<PAGE>


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                             ----------------------

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                 PW EAGLE, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

               MINNESOTA                                     41-1642846
       ------------------------                        ----------------------
        (State or Other Juris-                            (I.R.S. Employer
       diction of Incorporation                        Identification Number)
          or Organization)


                               222 S. Ninth Street
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
              (Address of Principal Executive Office and Zip Code)

                         PWPIPE EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)
                                William H. Spell
                             Chief Executive Officer
                               222 S. Ninth Street
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
                                 (612) 305-0339
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

                                   COPIES TO:
                                Daniel A. Yarano
                            Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
                            1100 International Centre
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
================================================================================================================
                                                                          PROPOSED
                                                PROPOSED MAXIMUM           MAXIMUM
  TITLE OF SECURITIES       AMOUNT TO BE         OFFERING PRICE           AGGREGATE             AMOUNT OF
   TO BE REGISTERED         REGISTERED(1)         PER SHARE(2)        OFFERING PRICE(2)     REGISTRATION FEE
================================================================================================================
<S>                     <C>                   <C>                   <C>                   <C>

  Common Stock to be
  offered pursuant to
       the Plan            100,000 shares             $6.65               $665,000               $167.00

================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

(1)      In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933,
         this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
         interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan
         described herein and any additional securities which may become
         issuable pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of the plan.

(2)      Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating
         the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low
         prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on June 22, 2001.

<PAGE>


                                     PART II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.           INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

                  The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the documents listed in (a) through (c) below:

                  (a)      The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant
                           to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
                           Act of 1934, or either (I) the latest prospectus
                           filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities
                           Act of 1933 that contains audited financial
                           statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal year
                           for which such statements have been filed or (II) the
                           Registrant's effective registration statement on Form
                           10 or 10-SB filed under the Securities Exchange Act
                           of 1934 containing audited financial statements for
                           the Registrant's latest fiscal year;

                  (b)      All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or
                           15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since
                           the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant
                           document referred to in (a) above;

                  (c)      If the class of securities to be offered is
                           registered under Section 12 of the Securities
                           Exchange Act of 1934, the description of such class
                           of securities contained in a registration statement
                           filed under such Act, including any amendment or
                           report filed for the purpose of updating such
                           description.

                  All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.

Item 4.           DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 5.           INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

                  Not applicable.

Item 6.           INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

                  Under Minnesota corporate law, a corporation shall, unless
prohibited or limited by its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, indemnify its
directors, officers, employees and agents against judgments, penalties, fines,
settlements, expenses and disbursements incurred by such person who was, or is
threatened to be, made a party to a proceeding by reason of the fact that the


                                     -1-
<PAGE>


person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation if
generally, with respect to the acts or omissions of the person complained of in
the proceeding, the person: (i) has not been indemnified by another organization
with respect to the same acts or omissions; (ii) acted in good faith, (iii)
received no improper personal benefit; (iv) in the case of a criminal
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and (v)
reasonably believed the conduct was in the best interests of the corporation or,
in certain circumstances, reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation. Minnesota corporate law also provides
that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
indemnified party against any liability asserted against such person, whether or
not the corporation would have been required to indemnify the person against
liability under the provisions of Minnesota corporate law. The Registrant's
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws do not limit the Registrant's obligation to
indemnify such persons.

                  The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation limit the liability
of its directors to the full extent permitted by the Minnesota Business
Corporation Act. Specifically, directors of the Registrant will not be
personally liable for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as directors
except liability for (i) any breach of the duty of loyalty to the Registrant or
its shareholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) dividends or other
distributions of corporate assets that are in contravention of certain statutory
or contractual restrictions, (iv) violations of certain Minnesota securities
laws or (v) any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal
benefit.

Item 7.           EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

                  Not applicable.

Item 8.           EXHIBITS.

                  23.1     Consent of independent accountants.

                  23.2     Consent of former independent auditors.

                  24       Power of Attorney from certain directors.

                  The Registrant will submit or has submitted the Plan and any
amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and
has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the
Plan.

Item 9.           UNDERTAKINGS.

                  (a)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

                           (1)      To file, during any period in which offers
                           or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
                           to this Registration Statement:



                                     -2-
<PAGE>

                                    (i)     To include any prospectus required
                                    by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
                                    1933;

                                    (ii)    To reflect in the prospectus any
                                    facts or events arising after the effective
                                    date of the Registration Statement (or the
                                    most recent post-effective amendment
                                    thereof) which, individually or in the
                                    aggregate, represents a fundamental change
                                    in the information set forth in the
                                    Registration Statement;

                                    (iii)   To include any material information
                                    with respect to the plan of distribution not
                                    previously disclosed in the Registration
                                    Statement or any material change to such
                                    information in the Registration Statement;

                                    Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)
                                    and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
                                    information required to be included in a
                                    post-effective amendment by those paragraphs
                                    is contained in periodic reports filed by
                                    the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
                                    Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
                                    of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
                                    in the Registration Statement.

                           (2)      That, for the purposes of determining any
                           liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
                           post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
                           Registration Statement relating to the securities
                           offered therein, and the offering of such securities
                           at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
                           fide offering thereof.

                           (3)      To remove from registration by means of a
                           post-effective amendment any of the securities being
                           registered which remain unsold at the termination of
                           the offering.

                  (b)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that,
                  for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
                  Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
                  pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
                  Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
                  employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section
                  15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
                  incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
                  be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
                  securities offered therein, and the offering of such
                  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
                  fide offering thereof.

                  (c)      Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
                  under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
                  directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
                  pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
                  Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
                  Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
                  against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
                  therefore,


                                     -3-
<PAGE>


                  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
                  against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
                  Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
                  officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
                  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
                  asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
                  connection with the securities being registered, the
                  Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
                  matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
                  court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
                  indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
                  in the Act and will be governed by final adjudication of such
                  issue.



                                   SIGNATURES

         THE REGISTRANT. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota, on the 26th
day of June, 2001.

                                    PW EAGLE, INC.
                                    (the "Registrant")


                                    By   /s/ William H. Spell
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      William H. Spell
                                      Chief Executive Officer



         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.


                               (Power of Attorney)

         Each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints William H. Spell and
Roger R. Robb his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting
alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Form S-8
Registration Statement of PW Eagle, Inc. relating to the PWPipe Employees'
Savings Plan and any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to the
Form S-8 Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-


                                     -4-
<PAGE>


fact and agents, each acting alone, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

         Signature                                   Title                          Date
         ---------                                   -----                          ----
<S>                                         <C>                                 <C>


/s/ William H. Spell                        Chief Executive Officer             June 26, 2001
------------------------------------        (principal executive officer)
William H. Spell


/s/ Roger R. Robb                           Chief Financial Officer             June 26, 2001
------------------------------------        (principal financial and
Roger R. Robb                               accounting officer)



/s/ Harry W. Spell                          Director                            June 26, 2001
------------------------------------
Harry W. Spell


/s/ Bruce A. Richard                        Director                            June 26, 2001
------------------------------------
Bruce A. Richard


                                            Director                            June ___, 2001
------------------------------------
George R. Long


                                            Director                            June ___, 2001
------------------------------------
Richard W. Perkins

</TABLE>

         THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf of the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Eugene, State of Oregon,
on June 26, 2001.

                                          PWPIPE EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS PLAN


                                          By:  /s/ Roger R. Robb
                                             -------------------------------
                                             Roger R. Robb
                                             Member of Administrative Committee




                                     -5-
<PAGE>



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                 PW EAGLE, INC.

                         Form S-8 Registration Statement



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number                          Exhibit Description
-------           ----------------------------------------------

23.1              Consent of independent accountants
23.2              Consent of former independent auditors
24                Power of attorney (See Signature Page)
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                             ----------------------

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                 PW EAGLE, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

               MINNESOTA                                     41-1642846
       ------------------------                        ----------------------
        (State or Other Juris-                            (I.R.S. Employer
       diction of Incorporation                        Identification Number)
          or Organization)

                               222 S. Ninth Street
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
              (Address of Principal Executive Office and Zip Code)

                         PWPIPE EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)
                                William H. Spell
                             Chief Executive Officer
                               222 S. Ninth Street
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
                                 (612) 305-0339
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

                                   COPIES TO:
                                Daniel A. Yarano
                            Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
                            1100 International Centre
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
================================================================================================================
                                                                          PROPOSED
                                                PROPOSED MAXIMUM           MAXIMUM
  TITLE OF SECURITIES       AMOUNT TO BE         OFFERING PRICE           AGGREGATE             AMOUNT OF
   TO BE REGISTERED         REGISTERED(1)         PER SHARE(2)        OFFERING PRICE(2)     REGISTRATION FEE
================================================================================================================
Common Stock to be
  offered pursuant to
       the Plan            100,000 shares             $6.65               $665,000               $167.00

================================================================================================================
(1)      In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933,
         this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
         interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan
         described herein and any additional securities which may become
         issuable pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of the plan.

(2)      Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating
         the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low
         prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on June 22, 2001.
PART II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.           INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

                  The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the documents listed in (a) through (c) below:

                  (a)      The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant
                           to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
                           Act of 1934, or either (I) the latest prospectus
                           filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities
                           Act of 1933 that contains audited financial
                           statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal year
                           for which such statements have been filed or (II) the
                           Registrant's effective registration statement on Form
                           10 or 10-SB filed under the Securities Exchange Act
                           of 1934 containing audited financial statements for
                           the Registrant's latest fiscal year;

                  (b)      All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or
                           15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since
                           the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant
                           document referred to in (a) above;

                  (c)      If the class of securities to be offered is
                           registered under Section 12 of the Securities
                           Exchange Act of 1934, the description of such class
                           of securities contained in a registration statement
                           filed under such Act, including any amendment or
                           report filed for the purpose of updating such
                           description.

                  All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.

Item 4.           DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 5.           INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

                  Not applicable.

Item 6.           INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

                  Under Minnesota corporate law, a corporation shall, unless
prohibited or limited by its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, indemnify its
directors, officers, employees and agents against judgments, penalties, fines,
settlements, expenses and disbursements incurred by such person who was, or is
threatened to be, made a party to a proceeding by reason of the fact that the

                                     -1-
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation if
generally, with respect to the acts or omissions of the person complained of in
the proceeding, the person: (i) has not been indemnified by another organization
with respect to the same acts or omissions; (ii) acted in good faith, (iii)
received no improper personal benefit; (iv) in the case of a criminal
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and (v)
reasonably believed the conduct was in the best interests of the corporation or,
in certain circumstances, reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation. Minnesota corporate law also provides
that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
indemnified party against any liability asserted against such person, whether or
not the corporation would have been required to indemnify the person against
liability under the provisions of Minnesota corporate law. The Registrant's
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws do not limit the Registrant's obligation to
indemnify such persons.

                  The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation limit the liability
of its directors to the full extent permitted by the Minnesota Business
Corporation Act. Specifically, directors of the Registrant will not be
personally liable for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as directors
except liability for (i) any breach of the duty of loyalty to the Registrant or
its shareholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) dividends or other
distributions of corporate assets that are in contravention of certain statutory
or contractual restrictions, (iv) violations of certain Minnesota securities
laws or (v) any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal
benefit.

Item 7.           EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

                  Not applicable.

Item 8.           EXHIBITS.

                  23.1     Consent of independent accountants.

                  23.2     Consent of former independent auditors.

                  24       Power of Attorney from certain directors.

                  The Registrant will submit or has submitted the Plan and any
amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and
has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the
Plan.

Item 9.           UNDERTAKINGS.

                  (a)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

                           (1)      To file, during any period in which offers
                           or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
                           to this Registration Statement:

                                     -2-
(i)     To include any prospectus required
                                    by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
                                    1933;

                                    (ii)    To reflect in the prospectus any
                                    facts or events arising after the effective
                                    date of the Registration Statement (or the
                                    most recent post-effective amendment
                                    thereof) which, individually or in the
                                    aggregate, represents a fundamental change
                                    in the information set forth in the
                                    Registration Statement;

                                    (iii)   To include any material information
                                    with respect to the plan of distribution not
                                    previously disclosed in the Registration
                                    Statement or any material change to such
                                    information in the Registration Statement;

                                    Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)
                                    and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
                                    information required to be included in a
                                    post-effective amendment by those paragraphs
                                    is contained in periodic reports filed by
                                    the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
                                    Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
                                    of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
                                    in the Registration Statement.

                           (2)      That, for the purposes of determining any
                           liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
                           post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
                           Registration Statement relating to the securities
                           offered therein, and the offering of such securities
                           at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
                           fide offering thereof.

                           (3)      To remove from registration by means of a
                           post-effective amendment any of the securities being
                           registered which remain unsold at the termination of
                           the offering.

                  (b)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that,
                  for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
                  Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
                  pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
                  Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
                  employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section
                  15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
                  incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
                  be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
                  securities offered therein, and the offering of such
                  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
                  fide offering thereof.

                  (c)      Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
                  under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
                  directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
                  pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
                  Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
                  Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
                  against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
                  therefore,

                                     -3-
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
                  against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
                  Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
                  officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
                  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
                  asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
                  connection with the securities being registered, the
                  Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
                  matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
                  court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
                  indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
                  in the Act and will be governed by final adjudication of such
                  issue.

                                   SIGNATURES

         THE REGISTRANT. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota, on the 26th
day of June, 2001.

                                    PW EAGLE, INC.
                                    (the "Registrant")

                                    By   /s/ William H. Spell
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      William H. Spell
                                      Chief Executive Officer

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

                               (Power of Attorney)

         Each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints William H. Spell and
Roger R. Robb his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting
alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Form S-8
Registration Statement of PW Eagle, Inc. relating to the PWPipe Employees'
Savings Plan and any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to the
Form S-8 Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-

                                     -4-
fact and agents, each acting alone, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Signature                                   Title                          Date
         ---------                                   -----                          ----
/s/ William H. Spell                        Chief Executive Officer             June 26, 2001
------------------------------------        (principal executive officer)
William H. Spell

/s/ Roger R. Robb                           Chief Financial Officer             June 26, 2001
------------------------------------        (principal financial and
Roger R. Robb                               accounting officer)

/s/ Harry W. Spell                          Director                            June 26, 2001
------------------------------------
Harry W. Spell

/s/ Bruce A. Richard                        Director                            June 26, 2001
------------------------------------
Bruce A. Richard

                                            Director                            June ___, 2001
------------------------------------
George R. Long

                                            Director                            June ___, 2001
------------------------------------
Richard W. Perkins
THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf of the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Eugene, State of Oregon,
on June 26, 2001.

                                          PWPIPE EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS PLAN

                                          By:  /s/ Roger R. Robb
                                             -------------------------------
                                             Roger R. Robb
                                             Member of Administrative Committee

                                     -5-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 PW EAGLE, INC.

                         Form S-8 Registration Statement

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                          Exhibit Description
-------           ----------------------------------------------

23.1              Consent of independent accountants
23.2              Consent of former independent auditors
24                Power of attorney (See Signature Page)