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(Continwdfrom page 38) what else it could be," he said, elaborating that when laid and polished, the floor gleams with red and cream tones that emit a bronze glow.

The idea for the product came from a vintage-style flooring job Whiteman Lumber did with Atlas Building Center at the circa 1878 Officers Quarters at North Idaho College.

Well aware that similar flooring could be found in countless turn-of-the-century Northern Idaho homes and storefronts, Whiteman Lumber's two mills (the other is in Smelterville, Id.) began producing Bittenoot floors.

"We're a small mill, and can't compete in the commodities market," Corkill said. "The only way we can survive is by making things that are difficult to make."

Corkill, who bought the firm in 1988, reports that the product accounts for roughly SVo of his sales, a figure he wants to increase to259o.

"There's kind of a revival for this type of flooring," he said.

Founded in 1929, Whiteman Lumber Co. began as a timber supplier for a local mining company. Nowadays, the firm does a lot of custom work, including manufacturing wall and ceiling paneling and log cabin siding.

"For a guy like me to survive in a business such as this, you have to have a lot of friends," Corkill joked.