About Us
(left to right) Laverne Yoder, Jamie Yoder, Dave Yoder, Michael Yoder – Production crew
When it comes to a quality product and quality people you can’t find a better crew. Dave and the crew have been in woodworking their entire lives. In addition to a great fatherly role model Dave passes on his traditional woodworking skills, work ethic, and morals to the crew. Watching these guys work is a treat, their internal strive for excellence and desire to produce a high quality product is evident in every board. Attention to detail and unparalleled quality control is simply in their blood. Our production crew are as good of people you’ll find anywhere, not just in their woodworking skills but as quality individuals themselves.
(left to right) Tim Sommers, Ladon Sommers, Anthony Hochstelter, Andrew Sommors, Matt Hochsteltler - Custom door and staining crew
We have something really special when it comes to our custom door and staining crew. These guys hand rub, hand sand, hand carve, and hand craft every door and pre-finished piece of flooring. Old world artisan style craftsmanship has been handed down from generation to generation and these guys carry on the tradition. Every door is an original piece of artwork, seeing is believing. Countless hours of tedious handcrafting go into every piece of wood. These guys are the real deal, true Montana Artisans.
(left to right) John and Thomas Hochstelter – Custom cabinet crew
John has been producing custom cabinets the majority of his life. Handcrafted quality is obvious right down to the last dove tail drawer. Thomas works along side his father learning every trick of the trade to insure Artisan style woodworking will be passed on to the next generation. Old world quality can never be duplicated, seeing is believing. If we had to come up with a short description of Thomas it would be a hyper active squirrel on Red Bull with the most gentle, generous, and pure heart you’ll ever see. Weird analogy, but once you meet him you’ll totally agree.
Karen Knapp - Office manager and cabinet design
Karen started designing cabinets in 1999. Her passion towards interior design, attention to detail, and creativity allowed her to quickly make a name for herself in the Missoula area. We are very blessed to have one of the best cabinet designers in our local community. In addition to cabinet design, Karen is our office manager and keeps all of us in line. Karen is a proud mom of 3 and enjoys outdoor recreation with her husband and kids. Direct line: 406.642.7120
Todd Yocum – Flooring, door, and cabinet sales manager
Todd does not want his picture on the internet so we found a very close resemblance. Todd grew up in the lumber industry, his family still currently owns a hardwood sawmill in Ohio. Just like many others Todd moved West with his family to explore the majestic and wild mountains of Montana. Todd’s knowledge and expertise is obvious from the first time you talk with him. Todd has more history and knowledge about flooring than just about anyone in Western Montana. He is a faithful and dedicated father and husband and enjoys nothing more than camping and hiking with his wife and 4 kids. Direct Line: 406.642.7118
Ryan Palma – Owner Ryan has been in the lumber industry for 17 years specializing in importing, exporting, and manufacturing. Ryan’s passion for healthy forests lead him to start Sustainable Lumber Co. As a result Sustainable Lumber Company’s entire product lines are produced from local reclaimed, recycled, SFI certified, and salvaged timber. 100% of their timber is grown in Montana and made in Montana. Ryan’s first priority is spending quality time with his wife, two sons and daughter while exploring every corner of the great state of Montana. Direct line: 406.235.1020
Our crew:
Jaime’s forearms getting bigger with every board
Chris and Jamie hand scraping Douglas fir floors
Tim inspecting quality on our flooring
Inspecting quality on Blue stain pine doors
Chris stacking some beetle kill pine paneling
Dallis cutting wide plank douglas fir flooring boards
Deer eating moss on a thinning project
Dallis thinning a Douglas Fir tree stand
Lavern and Jamie hand scraping every board
Dallis selective harvesting beetle kill Ponderosa Pine
Lavern hand scraping our flooring
Checking quality at every step
Anthony making douglas fir stair treads
Ladon bundling our douglas fir flooring
Mike loading beetle kill pine lumber
Michael milling our Douglas Fir flooring
John and Thomas, our custom cabinet crew
Andrew inspecting our knotty pine door jambs
Anthony and Ladon; our door guru’s!
Salvaged timber heats our kilns, shop, and office.
Dave HAND scraping our flooring.
Inspecting our flooring before we pre-finish
Michael adjusting our end matcher
Jamie wire brushing our Douglas Fir flooring
Lavern wire brushing our Douglas Fir flooring
The Palma boys helping out Jamie on the end matcher
Lavern hand stacking our end matched flooring
Jamie end matching our Douglas Fir flooring
Dallas cutting a salvaged old growth Doug Fir log
Michael always smiling, never a bad day
Jamie stickering beetle kill pine for our kiln
Laverne making our display racks
Michael programming our state of the art Weinig Molder
Jamie grinds every set of knives for our molder
Dave hand distressing a custom Douglas fir trim order
Hand-stacked pre-stained trim and flooring
Hand stained/sanded custom Juniper wood door
Ladon hand staining some Douglas Fir base trim
Anthony hand sanding a custom Douglas Fir Door
Jamie checking quality on our Douglas Fir Flooring
Michael checking our sanded face Douglas fir flooring
Jamie stocking our Douglas Fir Flooring blanks
Michael sanding our smooth Doug Fir flooring