Parksville, BC
Lumber remanufacturing in Parksville
A high-efficiency sawmill and remanufacturing line, built for recovery rather than volume.
Overview
From log to bundle
Sourcing
Coastal BC fibre, sorted to the customer's specification.
Resawing and planing
Dimensional control from the first cut.
Profiling
T&G, shiplap, siding and custom patterns on Weinig Hydromat-series moulders.
Drying and thermal modification
Dried to order and, where required, thermally modified.
Finishing
Paint-primed and colour-ready options.
Packaging
Bundled, wrapped and labelled.
Plant
Built for recovery
The sawmill is set up for yield. Secondary remanufacturing converts sidecuts, shorts and lower grades into finished product, resawn and planed to size.
- Species
- Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock, Western Larch, Yellow Cedar
- Fibre
- BC coast
- Recovery
- Sidecuts, shorts and lower grades converted to finished product
- Shorts
- 1–2 ft offcuts graded and bundled, not chipped
- Sorting
- Material sorted and graded to the customer's specification
Precision profiling
Weinig Hydromat profiling
Our profiling line runs on Weinig Hydromat-series moulders. The Hydromat is Weinig's high-performance industrial moulder series for four-side planing and profiling.
What the series is built for
- Clamping
- Hydraulically clamped (hydro) spindle tooling runs concentric with minimal runout, so profiles hold tight tolerances and a consistent surface at production speeds.
- Spindles
- Multi-spindle layout, six or more, planes and profiles all four faces in one pass.
- Feed
- Frequency-controlled, in the tens of metres per minute range.
- Working width
- 230–250 mm class: 1x4 to 1x10 boards and 2x6 T&G.
General Weinig series characteristics, not rated figures for a specific Aquila machine. Machine specifications on request.
Precision at a glance
- Planing
- Four faces, one pass
- Tooling
- Hydro-clamped spindles
- Profiles
- T&G (Fineline, Micro V, V-joint), shiplap, channel, bevel, sauna, custom
- Tolerance
- Held to the knife set across the run
- Lengths
- Profiles run to 20 ft
- Custom patterns
- From drawing or sample, knives ground to order
What it gives the dealer
- Repeatable profile dimensions, run to run.
- A clean knife finish that takes stain evenly.
- A consistent T&G fit.
- Custom patterns cut from existing or new knife sets.
Engineered lumber
Engineered lamination
Lower grades become a uniform product. Short fibre is kiln dried and finger-jointed into a core. A clear vertical-grain cedar face is bonded to it with exterior-grade adhesive, then the blank is milled to Fineline or Micro V, so the tongue and groove run through the whole laminate.
- Face
- Clear vertical-grain Western Red Cedar
- Core
- Finger-jointed, kiln-dried softwood backer
- Adhesive
- Exterior grade
- Profiles
- Fineline, Micro V; also engineered bevel siding
- Reference
- Project Golden: mountain cabins in BC's interior clad in clear engineered cedar T&G, thermally treated hemlock and engineered bevel siding. Proven through BC northern winters.
No chemicals
Thermal modification
SPF and Hemlock are heated above 200–220 °C (392–425 °F) with no chemicals.
- Species
- SPF, Hemlock
- Colour
- Chocolate brown, through to the core
- Performance
- Improved dimensional stability and decay resistance
- Finishing
- Takes finishes well
- Applications
- Exterior cladding, soffit, screens, decking
Colour-ready
Priming and finishing
Paint-primed and colour-ready options on profiled stock. A better base for the topcoat, less peeling and less site labour.
- Items
- Trim, fascia, casing, boards, profiled stock
- Profiles
- Tongue-and-groove, shiplap, siding, custom patterns
- Dealer finishes
- Sansin wood finishes available alongside lumber
Controls
Quality controls
- Graded to order
- Material sorted and graded to the customer's specification
- Dimensional control
- Resawn and planed to size
- Profile accuracy
- Held to the knife set across the run, on Weinig Hydromat-series moulders
- Moisture and stability
- Drying and, where required, thermal modification
- Storage
- Dry covered storage
- Certification
- PEFC chain of custody PEFC/26-31-238 (ST Wood Products)
For distributors
Custom runs for dealers
Made-to-order profiles and pattern stock, packed for the dealer. Minimums on request.
What to send us
- Profile
- Drawing or sample
- Material
- Species and grade
- Size
- Sizes and lengths
- Order
- Quantity and delivery yard
Packaging and shipping
- Packs
- Bundled, wrapped and labelled
- Storage
- Dry covered storage
- Delivery
- Truck to dealers across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland
- Export
- Container-ready packaging through the ST Wood export line