custom Drying
Working with sawmills and lumber traders
We work with a diverse group of sawmills and lumber traders to custom kiln dry to meet their market needs. We provide short term help to cover outages and capacity shortages to program business to meet specific market needs. We offer a full range of services including surfacing, shipping, container loading etc to meet your need
Barrel Staves
We custome dry white oak barrel staves in batches of 50,000 board feet and we have extensive on site storage for air dry in the open and under roof if required. We serve local stave mills as well as provide support in PA for stave buyers who require kiln drying for domestic and also export markets
Appalachian Hardwoods
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Inventory and Analysis research has found that trees are growing at a rate of 2.33 to 1 being removed in the 344-county Appalachian Hardwood Region. The net annual growth has been increasing for more than 50 years. There are four characteristics that make Appalachian Hardwoods stand above other hardwood lumber sources. They have: come from a sustainable forest; consistent grain patterns, color and durability; increased yield for manufactures; and been made in the United States of America.