Bobby Hand tells his TimberKing story….
“Years ago, I bought a TimberKing 1220 sawmill. I sawed up a bunch of wood and used it to build our house. Then I sold the mill. That was the worst mistake I ever made. I realized I just had to have one. So I just bought another one.
“So I bought another TimberKing”
My wife, Brianna, and I have a 15-acre farm with a cabin by a pond in the back where we go to hang out. The first thing we did with our new 1220 was sawing out shiplap siding for it. That paid for half the mill just on that one job.
I have a full-time job working with hydraulics. My wife works full time, too. Each year, we grow and sell around 40,000 pumpkins on land we lease. And we saw out lumber with our TimberKing 1220 sawmill. Every Christmas, we make kids rocking horses out of oak, poplar, and cherry. We’re giving them to friends as gifts right now but plan to start selling them soon.
It’s Wife-Approved
Brianna knew I wanted a sawmill. Ever since we started sawing with it, she’s said she’s glad we got it. In fact, she has started running the mill and she loves doing it. She says it’s easy to use, safe, and fun to run. I end up pulling the boards off the mill as she’s sawing. So our TimberKing is ‘wife-approved!’
A neighbor has 350 acres of trees, a lot of pine. There are always trees blowing down and we have an arrangement: I get trees, he gets lumber, and the blown-down trees get cleaned up.
Saves us a lot of money
Our sawing isn’t really a business but it helps us save a lot of money. I got started sawing years ago when a friend of mine had a sawmill. I got into woodworking and wanted a mill of my own. I got my first TimberKing a dozen years ago. I used it then sold it and I’ve regretted it ever since.
I decided to buy a new mill and I looked at all of them out there. TimberKing looked better built, strong, and had a better warranty than others. I got another 1220 because it’s priced right for what I need. It’s very reasonably priced.
This new one is better than the older one because TimberKing has made improvements. I like the new cam-operated log dogs. And TimberKing’s 4-post head is unbelievable. It’s strong and keeps the sawing true. I can actually saw wood as thin as a sheet of paper. You can roll it up when it comes off the saw.
No problems with the machine or the company
I definitely recommend TimberKing to others. It’s really easy to use, they’ve got good financing with no money down and no payments for a long time. That way, you can make the mill pay for itself. The customer service is excellent. I even talked to the president, Will Johnson, and he was great.
We’ve had no problems with the machine or the company. Everything’s great. It does what it’s supposed to do and that’s all you can ask for.”
— Bobby & Brianna Hand, TimberKing 1220 Owners, Springfield TN
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