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Welcome to the NEKDA

 

2018 Fall Meeting - November 13-14, Southbridge, MA

at the Southbridge Hotel (click for website) $109 per night

        Main Street, Southbridge, MA  | 508/765-8000

        We have a great plant tour on Tuesday morning of

        our Kiln Operator’s Clinic Tuesday afternoon and technical presentations on Wednesday morning including:

        • Lumber Handling; Geoff Gannon, TS Manufacturing
        • Kiln Controllers, Selection and Use – Expert Panel Presentation and Discussion;
          • Tom Graber, Baillie Lumber
          • Jason Ayer, Cersosimo Lumber / Hardwick Kilns
        • Moisture Meters; Best Selection and Use; Zane Yuhas, Delmhorst
        • USDA Inspectors – What do they look for?; Eric Chamberlin, USDA
        • The Science of Burning Wood Chips – pine, mixed hardwood; Dave Nichols
        • Drying White Oak Barrel Staves – practical experiences and applications; Terry Connors
        • Air Flow for Different Species – Quality, Productive Drying with Energy Savings; Bill Smith

        The Southbridge Hotel is a great venue for our meeting, located on the 160 year old historic site of the American Optical Company. Take a look through their website and we think you will find https://www.southbridgehotel.com/ it to be quite nice. Please call the Southbridge Hotel & Conference Center at 508/765-8000 as soon as you can to make overnight room reservations. Be sure to note that you are with the NEKDA; our special rate, held to October 20, is only $109/night.

      • 2018 Fall Meeting Program (click pdf)
      • 2018 Fall Meeting Registration (click pdf)

2018 Officers and Board Members

    • President, Larry Lashway, Lashway Lumber
    • 1st Vice President, Dan Avery, Gutchess Lumber
    • 2nd Vice President, Chuck Sackett, King Forest Industries
    • Executive Secretary Bill Smith, SUNY ESF Wood Products
    • Treasurer Bob Pope, USNR Irvington Moore
    • Resident Clerk (State of MA) Jason Ayer, Hardwick Kilns
    • Past President, Peter Duerden, U*C Coatings
    • Board Members -
      • 2018, Jim Parker, Vacutherm
      • 2018, David Nichols, Technical Services
      • 2019, Jeremy Alstrom, HHP
      • 2019, Jeremy Howard, NYLE
      • 2020, Jake Siedel, GH Evarts
      • 2020, John Cody, Hull Forest Products

    Past Meeting Presentations - Please look to the Past Meeting link (to the right) to see some of the topics presented.

     

  • Click here to view the technical presentations from our past meetings.
  • 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).
    • Mark Strail
    Tom Graber
    Scott Ferland
  • 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).