Railroad Tie Manufacturing Workshop

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Mail registration form with payment to: Northcentral Technical College, Attn: Continuing Education, 1000 W. Campus Drive, Wausau, WI 54401

Railroad Tie Manufacturing Workshop

September 18, 2018

Northcentral Technical College (Antigo Campus) 312 Forrest Avenue

Antigo, Wisconsin 54409

Cost: $20.00

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Wood Marketing Team. The work upon which this project is based

was funded in part through a grant awarded by U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations.

Speakers:

Collin Buntrock Wisconsin DNR

Don Peterson WI Wood Marketing Team

Travis Allen Northcentral Tech College

Jim Maltese Stella-Jones

Bob Sorenson Stella-Jones

Steve Hanson Stella-Jones

Renewable Resource Solutions, LLC

Join us for a one-day workshop on railroad tie manufacturing. This workshop will cover the basics of tie grading, log selection, log and tie processing, and sawmill considerations. The workshop will include a hands-on grading exercise and discussion.

Who should attend?

• Head Sawyers

• Lumber inspectors

• Mill owners/managers

• Salespeople

• Loggers

• Foresters

Agenda:

8:00 Registration

8:30 – 11:45 AM

• Why saw ties?

• Log making and tie manufacturing

• Tie specifications and grading

11:45 Lunch (included)

12:30 – 2:30 PM (outdoors)

• Tie defect identification

• Log making and bucking decisions

• Tie inspection exercise

2:30 Adjourn