Exhibit 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection with the Report of PW Eagle, Inc. (the "Company") on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, William H. Spell, Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to PW Eagle, Inc. and will be retained by PW Eagle, Inc. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.


     Dated:  November 14, 2003


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