On a clear day, you can see Montreal, Canada from the town Fred Hapgood lives in. It’s just south of the Canadian border and just north of New York State’s heavily forested, 6,000,000 acre Adirondack Park. Let’s just say Fred lives in a remote, heavily wooded area…and he’s making it pay with his TimberKing 2200 […]
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
OUR BIGGEST REGRET? Selling our TimberKing 1220. So we bought another one. Read More »
“We know our wood business is going to be great – the phone is blowing up already! We will succeed and grow, we’re just that kind of people. And we believe people with grit and guts can do something like this. If you have drive and faith, you can do anything.” – Robert & Amy
Their business plan – GRIT, GUTS and a TIMBERKING SAWMILL Read More »
“I’m one of four siblings from a big family in Louisiana. We family members live all over but, together, we own family land in Sabine Parish. It was our grandparent’s 220-acre farm that’s been handed down through the generations. This old farm is about half in timber, hardwood and pine.20 years ago, we built a
A FAMILY BARN RAISING – building Grandma’s legacy with a TimberKing Sawmill Read More »
“I was born in Texas and worked commercial construction all my life. I decided to work for myself and running a sawmill business seemed like a good choice. I could work from home and start a niche business right here. It’s working out very well.I have family in New Mexico who has an older model
THE MONEY’S GREAT – TimberKing’s LIKE OWNING AN ATM MACHINE Read More »
“My cousin, Nathan Stewart, and I are in the wood business together. I started this as a commercial firewood business but it’s evolved and grown into making and selling slabs, furniture, and kindling. We’re sawing for ourselves and others. And we’re still processing and selling firewood. There’s a real value-added aspect to what we do.
Secrets to a value-added wood business – diversify products & integrate processes Read More »
“I was an emergency physician in Vermont for 33 years. Now I’m retired and I work at farming, logging, and sawing lumber with my TimberKing 2000. My wife, Rhonda, is a nurse-educator at a large Vermont hospital and my ‘right hand gal Friday!’Grandma ran a lumber millI’d had some sawing experience because my family was
GRANDMA RAN A LUMBER MILL Read More »
“I started woodworking in high school and I always loved it. The wood I wanted wasn’t available at lumberyards — burls, grains, and better species of wood. And if they were available, I couldn’t afford them!I wanted a sawmill for years and finally got my TimberKing 1400 in 2014. I now have access to really
Some guys have bass boats, I have a TimberKing sawmill Read More »
Bob Fulton has decades of hands-on, D-I-Y experience and a “get ‘er done” attitude. When his employer shut down, Bob went into the rustic furniture business for himself. His one-man TimberKing sawmill helps him keep his overhead low so he can sell his wares for far less than others. High quality and low prices have
BUSINESS SUCCESS WITH A ONE-MAN SAWMILL Read More »
We at TimberKing received this email from one of our owners, Tim Heming. We were so interested in what he wrote us that we gave him a call to learn more about the home he’s building for his daughter, his sawing, and his future plans. Here’s the rest of Tim’s story…“I’m used to doing big
DAD’S BUILDING A TIMBER FRAME HOME FOR HIS DAUGHTER with a TimberKing 1600 Read More »
