Plywood success story

ASUCCESS STORY in wholesale ply- /r wood distribution has entered a nety field by the acquisition and production of alder and maple hardwood lumber and furniture component parts.

Plywood Los Angeles, Inc., has purchased a substantial amount of alder and maple timber stands in Curry County, Oregon near Brookings and Gold Beach, Oregon, as well as in northern Del Norte Countv in California.

They have leased a mill site and entered into a contract cutting arrangement with Al Bonsteel, of Brookings, Oregon, to saw their timber into kants to furnish their re. milling plant with additional production. By having a high production kanting operation they feel they can control their lumber flow and ofier a dependable delivery schedule and to work on furnishine the Iurniture industry a complete comp-onent part service. A 50 car per month production is anticipated.

Some of their services presently ofiered to the furniture industry include lumber kiln drying with controlled color through steam drying. Lumber surfaced to various sizes from s/* to 16/4 thicknesses and pulled to grade, including a new service of pulled to width and grade.

Through a special air and kiln dry schedule, worked out with Southern Oregon Dry Kilns, of White City, Oregon, Plywood Los Angeles has developed a fine turning square in all thicknesses, which the trade has found very workable.

Knowing the importance of good quality control, they have built special type sorting belts and tables to enable the graders and stackers to inspect each piece properly, and to assure a minimum of defective pieces.