment at Decker Lake and the new Babine sawmill to make our operations cleaner and safer in relation to this risk. We have recently started up the new sawmill at Burns Lake and will continue to focus on making this a safe startup for our employees.” Due to the pending appeal, WorkSafeBC and Hampton Affiliates said they would not comment further. Decisions can be appealed within 90 days to the WorkSafeBC Review Div. and thereafter, within 30 days, to the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal. WorkSafeBC administers the Workers Compensation Act for the B.C. Ministry of Labour.

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industry in British Columbia, Babine has learned that drier and finer sawdust from beetle-kill wood can be a highly explosive fuel, much more so than sawdust from green timber. To our knowledge, prior to January 20, 2012, no one in the sawmilling industry knew this fact, and no representative of WorkSafe had expressed that fact to the industry, nor had Babine or any other sawmill in British Columbia received a warning related to combustible sawdust from any regulator. As Crown Counsel noted, when WorkSafe tested dust levels in the Babine mill in the fall of 2011 (at Babine’s request), WorkSafe raised no concern that dust levels in the Babine mill posed a risk of a dust explosion.” The Criminal Justice Branch, Ministry of Justice, had earlier announced that no criminal or regulatory charges would be approved. “Based on the evidence that would likely be available for presentation by Crown Counsel in court, there is no substantial likelihood of conviction for any of the regulatory offenses recommended by WSBC,” Criminal Justice Branch stated. Crown Counsel also concluded that the manner in which WSBC conducted parts of its inspection/investigation would likely render significant evidence that it gathered inadmissible in court. Crown Counsel also determined that the defense of due diligence would reasonably be open to Babine.

INVESTIGATION On January 20, 2012, at approximately 8:07 p.m., there was a fire and explosion at the Babine Forest Products sawmill and a large fireball burst through the roof of the northeast side of the mill; the explosion traveled east to west through the mill’s operating and basement levels and fire spread throughout the premises. According to the WorkSafeBC investigation report, the cut-off saw operator, while operating the saw from his booth, and a lead hand, who had been seen going down into the basement level, were killed. Babine had been processing lumber on a weekly cycle of three days of mountain pine beetle-killed pine and two days of

green spruce, according to the report. The afternoon shift, which started on Friday, January 20 at 5 p.m., was processing green wood. The investigation ruled out the mill’s three boilers as a potential ignition source because they were off at the time of the incident. It also ruled out air compressors, welding activities, metal halide lamps, and found inconclusive evidence with regard to the electrical equipment as an ignition point. And it ruled out the dust collection system and baghouse as the starting point. The focus of the investigation turned to the sawmill production equipment and in particular a 7.5 HP electric motor and gear reducer for an edger waste conveyor that carried wood dust and debris from the edger saws and dumped them onto the vibrating infeed conveyor to a chipper. Blast damage radiated away in all directions. In addition, there was a steel guard mounted over the motor’s V-belt drive. The motor was located in the halfbasement below. The area behind the motor and gear reducer contained excessive amounts of wood dust, according to the report. Investigation testing revealed that the most likely ignition point was a fire within the space enclosed by the guard covering the drive motor-reducer sheaves and V-belt assembly of the waste conveyor. “All blast vectors radiate from the immediate area of the motor-reducer assembly indicating it was the epicenter of the initial explosion,” the report states. The examination of the guard indicated that smoke and fire had occurred within it. “The area immediately behind the assembly contained excessive amounts of sawdust…Over-flow of wood dust from the conveyor most likely covered the motor-reducer assembly prior to the explosion,” according to the report. The investigation looked at what most likely happened inside the guard to cause the explosion. Smoldering fire was created by frictional heating of the V-belts through the compacted sawdust, according to the report. The smolder reached areas where oxygen was available and a full flame developed. The explosion of the wood dust in the surrounding air fol-

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NEWSFEED lowed. The compacted wood dust had likely become so thick that the V-belts were fully in contact with it at all time, according to the report. The smoldering and flame lasted for some minutes before the explosion and set off the fire alarm bell, to which there was some response. At a certain point, the dust in the air was ignited by the flame within the guard of the motor-reducer assembly, deflagration of the dust took place, and a catastrophic explosion occurred. “Wood dust was the dominant fuel in the explosion; however, there is some possibility that other gases may have been present in small pockets and provided additional fuel for the explosion to expand and propagate,” the report states, adding that “Various statements from Babine mill workers indicate that beetlekilled wood was producing more and finer dusts and waste than typical green wood.” The report states that the mill’s dust collection system had a capacity of 24,000 cubic feet per minute. Each of eight modules in the baghouse held 36 separate filter bags. Some modification was done in 2010 and 2011. Another used baghouse was apparently due for installation once the mill’s power supply system was upgraded. A spark detection system was installed in the dust collection system. The mill had contacted a fire protection firm about performing an inspection on the spark detection system. Only a couple of days before the explosion, the contractor supplied an inspection and maintenance program. The report states that Babine attempted to prevent dust accumulation within the various motor control center panels, contracting an environmental technology company to install an MCC pressurization system. However, it was shut down in mid-January 2012, according to the report, when it was found that the system was actually drawing dust from the mill into the MCC cabinets because of the placement of the fans. Also, the mill’s water misting system had been upgraded but was not operational due to extreme cold weather and frozen pipes. The mill had planned to install two new exhaust fans. One had arrived but had not been installed at the time of the incident. The WorkSafeBC report reviewed the inspectional history between WorkSafeBC and the mill for the previous five years. A couple of WorkSafeBC inspections

occurred in late November 2011. WorkSafeBC took 10 air samples in order to assess workers’ exposure to softwood dust as part of a Wood Dust Sampling Pilot Project to which Babine had volunteered to participate. The WorkSafeBC officer on-site reported no violations. Another inspection reviewed the mill’s ongoing work related to safeguarding of the sawmill equipment, infrared testing for hot-spots and improvements to the mill’s electrical system including MCC pressurization efforts. Photographs taken during the inspection showed dust conditions and accumulation of sawdust, but no violation orders were issued. In early December, the mill emailed WorkSafeBC a summary of the mill’s recent safety improvements, one of which was pressurizing all main MCC banks to prevent dust entry. In late December, the report to communicate to the mill the air samples testing results revealed that two of the samples had exceeded the allowable exposure limits, and cited the mill for exceeding wood dust respiratory exposure limits and imposed a deadline of January 31, 2012 for notifying WorkSafeBC of the steps taken to achieve compliance. In early January a mill maintenance superintendent advised a WorkSafeBC officer that the mill was looking into test fitting dust masks to protect workers from exposure. The day before the incident, operators grappled with plug-up conditions in the basement level, according to the report.

TESTIMONIES The report revealed various testimonies from the sawmill workers as to their whereabouts at the time of the blast. Shortly before the explosion, a millwright had been called to troubleshoot one of the debarkers while this line was stopped for a saw blade change on the band saw. He opened the door to the debarker and was working on the debarker when the explosion occurred. He said the mill went completely dark. Badly burnt, he slid down the debarker waste chute to the waste conveyor in the basement level and managed to exit the mill along this conveyor. A saw filer was meanwhile changing the saw blade on the band saw. He had almost completed this work when the floor below him lifted from the explosion. He was engulfed in flames and suffered serious burn injuries. He stated that

the explosion came from below him in the basement level. Two edger operators at their work stations said a fireball burst up through the floor behind them, seriously burning them. An electrician was entering the electricians’ room when the explosion pressure threw him out of the second floor to the court yard below. A baseman attendant was operating the switch for a waste conveyor when the lights went out. He saw the fireball come at him through the basement level. He stated there was a loud boom behind the fire. The pressure wave slammed him into the wall. He lost consciousness for a while and woke up in flames. He escaped with serious burns A worker in the log yard to the north of the sawmill said the roof of the sawmill blew off, followed by a fireball. According to the WorkSafeBC report, studies have found that extractive content, particularly resin acids, can be much higher in beetle-killed pine. The tree uses the extractive to kill or push out the pest and this increases the normal amount of extractive development. When these trees are harvested, their higher resin acid content may cause the dust produced through process to be more combustible than normal green pine. Mill samples taken later showed that the insect dust had three times as much extractive content as the green wood. The WorkSafeBC report concluded, “The investigation shows that the explosion and fire that destroyed the sawmill constituted a preventable incident…The dust collection system was ineffective in controlling airborne dusts and the accumulation of of the fine dusts in the sawmill...The application of a nearly solid guard at the motor-reducer assembly’s location required increased inspection and maintenance to ensure that the containment that it presented was adequately monitored and controlled. This was not being done…The waste conveyors in the basement level did not adequately capture the fine dust generated during lumber processing…Supervisors were not effectively or adequately monitoring the work that was being done.” Hampton Affiliates acquired the mill in 2006. Hampton holds an 89% interest and the Burns Lake Native Development Corp. holds 11%. The mill is on First Nations land 20 km east of Burns Lake, BC. TP TIMBER PROCESSING

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NEWSFEED TIMBER PROCESSING EXPO GEARS UP Hatton-Brown Expositions, LLC, an affiliate of Timber Processing magazine, announced in mid April that the upcoming Timber Processing & Energy Expo to be held October 15-17 in Portland, Ore. is nearly sold out of exhibitor space. The event will be held at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center. The 2012 event included 162 exhibitor companies that used 43,000 square feet to display and demonstrate their machinery, technologies and supplies. More than 1,000 attendees from 115 forest products producing companies and 200 specific mill site operations visited TP&EE. They came from 30 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces and several overseas countries. The event caters to produc-

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ers of lumber, panels and heat energy for those industries. Organizers also announced that pre-registration will open in June. “One of the best comments we received from several people during the event in 2012 was that the geographical representation was the best they had seen at any event in many years,” comments Rich Donnell, show director and editorin-chief at Hatton-Brown Publishers, Inc. “Also, they liked the packed-in atmosphere of a sold out event.” Timber Processing, Panel World and Wood Bioenergy magazines, all affiliated with Hatton-Brown Publishers, Inc., serve as media hosts of the event. The combined attendee and exhibitor attendance in 2012

of approximately 2,000 was supported by a brightening economy and pent-up demand for forest products mill improvements. Since then, improving housing markets and forest products demand has continued to boost industry confidence. The event also featured a Workshop Day, in which more than 200 people attended 16 seminars. The seminar schedule will be announced in July. TP&EE will again be held in Hall D, which encompasses 72,000 square feet inside, and an abundance of outdoor space as well. The overall Expo Center sits on 60 acres and includes five halls with 330,000 square feet. Portland Expo Center is conveniently located off Interstate 5 between downtown Portland

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Two-hundred mills sent personnel to TP&EE in 2012.

and Vancouver, Wash. It’s only minutes from the Portland International Airport and has immediate access to the Max Light Rail. A machinery show had been held in Portland for many years, but once it lost its appeal, Hatton-Brown Publishers, Inc. decided to start a new event. “The 2012 expo was our first and it did well,” Donnell says. “We expect twice as good the second time around.” Visit www.timberprocessingandenergyexpo.com.

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NEWSFEED BIBLER MILL SOLD TO WEST FRASER West Fraser has purchased its second softwood lumber sawmill in Arkansas in two months. The company is acquiring Bibler Brothers Lumber, owned by Terry Freeman, in Russellville. This follows the acquisition in March of Travis Lumber in Mansfield. Bibler Brothers Lumber produced 136MMBF in 2013. West Fraser will now own four sawmills in Arkansas, and 16 in the U.S. along with 14 sawmills in Canada. James Bibler purchased the mill from Nekoosa Paper in 1986. He was Timber Processing magazine’s Man of the Year in 1991. Bibler sold the mill to his general manager, Freeman, in 1998. “I am excited to see our company continue to grow and

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prosper with the West Fraser Company,” Freeman says. “I believe they will be an asset to our community.”

COALITION CHAIR DOUBTS RULING The U.S. Lumber Coalition stated its disappointment by a London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) ruling that Canada is not required to continue to apply compensatory adjustments to export taxes under the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA), notwithstanding that the adjustments previously awarded by the LCIA for Canadian violations of the SLA have not been fully collected, according to the U.S. coalition. In January 2011, the LCIA found that Quebec and Ontario had provided new subsidies to softwood lumber pro-

ducers in breach of the SLA. The LCIA tribunal determined that additional export taxes on Quebec and Ontario lumber shipments to the U.S. were necessary to compensate U.S. industry for these violations. The Tribunal expected these export taxes to amount to $59 million by the then scheduled expiration date of the SLA in October 2013. However, as of mid-2013, less than $20 million had actually been collected, according to the U.S. coalition. After the LCIA issued its decision, the U.S. and Canada agreed to extend the SLA until 2015. At the joint request of the U.S. and Canadian governments, the Tribunal issued a clarification that the award of compensatory export taxes was intended to end in 2013, regardless of whether the violations had actually been compensated.

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Luke Brochu, Chairman of the Coalition and President of Pleasant River Lumber Co. in Maine, comments, “For Canada to be allowed to collect export taxes with one hand, then give them back with the other hand through illegal subsidies, and not to pay a penalty for it, seriously undermines our faith in the usefulness of this trade agreement with Canada.” Meanwhile, Tembec Inc., which employs more than 3,000 in its operations in Quebec and Ontario, said the ruling demonstrates Canada’s close relationship with the U.S. and an ability to efficiently resolve matters related to the Softwood Lumber Agreement. “The embedded process in the Softwood Lumber Agreement to resolve issues as they arise between the two countries will ensure an enduring agreement.”

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BACK

ONTRACK By Jay Donnell

Harrigan Lumber re-establishes its place in the southern pine lumber community.

MONROEVILLE, Ala. arrigan Lumber Co. is one of a declining number of independent family-run sawmills in the Southeast, but the Alabama operation remains a strong force in the region after coming through a difficult period. The company was started in 1972 by William Harrigan and his son, Dwight. They began producing softwood dimen-

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sion lumber in 1974. Dwight became president when William passed away. Dwight’s oldest son, Chip, joined the company in 1989 and his younger son, Patrick, joined the company after he graduated from Auburn University with a degree in business management. Patrick is now the President of Harrigan Lumber Co. and Chip serves as the chairman of the company board. The family also has interests in Scotch Gulf Lumber, which has three sawmills in Alabama in the process of being sold to Canada’s Canfor. Patrick is a stockholder in Scotch & Gulf Lumber and he believes the sale of the company was a great deal for both companies involved. But he comments, “It does put a new competitor in Harrigan’s neighborhood, but we are used to larger corporations competing with us on both the sales and procurement sides of the business. As always, independent mills will have to focus on creating their niche in the market.” The last time Timber Processing visited Harrigan Lumber, they were running two

shifts and producing close to 110MMBF. That was in 2006, before the recession rocked America and especially the lumber industry. The company had to cut a shift in 2008 and shut the mill down in 2009 for a little over a year. They reopened in June 2010. The recession was tough for the business, but Patrick believes the company has stayed strong. “We came back up with probably as good of a crew as we had ever had. Very lean and very efficient,” Harrigan says. While the mill was down, the company had a small group of people who kept the equipment in good working order. “We really had very little problem starting the mill back up,” Harrigan says. “Electrical motors were our greatest concern, but our electricians did a good job of making sure all the motors were dry and ready to go.” Most of the people Harrigan Lumber hired when the mill was restarted were former employees. “A lot of our employees had a hard time finding work while we were down. Many of the ones that did find work elsewhere returned to Harrigan when we started back up and I think that’s a testament to how we treat our employees and the culture around here,” Harrigan explains.

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Today, Harrigan Lumber runs one shift and expects to produce 75MMBF in 2014. “When we were running two shifts I think our highest production was about 110 million, so for us to do 75 on one shift is pretty good,” Harrigan says. The mill still runs mainly on the 1974 original equipment or the 1991 upgrade that replaced a conventional Chip-N-Saw line with a sharp chain system. Planed dimension lumber and small timbers are still produced, with production focusing on 2x4 through 2x12. The company produces 110,000 tons of chips per year with the vast majority shipped to Georgia-Pacific’s Alabama River Cellulose mill in Perdue Hill, Ala. Harrigan Lumber employs 95 and the scheduled shift is from 6:00-4:30 Monday through Friday. “Standard practice for us is to run 50 hours or sometimes more a week these past 10-12 months,” Harrigan says.

Harrigan Lumber expects to produce 75MMBF in 2014.

LOG SUPPLY Harrigan reports that log supply hasn’t been much of an issue, though heavy amounts of rain over the last few months in south Alabama were a little disruptive. “We were a little concerned about logging capacity when we started up, but now with one shift it hasn’t been much of a concern,” Harrigan says. “I think for now we’re fine and if we did decide to go back to two shifts I think we could find that capacity if we needed to.” Harrigan has seen a number of loggers get out of the business in the past few years and there have been a few mill closings in Alabama. “There are mills

that aren’t necessarily in our area, but in the state that have closed down and I think some of that logging force may have shifted around,” Harrigan says. Most of Harrigan Lumber’s logs come from just east of the Alabama River. “There’s really only one route across the river so it makes for a long haul. We’ll sometimes go 100 miles if need be, but we try not to get that far away from Monroeville,” Harrigan says.

MILL FLOW The mill facility occupies 45 acres with a log yard that will hold a five day

supply of logs. Logs originate from a 90100 mile radius. A Taylor log stacker transport logs to two infeed decks. After bucking with original Gates & Sons buck saws, logs enter two 30 in. Cambio debarkers with Forano infeeds. Debarked logs pass through a MDI metal detector before being routed by a PSI rotary kicker. The step feeder is a Comact wave feeder which moves logs to the sharp chain. Sharp chain optimization is Nelson Brothers; hardware remains USNR. Andritz-Iggesund chipping heads shave two sides before a McDonough 6 ft. twin bandmill takes off side boards. The next machine center is the UNSRSchurman profiling canter, which when

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The company plans to install an Autolog trimmer optimizer in July.

it was installed in the early 1990s was forefront technology because of its cant profiling and slewing capabilities. It features Nelson Brothers optimization, Key Knife heads and a McDonough twin band. Profiled cants flow to a nonoptimized McDonough twin linebar resaw. Pieces then move to a Baxley edger and/or USNR-CSMI trimmer, preceding a 45 bay USNR sorter and USNR stacker. A Phoenix dry kiln was installed in 2006, fueled by a Hurst green sawdust burner. The mill also operates Irvington-Moore and Moore-Oregon kilns, powered by Energex wood waste burners. Harrigan creates all the fuel needed for the heating units. Kiln packs are de-stickered by an USNR tilt hoist that is complemented by a Danfoss high-pressure mist system. The system helps control dust during the unstacking process of directfired dried lumber. The planer is a Yates-American A-63 followed by three graders and a Lucidyne grade mark reader. A USNRCSMI trimmer takes care of partially culled boards and a USNR-HEMCO sorter line collects lumber before strapping. Most of Harrigan’s shipping is done by truck to regional customers. Harrigan Lumber has plans to install a new trimmer optimizer in July. “We bought an Autolog trimmer optimizer and we’re going to have the first quarter inch density Autolog machine in the South,” Harrigan explains.

SAWING Left to right, David Mims, controller; Gary Rice, sales manager; Boyd Robinson, procurement manager; Reid Manning, human resources manager; Mark Parish, production manager; Patrick Harrigan, president

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The saw filing room at Harrigan Lumber has seen some upgrades over the years. J.P. Brooks is the head saw filer, assisted by Allen Bailey. The filing room contains four Armstrong band saw sharpeners, Armstrong bench grinder, Reform knife grinder, and Vollmer top and face carbide grinder and Armstrong topper. The company recently installed a new Vollmer Topping face machine, a Vollmer dual side grinder and a Vollmer auto bench machine. The mill runs mostly saws from Cut Technologies and Burton Saw. Harrigan Lumber generally performs scheduled maintenance after hours and on Fridays and Saturdays. They have written preventative maintenance checklists for various machine centers. “We don’t have a computerized maintenance management program, but we are exploring the possibility of implementing a system in the future,” Harrigan says.

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A combination of Armstrong and Vollmer equipment, including new benching center at right, take on heavy band saw work.

Harrigan reports that his company hasn’t experienced much turnover over the last few years. “Most of our seasoned employees are pretty steady and they stay around. We have a little turnover, but that’s mostly in our entry-level positions,” Harrigan says. Harrigan Lumber provides health care, life insurance and short-term disability for all of its employees. The recession could have been more devastating to Harrigan Lumber, but fortunately they had not invested in a lot of new equipment so they didn’t have a lot of debt going into a down market. “Obviously we didn’t do a lot of purchasing in the down market so we’re a little behind on technology, but money was tight so we’re having to play a little catch up,” Harrigan explains. Harrigan believes efficiency has been the key to his company’s ability to survive in the midst of this tough economic climate. “It’s important for us to be as efficient as possible when we know we’re not as technologically advanced as some other people are. We’re just trying to get every board foot out of a log as we can,” Harrigan says. Harrigan believes the housing market has gotten better, but notes it will take time for it to get back to full strength. “It’s a lot better than it was a few years ago, that’s for sure, but the housing starts aren’t quite where some folks predicted two to three years ago. If nothing else they are steady and it looks like it’s slowly improving. As an industry I think we’re in a pretty good position,” Harrigan says. Mark Parish is the production manager; Gary Rice is sales manager; Boyd Robinson, procurement manager; David Mims, controller; Reid Manning, human resources manager. The company is a member of several industry associations including the Southern Forest Products Assn., Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. and Alabama Forestry Assn. Harrigan served as TP chairman of SFPA in 2008-2009. 16

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With caution and optimism, softwood lumbermen have been (or are) upgrading their mills to catch up to positive markets.

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early 79% of softwood lumber producers responding to Timber Processing’s Annual Sawmill Capital Expenditure Survey rated their lumber business situation as excellent or good at the end of the first quarter 2014, and nearly 88% expect their situation to be excellent or good for the remainder of 2014 and through 2015. Another 12% forecast their situation for the remainder of 2014 and 2015 as fair. Not a single producer responding to the survey expects their situation to play out as poor or very poor over the next two years. Timber Processing conducted this survey in late March and early April by e-mailing a sampling of its readership and providing a link to the 25-question survey. The survey was directed toward owners, presidents, general managers, plant managers, supervisors, corporate executives and regional managers. Most respondents are in the U.S., except for a sprinkling of Canadian producers. Hearken back to a similar survey in 2011, when only 32% of softwood lumber producers felt excellent or good about the

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immediate future, when 43% felt fair about it and 25% expected a poor or very poor performance. And that was optimistic, coming off of 2009! “We have had a good first quarter, prices are great right now and we don’t foresee any major collapse in our markets,” said Tom Shaffer, chief operating officer of Neiman Enterprises based in Hulett, Wyo. “I think 2014 is going to stay steady and 2015 could be even better. Housing should continue to grow, maybe slowly, but that’s okay.” Randell Robinson, general manager of Scotch Gulf Lumber in Fulton, Ala., commented, “I think the weather in the north has kept the market for some product at bay. All indications are that there is a great deal of demand for lumber products.” Carter Flippo, principal at Flippo Lumber in Doswell, Va., expects a good immediate future, but “I doubt we will ever see again the market like it was in the early 2000s, at least in my lifetime.” Producers responding to the survey weren’t required to give their names. One anonymous comment addressed the

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current situation: “Good customer base, economy slowly improving, pent up housing demand should equal a stable lumber market with better prices. High log cost is the biggest risk Pacific Northwest mills face.” Another producer wrote: “It is going to take a stretch of very good months to begin to recover from six years of losses.” Another lumberman said, “Markets holding but staying cautious.” “Prices down in second quarter but ex-

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pect increases in third quarter and a generally strong year,” said a lumberman. “Best first quarter since 2008! Maybe that’s not saying much, but it feels better!” said an enthused lumberman.

PRODUCTION Respondents came from large and small producers across the U.S. Thirteen percent represent mills with more than 150MMBF annual production in 2013;

19% at 100-150MMBF; 24% 50100MMBF, 10% 25-50MMBF, 11% 1025MMBF and 23% at less than 10MMBF. Their expected production for 2014 adjusts slightly upward: 15% more than 150MMBF; 20% 100-150MMBF; 22% 50-100MMBF; 12% 25-50MMBF; 9% 10-25MMBF, 22% at under 10MMBF. In a series of related questions on capacity and downtime, 57% expect to produce at 90-100% of capacity in 2014, which compares to 51% that did produce at 90-100% of capacity in 2013. As far as downtime in 2014 compared to 2013, 32% expect less downtime this year, while 60% say it will be about the same, and only 8% anticipate more downtime. “Last year we had to go to four day weeks for the first quarter; this year we managed to stay open,” commented one lumberman. “Equipment will be ready for production this year,” said a lumberman. More than one lumberman commented that equipment installation or upgrade this year will disrupt production somewhat, as it did in 2013. Wesley Lovelace, controller of Southern Parallel Forest Products, gave a good reason for reduced downtime in 2014 compared to 2013 for the former Bowater sawmill at Albertville, Ala.: “Downtime in 2013 was heavy due to startup of

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the mill after sitting idle for four years.” “Winter weather in January and February led to unplanned downtime (this year),” said another lumberman. Eighty percent took less downtime in 2013 than in 2012, while 6% took more. “Better maintained and lots of hard work,” said a lumberman. “Breakdowns due to wearing out of our equipment while losing money from 2006 to 2011. Tried to keep our people employed,” said another. Ten percent of the producer mills

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added a shift in 2013-2014, and another 10% are thinking about it; yet another 10% gave it some serious thought but decided against it; and the remaining 70% had or have no intention of adding a shift.

INVESTMENTS As for current projects in 2014, a whopping 45% have a project or projects in the installation stage, and 39% have a project in the planning stage, while 7%

are thinking about getting into a project. The remaining 9% have no projects planned at this time. The projects aren’t all production-related. “Installing board edger in the large mill. Planning new bathroom and break room in the small,” said a lumberman. Two key questions in the survey asked producers how much capital investment in machinery and systems has already been or will be committed to their mill in 2014-2015, and for which specific machinery or systems. An impressive 46% said more than $1 million is being spent. Broken down further, 23% said $1-3 million, 14% said $3-5 million, and 9% said $5-15 million. Another 14% said $500,000 to $1 million, while 7% said $300,000-$500,000, and 14% said $100,000-$300,000; the remaining 19% are spending less than $100,000. The survey provided a list of 30 machinery and systems expenditure categories for producers to check off as to their 2014-2015 investments. They could select as many categories as necessary. The top 10: Dry kilns and/or controls: 33% Maintenance: 27% Downstream sawing (gang/edger/trimmer): 21% Planer mill sorting/stacking: 20% Downstream scanning/optimization: 19% Lumber handling (rolling stock): 19% Log yard handling: 18% Log scanning/optimization: 18%

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Planer mill strapping/packaging: 17% (tie) Automated lumber grading: 16% Green end sorting/stacking: 16% Another nine categories scored more than 10%: filing room equipment, log merchandising cutup, debarkers, primary log breakdown, conveyors, dust control, boilers, lumber storage, chippers/hammermills/screens. Two similar questions asked producers how much capital investment in machinery and systems their mill actually put into operation in 2012-2013, and which machinery and systems were pinpointed. About 37% said they started up more than $1 million in machinery and systems. Broken down: 24% said $1-3 million, 9% said $3-5 million, and 4% said $5-15 million. Another 13% said $500,000 to $1 million, while 13% said $300,000-$500,000, and 13% said $100,000-$300,000; the remaining 24% spent less than $100,000. Again, the top 10 expenditure items that actually went into operation in 20122013: Maintenance: 40% Dry kilns and/or controls: 35% Log yard handling: 30% Lumber handling (rolling stock): 26% Downstream sawing (gang/edger/trimmer): 20% Filing room equipment: 18% Dust control: 17% Log scanning/optimization: 16% Downstream scanning/optimization: 16% Boilers: 16% The survey also posed a couple of questions with regard to those machinery and systems startups in 2012-2013. One asked the producers about the project startup timeline. Nearly 8% stayed ahead of schedule, while 52% stayed pretty much on schedule and nearly 25% ran a little behind and 2% way behind. The question wasn’t applicable to 13%. “One scanner took longer to acquire than expected,” one lumberman said. Asked to rate the overall cooperation and effectiveness of the equipment vendors in the project, 18% said it was excellent, 66% said good and 7% said fair. Only 1% said it was poor. The question wasn’t applicable to 8%. Perhaps most importantly, the survey asked them to rate their overall satisfaction with the project’s return on investment thus far. Nearly 19% said it was excellent, 60% said good and 8% said fair. Three percent said it was still too early to tell. One percent said the ROI was poor. About 9% said the question wasn’t applicable because they had only

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made some maintenance improvements. One comment: “Headrig project went well. It was installed and running well in two weeks. WaneShear was installed and running during Thanksgiving (four day weekend). We had our best week of running at the end of March.” An SYP operator wasn’t overly satisfied: “Purchased optimizers for gang and headrig with little uplift. I feel as though I only accomplished reliability and support by replacing 15-yearold systems.”

EFFICIENCIES The survey asked an open-ended question that drew response from more than half of the producers. What are you most concerned about as to the efficiency of your mill? Floyd Sulser, principal at Southern Lumber Co. in Ridgeland, Miss., commented, “Manpower, transportation of logs and lumber, electrical costs.” “I believe that our team has aggressively pursued improved efficiency for the past several years and we have made excellent progress,” said Robinson of Scotch Gulf Lumber, Fulton, Ala. “Going forward we will need to continue to aggressively pursue it. We will need to invest our capital strategically, which I believe our plan will accomplish.” Ron Gorman, principal at Gorman Lumber in Westbank, British Columbia, added, “Our area has an oversupply of hog, sawdust and shavings, so disposal is a big issue and fire is a risk.” Some of the other comments revealed a common concern: “Inadequate training of new employees.” “Filling skilled positions and leadership as they retire.” “Training and retaining good mill hands.” Also: “The wait time for new equipment is growing longer.”

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“Too many manual processes.” “Outdated scanning technology.” “We have gotten behind as far as technology and recovery are concerned. We have to be smart about our investments over the next few years and put our money where we get the absolute best return.” “Better maintenance scheduling to create more uptime. Being more proactive than reactive.” One respondent said, “No concerns.” Lucky him.

CONCERNS Another open-ended question inquired as to what lumbermen are most concerned about with regard to their lumber markets. “A softening economy, poor housing numbers, oversupply of lumber,” stated Sulser of Southern Lumber. “A false recovery,” said Ryan Comer, operations manager at Welco in Naples, Idaho. Flippo at Flippo Lumber in Virginia is most concerned about raw material procurement. “The logs are getting smaller and smaller each year.” Shaffer at Neiman Enterprises in Wyoming commented, “Right now we are having some transportation issues— not enough trucks to get our finished lumber shipped.” Several lumbermen voiced their concerns over shipping. Canfor GM Terry Bishop at Graham, NC said pointedly that his main concern is “how long the housing market will last this time.” Other concerns from other lumbermen: “Over production of southern pine.” “Having enough raw material.” “Washington politics and attitude toward businesses.” “Drastic increases in production that will upset the balance between supply and demand.” “Cost and supply for raw materials and the ability to move wood byproducts.” “I’m afraid the market is dropping and we’ll have to cut back expenditures on necessary improvements.” “Our industry is very good at overproducing and killing a good market. Hopefully we are all wise enough to avoid that this time around.” Putting it all into perspective, a lumberman said simply, “We strive to do better each day.” TP Coming in the June issue: Sawmill Capital Expenditure Survey results for hardwood lumber manufacturers. 42

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WOOD PELLETS TALK OF TOWN Growing overseas market means more U.S. based production.

ATLANTA, Ga. going to win on policy, we have to ellet markets, biomass power win on carbon messaging. The scigeneration and feedstock supence is clear. Trees and forests are plies dominated the discussion durpart of the natural carbon cycle, abing the Bioenergy Fuels & Products sorbing carbon dioxide as they Conference & Expo held March 18grow, and releasing it back to the at19 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Cenmosphere as they decay. As long as ter in Atlanta, Georgia. total U.S. forest stocks are healthy The event featured 41 speakers and growing, the use of forest prodand 75 exhibitor companies in the ucts is carbon beneficial. This Grand Ballroom North. In total, 325 means that the carbon balance in people participated in the event, forests will be maintained when forwhich is held every other year and est biomass is used for energy.” hosted by Wood Bioenergy magaThe growing utilization of zine, an affiliate of Timber Process- Specialty products captured interest. biomass fiber requires educating ing magazine. both domestic groups and global orThe conference featured eight keynote speakers as well as ganizations about U.S. forest owners’ commitment to sustainabilibreakout sessions on New Technologies, Products, Fiber Supply, ty and proper management practices, Holley said. Fire Safety From Plant to Port, Process Improvements, Industrial “We think the bioenergy future is bright, but public policy is Wood Pellets, Air Emissions, Support & Access, and Dust Issues critical. The forests in this country aren’t the problem: they’re the & Control. solution and a great way to produce more opportunity and jobs, Rick Holley, president and CEO of Plum Creek Timber, led off but we’ve got to educate.” the first morning keynote general session describing how one of For those sawmills thinking of adding a pellet mill operation, the nation’s largest timberland owners continues to step up as a turnkey pellet mill supplier Astec Industries’ presentation focused participant in the fiber supply chain for new bioenergy markets. on key considerations for economical operation. According to Plum Creek owns almost 7 million acres across 28 states that pro- Astec President Malcom Swanson, with volumes for new-generaduce up to 18 million tons of wood fiber through around 3,000 tion pellet plants starting at just below a half-million tons/year, truckloads each day. “Incremental costs can really add up at such large volumes.” Of the three segments of wood bioenergy utilization, Holley When operating a 450,000 tons/year pellet plant with a $30/ton said wood pellet markets provide more immediate opportunity as fiber costs and $10/ton profit: compared to biofuels and domestic biomass power. In a global —Saving $1/ton on fiber equals $936,000 in annual savings. market environment, U.S. producers, especially in the Southeast, —Buying wood at 3% less moisture on average equals roughly are in good position to take advantage, Holley said. “The U.S. $2 million in extra profit. South is the lowest cost fiber producer in the world on a delivered —Transportation costs are critical, and choosing a site just 10 basis,” he added, noting that timberland in the region is sustainmiles closer to the port destination means up to $500,000 more in ably managed in a stable business and political climate. profit at 12 cents/mile. Holley said bioenergy markets are replacing demand that has International trade analyst Alberto Goetzl with the U.S. Internadisappeared as pulp and paper mills have closed. He said the voltional Trade Commission gave a great presentation on internationume of timber in the U.S. South has increased by 28% since 1998, al trade in wood fuel pellets, noting the wood pellet exports from while at the same time 23 pulp and paper plants have closed and the U.S., currently account for $374 million out of $9 billion total reduced demand by more than 24 million tons. Holley said total of U.S. forest products exports. And almost all of U.S. pellet excurrent pulpwood consumption in the U.S. South is 140 million ports are consumed in the EU, which currently consumes more tons. New pellet production will increase pulpwood consumption than 80% of worldwide fuel pellet production. by 15% or 22 million green tons by 2020. The U.S. and Canada are the world’s top two pellet exporters, Holley addressed the biogenic carbon debate, noting “If we are followed by Latvia and Russia, all feeding primarily to the EU.

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The top pellet importing countries are the UK, Denmark, Italy, Belgium and Sweden. In the U.S., the top pellet export states are Georgia, Florida, Virginia and Alabama. According to Goetzl, the main global driver for the industrial pellet market is the EU’s commitment to a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, plus improvements in energy efficiency—and biomass is expected to provide a large share of sustainable fuels as EU member states develop strategies to meet the emissions reduction goals. While the U.S. has enjoyed great early success in meeting EU fuel pellet needs, other countries are also ramping up shipments to the EU. Plum Creek CEO Rick Holley Goetzl noted Brazil recently began exporting and reporting its shipments to trade officials. ● RISI Bioenergy Analyst Seth Walker gave a wide-ranging presentation on the major segments of the wood bioenergy renewable fuels industries, pointing to the success of the industrial pellet producers, which he called “the big four,” Enviva, Green Circle, Georgia Biomass and Fram Renewable Fuels, joined in 2013 by Westervelt and German Pellets. According to RISI, North American wood pellet production (for export and domestic markets) is expected to rise from close to 7 million tonnes in 2013 to 14.5 million tonnes in 2018. U.S. wood pellet production for industrial export markets will skyrocket from just under 3 million tonnes in 2013 to nearly 8 million tons. He noted the domestic pellet market capacity growth responded to strong demand growth in 2005-2008. Primarily due to lower natural gas prices, domestic market growth slowed in 2010 to present. Excess domestic supply has kept wood pellet prices/revenues subdued. At the end of the event, organizers announced the dates for the 2016 event as April 5-6, again to be held at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center. “You always look at other locations, but Atlanta is really perfect for this event,” commented Rich Donnell, co-chairman of the conference. “Also, everybody we spoke with was very receptive to moving the conference a little further into spring with the April 5-6 dates.” The Bioenergy Conference immediately preceded the Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo. The close-coupled conferences format will continue in 2016, according to Donnell, who added that 53% of the exhibitors participatTP ed in both conferences.

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HAMMILL, CULP GO WAY BACK Hammill sawed lumber for Culp in the 1920s. By Chris Brown

W. Culp Lumber Co., located in New London, NC, is one of the most established and respected southern yellow pine lumber manufacturing facilities, producing 100MMBF annually. For log supply, the company relies on several top notch logging crews. And while Procurement Manager Ed Listerman, who coordinates these crews, would never rate them, he does not have a hard time distinguishing who has the most seniority. That distinction goes to Hammill Logging and the current operator, Clement Hammill. Clement’s grandfather, Walter Hammill, first started hauling “lumber” to Culp Lumber back in the 1920s. “Grandpa worked for Henry’s daddy,” states Clement Hammill referring to his grandfather and Henry Culp, Jr.’s father, Henry Culp, Sr. “Grandpa had a sawmill, and they first started sawing on Alcoa property. And strangely enough, we just moved off an Alcoa track. Ninety

years later, we are still cutting on Alcoa and we are still hauling (logs) to Culp.” While Clement still delivers logs, his brother, Perry, has been working at H.W. Culp Lumber for the past 15 years in the dry kiln operation. A nephew, Allen, works in Culp’s trucking department. “These two families have been intertwined in the wood business for a long time,” Listerman says. “It is really unique to have such a longstanding working relationship and a testament to the respect and trust the families share.” ‘

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The story between these two families dates back to the 1920s when Henry Culp, Sr., who had followed his father into the woods cutting and selling cedar logs, branched off into portable sawmilling in the reservoir of Lake Tillery and started Culp Lumber in 1925. Walter Hammill started out as just one of the small sawmill crew producing lumber, but when an opportunity came up,

Hammill stepped up to become the crew’s sawyer. Clement Hammill retells a story that has been handed down for generations. “Mr. Culp came down there to check on them and the crew was just sitting around because the sawyer had not shown up, which I have been told he was known for,” Clement says. “Grandpa told Mr. Culp that he had been watching the sawyer saw, and he said to Mr. Culp, ‘I believe I can saw.’ Mr. Culp said, ‘Why don’t you try it? I’ll hang around here, watch you for a little while.’ He stayed there for about two hours. Mr. Culp told him, ‘I believe you have the hang of it. Just be careful.’” Walter Hammill continued working on the crew for several years until he decided to purchase his own equipment and strike out on his own through a partnership agreement with one of his four brothers. The brothers sawed and delivered lumber to different companies in the area, but Culp Lumber was the main market especially as Culp Lumber stacked and dried the lumber and ran a portable planer. After graduating from Duke University and serving in the U.S. Air Force, Henry Culp, Jr. joined his father in the lumber business in 1945. In 1950 they established a wood concentration yard—at the current location of today’s sawmill operation—where they air-dried and dressed the lumber. In 1960 they built a stationary sawmill.

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that this relationship was not without its share of touchy moments, such as in the early 1970s when Culp Lumber didn’t need to purchase as much outside lumber as before. “We were sawing and it was wet, messy,” Clement recalls of the Hammill sawmilling job that day in the woods. “All the belts and stuff on the sawmill were frozen. It had been cold that morning. Henry had an old International Scout. He never came to the woods unless he wanted something. He either wanted something special for the mill or wanted a different length of lumber. He got out and told Daddy, ‘I need to talk to you all a bit.’ “Daddy (Max Hammill) said, ‘Uh-oh, what have we done now?’” Clement recalls with a chuckle. “Henry says, ‘Come spring next year, we are not going to take any lumber anymore. We want you all to shut your sawmill down.’” This new arrangement didn’t sound too promising to Max Hammill. He protested that there would be no way to determine who brought in what logs and how would they be compensated. Henry Culp countered that he would now be paying for logs based on their weight, which was a trend taking hold in the Southeast. The discussion continued downhill as the two discussed the logistics of shedding the current sawmill and purchasing new equipment. At that point, Clement recalls, Henry was clearly getting agitated with how the conversation was going. “Henry said, ‘If you don’t want to quit sawing, I will tell you what we will do; we’ll go on the other side of the yard and clear a place off. We will put your sawmill over there. I’ll saw pine. You’ll saw hardwood.’” It still didn’t sound right to Max Hammill. He pointed out that the crew’s only off days were rainy days, so if the mill was inside, he would never get a day off. “Henry said,” according to Clement, who at this point was glad he had stayed a safe distance from the debate, “‘I don’t care what you do, it doesn’t make any difference whatever you want to do, but I am telling you at this particular time, we are going to quit taking lumber and you need to get ready.’” In April 1973, Max Hammill took out a $6,000 loan to start up a logging venture. Henry Culp, Jr. had decided that for his company to succeed, he needed to be able to set the production schedule. He was moving toward accepting treelength logs, which again was something new for the industry at this point. “The treelength deal was the idea of

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him getting exactly the length he needed,” Clement explains. “It may sound like it was an ultimatum, but really, he knew where he was going and he gave us an opportunity to be a part of it.” Forty-plus years later the last line of logging Hammills is still making the most of that chance. Clement, a North Carolina Forestry Assn. ProLogger since 1996, owns and operates Hammill Logging in Gold Hill, NC, which today includes two skidder drivers, a feller-buncher operator, one full-time mechanic, three truck drivers and one contract truck driver. As for his role in the company, Clement relates that he is “…here, yonder and everywhere,” but spends most of his time running one of the loaders. His wife, Kay, handles the books for the company. Clement explains on any given tract, his crew goes through and cuts all the pine first and then goes back for the hardwood pulpwood. The last to go is the hardwood sawtimber. While Hammill, 63, has seen his share of changes over the years, the most dramatic for him is the manufacturing capabilities of H.W. Culp Lumber. Just recently, Clement was surveying a tract of timber that he would be cutting. It was some 56 acres. A local resident asked him how long it would take him to complete the job. Clement estimated it would be about three or four weeks. The resident was amazed that it would be that quick. “What is really amazing,” explained Clement to the resident, “is that it is going to take me a month to cut this tract. The sawmill that I am hauling it to, it will saw it in two 10 hour days.” Indeed under Henry Culp, Jr.’s guidance the Culp Lumber sawmill continued to implement the newest machinery and scanning technologies, and the operation became a model for many oth-

ers to try and imitate. Hammill has seen his share of ups and downs over his career. He has made some missteps, but has been smart enough to always get back on track. “I’d like to think my biggest challenges are behind me,” he says. One of his worst moments came some five years ago when his cousin and business partner of 30 years, Barry Hammill, fell while working in his shop and struck his head. The fall caused permanent damage, forcing Clement to buy his partner out. “It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do,” Hammill says.. Hammill is no spring chicken and most of his crew is a little long in the tooth as well, but this does not stop this crew from focusing on the present with a glimpse of optimism towards the future. “I don’t have any intentions of quitting,” Hammill says. “Things are starting to pick up. It may be that you are able to make enough good money that you don’t want to retire.” Clement is quick to credit his veteran crew for the longevity of the business. “They are dedicated to the cause, and that’s what kept this company going all these years.” When Clement does call it quits— since no direct relative is currently logging with the company—it could bring the end to a 90-year relationship between two families that have built careers and helped their communities through their work in the forest products industry. Henry W. Culp, Jr. died in 2010 at age 88. Henry W. Culp, III serves as president today. Walter Hammill died in 1974 and Max Hammill passed away in 1981. TP This article, written by Chris Brown, originally appeared in the North Carolina Forestry Assn. newsletter, TreeLine. It has been edited and updated for publication here. TIMBER PROCESSING

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GREENCHAIN LARGER THAN LIFE The article on the mill towns of yesterday (Timber Processing, March 2014) was without question the most interesting piece I’ve ever read in Timber Processing; full of intriguing fact and historical trivia that has floated around in the background of the lives of all of us who have been a part of the industry. As one who has been in the sawmill

mix since the 1950s, as I read about some of the companies and their principals I was reminded that “I knew this fellow, or these people.” Being the grandson and son of a lumber family, and having been thrust into place in the industry at age 22 with the sudden death of my father, attending the annual conventions of the old Southern Pine Association and subsequent Southern Forest Products Association in New Orleans led to associa-

tion with the Arthur Temples, Tollesons, Harrigans and others. These were figures larger than life to me. Even the mention of John H. Kirby brought back memories of the years I spent in Woodville, TX graduating from Kirby High School there. Playing football in Kirbyville and Diboll—how well I remember scoring touchdowns in Diboll where our Eagles beat the tar out of the Lumberjacks. And playing basketball there, where the old gym was so short that the goal was nailed to the wall on either end of the building and it was heated by a big wood stove under the wooden bleacher seats, on the home side of course. Looking back, I’m reminded that none of that seemed unusual for the time. And when we built a new mill at Bearden I attended auctions at many of the West Coast mills (Long Bell, Gardiner, Klickitat, Portland, Eugene, Baker City), where heavy duty West Coast equipment was being sold as the mills were liquidated, some of which is still in operation. That aside, and although I see your disclaimer that the piece “was never meant to include them all,” I noticed that not a single Arkansas company was even mentioned (except for one picture from Dierks) despite the Crossett and Fordyce entities with 760,000 acres being sold in the 1960s to GP or the Dierks company’s million acre sale to Weyerhaeuser at the same time. Nor the sale of the Southern and Bradley companies in Warren to Potlatch in the 1950s, the first invasion of our territory from the west. Without a doubt the article must have taken a huge amount of research for Mr. Knight to put together. Thank you all for the history saved here. John E. Anthony Chairman Anthony Timberlands Inc. Hot Springs, AR

QUITE SURPRISED I saw your extensive article (on Mill Towns) in the March issue of Timber Processing. You have done an extensive job in documenting the sawmill story of the South in the late 19th and 20 centuries, both in summary and in regional detail. This was a great idea and had to have been a huge undertaking. I was quite surprised to find a reference to our company in the history section of Mississippi dealing with the Sumter Lumber Company. I don’t know where you were able to find the details about Electric 50

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GREENCHAIN Mills, but your description is accurate. The only thing in the story that is not quite accurate is that you state that after Sumter’s timber supply was depleted, they sold their lands to Flintkote Co. who later sold to Weyerhaeuser Co. and to my grandfather. The southern part of the lands were sold to Flintkote (most of which is indeed now owned by Weyerhaeuser) and the northern part to my grandfather. This latter part included all their lands in Nox-

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ubee and Winston counties. My grandfather had come from Texas in the early 1920s and worked for them, eventually rising to assistant sales manager before leaving the company. He owned and operated a sawmill at Ethel, Miss., and since he was a past employee, Sumter gave him an opportunity to buy part of the lands. He purchased it in his and my grandmother’s names, but he operated as the Ethel Lumber Company.

The name was later changed to C.A. Barge Lumber Company and is now C.A. Barge Timberlands, L.P. I have taken the liberty to put together some historical information that you may find of interest. I have made a copy of a reprint of the June 14, 1924 story in American Lumberman that features the Sumter Lumber Company operation at Electric Mills, and the first page of the story on the sister mill, the Pioneer Lumber Company at Elrod, Ala. (just west of Tuscaloosa). I have also made a copy of the original contract, signed by company president John Alexander and my grandfather, where my grandfather agreed to purchase the cut-over timberlands. It was signed in January 1942. You will notice in the article that the Pioneer operation boasted of 14 years timber supply and Sumter of 25 years supply. Well, that did not quite pan out as they shut the mill down the year before they sold the timberlands. That was 17 years after this article was written. The lands were barren when they left, and my grandfather was called “the biggest fool to come to this part of the country” by the local general store owner. The store was in Mashulaville. That encounter caused my grandfather to have second thoughts, but he carried through on the contract. It is interesting to me that the whole focus of these articles from American Lumberman are on the marketing of the lumber produced. They espouse the quality of the products produced, the nature of the species, and the quantity and quality of the captive lumber supply. And it is interesting that all of the founders also owned extensive interests in building supply operations. They were building and operating these mills to supply their retail operations. Regarding the species, the articles refer exclusively to Shortleaf Pine. And Sumter’s trademark was “Nearwhite” and Pioneer’s was “Light and White.” They didn’t dare call it “Yellow Pine.” I can’t be sure of this but it seems to me that these operations were trying to match the claims of the Arkansas mills who had extensive stands of Shortleaf and had the name “White.” So again, thanks for putting this article together and I hope this information I’m sending is of benefit to you. David Barge President C.A. Barge Timberlands Macon, MS

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I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks for the excellent article on the history of the mill towns. The importance of our industry to those communities continues to be one of its greatest features. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting many of the places you describe, or at least the ones that still have active sawmilling interests, and feel fortunate to count many folks working in those mills among my friends.

Your article brought many of those folks to mind and was a pleasure to read. Russell Barratt Simonds International

MANY MEMORIES I very much enjoyed your article in the latest issue and appreciate you recapturing the industry’s history. (You still have the touch, DK!)

Having been raised in central Louisiana, around the Hartner clan, having traveled to many of the places mentioned and dealt with many of the companies as well as knowing some of the people and their descendants during many years on the road developing Key Knife, the article raised many memories. Thanks for the memories and article. Tom Carpenter Sunriver, OR

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MACHINERYROW Chugoku Upgrades Edger System Chugoku Lumber of Japan updated its Kashima sawmill with a new edger line to improve its output and reduce the resources required to process its longer material by bringing that process inhouse. On the heels of that success Chugoku invested in USNR’s edger BioVision, bringing visual grading technolo-

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gy to enhance its green mill output and improve the efficiency of its downstream operations. Chugoku Mokuzai is a family owned, second-generation wood processing company based in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It was started by Yasuyuki Horikawa, president of the company. In 2007 the company invested in a major expansion of its operation with a new, high production Chugoku Kashima

wood products factory in Kamisu-City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The Kashima factory was key to the company’s strategic plan to secure its position as the largest wood processor in Japan, dedicated to exclusively processing Douglas fir logs into structural beams and lumber products for the domestic timber frame housing market. It is the biggest supplier of solid kiln-dried and laminated structural beams to the Japanese market. The Kashima factory is a high production operation comprising a two-line sawmill, dry kilns, planer mill, laminating plant and secondary manufacturing. The green mill is outfitted with USNR equipment starting with log merchandising, primary and secondary breakdown lines, and trim/sort/stack lines. The strategy for investment in this operation was to equal the total capacity of the company’s other wood processing holdings, doubling the company’s output. The Kashima sawmill’s output was more than 1,000,000 m3 for 2013. The location was equally important, near Tokyo’s vast transportation network for distribution throughout the Japanese market. Chugoku Lumber’s long and successful history with USNR, and with Hirota Corporation that provided site engineering on this and other projects, are keys to vendor selection. In the Japanese business culture, strong relationships take precedence as a major factor in maintaining ongoing business dealings. Chugoku Lumber holds USNR and Hirota in high regard. Shinya Ueda, Chief of Production Control Section and System Engineer for the Kashima operation, explains how the connection was first established. “We were looking for a US vendor during the first stage, since we knew that US manufacturers had much advantage on mega-capacity sawmills and automation systems. Hirota, which has been a USNR representative in Japan, also was a real key factor, since they could work for us as a total coordinator at that time.” Kashima’s sawmill, kilns and planer mill became operational first, with a new laminating mill coming online in 2013 to broaden the company’s product base. In 2008 when the green mill was commissioned, its primary breakdown process comprised a double length infeed line to handle up to 5 m long logs, and a headrig carriage line designed to handle up to 6 m logs. At that time the majority of the production was 5 m long and was processed by Kashima’s two edger lines. Customers who wanted longer material could only

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MACHINERYROW access it from Chugoku’s factory at Kure City. Markets change, and in 2012 the Kashima factory added a USNR edger line with manual pre-positioning infeed. It was installed on the carriage side to be able to process 6 m long material, allowing more versatility in longer products and increased production. As demand for longer products has increased, this line has become one cornerstone for the Kashima mill’s profitability.

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Ueda comments, “We have processed 1000 m3 of 6 m products in one month (on this line) when it is in high demand. With this new production base in east Japan we can now make longer material more accessible for our customers in this region. This establishes a stable supply for these products, allows us more flexibility to fulfill our customers’ requirements, and improves our position in the market.”

Next, Chugoku Lumber set its sights on improving its efficiency further by adding USNR’s BioVision grade scanning capability to one of its 5 m product edger lines. When these edger lines were installed in 2008 BioVision technology was still in the development stage. Based on the products the mill produces, Chugoku saw that there was significant opportunity for grade uplift with retrofitting the line to add BioVision technology at this later date. The BioVision system that was installed at the Kashima sawmill required a bolt-on retrofit to their existing Smart TriCam transverse scan frame using BioLuma 2900V sensors. The bulk of the installation work was done prior to startup, with Chugoku and Hirota personnel working to attach mounting plates, run cables and position the computer enclosures. These personnel included Takahiro Takeuchi, engineer, and Yukihiro Nagase, general manager, both from Hirota Corporation, as well as Ueda from Chugoku. The BioVision system at the Kashima sawmill is operating on dual 4-saw edger lines. Material processed ranges from 3m to 5 m long, 100 mm to 600 mm wide and 21 mm to 60 mm thick. In this application, the BioVision grade scanning system is designed to plug-in/bolt-on and feed scan data to the mill’s MillExpert transverse scanning optimization system. With BioVision scanning, biological lumber defects are combined with existing precise laser profile data to extract the highest value grade solution available in each piece of lumber. BioVision currently classifies knots by size, location and quality. Classification of defects such as splits, shake, pitch pockets and stain are also available. Ueda explains the BioVision investment strategy: “One major reason was to increase productivity in post-processes (secondary manufacturing). We are using the BioVision system in two ways. One way is to reduce knots in our products for laminar materials. Providing less knotty material to the laminar mill offers better yield.” He adds,“The second way is to provide a cut solution based on the position of the knots. We try to make green timbers from the flitches with more knots, and try to make kiln-dried products from flitches with fewer knots. Our kiln-dried products require more costly secondary processing, so cutting around the knots while the material is green reduces the amount of post-pro-

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MACHINERYROW cessing required, improving yield and reducing processing costs.” For Chugoku, the investment in the BioVision system was enhanced by improving the quality and aesthetics of its products. “We will keep on doing what we have to do to make our products better.” Ueda is pleased with the results of the recent improvements implemented at the Kashima complex. “We have improved our competitiveness as a group company since we have production bases in east and west Japan now. It allows us to have enough stocks and provide quicker delivery for all our customers. We have no doubt that producing better products will enhance the strong relationships we have built with our customers.” He went on to explain, “We are interested in dealing with more domestic timbers today. Japan has a lot of unused timbers, and we believe that utilization of those timbers could be the key to our further growth.” This article appeared in the USNR publication, Millwide Insider, Issue 1-2014.

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In-Woods Expo Has New Partnership Hatton-Brown Publishers, Inc. and the Arkansas Timber Producers Assn. (ATPA) have joined forces to sponsor In-Woods-Expo, a major demonstration/display of forestry equipment, supplies and services. In-Woods-Expo 2015 is scheduled June 18-20 on a rolling pine plantation site managed by Weyerhaeuser Co. outside of Hot Springs, Ark. This will be the fourth In-Woods-Expo and the first with Hatton-Brown’s involvement. Larry Boccarossa, ATPA Executive Director, comments, “Our board explored several partnership options to strengthen planning, publicity and execution strategies. We believe working in collaboration with Hatton-Brown will enhance the success In-Woods-Expo has experienced in prior years.” Hatton-Brown will serve as the main conduit in promoting the show to its numerous connections across the U.S. and internationally. Hatton-Brown, which publishes Timber Processing magazine, also publishes Timber Harvesting,

Southern Loggin’ Times and Wood Bioenergy magazines. In addition, this partnership will streamline registration through online avenues. Speaking for Hatton-Brown, Co-Publisher DK Knight comments, “We consider it a privilege for Hatton-Brown to join the ATPA team in helping plan, promote and implement In-Woods-Expo 2015.” For emerging expo details, monitor www.arkloggers.com.

HewSaw Appoints Halttunen As VP HewSaw appointed Tuomas Halttunen as Vice President including responsibility for sales and marketing and after sales operations. He represents the fourth generation of the family that founded HewSaw 50 years ago and still controls the company today. Based in Finland, Halttunen has worked in a number of positions at HewSaw, including international assignments at HewSaw subsidiaries in Australia and Canada.

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NORTHEAST LUMBER OUTPUT SETS RECORD

Lumber shipments from Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. member mills for 2013 ended up the highest since detailed records became available in 2007. A total of 847 million board feet (MMBF) was sent to the marketplace in 2013, eclipsing the 2007 shipment high mark of 826MMBF. Last year saw 444MMBF of dimension lumber, primarily of the SPFs species grouping, and 403MMBF of eastern white pine delivered to customers. This total was 6.2% more than in 2012, which included an increase of 4.8% for dimension lumber and 7.7% for eastern white pine. Meanwhile, compared to 2012, the export of softwood lumber from the Northeast dropped 30% in 2013, based on

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volumes reported via NELMA’s Heat Treatment Certificate Program. A total of 2.8MMBF was shipped overseas in 2013 versus almost 4MMBF in 2012, primarily eastern white pine lumber. These figures do not include shipments of lumber to Canada

as the final destination. The top two destinations from 2012 swapped places in 2013, with the UK now leading in volume received and China the second most popular customer. UK shipments totaled 1.2MMBF and represented 43.5% of the overall lumber exports, with China receiving 1.1MMBF (38.8%) in 2013. The drop in exports from 2013 to 2012 was led by a dramatic decline in shipments to China, down by some 1.7MMBF or 61%. A total of eight countries received eastern white pine exports in 2013, with Columbia and Kuwait added as new destinations. The grade of lumber varied widely and included Industrial, Premium, Shop, P99, and No.3 Common.

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ATLARGE NELMA Announces Safety Awards Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. (NELMA) announced the 2014 Safety Award winners, honoring the 2013 calendar year lumber manufacturersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; safety performances. The awards are given in three categories: Planer Operations, Sawmill Operations, and the Combined Operations High-Honor Awards. Each category has multiple division winners based on total operational manhours as reported to NELMA. The following member mills won First Place performances in 2013: Combined Operations: Division 1, Brojack Lumber, Scott Township, Pa.; Division 2, Hammond Lumber, Belgrade, Maine; Division 3, Hancock Lumber, Pittsfield, Maine; Division 4, Robbins Lumber, Searsmont, Maine; Division 5, Irving Forest Products, Dixfield, Maine Sawmill Operations: Division 1, Hammond Lumber, Belgrade, Maine; Division 2, Hancock Lumber, Casco, Maine, Division 3, Milan Lumber, Milan, NH; Division 4, Irving Forest Products, Dixfield, Maine Planer Operations: Division 1, Pleasant River Pine, Hancock, Maine; Division 2, Moose River Lumber, Jackman, Maine; Division 3, Milan Lumber, Milan, NH; Division 4, Fraser Timber, Masardis, Maine; Division 5, Irving Forest Products, Dixfield, Maine

California Filers To Meet In June The 44th California Western Saw Filers Education Assn. Conference will be held June 20-21 at the Holiday Inn Hilltop Drive, Redding, Calif. The organizer is asking for door prize donations. Contact Robert Krentz, Box 856, Weaverville, CA 96093; 530-623-4093.

Workshops Planned For Atlanta On May 5-6, the 31st Annual Lumber Quality & Process Control Workshop is a must for sawmills seeking to maximize board foot and grade recovery. Featuring newly added material, it provides practical information and up-to-date techniques that will help sawmill personnel to recognize and eliminate costly mistakes, maintain an effective lumber size control program, and learn about real-time lumber

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ATLARGE size control in use in mills today. This workshop is designed for first-line supervisors, graders, QC personnel, maintenance and filing supervisors. On May 7-8, the 26th Annual Lumber Quality Leadership Workshop provides an opportunity to go beyond the basics and focus on concepts and ideas that will propel QC programs to the next level. This workshop describes new concepts in quality control and management. This program is designed for managers, superintendents, QC personnel, and firstline supervisors. Contact the Lumber Quality Institute of Corvallis, Ore., 541-752-2751.

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mended by resource advisory committees made up of local residents working together to improve the environment and help provide jobs in rural communities. Since 1908, the Forest Service has shared with states 25% of gross receipts from timber sales, grazing, minerals, recreation, and other land use fees on national forests to benefit public schools and public roads in the counties in which the forests are situated.

WWPA, SFPA Move To New Headquarters Two longstanding lumber associations have moved to new headquarters this year. After more than 80 years in the Yeon Building in Portland, Ore., Western Wood Products Assn. is now in the new Crown Plaza Building in downtown Portland. The new address is 1500 SW First Avenue, Suite 870, Portland, OR 97201-5861. Southern Forest Products Assn.’s home for the past 36 years has been sold to Access Health Louisiana. The new office location is less than five minutes from the SFPA building at 6660 Riverside Drive, Suite 212, Metairie, LA 70003.

Rural Counties Receive Funding From Agency Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that more than $300 million will be paid to 41 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in support of local schools and roads as part of the Congressional reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act. The disbursement includes $30 million in Title II funding to complete special conservation projects on Federal lands proposed by resource advisory committees. Funding is provided through the U.S. Forest Service. “This support is part of the Obama Administration’s longstanding commitment to rural communities, schools and American youth,” Vilsack says. “The Forest Service’s century-long support of America’s public schools and roads is one of many ways in which USDA contributes to rural communities becoming TIMBER PROCESSING

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Woods 414 M Motorized Planer: 15” Motor Driven $4,999 for Planer only Innovec Set Works for side head to quickly change sizes. Top Head:50HP, Bottom & Outside Heads:25 HP, Inside Head:20HP. Many spare parts incl. Maint. Reg.–Grt. Shape! ...$14,999 OBO 4824

Aaron@canyonlumbercompany.com

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WOOD PRODUCTS marketplace ■ Kentucky

NORTH AMERICA ■ United States

HAROLD WHITE LUMBER, INC. MANUFACTURER OF FINE APPALACHIAN HARDWOODS

Buyers & Wholesalers We produce quality 4/4 - 8/4 Appalachian hardwoods

(606) 784-7573 • Fax: (606) 784-2624

■ Florida

Ray White

• Red Oak, White Oak, Poplar •

Domestic & Export Sales

CRACKER SAWMILL CYPRESS AND SYP Sawmill, Drying and MillIng facility Custom Cut to Order Lumber, Cants, Specialty Beams to 44’ We will Mill Log Home logs S4S 6”x6” thru 8”x12” T&G Your wood or ours WE DO WHAT OTHERS CANNOT 20253 N.E. 20th Street Williston, Fl 32690 www.Crackersawmill.com Info@Crackersawmill.com

Green Lumber: Air Dried, Kiln Dried Timbers & Crossties

rwhite@haroldwhitelumber.com

Green & Kiln Dried, On-Site Export Prep & Loading Complete millworks facility, molding, milling & fingerjoint line

■ Minnesota

(352) 529-2070 ■ Georgia Beasley Forest Products, Inc.

• Hickory, Sycamore, Beech, Gum & Elm • Custom Cut Timbers: Long lengths and wide widths

Sales/Service: 336-746-5419 336-746-6177 (Fax) • www.kepleyfrank.com

Do you produce or buy lumber? Here's your #1 source for effectively promoting your hardwood or softwood service to your top prospective buyers.

P.O. Box 788 Hazlehurst, GA 31539 beasleyforestproducts.com Manufactures Kiln-Dried 4/4 Red and White Oak, Poplar, Ash and Cypress Contact: Linwood Truitt Phone (912) 253-9000 / Fax: (912) 375-9541 linwood.truitt@beasleyforestproducts.com

Pallet components, X-ties, Timbers and Crane Mats Contact: Ray Turner Phone (912) 253-9001 / Fax: (912) 375-9541 ray.turner@beasleyforestproducts.com

■ Indiana

Next closing: July 7, 2014

■ North Carolina Cook Brothers Lumber Co., Inc.

Manufacturer of Appalachian Hardwood Lumber LEONARD COOK, Sales (828) 524-4857 • cell: (828) 342-0997 residential: (828) 369-7740 P.O. Box 699 • Frankin, NC 28744

WANT TO GET YOUR AD IN OUR NEXT MARKETPLACE? Call or email Susan Windham 334/834-1170 susan@hattonbrown.com by July 7, 2014

NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION

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wood products marketplace ■ Pennsylvania

■ Tennessee

MERIDIEN HARDWOODS OF PA, INC.

P.O. Box 227 ● Pittsfield, PA 16340 www.meridienpa.com Export and Yard Quality Hardwood Green, KD, S2S, SLR Custom Walnut Steaming Available

Ph: 800-780-3187 Fax: 800-292-5773 Dan Ferman – meridien@penn.com Brandon Ferman – brandonferman@hotmail.com Rob Allard – 802-380-4694; rallard@hughes.net Mike Songer – 814-486-1711; mjs@zitomedia.net

■ Virginia

STACKING STICKS

Producing Quality Southern Yellow Pine Since 1939

FOR SALE

AIR-O-FLOW profiled & FLAT sticks available Imported & Domestic DHM Company - Troy, TN 38260 731-538-2722 Fax: 707-982-7689 email: kelvin@kilnsticks.com www.KILNSTICKS.com

P.O. BOX 25 • 628 Jeb Stuart Highway Red Oak, VA 23964 Tel: 434-735-8151 • Fax: 434-735-8152 E-mail Sales: john@morganlumber.com Website: www.morganlumber.com Product Mix: ALL KD, HT STAMPED 1x4 D&BETTER, 1x6 D&BETTER, 1x4 #2, 1x6 #2, 1x4 #3/#4, 1x6 #3/#4, 5/4x4 PREMIUM, 5/4x4 STANDARD, 5/4x4 #2/#3/#4, 5/4x6 PREMIUM, 5/4x6 STANDARD, 5/4x6 #2/#3/#4, 6x6 #2&BETTER, 6x6 #3/#4

Do you produce or buy lumber? Here's your #1 source for effectively promoting your hardwood or softwood service to your top prospective buyers.

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MAINEVENTS

7-9—Forest Resources Assn. annual meeting, Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel, Virginia Beach, Va. Call 202-296-3937; visit forestresources.org. 9-10—Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo, Champlain Valley Expo, Essex Junction, Vt. Call 315-369-3078; visit northernlogger.com. 16-17—Expo Richmond 2014, Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond, Va. Call 804-737-5625; visit exporichmond.com.

JULY 16-20—2014 Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. annual conference, JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country, San Antonio, Tex. Call 770-631-6701; visit slma.org. 19-21—Georgia Forestry Assn. Annual Meeting, The Westin Hilton Head Island, Hilton Head, SC. Call 478-992-8110; visit gfagrow.org. 22-25—Southeastern Dry Kiln Club annual meeting, NCS University, Raleigh, NC. Call 919-515-5582.

AUGUST 20-23—International Woodworking Fair 2014, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Call 404-693-8333; visit iwfatlanta.com. 26-28—Florida Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Sawgrass Marriott, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Call 800-222-5646; visit floridaforest.org. 26-28—Louisiana Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Shreveport, La. Call 318-443-2558; visit laforestry.com.

SEPTEMBER 5-6—2013 Lake States Logging Congress & Equipment Expo, EAA Grounds, Oshkosh, Wis. Call 715-282-5828; fax 715-2824941; visit timberpa.com. 10-13—FMC China 2014: Furniture Manufacturing & Supply China 2014, Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai, China. Call +86-21-6437 1178 * 153; visit expo.fmcchina.com.cn.

OCTOBER 15-17—Timber Processing & Energy Expo, Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center, Portland, Ore. Visit timberprocessingandenergyexpo.com. Listings are submitted months in advance. Always verify dates and locations with contacts prior to making plans to attend. 70

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