“My wife and I began our careers as scientists in the pharmaceutical industry. My degree is in chemistry, and Carolina’s is in biology. After several years in the field, we decided to take a different path. Today, we’re full-time sawyers running our own business. From the lab to the sawmill Leaving the corporate world wasn’t […]
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If you’ve ever wanted to turn logs into usable lumber for woodworking, construction, or profit, learning how to set up and operate a portable sawmill is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop. With the right preparation and equipment, you can produce high-quality boards at a fraction of the cost of store-bought lumber.When
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Martin Burkhart saws LOGS SO BIG he’s had to whittle them down a bit to fit through the TimberKing’s cutting throat. How big is that? His 2020’s max log diameter is 39″. So this big boy’s pushing 40″ wide or more!“The sawing business has been in my blood for generations. Both my granddads ran sawmill
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Ryan keeps a close eye on the TimberKing head’s progress through his squared-off cant.“I’m a landscaper. In my business, landscaping includes handling everything on a property. I do excavation, stone work, roads, foundations, heavy construction, even build outbuildings, cabanas, and custom homes. And I fell clients’ tress and saw them into lumber with my TimberKing
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I’ve sawed lumber my whole life.“I grew up on my grandfather’s farm where he had an old-style circle sawmill. I helped saw since I was a kid. My dad, brothers, and I sawed out lumber for neighbors for 40 years!Then it clicked…I got a mechanical engineering degree and worked in the chemical industry for 20
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A business philosophy based in SERVICE“My dad started Wyco Wood Co. years ago. I started sawing with him in about 1990 and we’ve been sawing together ever since. Back then, a friend cleared trees for a utility company and supplied me with really beautiful logs. Dad and I started out with chainsaw mills but they’re
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“Nobody around here can cut 60” slabs like I can with my TimberKing“I started doing woodworking in high school, then continued as a hobby. A friend started a taxidermy business and I started making mounting plaques for him out of exotic hardwoods. That work yielded a lot of exotic wood scraps and I turned them
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“I’m a retired businessman but I’m busier now than ever. I’ve had a lot of mechanical experience. I ran a plant that manufactures big agricultural equipment. I’ve done a lot of woodworking and metalworking. I’ve done welding, sales and marketing, and I’ve run a restaurant. I’ve flown planes and even sung opera!Ed Ferguson is retired
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TimberKing owner, Tom Brueggen has many irons in the fire. “I’m always looking for business opportunities and running them through my head to see if they’re a play I want to make.” He’s made a lot of plays and runs several small, successful enterprises. Success key? All Tom’s endeavors support one anotherTom does excavation work and land
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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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