Published: November 14, 2017

From Live Edge Slab to Corporate Focal Point: One Man's Journey into Woodworking 

By Jill Henshaw

Time and inclination. Those are the assets it takes to complete a substantial project with no prior experience, according to mortgage banker, Mike Ginnever. Over the span of nine months, with the love of a challenge and interest in woodwork, Ginnever constructed a twelve-foot live edge slab table, which is now the focal point of his Cincinnati business’s office space.…

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Published: November 09, 2017

4 Types of Sawmill Cutting

Our top of the line machinery utilizes technology to determine the best cuts for each individual log, maximizing the material and minimizing waste.…

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Published: October 09, 2017

Lucidchart: An Essential Tool for Implementing Lean Six Sigma at Yoder Lumber

The times they are a-changin’, especially when it comes to quality and speed that customers demand from manufacturers, retailers, and other businesses. Think about it—if you want to buy a new outfit, you can look through thousands of options on Amazon until you find the exact color and fit you want, and you can receive your order a mere two days later, just in time for your night on the town.
 
But these customer expectations don’t just apply to major corporations like Amazon. They apply to local businesses, like family-owned Yoder Lumber.…

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Published: September 08, 2017

WCMA Fall Tour Shows the Past, Present, and (Possible) Future of the Hardwood Industry

By Tony Yoder, CPTO

As a long-standing member of the hardwood industry, Yoder Lumber is very familiar with the fact that if anything is certain it is that things will change. Probably the most dramatic shift that we’ve seen in the last 70 years has been the shift from a primarily domestic market to a globalized market where your customers and competitors can be literally an ocean away. Along with the shift to globalization came massive technological changes, spurred on by a need to compete with businesses that may have vastly different labor costs, regulatory requirements, and even raw material costs.…

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Published: July 20, 2017

Small Town Atmosphere, Friendly Customer Service

By Dennis Hange and Danielle Scott

From the blue prints of your home to mulching the flower bed, without a doubt Gordon Lumber can provide it. Yoder Lumber has had the privilege of working with Gordon for the past four years providing a variety of S4S products and hardwood lumber to their stores in Northwestern, OH. Yoder Lumber had the opportunity to sit down with Marc Lovins, Director of Purchasing, Rob Hofelich, Director of HR, and Jan Cunningham, Marketing Director to learn about the history and diversity of customers for the building industry. …

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