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Port Angeles Hardwood
produces high quality furniture grade lumber from Alder and several other
local hardwoods for its customers around the world. In the last 20
years the use of Alder as a furniture grade hardwood has steadily
increased, and Port Angeles Hardwood is an important new source.
This new state-of-the-art mill is located south of Port Angeles in Washington
State. This area is the center of the Alder timber resource in
Clallam County and neighboring Peninsula County. Alder grows rapidly
along the wet Pacific coast from Northern California to southern
British Columbia. The area is the perfect environment for the
species. Detailed studies by Port Angeles Hardwood showed a large, stable
and renewable supply of quality Alder hardwood timber in the area.
The sawmill and extensive buildings cover approximately 25
acres of the 30.3 acre site. All of the processing occurs
in fully enclosed buildings to provide the optimal manufacturing and
working conditions needed for this high value
product. Appearance sensitive grades are handled with
extra care during the milling process to insure the very finest end
product for our customers.
Sawdust, tree bark, sander dust, and clean residuals not suitable for sale
as hardwood pulp chips are sent via fully enclosed conveyors to
a containment building and used in an on-site high-tech wood fired
boiler to provide heated steam for the drying kilns, and supplemental
electrical energy for the sawmill. Excess fiber from the manufacturing
process is sold for use by other energy producers or as soil
amendments and additives. This mill wastes nothing and is an
example of clean and modern sawmilling technology at its very best.
Investment in state-of-the-art log processing, milling, sanding
and kiln equipment guarantee the product quality our
customers need. Port Angeles Hardwood is ready to supply your exact
lumber needs from our extensive inventory.
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