A series of photographs were taken on January 8, 1958, of workers at the Weber Lumber Co., 1744 N. 30th St. They appear to be nailing together box beams. Stacks of plywood are in the background. Weber Lumber is absent in the 1958 City Directory; at its site remained the Timber Fabrication Co. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Weber Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Only a craftman's hands can be seen carefully using a Skilsaw on plywood boards at Weber Lumber Co. Bits of wood shavings are scattered close by. The portable table saw cuts the plywood into the desired length. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Saws; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Weber Lumber Co., on January 8, 1958, was the site of a series of photographs taken on behalf of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association on the usage of plywood for a variety of products. Here an employee appears to be measuring a long sheet of plywood against a box beam. The sheet of plywood may have eventually covered the open box beam. These box beams may have been especially constructed to be used at the South Tacoma Airport.

Plywood; Weber Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Timber Fabrication Co. was building prefabricated materials for mass productions of commercial and residential structures. Pre-fabrication had advantages, it offered overall savings on materials and rapid production of structures. View of building progress on building by Timber Fabrication Co. with consulting engineers, William D, Smith and Clyde E. Murray.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Prefabricated buildings--Tacoma; Progress photographs; Timber Fabrication Co. (Tacoma);

This photograph from August of 1949 shows company owner Peter B. Solberg at the Timber Fabrication Company using a drill press to drill a hole through a large piece of milled lumber. The Timber Fabrication Co. was founded by Mr. Solberg shortly after WWII, and was located at 1744 No. 30th Street on part of the old Henry Mill Co. site. The company specialized in roof trusses and heavy timber framing. Peter Solberg died on February 4, 1964, at the age of 64, and shortly thereafter the business closed. (photo identification provided by a family member)

Timber Fabrication Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Drilling & boring machinery; Solberg, Peter B.;