Survey
UNIVERSITY PARK. Pa.—A
recent Penn State survey shows
that Pennsylvania is one of the top
three states for kitchen cabinet
manufacturing another indica
tor of growth in the state’s wood
products industry, which employs
nearly 96,000 people and accounts
for about 10 percent of the state’s
manufacturing income.
The manufacturers rely on
Pennsylvania’s abundant supply
of valuable hardwoods such as red
oak and cherry. The state leads the
nation in hardwood timber vol
ume.
“About 16,000 people are in
volved in manufacturing, engi
neering, and management and
sales for the Pennsylvania kitchen
cabinet industry,” says Dr. Paul
Blankenhom, professor of wood
technology in the School of Forest
Resources. “Manufacturers use
jjgai Speedglas®
Welding Helmet
"A Afusf For Every Shop”
• DARKENS AUTOMATICALLY
• Sm Clearly Bafora Welding
Begins
• Liquid Crystal end Polarizing
■■H Lenses
• Improves Welding Time
Dramatlcallyll
• One Year Warranty
SHOP PRICE • MANUAL MODE Allows uaa
COCnoo with tig walder
. Shade 12 Lens
- HIGH PRESSURE WASHERS
- HIGH-TENSILE FENCING
- WELDING SUPPLIES
- KENDALL OILS & LUBRICANTS
, “ Kendal)
• asA* i «zsr
l— LUBRICANTS
® a 3 o rci&(gismig mm
2388 Old Leacock Rd.,
Gordonville, PA 17529
717-768-3853 - UK Soviet—
HI
Mil
irsi
Protect
The Things
You Value...
in A Red Rose
Utility Building!
For little more than the cost of an
ordinary garage, you can enjoy the
organized, uncluttered life that goes
with a Red Rose utility building.
Tjl
Nitns.
/k ICED Address
/' ROSE £r
BUILDING SYSTEI
Points To Health Of Wood Products Industry
$220 million in raw minerals an
nually to create $l.l billion worth
of products.”
Penn State faculty and industry
representatives will be on hand at
Ag Progress Days to talk about the
importance of the wood products
industry in the state and national
economy. Sponsored by the Col
lege of Agricultural Sciences, the
event is held at the Russell E. Lar
son Agricultural Research Center
in Rockspring.
A special exhibit including
videos, live action, and hands-on
displays.will show the different
steps needed to produce quality
kitchen cabinets, from processing
the raw material to packaging and
shipping.
The exhibit also will feature in
formation on the Pennsylvania
food industry. “Improved methods
for preserving and packaging food
‘ j *■■■■*■!■% ,
n HARDY
Uc^ :; .. ~. Stainless Steel
I “Outside" Wood Furnace ’
No Fin Dangor To Your Homo
Swimming Pooli • Qreanhoutet
Bamt ■ Mlkhoutet
•' '' Ofllcat • Butlnett Placet
b SAFE
\ CCSS Furnace tin outtlde, allmlnatee lire
\ H ijl danger and llua lire forever.
% 24 tmoke, wood, tthtt, dust In the home.
CONVENIENT
Load furnace every 10-12 hourt,
burnt logt up to 16* In diameter, 30* In length
• THERMOSTAT CONTROLLED •
Gtflly Conntcti To Forced Alr/Hot Water System
And Thermostat Controlled Heat
■ SAVES MONEY!!
Heats your home and domestic hot water
(Save up to 25% of electric bill),
is No need for building or chimney.
I CLYDE K. ALDERFER
SALES AND SERVICE
Box 246, R.D. #l, Ml. Pleaaant Milk, PA 17853
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (717) 539-8456
'l of^
cars, trucks, vans, boats, etc.-
with lots of space left over for a
workshop or hobby area, if you want
one. It's a wonderful way of life. Why
settle for anything less? Talk to a
Red Rose representative now about
the building of your choice.
CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-537-0580
OR MAIL COUPON FOR MORE INFORMATION
(215) 267-4911
Mail To: 1212 N. Reading Rd. • Stevens, PA 17578 LF
have intensified the need for more
storage space in kitchens,” says
Blankenhom.
“People just can’t get enough
kitchen cabinet space.” he says.
“That’s why home remodeling ef
forts usually begin in the kitchen.”
A new set of cabinets can cost
anywhere from $12,000 to
$30,000 or more—a considerable
investment that adds up to good
business for manufacturers.
The Penn State survey found
that more than half of the state’s
239 kitchen cabinet firms are lo
cated in the rapidly developing
southeast
“Some of the state’s small firms
concentrate on serving local needs
through custom-made products,”
says Blankenhom. “But the ma
jority of medium-sized and large
firms serve the national market.
They purchase about two-thirds of
their raw materials within Penn
sylvania and distribute the finish
ed products across the country.”
HOLD
IT!
There's plenty of room
for all the things you
value and want to protect
state
The survey to determine the
size and distribution of the kitchen
cabinet industry is part of Penn
State’s efforts to help Pennsylva
nia wood products manufacturers
gain an edge over competitors
from other states.
Since 1988, the university has
been involved in the Hardwood
Initiative, a state-sponsored eco
nomic development program that
supports education, research and
technical assistance for the forest
products industry. A major goal of
the initiative is to bring more val
ue-added manufacturing to Penn-
Rhodes
Outstanding Senior
ALFRED, N.Y. Terrance L.
Rhodes Jr. of Lindley has won a
top award as the outstanding
senior horticulture student at
Alfred State College of
Technology.
The landscape development
major was selected to receive the
$950 Norman A. Diedrich Award
earmarked for the senior “who
shows the most skill and promise
in the area of bedding plant pro
duction,” the donor stipulates.
The award is from a $lO,OOO
endowment established by Flor
ence and Norman A. Diedrich of
Fairport, who were in the green
house business for more than 60
years.
BARTVILLE WELDING SHOP
1 M'i \ohK' l\d (liimi.hi.i l’\ I (,n li.iti\ilk')
Lancaster Farming,, Saturday, August 15, 1992-El9
sylvania.
Penn State helps the wood pro
ducts industry by sponsoring short
courses in kiln drying, finishing
and machinery. Faculty members
also visit individual companies to
recommend new manufacturing
techniques or marketing strate
gies.
Kitchen cabinet making is just
one facet of the wood products in
dustry, says Blankenhom. Manu
facturers also create furniture,
floors, doors, caskets, paper and
numerous small products such as
cutting boards and tool handles.
They set up the fund after wit
nessing the extraordinary work
accomplished by Alfred State hor
ticulture students at the 1987
International Bedding Plant, Inc.,
conference, a college source
noted.
Rhodes is the son of Nancy
Martin of Harpers Ferry, WV, and
is a 1990 graduate of Coming-
Painted Post High School. He
received an associate’s degree at
Alfred State’s commencement,
and has accepted a position with
Cortright’s Village Florist,
Coming.
The Lindley resident was rec
ognized as an award winner at the
college’s 1992 Honors
Convocation.