Lumber Grading Course

[Bob Filipczak]

Saint John's Arboretum to Host Hardwood Lumber Grading Course

7/7/2004

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- The University of Minnesota's 34th Annual Hardwood Lumber Grading Short Course will be held Aug. 3-5, at Saint John's University. This course is designed to provide a practical introduction to hardwood lumber grading through classroom discussion of the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) rules and "hands on" practice grading of actual lumber. The cost for this three-day course is $250 per person or $225 per person for companies sending two or more participants. Maximum enrollment is 36, and minimum enrollment is 20.Registration is honored in the order received. For more information or to register for the class, contact Harlan Petersen at

612-624-3407 or [e-mail].

The event is co-sponsored by Saint John's Arboretum; National Hardwood Lumber Association; Wood-Mizer Products, Inc.; and University of Minnesota, Wood and Paper Science Department. For more information, go to

College of Saint Benedict for women and Saint John's University for men are partners in liberal arts education, providing students the opportunity to benefit from the distinctions of not one, but two nationally recognized Catholic, Benedictine, residential undergraduate colleges. Together, the colleges challenge students to live balanced lives of learning, work, leadership and service in a coeducational environment.