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How to Get Lumber for Free or Cheap

Lumber may be in high demand right now, but you can still score what you need in unexpected places.

Lumber Prices Are Falling—Here's How You Can Save Money On Your Next DIY Project

If you have home projects to complete, now is the time.

14 Myths About Sawmills

There are so many myths when it comes to milling and trees. Here is a list of some of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to successful sawmilling.

10 of the Best Log Cabin Kits to Buy and Build

If you consider yourself handy but still need a little help, these log cabin kits are exactly what you need to get the job done.

5 Things to Consider When Purchasing a Portable Sawmill

When you’re purchasing any major tool or piece of power equipment, the question is always the same: Will the money I spend on this save me time and money in the long run? Buying a portable sawmill is no exception. So when you’re shopping for portable sawmill and stacking companies up against to each other, …

Tips for Sawmill Maintenance

Troubleshooting and Preventive Maintenance at a Sustainable Sawmill

Troubleshooting and preventive maintenance at a sustainable sawmill where single-phase power had to be turned into three-phase power, and capacitors were failing.

How to Start a Successful Small to Medium Sawmilling Business

What you need to know about starting a sawmilling business - from handling common challenges to the necessary equipment.

Recycling, saving trees becomes retirement plan for Wine Glass Bar Sawmill owners

Wine Glass Bar Sawmill takes in trees that have fallen or are being removed and turns them into pieces artisans and woodworkers can use.

Pallet Enterprise : Sawmill Hazard Assessment: How a Fresh Pair of Eyes Can Play an Important...

Sawmill Hazard Assessment: Guidance on how a fresh pair of eyes can help to create a safe workplace and identify hazards that you may have missed. Northwest Hardwoods encourages new hires to spot problems and challenge the process to identify problems on the production floor.

How the wood producing industry is adjusting to the times

A lot of companies have been struggling within the industry, from sawmills to contractors, to small woodworkers and even consumers.

Pallet Enterprise : 7 Ideas for Improving Maintenance Management for Pallet Operations

Top 7: These ideas will help improve your approach to equipment maintenance at a pallet or sawmill plant. From top strategies for keeping track of maintenance records to scheduling future procedures using software to empowering the right people to do maintenance functions, these strategies will lead to decreased downtime.

Pallet Enterprise : 7 Ideas for Improving Maintenance Management for Pallet Operations

Top 7: These ideas will help improve your approach to equipment maintenance at a pallet or sawmill plant. From top strategies for keeping track of maintenance records to scheduling future procedures using software to empowering the right people to do maintenance functions, these strategies will lead to decreased downtime.

"More than Wood" Leads to "More Work Than You Can Handle"

By Dave Boyt A used Norwood, and a leap of faith, got the ball rolling for one couple. They thought they would starve to death. Far from it! – Their sawmill has been the catalyst for their business booming, diversifying and giving them more work than they can handle.

35+ DIY Log Ideas Take Rustic Decor To Your Home

A few old branches aren’t worth much to us (unless there’s a fire in need of building), but this post will convince you that they are worth a second glance. You will find some people take a bunch of logs and turns them into a piece of furniture; Also you can find many kinds of home decorations out of logs, just as candle holders, vases, coat hook and wooden lamps…

How to Order Birch Veneer, and Why

Timber Products Company Veneer Room Supervisor Lynn Campbell explains why Birch is a popular species for cabinets and furniture as well as important tips to remember when placing orders.What questions do you have about Birch? Have you ever used this wood species in a project?