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As a child visiting Disney World, I really enjoyed Space Mountain, but my favorite attraction was Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. I was shattered as an adult to learn that the attraction had been closed in 1998. However, another wild ride continues — the wild ride for domestic hardwood plywood producers. Like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, […]

What’s been around since 900 B.C. but is still in demand for heavy use or rustic decoration? Pack baskets! Centuries before the thought of canvas or nylon backpacks, woven wood baskets were used to carry firewood, gear, tools and harvests by trappers, hunters, fishermen and gatherers. You’ve probably seen them and maybe even used them. […]

“It’s about what we do when we’re not selling plywood.” Trevor Milkins has been selling hardwood plywood for Russell Plywood, a family-owned business located in Reading, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware, for over 33 years. The company knows the quality recipe that drives their customers’ brands and businesses, and the role they play in satisfying their […]

Steve David has spent nearly 30 years in the woodworking supply world. He has seen first-hand how the industry functions — from inside distributors’ warehouses to customers’ shops, architects’ drawing boards and the production footprint of Columbia Forest Products and other manufacturers. He serves a large plywood territory, stretching from western New York state, east […]