Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Net sales	$ 388,871	$ 418,547	$ 447,504
Cost of sales	329,090	333,359	389,171
Gross profit	59,781	85,188	58,333
Selling, general and administrative expense	25,508	26,069	25,824
Pension plan settlement loss		2,539
Restructuring charges, net	164	115	349
Other expense (income), net	53	183	(1,113)
Interest expense	136	158	320
Interest income	(248)	(166)	(11)
Earnings before income taxes	34,168	56,290	32,964
Income taxes	11,620	19,045	11,254
Net earnings	$ 22,548	$ 37,245	$ 21,710
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.19	$ 1.99	$ 1.18
Diluted (in dollars per share)	1.17	1.95	1.15
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 1.37	$ 1.12	$ 0.12
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	19,011	18,754	18,418
Diluted (in shares)	19,217	19,055	18,803