Jon Betry’s a serious DIY homesteader with a self-sufficiency lifestyle. He’s on his third TimberKing sawmill. “Just couldn’t wear out the other two.”“My TimberKing sawmill helps me reach my goal of self-reliance on my 180-acre homestead. My garden provides me a lot of our food; my solar array provides all of my power; my woods […]
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“Just want to give a shout out to the people at TimberKing. I needed some parts for my 1220 & the parts guy Mike was very efficient & had all my questions answered & processed my credit card within 8 minutes. That was including emailing me a picture of all the different measuring scale magnets
I made $6,000 my first month sawing Read More »
AMERICANS are often described as “fiercely independent people.” And TimberKing owners tend to be strongly hands-on, D-I-Y folks. Here’s a story of a TimberKing owner way up in the Northwest who’s done working for others — now he’s DOING WHAT HE WANTS with a TimberKing sawmill.“After decades of working and doing what others want me
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Meet Sterling Paradiso, TimberKing owner, sawyer, do-it-yourselfer, and entrepreneur from Washington state. “Where to start my story? I grew up in and around forests. I live in the middle of nowhere, two hours from civilization, on the coast of Washington state. Years ago, I built a cabin to live in using an Alaskan sawmill. Looking back,
TURNING ANCIENT TREES INTO HIGH-END FURNITURE with a TimberKing sawmill Read More »
Bill Mize and his wife, DaLue, are on a mission to help veterans overcome the effects of trauma they’ve experienced during and after their service as members of the armed services.20 veterans commit suicide each day.The Department of Veterans Affairs reports that each day, 20 veterans and active service members commit suicide. Bill Mize and
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“Good morning, TimberKing. Thanks for asking me about my TimberKing project. Yep, we are in the mountains of western Montana just south of Darby. The area is the southernmost portion of the well-known Bitterroot (yes there are two “r’s” in “Bitterroot”) Valley in Montana. Our property came with an old, rundown A-frame summer cabin. I’m dismantling
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Mike Trial has recently been named Missouri’s Tree Farmer of the Year. He manages 2,000 eastern black walnut trees on his 147-acre tree farm. Mike tells us it’s a small operation and that’s the way he wants it. The goal is to pay the taxes. “There’s no market for small quantities of black walnut sawlogs,”
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Our family has many happy memories of working together with Daddy sawing on his mill before he passed away. Thank you for the joy this TimberKing has brought to our family. It’s brought us family time. Daddy loved running the mill. Momma would go up and help him pull lumber or sticker it. I would
“Thank you for the joy this TimberKing has brought our family.” Read More »
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 »
