Close up of final press board product sample.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken from low altitude.
Lathe peeling a log into veneer.
Sheet of veneer going into the cutter.
Layering of veneers with glue.
Veneer being cut and stacked on the lay-up line.
Debarked log on a lathe and about to be peeled into veneer.
Raw veneer as it is coming off the log.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken from a low altitude.
Cutting the veneer into sheets.
Laying up panels at the lay-up line before they go to the pre-press.
Veneer cut and is stacked with others to be glued together.
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.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken at low altitude.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken at low altitude.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken at low altitude.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken at low altitude.
Employees working with plywood sheeting.
Close up of stacked veneer (?)
Sheeting of veneer being peeled off of one log.
Debarked log being picked up by the lathe to be peeled into veneer.
Overview of plywood stacking area.
Thin, cut, veneer strips being transported to the gluing area via a conveyor system. Each bracket has a sheet of veneer in it.
Electrical board in the plant.
Aerial of North Central Plywood.
Cut veneer on its way to be glued.
Bottom view of sheets of veneer on their way to be stacked via the conveyor.
Sheets of veneer on their way to be stacked via the conveyor.
Debarked log on a lathe and about to be peeled into veneer.
Debarked log on a lathe and about to be peeled into veneer.
Plywood sheeting on a conveyor belt.
Stacked sheathing plywood used for underlay as it has knots in it.
Sanding area where plywood is sanded and bound together ready to be shipped to market.
North Central Plywood's beehive burner.
Long sheet of veneer being peeled from one log.
The veneer peeling process.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood from a low altitude.
Plywood sheeting on a conveyor belt.
Lathe peeling a log into veneer.
Glued sheets of plywood being stacked.
Veneer being cut and stacked on the lay-up line.
Cut veneer in stacks (known as hot stack) waiting to go the press.
Aerial of North Central Plywood.
Aerial of North Central Plywood taken at a low altitude.
Aerial of North Central Plywood taken at a low altitude.
Unidentified female employee filling in imperfections on the plywood before it is stacked.