Using your Sawmill to Mill Short Logs
How is it that you spend twice as long milling short logs for half the lumber? The fact is, sawmills are typically designed to...
Log Sawing Patterns To Meet Lumber Customer Needs
Ask any four sawyers the best way to cut a log and you’ll likely get at least a dozen different opinions. Often the disagreement...
Portable Sawmill Support Equipment
When people consider buying a portable sawmill, they often overlook the importance of support equipment. While the mill itself is a major investment, you...
Cutting Your First Log on Your New Mobile Sawmill
So, you’ve purchased a brand-new portable band sawmill. Now what? Here are ten helpful tips and a beginner's project to successfully mill your first...
Band Sawmill Blade Performance Factors
The blade is at the heart of the portable band sawmill. Yet, to many, blade maintenance is almost as much art as it is...
Tools of the Sawmilling Trade
When you go out on a cutting job with your portable sawmill, what do you take with you? If you’re working close to home...
Milling Different Tree Species
In the Missouri Ozarks, there is a plethora of tree species to keep things interesting at the sawmill. Technically the forest is classified as...
