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Metriguard Inc
2465 NE Hopkins Court
PO Box 399 Pullman WA 99163 

PHONE - 509-332-7526 -- FAX 509-332-0485 
Emergency after-hours pager 509-332-0554

sales@metriguard.com

**Latest revisions to this web site -- 29 Sep 2008

Industry Links

• Anthony Forest Products
• Canfor
• Cooley Forest Products
• Doubletree Forest Products Ltd.
• Galloway Lumber Co Ltd., Galloway BC
• Georgia-Pacific Corp
• Hampton Affiliates
• Howard Lumber
• International Paper
• Landmark Truss & Lumber
• Lignum Ltd.
• Louisiana-Pacific Corp
• Millar Western
• Pope & Talbot
• QB Corporation - Salmon ID
• Simpson Timber & Paper Co
• Standard Structures Inc
• Stoltze Lumber Co.
• Superior Wood Systems Inc
• Tolko Industries Ltd.  Temple-Inland
• Trus Joist - i-Level
• www.westfraser.com
• Weyerhaeuser

MSR lumber and Engineered Veneer Products on the Web --

• Metriguard news releases
• Stress for Success:  Truss Builders and Mills Boost Profits With MSR Lumber
• The Metriguard 7200 HCLT: Bringing MSR Lumber Profits into the New Millennium
• Metriguard Introduces 2800 DME Ultrasonic Veneer Tester
• Veneer resources -- veneernet.com
• Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Use MSR Lumber
• Affordable Custom Alterations Allow Any Mill To Install MSR Equipment
• Lumber Substitution Based on Modulus of Elasticity
• Japan Announces Further Steps to Deregulate Housing Sector 
• NEW PLANT EXTENDS RESOURCE INTEGRATION FOR WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIE
• EX-jobb på Byggnadsteknik SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute
• Technical Services -- Department of Wood and Paper Science NC State University
• Stress Wave Evaluation of Green Veneer -- FP 8306 Poster Presentation
• Washington Mill Finds Niche in MSR Lumber

Miscellaneous

• APC Components.com Aerospace hardware, O-rings, Aircraft fasteners.
• The Cover Store, Home of CoverMates Outdoor Patio Furniture Covers
• Standard Lumber Trade Abbreviations
• Lodgepole Pine Product Yields Related to Differences in Stand Density
• Function Generators, Spectrum Analyzers and Power Meters -  Global Test Supply is a distributor of new and refurbished test equipment.
• Satellite and Real Time GPS Vehicle Tracking - Offers GSP tracking systems for use in vehicles, commercial fleet satellite tracking and management
• Service Tire Truck Centers. STTC operates 3 state-of-the-art Michelin retread facilities, which support 26 locations throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. These 26 locations offer emergency road service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through a network of more than 150 service vehicles.

• Crow's
• Random Lengths
• Southern Pine Bulletin (Phone 914-236-3366) Rt. 9 W. N Marlboro NY 12542
• Sweets Group - McGraw-Hill
• MacRae's Bluebook
• Canadian Trade Index Directory

Markets

• Chicago Mercantile Exchange
•   Charts Menu
•    Lumber
•    Unleaded Gas
•    Pork Bellies  

Housing Starts

• Housing Starts - Current report (PDF)
• Housing Starts -- Current Report (xls version)
• C20 NEW HOUSING STARTS/BUILDING PERMITS RELEASE DATES

Events (Announce your event here)

• MSR Lumber Producers Council workshop
• MBI Annual Convention & Trade Show Modular Building Institute

Laboratories & Government Agencies

• Forest Products Society
• Forest Service, USDA
• Forest Products Laboratory, USDA
• Forintek Canada Corporation
• University of Massachussets Building and Construction technology
• Washington State University - Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory

Building Codes & Standards

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
• ASTM Committee D-7 on Wood
• Building Officials and Code Administrators Intl. (BOCA)
• Council of American Building Officials (CABO)
• HUD Code information
• International Congress of Building Officials (ICBO)
• National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
• Southern Building Code Congress Intl.(SBCCI)

Grading Agencies

• Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA)
• APA (Formerly American Plywood Association)
• California Redwood Association
• Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board
• Council of Forest Industries
• Composite Panel Association - Composite Wood Council
• National Lumber Grades Authority
• Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association (ILMA)
• Hardwood Plywood Veneer Association (HPVA)
• Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NELMA)
• OSHA US Dept of Labor -- Requirements for scaffold grade lumber
• Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau (PLIB)
• Quebec Lumber Manufacturers' Association (QLMA): L'Association des manufacturiers de bois de sciage du Québec (AMBSQ)
• Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB)
• Stafford Inspection & Consulting Services, LLC
• Timber Products Inspection
• Typical Quality Grade Marks apoproved under ALSC
• Western Wood Products Association (WWPA)
•   Western MSR Lumber (WWPA)
• West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau

Publications

• Handbook of Building with Wood
• Log Home Living
• Modern Woodworking
• Logging & Sawmilling J.
• Manufactured Structures Newsletter - - e--mail Hal Carlson, Editor
• ProBuilder Plus (Professional Builder Magazine)
• Wood Design & Building :

Industry Groups & Associations

• American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA)
• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• American Wood Council (AWC)
• American Wood Preservers Institute (AWPI):
• American Wood Council (AWC)
• American Wood Preservers Institute (AWPI)
• Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI)
• Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA)
• American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA)
• American Wood Council (AWC)
• American Wood Preservers Institute (AWPI)
• British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM)
• Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA)
• Canadian Forests
• California Furniture Manufacturers Association (CFMA)
• Canadian Pallet Council (CPC)
• Canadian Plywood Association
• Canadian Wood Pallet Association (CWPA)
• Canadian Wood Council (CWC)
• Evergreen Foundation
• Forest Products Society
• Forest Related Information on Sweden
• Forest Society of the University of Alberta
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO - United Nations)
• Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA)
• Pencil Pages -- Incense Cedar Institute
• Institute for Research in Construction
• International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
• International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO)
• KDM International PLC
• Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA)
• umbermen's Association of Texas
• Maine Wood Products Association
• Malaysian Timber Council (MTC)
• Ministry of Forests (BC)
• MSR Lumber Producers Council (MSRLPC)
• National Arbor Day Foundation
• National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI)
• National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB)
• National Research Council (Canada)
• National Sash & Door Jobbers Association (NSDJA)
• National Wood Window & Door Association (NWWDA)
• National Wood Window and Door Association (NWWDA)
• North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA)
• Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (NRLA)
• Northwest Wood Products Association (NWPA)
• Quebec Forest Industries Association (AIFQ)
• Quebec Wood Export Bureau
• http://www.soundproofingamerica.com - Soundproofing America - Home Theater Soundproofing, Soundproof Ceiling
• Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) & Southern Pine Council
•   Southern Pine Grade Descriptions
• Structural Board Association --(OSB)
• Technical Association of the Pulp&Paper Industry (TAPPI)
• Temperate Forest Foundation
• Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
• Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA)
• Wood Moulding and Millwork Producers Association WMMPA
• Wood Truss Council of America (WTCA) SBC Industry

Index Sites & Misc.

• Atlantic Forestry Centre
• British Columbia Wood Information Network 
• Builder On-Line - Store
• MacRAEs Blue Book
• CTI directory
• Building Materials & Wood Technology (U of Mass.)
• Canada's Forest Network (CWC)
• Canadian Forests
• Forest Industry Network
• About.com-Forestry
• Log Homes On The Internet (lhoti)
• Log Rhythms (Log home designs)
• The Pencil Pages - Incense Cedar Institute
• The Forest Shop: (Forestry related bookstore) 
• Wood Advisory Services  --- Engineering & Forensics
• Woodworking Network (database for woodworking equipment & other topics)
• Directory of Forest Products, wood science & Marketing Online (Excellent industry coverage)
• Wood Web (woodworking topics)

Research -- Tree Species 

• Foe.Co -- Good Wood Guide
• U. Vermont Dendrology
• U. Vermont Dendrology syllabus
• Iowa State Interactive Tree Identification
• Iowa State
• USDA Plants Index
• Tree Identification Resources - Forest Miningco.com

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