OUR STORY

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REAL MOMENTS ON REAL WOOD

Handcrafted By Real Family

Meet the Kendrick family alongside our 100+ strong family of employees across six companies in rural northeastern Iowa where our shimlee products are born.
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Our Sawmill Was Born

The roots of our family of companies began in 1983 - Kendrick Forest Products began as a small logging and sawmill company with twelve employees.
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A Growing Success

After rapid expansion throughout many new branches of what is now Kendrick, Inc., a mission of sustainable forestry led to brainstorming the use of our shims and byproduct.
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The Sustainable Start

Utilizing the shims from our sawmill paired with groundbreaking printing technology brought right to our Edgewood, Iowa facility - a brand new company was born: shimlee.
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Continuing To Grow

After shimlee. launched during the summer of 2017 as an online-based photo printing service we have been ever-expanding our product lines to preserve your memories in beautiful, handcrafted, and unique ways. From our original classic maple flush print to our innovative circle and journal prints - preserve your real memories on real wood.  
Summer 2017 - Present