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• 2013 NEKDA Spring Meeting
• March 27 & 28 in West Lebanon, NH
  • Fireside Inn & Suites - $99.95 s/d, including hot breakfast http://firesideinnwestlebanon.com Please call promptly to 877/258-5900 for overnight reservations.

    - Very interesting plant tour of Durgin & Crowell www.durginandcrowell.com

  • 2013 Spring Meeting Program (pdf)
  • 2013 Spring Meeting Registration form (pdf)
  • Dry Kiln Operator’s Clinic & Technical Presentations, including
    • An Update on the Picture Tally System, Fred Doane, Northland Forest Products
    • Applying QC Principles in Drying, Peter Garrahan, Wood Drying Consultant
    • Rules, Regulation and Compliance Issues for the Emerald Ash Borer, Mark Michaelis, USDA APHIS
    • A New Pinless Moisture Meter, Tom Laurenzi, Delmhorst Instrument
    • Correct Moisture Determination via the Oven Dry Method, Jake Seidel, SUNY ESF
    • Determining Moisture Content of Red Oak Firewood, Neil Kohan, SUNY ESF
    • Is The Hardwood Market on a Rebound, Maybe then Maybe Not, Bill Luppold, USDA Forest Servicend Log
• 2013 Annual NEKDA Membership Dues (pdf) - Your annual membership and contributions are most appreciated and enable the NEKDA to maintain its activities, mission and service to the wood drying and processing industry.
• 2013 Newsletter (pdf) -
• 2013 Jim Catterick Industrial Award and 2013 Bill Rice Achievement Award Nomination Applications

• Our annual Kiln Drying Workshop was held January 7-10, 2013 at SUNY ESF in Syracuse. Please let us know if you are interested in our next workshop!
  • program website flier (pdf)
  • registration website
  • contact Bill Smith at wbsmith@esf.edu or call 315/470-6891 or 6832 with questions.

• Useful Wood Books and Literature (web link)
• We had a great NEKDA 2012 Fall Meeting on November 13-14 in Waterville, ME! In addition to great plant tours of Kennebec Lumber and Hancock Lumber, we had good discussion between kiln operators at our Dry Kiln Operator's Clinic, successful stress relief, six very interesting technical presentations, and presented several student scholarship awards. Below you can find pdf copies of several of the presentations.
  • Best Western Plus Hotel 375 Main Street  Waterville, ME 04901 207/873-0111 (former Holiday Inn). Contact the hotel directly for reservations (be sure to tell them you are with the NEKDA); our rate is $83/night, including breakfast.
• 2012 Fall Meeting Program (pdf)
• 2012 Fall Meeting Registration (pdf)
• 2012 Fall Meeting Tours
  • Kennebec Lumber, Solon, ME
  • Hancock Lumber, Pittsfield, ME
• Technical Program Topics include:
  • Boiler energy and ash: How to be smart, sound smart and get a raise by looking at the ash pile; Bob Rice, Univ. of Maine
  • Implementing Drying Improvements; Chuck Sackett, King Forest Industries
  • Understanding Dehumidification Concepts, Equipment, Methods and Procedures to Dry Lumber; Don Lewis, NYLE
  • Use of Temperature, Relative Humidity and EMC when Managing Lumber Drying Operations; Brian Hughes, Wagner Lumber
  • Water Quality and Boiler Performance; Tom Hageman, Clarity Water
  • Air Drying – Free Energy but not Free Drying; Peter Garrahan, Wood Drying Consultant
  • and of course our Dry Kiln Operator's Clinic
• plus our Tuesday evening dinner, vendor displays, student scholarship awards, stress relief program, and great camaraderie make for an all around worthwhile event.

 

 

 

 

 

• 2012 Jim Catterick Industrial Award and 2012 Bill Rice Achievement Award Nomination Applications
• 2012 Membership dues
• 2012 Newsletter
• Spring Meeting (PDF), April 19-20, 2012, Holiday Inn, Danbury, CT ; Steinway Piano tour
• 2012 Kiln Drying Workshop (PDF), January 9-12, 2012, SUNY ESF Syracuse, NY

Wayne Cate, 2012 President
H.G.Wood Industries, Bath, NH

William B. Smith, Executive Secretary
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry

• As the economy improves, are you ready to supply the market with the best quality kiln dried lumber?
• Do you want to better control your drying quality and cost?
• Can you improve and manage better your drying and lumber handling operations?

Learn about these topics and more at our 2012 Kiln Drying Workshop! www.esf.edu/outreach/kiln

This course will provide practical knowledge about how wood is effectively kiln dried, and scientific background on related wood properties and drying processes. The instruction and topics will be of interest and great value for novice and experienced kiln operators, as well as yard, sales, purchasing, marketing and manufacturing managers. Instruction, by university professors and various industry experts, will be in the classroom and through hands-on lab exercises using our modern kiln.

Register Online Now! http://www.esf.edu/outreach/kiln/2012/registration.htm

For more information please contact:

Ann Guzman at (315) 470-4940 / amguzman@esf.edu

Bill Smith at (315) 470-6832 / wbsmith@esf.edu

• 2011 NEKDA Membership Directory (PDF)

2011 Fall Meeting - November 2 & 3 at the Holiday Inn, in Rutland, VT

• Meeting Program - Fall 11 Meeting Program (click for PDF)

  • Fall 2011 Meeting Registration form (click for PDF)

• Holiday Inn, Rutland, VT

• hotel information
• Plant tours of
  • Rutland Plywood (click to company website)
  • Mill River Lumber (click to company website)
  • Vermont Wood Pellet (click to company website

• Dry Kiln Operator’s Clinic

• Accuracy and Calibration of Kiln Controllers, Bob Pope, USNR

• Manufacture of Wood Pellets, Chris Brooks, Vermont Wood Pellet

• Increasing Kiln Productivity, Joe Denig, NC State Univ.

• Dry Kiln Safety, Peter Sformo, WJ Cox Associates

• Characteristics, Product Details and Use of Shade-Dri Cloth, Peter Duerden, U*C Coatings

• Enhancing the Air Drying Process, Brian Hughes, Wagner Lumber

2011 Spring Program

• Drying Oak and Thick Hardwood Lumber, Bill Smith, SUNY ESF, Syracuse, NY

• Applying Lean Manufacturing Techniques to Kiln Drying, Chuck Ray, Penn State, State College, PA

• Safety Issues with Kiln Drying and Lumber Handling, Peter Sformo, W.J. Cox Assoc., Clarence, NY

• Wood Decay, Fungi, Stain and Mold, Sue Anagnost, SUNY ESF, Syracuse, NY

• The Chestnut Blight and It’s Restoration Program, Chuck Maynard, SUNY ESF, Syracuse, NY

• Procedures and Techniques for Drying Mixed Loads, Bob Pope, USNR, Montpelier, VT

• Banquet; Industrial Awards Program
• NEDKA Bowling Tournament

• Meeting Program - Spring 11 Meeting Program (click for PDF)

• Meeting Registration - Spring 11 - Meeting Registration (click for PDF)

2011 Membership Dues Notice (click for PDF)

NEKDA Newsletter - January 2011 (click for PDF)

2011 Award Applications (click for pdf, due by March 7)

• Jim Catterick 2011 Industrial Award
• Bill Rice 2011 Achievement Award

2010 Fall Technical Program presentations - (click to view pdf)

• The SCS In-kiln Meter and your Drying Operations - John Wallace, SCS Forest Products

• Wood Packaging Material and the Mechanics of Heat Treating - Marc Moore, NeLMA

• Dry Kiln Heat Exchangers – A Users Perspective - Jim Robbins, Robbins Lumber

• Drying Economics – Return on Investment - Yves Fortin, University of Laval
• Pathology in the Tree and Wood Quality - Walter Shortle, USDA Forest Service
• Drying Stress and How to Deal with It - Bill Smith, SUNY ESF

Information

NEKDA News

• NEKDA Membership Directory - Our 2010 NEKDA Membership Directory is now available.
• Spring 2010 Meeting - We had a great spring meeting in Keene, NH. Cersosimo Lumber hosted a very interesting tour of their pine and hardwood mills and drying operations in Brattleboro. And we had excellent presentations during our technical sessions as well as a full session of questions, answers and discussion during our Kiln Operator's Clinic.
• Spring 2010 Meeting Technical Presentations - Click here to view technical presentations from our spring meeting.
• Fall 2009 Meeting - We had a successful fall meeting in Andover, MA. Holt & Bugbee hosted an interesting and informative tour of their drying and manufacturing operations in Tewksbury. And we had a number of excellent technical presentations, along with our stimulating Kiln Operator's Clinic questions and discussion.
• Fall Meeting Technical Presentations - Click here to view the technical presentations from our fall meeting.

• Spring Meeting - We had a successful spring meeting in beautiful Lake Placid, NY. Ward Lumber hosted an interesting and informative tour of their white pine mill and drying operations. And we had a number of excellent technical presentations, along with our stimulating Kiln Operator's Clinic questions and discussion.
• Spring Meeting Technical Presentations - Click here to view the technical presentations from our spring meeting.
• Useful books and articles on Lumber Drying, Wood Properties and Manufacturing, and Wood Science.
• Dry Kiln Workshop.
• Our 2010 Jim Catterick Award was presented to Everett Rockwell, North Hudson Woodcraft, Dolgeville NY.
• Our 2010 Bill Rice Acheivement Award was presented to Mark Strail, Harden Furniture, McConnellesville, NY, by NEKDA Life Member, former President, former Executive Secretary, and Professor Emeritus Dr. Bill Rice (below).
• Our 2009 Jim Catterick Award was presented to Tom Graber, Baillie Lumber, Smyrna, NY, by NEKDA 2009 President Jeremy Jacquet (below).

• Our 2009 Bill Rice Acheivement Award was presented to Scott Ferland, Cersosimo Lumber, Brattleboro, VT, by NEKDA Life Member, former President, former Executive Secretary, and Professor Emeritus Dr. Bill Rice (below).

• NEKDA Student Scholarship Award Applications - Click here for an NEKDA 2009 student scholarship award application.
• 2009 Fall Meeting - Please contact Bill Smith at wbsmith@esf.edu if you have any ideas or suggestions for topics, tours or locations for our fall 2009 or other upcoming NEKDA meetings.

April 7-8, 2009, Lake Placid, NY

• meeting program
• meeting registration form

Email wbsmith@esf.edu or call 315/470-6832 with questions or for registration information.

Our NEKDA Spring Meeting will be April 7 and 8, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza Resort in beautiful Lake Placid, New York www.lakeplacidcp.com . We will tour Ward Lumber in Jay, NY, and have an excellent technical program for our meeting. Please get out your pen and mark your calenders, call the Crown Plaza at 518/523-2556 or 800/874-1980 to make reservations and mail in your meeting registration. We look forward to seeing you in Lake Placid!

Check out the Spring Meeting page for more information.

2009 Dues

Dues for 2009 are payable with the enclosed notice at the rate of $60 for Supporting Member Firm Membership or $20 for an Individual Membership. Your membership and contributions are most appreciated and enable the NEKDA to maintain its activities, mission and service to the wood drying and processing industry. Your prompt mailing of the updated membership forms and payment will insure correct listing in the 2008 Membership Directory. Please note the information about your products and services being requested to make our Directory more useful to customers and suppliers. Also, to facilitate electronic communication, please provide email addresses.

• Download the 2009 NEKDA Dues Notice and Form (PDF)