Berlin Dimension Lumber Plant & Kiln
Yoder Lumber’s Berlin, Ohio facility is home to our Hardwood Components Division, corporate headquarters, and part of our kiln drying facilities.
Our Berlin production and warehouse area encompasses more than 50,000 square feet with separate buildings for kiln drying, grading, and lumber sticking.
We have the capability at this location to fully kiln dry most thicknesses and species of hardwood lumber, as well as process dry lumber into finished or near-finished products for use in custom applications. We can provide cut to length, ripping, surfacing, and sanding.
We have the versatility and capability to rapidly produce almost any type of dimension lumber product, including glued panels, squares, furniture parts, and finger joint stock in multiple species. We specialize in wood components for use in the housing industry.
Hardwood Components Facilities & Equipment
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Over 50,000 square feet of production area and warehouse space
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Acres of air-drying space
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Rough mill, automated defecting, multiple gluing lines (up to 16’), moulding, sanding, shaping, and drying
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Optimizing line with Woodeye and Talon saw from Eagle Machinery
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3 automated glue clamps, 1 glue clamp with capability to glue long material up to 16'
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2 state-of-the-art moulders (Kentwood and Diehl)
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Several gang rip saws (Newman and Keim) and 2 Northfield planers
Kiln
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300,000 MBF kiln capacity
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4 American Kilns wood dryers with total capacity of 250,000 board feet
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Annual throughput of 4.2 million board feet (2016)
Types of S4S and Dimensional Hardwoods Products
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Stair parts including treads, risers, and handrail blanks
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Glued up panels up to 16' in length
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Laminated squares
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Stock S4S products in following species: Red oak, cherry, poplar, hard maple, and soft maple
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Custom S4S based upon your manufacturing needs: Contact us for a quote.
