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Sawyer: Paul Simms
Location: Ferrum, Virginia
Equipment: LT40 Super Hydraulic
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Project Dimensions: 76' X 22', 3,650 sq ft
100% of lumber cut on the mill
Estimated Savings:
$100,000+ on lumber
Wood Species Used:
White Pine, White Oak, Hickory
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In the Family for Six Generations
"After spending a lot of time in our woods and
looking over our forest inventory, I saw that
we had numerous trees that needed to be cut.
I had just recently retired as a pilot, so this
was way out of my line of expertise. With a whole lot
of help, I managed to learn a little about horse logging
and good forestry management. I also expanded my
research on sawmills and wisely ended up purchasing a
new Wood-Mizer.
“Our goal was to use all the lumber
possible from our own property. Folks are amazed that
everything came within a couple of hundred yards from the site and that the timber was logged with the help of horses. We milled the heart of the tree and then used a broad axe to hand hewn finish all of the logs. I loved the flexibility of the mill. We were able to saw everything from the house logs, post & beams, flooring, T & G ceiling,
doors, cabinets, trim work and even all of the cedar pickets with our Wood-Mizer. This became a very rewarding project since I was building our home from trees that I know my grandfather and father had planted decades earlier. Our children are the sixth generation to the farm that my great-great grandfather settled on in 1891.”