Group shot of tradesmen who invented a new veneer stacker from scrap metal. (L-R) Pete Dancey, Torben Lindstrom, Ron Wanner, Gary Schleshinger, Ernie Dougan, John Bidner, Ron Empey, and Neil Andrews.
Close up of final press board product sample.
Front end loader moving eight foot logs from coinditioning chest to in-feed, where logs will be peeled into veneer.
Lathe peeling a log into veneer.
Lathe peeling a log into veneer.
Sheet of veneer going into the cutter.
Glue being applied to sheets of veneer in strips.
Layering of veneers with glue.
Electrical board in the plant.
Veneer being cut and stacked on the lay-up line.
Unidentified female employee filling in imperfections on the plywood before it is stacked.
Unidentified employee monitoring the stacking of the veneer.
Debarked log on a lathe and about to be peeled into veneer.
Debarked log on a lathe and about to be peeled into veneer.
Debarked log on a lathe and about to be peeled into veneer.
Debarked log being peeled on a lathe.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken from a low altitude.
Debarked log in a lathe about to get peeled.
Close up of different samples of plywood manufactured by North Central Plywood.
Close up of different samples of plywood manufactured by North Central Plywood.
Cut veneer being stacked by two unidentified employees in preparation for gluing.
Sanding area where plywood is sanded and bound together ready to be shipped to market.
Long sheet of veneer being peeled from one log.
Close up of the glue which is dribbled on veneer in strips.
Veneer sheet being peeled from a log.
Debarked log going into the lathe to be peeled into veneer.
Underside of a sheet of veneer as it is going to the cutter.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood from a low altitude.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken at low altitude.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken from low altitude.
Thin, cut, veneer strips being transported to the gluing area via a conveyor system. Each bracket has a sheet of veneer in it.
Cut veneer in stacks (known as hot stack) waiting to go the press.
Aerial of North Central Plywood.
Aerial of North Central Plywood.
Aerial of North Central Plywood taken at a low altitude.
Cut veneer on its way to be glued.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken from a low altitude.
Plywood sheeting.
Promotional shot of finished North Central Plywood product.
Close up of different samples of plywood manufactured by North Central Plywood.
Sanding area where plywood is sanded and bound together ready to be shipped to market.
Cutting the veneer into sheets.
Veneer cut and is stacked with others to be glued together.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken at low altitude.
Sheeting of veneer being peeled off of one log.
Debarked log being picked up by the lathe to be peeled into veneer.
Lathe peeling a log into veneer.
Lathe peeling a log into veneer.
Glued sheets of plywood being stacked.