WHITE PIGEON, Mich., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Banks Hardwoods, a premier supplier to the hardwood lumber industry, announces the release of a new educational short film for training, outreach, and promotion. The nine-minute film is a documentary about how hardwood lumber is manufactured in a modern sawmill. Initially produced for its internal Banks School, which educates new employees and Banks' visiting customers, the film has recently been released on YouTube and is available to the public to help educate and promote the industry.
The US Sawmill: How Hardwood Lumber is Made
This educational video provided by Banks Hardwoods, Inc. describes the various operations involved in processing hardwood lumber by sawmills.
Banks Hardwoods Produces Educational Short Film for Hardwood Lumber Industry
Footage for the film was shot at three different sawmills throughout Michigan and Indiana, including Maple Rapids Sawmill, Devereaux Sawmill, and Loggers, Inc. The film production studio, ruef Design, also visited several working forests to capture footage of the selection and harvesting process.
"This film was made to help the industry," said Jim Clarke, President of Banks Hardwoods. "We wanted to provide a better understanding and appreciation for what goes into manufacturing high quality hardwood lumber and that the sawmill industry can provide a fun, safe, and rewarding career."
Other contributors in the production of this film were Criswell Davis, founder of Mighty Oaks Consulting and the Timber & Forestry Foundation, and Richard Keeso of J.H. Keeso & Sons Ltd.
Banks Hardwoods, founded in 1985, is headquartered in White Pigeon, MI. The firm has kiln facilities in Michigan and Wisconsin and is a supplier of high quality Northern and Appalachian hardwood lumber and gang ripped blanks.
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