My wife Wanda and I are the owners and founders of the Irion Lumber Company. Our lumber company is the outgrowth of a custom furniture business I started in 1977, called Irion Company-Furnituremakers.

Mention plywood, and chances are most people will think of the stacks of unfinished panels piled along the lumber aisles of home improvement stores. But in talented hands, even construction-grade ...

The excitement in Jeff Shelley’s voice nearly crackles over the telephone line. Mr. Shelley, manager of an upscale home furnishings store, is using words like “stunning,” “aesthetically pleasing” and ...