Founded in downtown Cincinnati in 1925 by brothers Milton and Ray Wurtzelbacher, Cincinnati Dowel & Wood Products is a family-owned manufacturer of dowels, plugs, custom turnings and other wood components. Now based in Mt. Orab, the company operates more than 45,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space and has grown into a major wood bung supplier, serving more than 90% of cooperages and distilleries across North America. Its team also handles custom work from customer drawings, with dowels available in sizes from 1/8 inch to 6 inches in diameter and up to 16 feet long.
Atlas Dowel & Wood Products CompanyEstablished as an independent company by Ray Wurzelbacher in 1949, Atlas Dowel & Wood Products carries a wood-manufacturing heritage that reaches back to the 1920s. The Harrison, Ohio, manufacturer became known for custom work after overseas imports changed the standard dowel market, using centerless grinding to produce precise wooden components for industrial and woodworking customers. Its products are made in America with lumber sourced from managed forests.HARRISON, OH
Holmes Custom MouldingFounded by three Hershberger brothers in 1992, Holmes Custom Moulding is a family-owned Berlin, Ohio manufacturer of American-made wooden components and custom millwork. The Amish Country company processes most of its lumber in-house, producing high-volume handles and other made-to-specification wood parts for manufacturers. HCM has grown to approximately 45 employees and now operates from two Ohio facilities.BERLIN, OH
Cooper Enterprises, IncSince its founding in 1965, Cooper Enterprises has grown from a small operation into a family-owned company led by Monty and Edward Friebel, who purchased the business from their father in 1998. The Shelby, Ohio manufacturer now employs more than 100 people in a 140,000-square-foot facility, drawing on more than six decades of experience to make custom wood and laminated components for other manufacturers. It is especially known for working confidentially with store-fixture manufacturers on large rollout programs.SHELBY, OH
Ohio Woodworking CompanySince William Frank founded it on a Cincinnati lumberyard in 1930, Ohio Woodworking Company has remained a third-generation, family-owned shop. Today, its experienced craftspeople combine traditional cabinetmaking with modern production technology to create custom work for commercial and institutional clients, from the Cincinnati area and across the country.CINCINNATI, OH