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| NELMA's 2010 Dimension Graders Competition Held at Stratton Lumber | 2010-11-01 |
NELMA’s 2010 Graders Competition for its Dimension Lumber Mills was held October 9, hosted by Fontaine Inc. at their Stratton Lumber Company facility in Stratton, Maine. Twenty-one graders from four of the Association’s dimension lumber manufacturers participated in this year’s 8th annual event. Each grader utilized their training and expertise to judge 50 boards based on one of four grades (No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, or Economy) from the National Grading Rule, all within a 5-minute time limit. In the individual competition, Tom Wellington of Pleasant River Lumber came out on top as the 2010 winner, followed by a trio of Fontaine Inc. graders, Bernard Isabel in second place, Jonathon Brault in third, and Jean-Pierre Blais in 4th. Greg Silver of Stratton Lumber finished in fifth place. More than $500 in cash prizes was distributed to the individual competition winners. In a close battle for the team championship, Pleasant River Lumber captured the Bronze Hammer Trophy by edging Fontaine Inc., 70 to 69, based upon the top two scores from each team. (See Pictures Below) NELMA would like to congratulate each grader that participated in this year’s event and give a special thank you to the personnel at Stratton Lumber for their hard work in making this another successful and enjoyable opportunity for lumber graders to come together to discuss and learn more about their profession!
Tom Wellington Bernard Isabel Jonathan Brault
NELMA's Director of Inspection Services, Marc Moore, with Grader Contestant
Don Pendergast, NELMA's Lumber Program Coordinator, reviewing results | |
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