My Sawmill Story 

Making lumber since 1995

Learning to use the Wood-Mizer LT 40 HD Sawmill

Firewood

Long before getting my Wood-Mizer sawmill I cut a lot of firewood. Realizing the value of logs that could be made into lumber I purchased an Alaskan mill attachment for my chainsaw and made my first boards, slabs and beams. 

Woodworking

Building furniture and many small projects became a full time job along with the construction trade This called for larger quantities of lumber.  Milling turned into a time consuming effort with a need to produce more at a faster and easier pace. 

Wood-Mizer

In 1995 the Wood-Mizer LT 40 HD was the top of the line sawmill that they made , the Cadillac of portable sawmills. It took some big hoop jumping to get it but I managed with the help from a couple friends.

Learning Curve

After about five years of working as a carpenter to pay off the mill and my fair share of butchering some nice logs. Learning to use the Wood-Mizer LT 40 HD Sawmill I was able to fine tune my skills as a professional Sawyer.  Since then I have milled over one million board feet of lumber.