“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 […]
YOU CAN’T BUY 2″ THICK WOOD SLABS AT HOME DEPOT…so I saw my own! Read More »
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
Tom’s sawmill success plan: diversification, low volume, high margins Read More »
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
SERIOUS HOMESTEADING — 180 acres and a TimberKing Sawmill 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
“NOW I CAN DO WHAT I WANT – no more working for others” Read More »
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 »
“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 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 »
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 »
“Greetings to all! My name is Tim, owner/operator of North Country Trail & Kayak Campground in Jonesville, Michigan. Welcome to my world.Tim’s long-time dream – owning a sizeable chunk of forest landI’m retired military. I was in the Marine Corps, then the Army, National Guard, and ended in the Air Force. I was in construction –
Tim’s building a private, no-fee campground with a TimberKing 1220 Read More »
“I worked in the trades for 42 years. I was a journeyman millwright, working in plants setting up equipment like turbines in coal mines, milling machines, welding, and more. Everything we did was very precise, within thousandths of an inch. I built my own home. In fact, I’ve built two or three homes over the
TimberKing 2000 Diesel – The right mill for this millwright Read More »
