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.

New design values for ALL sizes and grades of visually graded Southern Pine dimension lumber were published in the SPIB Supplement No.13 to the 2002 Standard Grading Rules for Southern Pine Lumber on ...

Rubin Shmulsky, professor and head; Gabrielly Dos Santos Bobadilha, postdoctoral associate; and Dercilio Junior Lopes, assistant research professor, all in the Department of Sustainable Bioproducts in ...

SALEM — The Oregon Senate on Monday, April 28, passed a bill to establish a pilot lumber-grading training program. “This bill opens the door for small sawmill operators to participate in local housing ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) has introduces a national grading standard for Hawaiian Acacia koa—a milestone in recognizing the commercial resurgence of one of the ...

MEMPHIS, TN, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) proudly introduces a groundbreaking national ...