Western Pallet Magazine April 2021 | Page 9

APRIL 2021

Congratulations to Jacob Weaver and Weaver Wood, featured in the April edition of Pallet Enterprise. Blame it on the construction industry, but pallet design options have historically been more limited in the West than in the East due to the western reliance on lumber sized to meet the needs of home-builders. Weaver Wood is one company that is offering an alternative to standard cut stock.

Located in Toston, Montana, the mill offers a mix of standard and custom cut lumber, aimed at providing greater flexibility for regional pallet makers.

The company specializes in tight-grained Rocky Mountain Douglas fir. The slower-growing inland varietal has much closer growth ring spacing than its coastal counterpart which can have growth rings of a quarter-inch or more.

“Bottom line, I saw a real opportunity out here because the stringers primarily are inch and a half and the deck boards are mainly 11/16,” Weaver explained. “That’s the only raw material that’s available other than mill run rough. Furthermore, the utility and economy material is the ‘bones and feathers’ out of the log. This is very common here out in the West.” Weaver Wood, on the other hand, cuts exclusively for the pallet sector and can supply higher quality material because 100% of the log is going into its pallet lumber. Click here to read the story at Pallet Enterprise.

No More Bones and Feathers: Weaver Wood Featured in Pallet Enterprise