Railroad Tie Manufacturing Workshop Registraon Form (Register online at: www.ntc.edu/ce/conferences) Last Name __________________________________ First Name ________________________________ Middle Inial _________________________ Street Address __________________________________________ City ________________________ State __________ Zip code _______________ Home Phone (_____) ________________________Birthdate _________/__________/_________ Email Address____________________________ Credit Card: ______MasterCard _____VISA Credit Card Number: _____________________________________ Expiraon Date: ______________________ Security Code: _______________________ Signature: _____________________________ Mail registraon form with payment to: Northcentral Technical College, An: Connuing Educaon, 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