by Steve Wilent | Jun 5, 2024 | 2024, May/June 2024, New Technology, Sawmill, TimberWest Magazine
CLANCY, MONTANA – Marks Lumber has completed a major retooling of its sawmill. A refurbished combination gang-edger and other improvements completed in 2023 doubled production capacity. The company’s 15-20 employees now can produce 2 million board feet of specialty...
by Steve Wilent | Jun 5, 2024 | 2024, DIY, Small Scale, May/June 2024, TimberWest Magazine, Value Added
DUCHESNE, UTAH – Picture a cord of firewood, a stack four feet tall by eight feet long and four feet wide. Now picture 1,000 cords. Placed side by side, they would cover 32,000 square feet, more than two-thirds of an acre. That’s how much firewood Chris Ivester and...
by Forestnet | Jun 5, 2024 | 2024, May/June 2024, New Technology, Sawmill, TimberWest Magazine
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KENTUCKY – Steam production is a big deal for Cox Interior, which makes interior and exterior building products. The company has extensive lumber drying operations that require steam, and it also uses steam to heat its facilities and to produce...
by Tim Cox | Jun 5, 2024 | 2024, May/June 2024, Supplier Newsline, TimberWest Magazine
GRANGEVILLE, IDAHO – From a little town in Idaho, a small company with family roots manufactures a product that is sought after by loggers and logging equipment manufacturers around the world. Gem Chain Bar supplies global customers with harvester bars, replacement...
by Forestnet | Jun 5, 2024 | 2024, DIY, Small Scale, May/June 2024, New Technology, Supplier Newsline, Tech Update, TimberWest Magazine
Timberwolf Firewood Processing Equipment Timberwolf’s Pro-HD commercial firewood processors are designed to cut and split the gnarliest of logs with ease. With a 74 hp diesel engine, overbuilt frame, and dual roller feed system, the Pro-HD is capable of processing...
by Forestnet | Jun 5, 2024 | 2024, Industry News, May/June 2024, TimberWest Magazine
SPOKANE VALLEY, WASHINGTON – The annual Intermountain Logging Conference and Equipment Show featured exhibits of forestry equipment as well as a program of various presentations of interest to the industry. The theme of this year’s event, held over three days in...
