This full-color, soft-cover book brings together a lifetime of sawmill experience and technical training to help readers solve lumber manufacturing problems and save money. It includes chapters on ...

The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) does not test lumber or establish design values. SFPA markets lumber products and helps users understand Southern Pine grading rules and design values. ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN — The lack of certified lumber graders in Michigan has been a major concern for wood product manufacturers, as they cannot find the necessary skilled labor in the current labor pool.

This is a basic overview of reasons for grading lumber, measurement of boards, and NHLA lumber grading rules. Limited practice of grading sample boards. We will discuss how log quality affects lumber ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —The hardwood industry adds $17 billion to Indiana’s economy. Since 1898, the hardwood lumber industry has relied on the human eye to detect knots and other imperfections as a way ...

Q: Can you explain for me the connection between hardwood lumber grades, yield and cost? We are seeking to reduce our raw material costs. You always seem to be so practical and clear in your ...

At the family-owned Manchester Lumber Company in Johnson, rough-cut wood moves along a massive machinery line to pass inspection and receive a grade. Chan Bullard can rate a board of birch in less ...