May 2016 Hardwood Matters

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May 2016

Member Appreciation Month

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DEPARTMENTS

10 Inside NHLA12 Legislative Log 20 Rules Corner

READER SERVICES

6 President’s Message8 CEO’s Message22 Job Board23 Calendar

IN THIS ISSUE14 MAY IS MEMBER APPRECIATION MONTH

CONTENTS

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H A R D W O O D M AT T E R STHE VOICE OF THE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY

May 2016 ▪ Issue 167National Hardwood Lumber AssociationPO Box 34518 ▪ Memphis, TN 38184-0518901-377-1818 ▪ 901-382-6419 (fax)[email protected] ▪ www.nhla.com

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Pem Jenkins Turn Bull Lumber Co. President Brent Stief Huron Forest Products Vice President Scott Heidler Heidler Hardwood Lumber Co. Past President 2012-2014 Mark Barford, CAE Chief Executive Officer

NHLA STAFF

Mark A. Barford, CAEChief Executive [email protected]

Renee HornsbyDirector of Communications/[email protected]

Melissa Ellis SmithGraphic [email protected]

Kristina ThomasCommunity [email protected]

■ ■ ■Desirée FreemanController

Rich HascherInspector Training School Instructor

John HesterDirector of Membership

Dana SpessertChief Inspector

MISSION LEADERS Orn Gudmundsson Jr. Northland Corporation Unique Services

Mark MahUCS Forest GroupRules

Darwin MurrayMcClain Forest ProductsStructure

Jack ShannonJ.T. Shannon Lumber Co.Industry Advocacy & Promotion

Nordeck ThompsonThompson Appalachian HardwoodsMembership & Networking

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Dave Bramlage Cole Hardwood Membership Dan Caldwell Atlanta Hardwood Corporation Hardwood Advocacy Kevin Gillette Tioga Hardwoods Convention Scott Heidler Heidler Hardwood Lumber Co. Nominating Steve Jones Ron Jones Hardwood Sales, Inc Inspection Services Darwin Murray McClain Forest Products Finance Bucky Pescaglia Missouri-Pacific Lumber Co., Inc. Inspector Training School Mike Powers Maley & Wertz Communications & Marketing Jim Reader Downes & Reader Hardwood Continuing Education/ Member Services Joe Snyder Fitzpatrick & Weller, Inc. Rules Brent Stief Huron Forest Products Strategic Planning

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THE MISSION OF NHLA To serve NHLA Members engaged in the commerce of

North American hardwood lumber by: maintaining order,

structure and ethics in the changing global hardwood

marketplace; providing unique member services;

promoting North American hardwood lumber and

advocating the interest of the hardwood community

in public/private policy issues; and providing a platform

for networking opportunities.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The NHLA Convention is the premier networking opportunity of the year in the hardwood lumber busi-ness and I encourage you to come and bring the key members of your team.

WHAT MAKES THE NHLA CONVENTION GREAT? THE PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE.

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Spring is well under way and registration for the 2016 NHLA Annual Convention has been open for several weeks. The purpose of this month’s letter is to encourage each and every member and friend to attend the 2016 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase. This year’s convention will be held October 5-7 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Not only is Washington a great venue, this year is extra special because we will be in Washington just one month before the 2016 Presidential Election.

I encourage you to attend the meeting for the three reasons: the people, the people and the people. This thought is grounded on the following reason. First and foremost, I will put the people that we do business with every day up against anyone, i.e., while we are all out to conduct good serious business, the people in the hardwood lumber industry are some of the nicest in the world. Again, I will put them up against anybody. Secondly, there is no other meeting where every corner of the hardwood lumber business is represented and every region is represented. You can come to the conven-tion and see customers, suppliers and vendors from all over the United States and the world. It is a networking gold mine and a great opportunity. Finally, the seminars and the people presenting them will provide take home value that you can apply to your business. Like I said, it is the people, the people and the people.

The headline event at the Opening Session for the 2016 NHLA Convention will include a joint presentation by Charles Krauthammer and Robert Reich, two of America’s most respected intellects. Charles Krauthammer is a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist, author, political commentator and physician. Krauthammer’s award-winning weekly column is syndicated to more than 400 newspapers worldwide. Robert Reich is a political economist, professor, author and political commentator. Reich has been named one of Time Magazine’s most successful cabinet secretaries of the past centuries. Together, these two men will debate both sides of the upcoming Presidential election and the state of America. Given this year’s election landscape, this will be very interesting. There will also be seminars and educational opportunities that will bring value to you and your business.

I hope that each of you reading this article will attend. The NHLA Convention is the premier networking opportunity of the year in the hardwood lumber business and I encourage you to come and bring the key members of your team. The additional bonus is that this is an election year and this makes the Washington venue especially interesting and I look forward to seeing you there. Make your plans now and register for the early bird discount!

See you in Washington and thanks again for the privilege of serving as your President!

Pem Jenkins, NHLA President Turn Bull Lumber Company


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CEO’S MESSAGE

Have you downloaded the Membership Directory app? More than 1,500 people already have and I personally encourage you to do so also.

May is Member Appreciation month and I want to personally thank our current members and past members for making this organization what it is today. We are a smaller, more consolidated group than what we were just a few years ago, but most of our membership has been continuous members for many years.

In fact, in 2016 we are welcoming our 12th 100 year plus member into the organization in Hartzell Hardwoods, Piqua, OH. (Be sure to check out their special video presentation at the 2016 Annual Convention & Exhibit Show-case). The longest tenure of membership belongs to T.T. Jones Corporation of St. Paul, Minn. who joined in July of 1902 and has maintained continuous membership since that time. I would like to extend a special thanks to T.T. Jones President, Richard Jones for continuing the tradition.

To highlight the month, the Association is offering a special referral program to our current members. If a member company refers a new company to join NHLA by July 31, the referring company will be offered a free registration plus one free room night during the Annual Convention this October. Simply complete the referral document which is available for download on the homepage of NHLA.com and we will do the rest. Questions about this May Program? Contact John Hester, Director of Membership at [email protected] or by phone at 901-399-7558.

Want to know who is a member now? Have you downloaded the Membership Directory app? More than 1,500 people already have and I personally encourage you to do so also. The advantage of having a “real time” membership list is that you can quickly pull a current list of members, and then directly link to their website, or call them with one-click from your smart phone or get directions to their facility.

NHLA currently has a total of 670 member companies, not including branches or dbas. We are an “inclusive” Association and therefore offer several different catego-ries of membership; from landowners to inspectors and from sawmill to insurance providers. Included in this magazine is a listing of the Associate and Sustaining members of the organization. We should give a special thanks to these companies that support the projects and efforts of the 458 Active Members who make up the core of the organization and were listed in an earlier addition of this magazine.

NHLA is a true member driven organization. Most of our budget is derived from our dues and member activities, and our focus is on you. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at an NHLA event this year.

Mark Barford, CAE, Chief Executive Officer 901-377-1082 direct | [email protected]

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INSIDE NHLA

During the month of May, when you refer a company for membership who joins by July 30, 2016 NHLA will extend our gratitude by giving you one free registration to the 2016 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase (a value of $575) and one free hotel room night at the Omni Shoreham in Washington DC during your convention stay (a value of $259).

To refer a potential member, please fill out the membership referral form located on the nhla.com home page. Let the company you are referring know that we will be in touch with them, and we will take care of the rest!

REFERRAL TERMS: • Current NHLA members, or any employees of current members, can participate in this program.

• A referral for this program is a business or reinstated member (who hasn’t been a member for more than a year) that joins NHLA by July 31, 2016 as a direct result of a current member’s efforts.

• Should a referral form be submitted more than once, NHLA will honor the first referring party only.

• One full year of membership dues must be paid by the New Member.

• There is NO limit to the number of referrals you can make.

• Your referral benefit is good for the 2016 NHLA Annual Convention registration and hotel room only.

For more informaton you can contact John Hester, Director of Membership at [email protected] or call 901-399-7558

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RAISING OUR TAX FLAGBy Dana Cole, Executive Director Hardwood Federation

LEGISLATIVE LOG

The last time Congress enacted comprehensive reforms to the federal tax code was 1986 and Ronald Reagan was President. Since that time, tax preparation in the U.S.

has become a $75 billion industry, as tax payers wrestle with tax laws and requirements that are tweaked annually and are increas-ingly complex. So comprehensive tax reform is long overdue. Will it happen this year? The short answer is no. But the 2016 elections will bring a new President and a new Congress to the the table for serious discussion in 2017. It must be noted that a few very important tax reform measures did become law in 2015, including making permanent Sec. 179 deductions and the Research & Development Tax Credit. But in order to be prepared for a serious debate on more comprehensive

tax reform in the New Year, the Hardwood Federation Board of Directors formed a working group to help develop a policy platform about this very important issue. Why so early? Even though the election is still months away and the President and Congress won’t be sworn in until January of 2017, we strongly believe we need to start now . . . so we are prepared to enter into the discussion with an agreed upon set of policy recommenda-tions as soon as Congress begins the conversation. It is much better to be playing offense early in the game than defense when it is too late.

The Hardwood Federation Tax Reform Working Group met for the first time at the end of March and anticipates several more meetings before presenting its final recommendations to the


Hardwood Federation Board of Directors in September. While we can-not know at this time exactly what the final policies will look like, we are exploring several paths and options.

We do know that it is very important to continue to support current tax structures that encourage forest land owners to maintain their land as working forests; this includes preferential capital gains treatment for standing timber and landowner deductions for reforestation costs. This has been a priority for the federation for the last few years and will continue to be a part of our policy. However, we would also like to have recommendations for reform efforts that will support lumber mills, lumber yards and hardwood manufacturing facilities.

Some of the concepts we are considering for inclusion in our final policy position document include:

• Accelerated depreciation schedules including reform recommenda-tions that would reduce current inventory and reporting requirements regarding depreciation of parts and machinery;

• Exploring potential reforms that would positively benefit how com-panies value their inventory from a tax perspective and which capital accounting measures are used;

• Supporting existing and future efforts to lower the overall U.S. cor-porate tax rate and to protect current benefits related to S-Corp status;

• Limiting the scope of the Estate Tax and other federal tax provisions that have an inordinate impact on small and medium sized businesses.

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it should give you some idea of what our thinking is. Our goal is to have finalized recommendations ready for participants of the September Hardwood Federation Fly-In to share with Members of Congress. If your company is interested in discussing our tax reform effort, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. We would welcome your ideas and input!

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NHLA Members are the backbone of everything we do at NHLA and what makes this Association great. That’s why we are devoting the entire month of May

to show our appreciation for our members.



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In this month’s editorial feature we would like to introduce and highlight the newest member of the Association, Trout River Lumber while we applaud and welcome Hartzell Hardwoods to the 100-year club – joining eleven other companies who boast membership of more than

100 consecutive years including:

T. T. Jones, Corp., Thomas & Proetz Lumber Co., Anderson-Tully Lumber Co., Maley & Wertz, Inc., Heidler Hardwood Lumber Co., Cole Hardwood, Inc., Alan McIlvain Co., Frank E. Wilson Lumber Co., Inc., Holt & Bugbee Co., J. M. Jones Lumber Co., Inc. and Tigerton Lumber Co.

Whether you’re a veteran member or a young pup, an Active or Sustaining category member…NHLA wants you to know how much we value your support, opinion and participation. One of the best benefits of being an NHLA member is the networking and now is a great time to take advantage of Early Bird registration discounts for the 2016 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase #NHLA16DC – early bird runs through June 6.

This month we want to also encourage you to follow us on one of our social media platforms and post your Member Pride #NHLAPride pics. Bust out that NHLA logo on a hat, jacket, shirt, car window, snap a picture and share it with us.

And if you missed it on page 10…check out our Refer-A-Member Program. Get a company to join and NHLA will give you free convention registration.

Again, Thank You for your Membership and continued support of the oldest and largest North American hardwood lumber association!

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NEW MEMBER PROFILE

Trout River Lumber

Trout River Lumber was founded in 1998 with the idea of creating quality Southern Yellow Pine flooring and pine pattern. Over the years, TRL has expanded

and evolved and now offers custom kiln drying services in addition to precision milling and finishing techniques with multiple quality control inspections throughout the process to produce top quality hardwood flooring.

Primary Service/Product: White and Red Oak and Hickory, export and flooring manufacturer

Decision to Join NHLA: Trout River Lumber joined NHLA to gain better knowledge of the hardwood market and hopes to form mutually beneficial business relationships with those in our industry. TRL also looks forward to continuing educa-tion for its mill employees and has already participated in an in-house NHLA lumber grading short course with NHLA Inspector Tom Byers at their facility.

Looking to Gain as Members: Hardwood grading education and training, networking opportunities to broaden business connections and company awareness.

Company Name: Trout River Lumber

Company Location: Crewe, Virginia

Number of Employees: 70

Number of Years in Business: 18

Number of Years as a NHLA Member: 2 months,

joined February 2016

Primary Contact: Lindsey Hailey

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VETERAN MEMBER PROFILE

Hartzell Hardwoods

The Hartzell Company was founded in 1875 when John T. Hartzell borrowed $25 from his uncle to go into the wagon business because he no longer wanted

to work on the family farm. He soon set up a sawmill to sup-ply the Oak and Ash lumber needed for his business. George W. Hartzell, his son, bought the company in 1900 and began specializing in Walnut lumber for the European market.

When a World War I embargo shut off lumber markets into Europe, Hartzell turned to production of walnut gunstocks and walnut airplane propellers for the war effort. Hartzell’s propeller manufacturing experience had a simple beginning, as the first blades were literally chopped out of glued-up walnut blocks with hatchets. During World War II, Hartzell again furnished many of the gunstocks that were used.

Over the last 20 years, Hartzell Hardwoods has experienced fast and dramatic growth by doubling kiln, steambox, and predryer capacity. They have built two high-tech Lumber Grading Sys-tems with width-sorting capabilities. In addition their market-ing base has continued to expand by diversifying heavily into the export market. Today, Hartzell exports its lumber through-out 40 countries in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. They continue to diversify their market base as well as keeping the

advances in technology on the front burner, as they have char-acterized throughout their 140-year history. Jim Hartzell is the current CEO and he is the 5th generation of Hartzell’s to work at the company. The company has remained in the family since its inception and looks forward to welcome the 7th generation to the work fold very soon.

Primary Service/Product: Hartzell Hardwoods is proud to be known throughout the world as a leading producer of fine walnut lumber as well as top quality thick red and white oak lumber. As their history depicts, Hartzell is known to be an innovator and leader in the Hardwood Industry.

Hartzell Hardwoods produces millions of board feet of lumber annually, of which is exported each year to customers through-out Europe, Mexico, the Far East and the Middle East.

Decision to Join NHLA: Originally Hartzell became mem-bers “to be a part of the national standards for grading hard-wood.” They have maintained membership with NHLA to support the industry and continue sending employees to the NHLA Inspector Training School and attend short courses as well as take advantage of networking opportunities.

Company Name: Hartzell Hardwoods

Company Location: Piqua, Ohio

Number of Employees: 95 employees over 2 facilities

Number of Years in Business: 140

Number of Years as a NHLA Member: This Year Hartzell Celebrates 100 Years

of Consecutive Membership with NHLA!

Primary Contact: Kelly Hostetter, General Manager

www.hartzellhardwoods.com

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In November of 2015 NHLA published a list of our Active Members. At this time, NHLA would like to thank our Associate and Sustaining Members for their involvement and support of the Association.

The listing is of April 13, 2016.

Associate Membership is for individuals, firms or corporations that are consumers of North American hardwood or cypress lumber, veneer, plywood and related products for manufacturing. Business types include but are not limited to: cabinet shops, furniture and flooring manufacturers, molding and millworks, pallet manufacturers.

Acme Palalet Inc.

American Woodmark Corp.

Anthony Oak Flooring, Inc.

Appalachian Wood Products, Inc.

Bally Block Co.

Batesville Casket Co.

Beechvale Laminating, LLC

Best Home Furnishings

Boa-Franc G.P.

C & L Wood Products, Inc.

C. F. Martin & Co., Inc.

Carolina Engineered Wood Components

Catawissa Wood and Components, Inc.

Century Furniture Co., Inc.

CG Universal Wood, S.A. DE C.V.

Colonial Millworks Ltd.

Cumberland Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Inc

Dongguan Seeland Wood Limited

Elkay Wood Products Co.

Ferche Millwork, Inc.

Green Bay Pallet, Inc.

Harden Furniture, Inc.

Henry County Hardwoods, Inc.

Jiu Sheng Wood Co., Ltd.

John Boos & Co.

Lebanon Oak Flooring Co.

Macro Universe Enterprises Ltd.

Main Street Millwork Inc.

Marsh Lumber Co., Inc.

Masco Cabinetry, LLC

Maxwell Hardwood Flooring

Menuiserox Inc.

Monarch Millwork, Inc.

Mullican Flooring

North Hudson Woodcraft Corp.

Northland Forest Products, Inc.

O'Hair Shutters, Ltd.

Oakbridge Timber Framing

Preverco Inc.

RSI Home Products

Saguaro Moulding, Inc.

Saint Raymond Veneers

Satin Finish Hardwood Flooring, Ltd.

Shaw Industries

Sheoga Hardwood Flooring & Paneling

Vaughan Bassett Furniture Co.

Winesburg Hardwood & Pallet

Wood-Mode, Inc.

Woodcraft, Inc.

Woodharbor Custom Cabinetry

Woodworkers Source

Young Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Yukon Door & Plywood, Inc.

Sustaining Membership is for individuals, firms or corporations who supply services, materials or equipment to the active or associate members of this association or who are owners of North American hardwood timberlands providing the basic raw materials for the industry. Business types include but are not limited to equipment manufacturers and dealers, insurance agencies, consultants, software developers, logistics and transportation providers, timberland owners.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

SUSTAINING MEMBERS

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A. W. Stiles Contractor

ACES Division of Kuehne + Nagel Inc

AFS Energy Systems

Ally Global Logistics LLC

American Wood Technology, LLC

Arch Wood Protection Inc.

ASF Logistics

BB&T Insurance Services Forest Products Practice

Bio Mass Engineering

Blue Book Services, Inc.

Brewco Inc.

Brewer Machine and Parts, LLC

Bruks Rockwood

Brunner-Hildebrand Lumber Dry Kiln Co.

Buckman Laboratories, Inc.

Cleereman Industries, Inc.

Comact Equipment Inc.

Connexus Industries, Inc.

Connor and Gallagher Insurance Services

Continental Underwriters Inc.

Corley Manufacturing Co.

Cornerstone Systems

DMSi

Dunavant Global Logistics Group

Eagle Machinery & Supply, Inc.

Ecole Forestiere De Duchesnay

EHD - Engle-Hambright & Davies, Inc.

eLIMBS, LLC

Euler Hermes North America

Excelsior Marking

Forestry Systems, Inc.

Froedge Machine & Supply Co., Inc.

Fromm Packaging Systems

Giorgio Gori USA, Inc.

Gregory Poole Equipment Company

Hardwood Market Report

Hardwood Publishing Co., Inc.

Indiana Stamp Co., Inc.

Industrial Appraisal Company

Industrial Vision Systems Inc.

Interglobo Morra N. A., Inc.

ISIS Wood Product Solutions

ISK Biocides, Inc.

Kiln-direct.com

King City/Northway Forwarding Ltd.

Laidig Systems, Inc.

Laufer Group International

Lico Machinery Inc.

Lumberstocklists.com

Mahild Drying Technologies GmbH

Majure Data

Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association

Marathon Solutions, Inc.

Matson Insurance

McCormick & Sons, Inc.

McDonough Manufacturing Co.

Michigan Works Northeast Consortium

National Hardwood Magazine

Olson Search International, Inc.

Pardee & Curtin Lumber Co. LLC

Pendu Manufacturing Inc.

Pennsylvania & Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Companies

Piche Inc.

River City Software, LLC/Picture Tally

Shorepoint Insurance Services

SII Dry Kilns

Simply Computing International, Inc. dba Voice Control Solutions

StrategicComp

System TM A/S

The Jacobs Team / TJT Consulting

Timber Products Inspection, Inc.

TMX Shipping Co.

Tradelanes Inc.

TradeTec Computer Systems Ltd.

U-C Coatings, LLC

USNR

Van Meter Insurance Group

Veneer Services, LLC

W. J. Jones Co. Ltd.

Wagner Meters

Wiese USA

Wood-Mizer, LLC

WoodPro Software Inc.

Worldwide Business Enterprise

An updated list of NHLA members can be found by downloading the NHLA Membership Directory App at www.nhladirectory.com.

For any membership questions, please contact John Hester, Director of Membership at [email protected] or 901-399-7558.


RULES CORNER

This month’s article, much like many of my articles, was initiated by a recently received question.

THE QUESTION: If a shipment of 8/4 FAS1Face and Better kiln dried is shipped to a customer and they claim there is too much warp/cup in the lumber, how would the NHLA Inspector handle this? Would you downgrade the lumber based on the areas of skip? Would the boards be reduced in thickness?

To answer this question, we need to reference several areas of the NHLA Rules Book. First, the NHLA Inspector would determine if the lumber was shipped and received as rough or surfaced. Then they would need to determine if the lumber was

intact and remained in the state it was shipped, with the exception of some surfaced boards used for testing purposes by the receiving company. If the entire shipment or a substantial part of the shipment had been surfaced, without the permission of the shipping company, the Inspector would deem the lumber to not be intact and remind both parties of the Sales Code, Article X, Inspection, where the buyer must hold the entire shipment intact to be inspected.

If the lumber was intact as it was shipped, then the Inspector would grade each piece using the NHLA Grading Rules. There are several areas that pertain to warp/cup in Select and Better lumber. The first is covered under the definition of a Cutting on page 9, paragraph 29, of the 2015 NHLA Rules Book. This is the

WHAT WOULD AN NHLA INSPECTOR DO? By Dana Spessert, NHLA Chief Inspector


sentence from the paragraph that pertains to this issue: “In the grades of Selects and Better the entire board must be flat enough to surface two sides to standard surfaced thickness (for skip limitations, see page 58 under the rule “Clear-Face” Cutting Grade).”

There is another area in the Rules Book that also states the limits for FAS boards, page 15, paragraph 61 states that: “Warp and Cup shall be admitted if the entire board will surface two sides to standard surfaced thickness in accordance with the rules for lumber surfaced two sides, except that cupped or warped pieces 12” and wider are admitted if they can be ripped to produce two pieces each of which would grade FAS and meet this warp and cup requirement. The exception as to pieces 12” and wider shall not apply to contracts for lumber in special widths 10” and wider.” The major difference be-tween these two rules is the allowance for the 12” and wider pieces mentioned in the last sentence.

The two different Rules listed above have both mentioned standard surfaced thickness and the Rules for lumber surfaced two sides. The Rule they are mentioning is on page 58, under the heading of “The “Clear-Face” Cutting Grade” and it states: “Slight skips, chipped

or torn grain will be admitted on the better face of the required cuttings, the aggregate area not exceeding 6” long by the width of the piece in FAS; 12” long by the width of the piece in F1F and Selects;” The important thing to note here is that when it men-tions that the Selects and Better must surface two sides to standard surfaced thickness, there is some allowance for skip.

To wrap things up for this question, if the lumber is indeed intact and not surfaced, the NHLA Inspector would inspect the lumber based on the Standard Grades and apply all limitations listed. The Inspector would then determine, to the best of their ability, if the warp limitation (considering the skip allowance), was exceeded and if so, either grade the board as 1 Common or below based on the Cuttings being flat, or measure for thickness at the thinnest cut-ting used and determine if it is thick enough to be considered 8/4 (1 7/8” (1.875”) after kiln drying). This is a lot of information to absorb, but the Inspector must consider all of this when inspecting lumber as well as all of the other Rules involved.

Have lumber grading questions? Email Chief Inspector Dana Spessert at [email protected]

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SAWYERJames Grezenski Forest Products Inc. desires an experienced sawyer for their Stevens Point location. Applicants will be responsible for operation of the carriage. Applicants must have experience and knowledge in this field.

This is a full-time position offering benefits and a competitive salary package.

To apply please call 715-344-0878 and/or email resume to [email protected].

James Grezenski Forest Products Inc. 3158 County Road X North | Stevens Point, WI 54482 Phone: 715-344-0878 | Fax: 715-344-1470

HARDWOOD LUMBER GRADERJames Grezenski Forest Products Inc. is seeking an experienced hardwood lumber grader. Applicants must have experience in lumber inspection and the NHLA grading Rules. Applicants must have a high school diploma.

This is a full-time position offering benefits and a competitive salary package.

To apply please call 715-344-0878 and/or email resume to [email protected].

James Grezenski Forest Products Inc. 3158 County Road X North | Stevens Point, WI 54482 Phone: 715-344-0878 | Fax: 715-344-1470

OPERATIONS MANAGERNoland Lumber Co., Inc. is seeking an operations manager. The ideal candidate will have familiarity and an understanding of hardwood lumber production. Background knowledge of dry kilns and lumber grading is preferred.

Salary is based on experience.

To apply e-mail resume to [email protected].

Noland Lumber Co., Inc. P.O. Box 346 665 1st Ave E | Gordo, AL 35466 Phone: 205-364-7118 | Fax: 205-364-8602

HARDWOOD LUMBER INSPECTORMeridien Hardwoods of Pennsylvania is seeking a hardwood lumber inspector. Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years of experience. Inspector will be responsible for grading incoming and outgoing lumber according to NHLA rules and customer specifications. The inspector will also be responsible for minimizing downtime at the grading deck and to ensure proper packaging of bundles.

To apply, contact Brandon Ferman at 814-563-4614 and/or fax 814-563-4624 or email resume to [email protected].

Meridien Hardwoods of PA PO Box 227 | Pittsfield, PA 16340 Phone: 814-563-4614 | Fax: 814-563-4624

HARDWOOD LUMBER INSPECTORKane Hardwood, a division of Collins Pine, is seeking a hardwood lumber inspector for it’s Northwest Pa. Mckean County location. Applicants with an NHLA lumber grading certificate are preferred.

Salary is $15-$17 per hour plus bonus system for safety. Kane Hard-wood offers competitive pay, benefits, paid holidays and a 401k plan.

To apply, fax resume to (814) 837-8401 or email resume to [email protected].

Kane Hardwood, Div. of Collins Pine PO Box 807 | Kane, PA 16735 Phone: (814) 837-6941 | Fax: (814)837-8401

* To view current job postings or to post a job, visit www.nhla.com/jobs.


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EDUCATION & TRAINING

Inspector Training School 180th Class Antigo, WI | May 16 – July 22 | NorthCentral Technical College Instructor: Rich Hascher, NHLA ITS Instructor Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | [email protected] To enroll visit: www.nhla.com/school 4-Day Lumber Grading Short Course Millersburg, OH | June 6-9 | Yoder Lumber Co., Inc. Instructor: Barry Kibbey, NHLA National Inspector Contact: Gayla Fleming | 614-497-9580 | [email protected] 3-Day Lumber Grading Short Course Portage Lake, ME | June 14-16 | Maine Woods Co., LLC Instructor: Jack English, NHLA National Inspector Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | [email protected] 4-Day Lumber Grading Short Course Sandy Lake, PA | July 18-21 | McKeever Environmental Center Instructor: Barry Kibbey, NHLA National Inspector Contact: Fran Bores | 724-376-1000 | [email protected] Flex-Day Lumber Grading Short Course Memphis, TN | July 25-29 | NHLA Headquarters Instructor: Rich Hascher, NHLA ITS Instructor Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | [email protected] Inspector Training School Progressive Program: Block 1 Memphis, TN | August 8-19 | NHLA Headquarters Instructor: Rich Hascher, NHLA ITS Instructor Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | [email protected] To enroll visit: www.nhla.com/school

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For applications, a complete listing of events and more information please visit www.nhla.com/calendar.

5-Day Lumber Grading Short Course Marcus Hook, PA | August 15-19 | Alan McAllvain Co Instructor: Barry Kibbey, NHLA National Inspector Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | [email protected] Inspector Training School 181st Class Memphis, TN | August 31-November 18 | NHLA Headquarters Instructor: Rich Hascher, NHLA ITS Instructor Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | [email protected] To enroll visit: www.nhla.com/school Flex-Day Lumber Grading Short Course Piketon, OH | September 19-23 | Ohio State University/NHLA Instructor: Barry Kibbey, NHLA National Inspector Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | [email protected] Flex-Day Lumber Grading Short Course Indianapolis, IN | September 26-30 | Wood-Mizer Products, Inc. Instructor: Barry Kibbey, NHLA National Inspector Contact: Denice Helmbrecht | 317-875-3660 | [email protected]

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