“My grandfather owned two B-20 TimberKing sawmills during his lifetime. He was a true mountain man — a larger-than-life presence who influenced who I am today in so many ways. A farmer his entire life, he was equally committed to his hunting and fishing. Fishing trips to Idaho or being air-lifted into the remote areas […]
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“On the way to church years ago, I noticed a sawmill sitting beside a business. Every week, I would point it out to my wife and comment on all the different things I could do if I had one.I decided I had to have a sawmill! I wanted to create things straight from the tree
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Meet Garie Chavez — artist, musician, woodworker, craftsman…and TimberKing sawyer! Garie creates one-of-a-kind live edge guitar hangers for some of your favorite rockstars (coughJoanJetcough) using his TimberKing 1220 sawmill and his own proprietary processes. But that’s not all! Garie also creates tables, knife holders, charcuterie boards, and more with his signature “electrocuted wood” look. Yes,
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“Without my TimberKing Sawmill’s mobility, I wouldn’t have the full-time business I have today.” — Norm Miller, Norm’s Custom Sawing “Portability is my key business advantage. A lot of guys have sawmills around here but I’m the only one who comes to customers’ places with my ROAD-TOWABLE TimberKing sawmill. Many of my customers find it’s cheaper
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Brad sawed his own building materials with his TimberKing 1220Back in 2019, Brad de Geus and his wife moved and needed a home. He had an idea, do-it-yourself skills, a can-do attitude, and a TimberKing 1220 sawmill. What he didn’t have was a big bankroll to hire the work done. So he did it all
No Mortgage Home – I built it myself with my TimberKing Sawmill! Read More »
I worked for a friend who introduced me to sawmills and I eventually got one of my own; a cantilever-style sawmill. I completely rebuilt it and ran cantilever mills for many years. They’re good mills but there’s a lot of downtime because they require frequent alignment that takes a lot of time. I’d do adjustments
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TimberKing owner, Dan White, finds VALUE-ADDED IS KEY TO SUCCESS in a sawmill business. Dan has multiple sources for sawlogs…he has a broad range of equipment…several employees…manufactures many wood products…sells to many different kinds of customers.Here’s Dan’s story…Sawing gets in your blood“Sawing kind of gets in your blood. I was in the sawmill business for
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“My first experience sawing was on a non-hydraulic, all manual sawmill. One thing I learned was how hard it is to turn a log without the right equipment. I hurt my back with that mill. So I moved up to my fully-hydraulic TimberKing sawmill.I had been advised to start with an entry level sawmill but
TimberKing owner says, “GO BIG OR GO HOME!” Read More »
Rod Sipe tells us, “My son, Jason, and I have been working together over the last 10 years, building a business from the ground up. Doing this together is extremely rewarding for both of us. We’re very lucky every day to have that simple connection in this complicated world.”Ron’s son, Jason, offered his perspective. “Coming
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Tom Bacon makes high-quality beehives with lumber he mills on his TimberKing sawmill. “I can saw exactly what I want,” he tells us. “And since I’m felling and milling my own trees, my cost-of-goods is far less since I’m not buying commercial lumber.”“I started building homes at 16. At 18, I set out with just
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