by Web Editor | Nov 8, 2017 | News
Maine’s Robbins Lumber Named Champion Of Economic Development The Maine Development Foundation honored Robbins Lumber Inc. as a “Champion of Economic Development” at the foundation’s recent annual meeting in Bangor. In the spirit of the annual...
by Web Editor | Nov 6, 2017 | News
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the final determination of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of Canadian softwood lumber products into the United States. The U.S. Lumber Coalition, an industry group, said it fully supports this development as...
by Web Editor | Nov 3, 2017 | News
A new report by Forest Economic Advisors (FEA), commissioned by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB), highlights the importance of softwood lumber manufacturing to the U.S. economy and, in particular, the health of rural communities. Through both direct manufacture and via...
by Web Editor | Nov 1, 2017 | News
The pieces of wood aren’t large in comparison to the rest of the timber and lumber stacking up at F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co.’s mill, but the 1-by-2 strips represent a new upgrade in efficiency and safety here. Fitted between stacks of freshly cut lumber, these...
by Web Editor | Oct 20, 2017 | The Issues
I Suppose He Invented The Chip-N-Saw, Too Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Timber Processing 2017 You’ll notice in the kiln drying section of this issue, several references to continuous dry kilns. We know certain equipment manufacturers that make them...
by Web Editor | Oct 11, 2017 | News
As a crane lowered a glulam beam and construction workers on either end deftly guided it into connection with two upright wooden columns, a tour group member shook his head and said, “It’s like Lincoln Logs.” Kind of. Which may in part explain some of the attraction...