Sourcing your success: 7 kiln-dried hardwoods from Stoltzfus
Introduction Having recently explained our kiln process, we’ll now cover our kiln products. We often talk about our 7 species of Appalachian hardwoods, but this article gives the chance to go more deeply into our offerings. To that end, we’ll begin by overviewing the various grades of lumber we offer, then provide information on each […]
From mill to warehouse: How we dry and process lumber
Introduction Last winter, we covered the details of a Stoltzfus timber harvest, and several months ago, we toured our sawmill. But there is one more step in producing quality lumber, and that’s the focus of this article. Of the many species we cut in the woods, only seven are part of our hardwood lumber line. […]
Logs to Lumber: A Guided Tour of Our Sawmill
If you’ve ever visited a sawmill, you’re familiar with sounds so loud that it’s hard to think. You’ve felt the catwalk shake beneath you with the rumble of machines. You’ve breathed the distinctive smell of poplar as the bandsaw opens up a log. As a wood products business, we interact with people who have different […]