Directory of Portable Sawmills

Portable Sawmills: a directory of manufacturers.

Charles E. Clément, PhD Extension Specialist Louisiana Forest Products Development Center School of Renewable Natural Resources LSU AgCenter Baton Rouge, LA 70803 [email protected] Ph. (225) 578-4158

There is an increasing interest in portable sawmills. With the growing emphasis on renewable energy, green building and carbon sequestration, more people are concerned about making environmentally conscious choices. Whether it is timber that was blown down by strong winds, property maintenance or sale of valuable timber, the use of a portable sawmill offers the convenience of personalized service and tailored processing.

Finding a portable sawmill for hire or for purchase can be confusing. To facilitate the process, we have compiled a directory of manufacturers that have distribution in Louisiana. This directory can be used to gather manufacturer information if you are considering purchasing, and the companies can be contacted directly to get a contact list of sawmill operators located within a certain radius of a selected zip code.

The top three largest-selling portable sawmill manufacturers (based on Internet sales) are:

1. ENERCRAFT/BAKER has more than 27 years combined experience in manufacturing sawmill equipment. Through continuous improvements to the equipment, Enercaft is a leader in the industry for both portable band sawmills and band resaws.

• The Wood Buddy is a basic sawmill designed to turn fallen timber (up to 28 inches) into boards and squares • The Model 18HD/HP/M are sawmills that produce material for the farm or construction or people want to make extra money on the side but yet are on a budget. • The Model 3638G is an affordable heavy-duty portable sawmill that can tackle logs up to 36 inches in diameter. • The Model Blue Streak beefed up the Model 3638 sawmill with a 2-inch band blade and a 65-HP Cummins diesel engine

Enercraft/Baker Sawmills can be reached at: www.baker-online.com Tel: 800-548-6914

2. TIMBERKING is one of the largest portable sawmill manufacturers in the United States. TimberKing offers three different models to serve three very different needs:

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• The 1220 mill is suited to small, occasional cutting projects on the farm or at a hunting or fishing camp. • The 1600 has more productive capacity with features like hydraulic power feed, hydraulic blade up/down and available hydraulic log loaders. • The B-20 is the choice for using a mill as part of a full-time business venture.

TimberKing can be reached at: www.timberking.com Tel: 800-942-4406

3. WOOD-MIZER is the largest-seller of portable sawmills in the United States. This Indianapolis, Indiana, company has been in business for over 20 years with years of experience and thousands of manufactured mills.

No other company can match Wood-Mizer's selection of mills. They offer two small personal- sized mills for small weekend jobs, four professional-sized mills for increased production using larger logs and industrial-strength bandsaw mills that can match circular saws in productivity.

Wood-Mizer can be reached at: www.woodmizer.com Tel: 800-553-0182

Those interested in second-hand equipment should visit the following sites (listed alphabetically):

Ben Jones Machinery: www.benjones.com Tel: 706-324-2604

Carl Peterson No-Commission Sawmill Exchange: www.truthaboutax.com Tel: 877-327-1471

LBX Online. www.lbxonline.com Tel: 800-315-9950

Machinery Sales Co.: www.machinerysales.com Tel: 503-285-6691

Sawmill Exchange: www.sawmillexchange.com Tel: 800-459-2148

Used Sawmill Equipment: www.usedsawmillequipment.com Tel: 705-340-0106

Yankee-Equipment: www.yankee-equipment.com Tel: 208 839-2665

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LINKS TO PORTABLE SAWMILL MANUFACTURERS

The following lists portable-sawmill manufacturers that have distribution in the United States

Portable Band Sawmill Manufacturers:

1. Baker Products, P.O. Box 128, Ellington, Missouri 63638 USA, Tel: 800-548-6914 or 573-663-7711, Fax: 573-663-2787 Manual, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production www.baker-online.com 2. Better Built Corporation (Rip-Saw), 789 Woburn Street, Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887 USA, Tel: 978-657-5636, Fax: 978-658-0444 Manual www.ripsaw.com 3. Burg Band Sawmills, P.O. Box 547, Myrtle Point, Oregon 97458 USA, Tel: 541-572- 2445 Manual www.burgbandsawmills.com 4. Cook's Saw & Machine (Accu-Trac), 160 Ken Lane, Newton, Alabama 36352 USA, Tel: 800-473-4804 or 334-692-5074, Fax: 334-692-3704 Manual, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production www.cookssaw.com 5. Jonsered Band Sawmill (Sweden), Manual www.usa.jonsered.com Available in North America through: • Tilton Equipment Co. Tel: 877-693-7729 6. Kasco Manufacturing Co. Inc., 170W 600N, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176 USA, Tel: 800- 458-9129 or 317-398-7973, Fax: 317-398-2107 Manual, Power feed www.kascomfg.com 7. Keener-Built Sawmills, 4342 Cartter Road, Kell, Illinois 62853 USA, Tel: 618-822-6468 Power feed, Fully Hydraulic www.keenerbuilt.com 8. Liberty Machine (Timber Mule series), 1277 South Fork Creek Road, Liberty, Kentucky 42539 USA, Tel: 606-787-4162 Manual, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic www.timbermule.com 9. Linn Lumber Company, 26380 Fern Ridge Road, Sweet Home, Oregon 97386 USA, Tel: 541-367-6900 Manual, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic www.linnlumber.com 10. Logmaster Portable Sawmills, Inc., 104 Windfield Cut Off Rd. West Monroe, LA 71292 Tel: 318-397-0379 or 318-235-6637 (cell) Manual, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production www.logmaster.com

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11. Mebor-USA Ltd. (Bosnia) Available in North America through P.O. Box 774, Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire 03447 USA, Tel: 603-494-5306 Power feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production www.mebor-usa.com 12. Mighty Mite Industries Inc., P.O. Box 20427, Portland, Oregon 97220 USA, Tel: 503- 288-5923, Fax: 503-288-5582 Power feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production www.mightymitesawmills.com 13. Mister Sawmill, P.O. Box 252 Flippin, AR 72634 USA, Tel: 870-453-8907 or 870-404- 5328, Manual www.mistersawmill.com 14. M.S.G. Industries, 8120 West Luke Ave., Spokane, Washington 99224 USA, Tel: 800- 535-7576 or 509-624-7575, Fax: 509-624-2783 Manual, Power feed www.msgind.com 15. Norwood Industries, Inc., 294 Graham Rd. Leesville, LA 71446. Tel: 800-567-0404 or 337-537-8040 Manual www.norwoodindustries.com 16. P.G. Saw & Fabricating (Hawkmill), 2271 N. Nicholson Street, Prince George, British Columbia V2N 1V9 Canada, Tel: 888-909-5300 or 250-564-3334 Manual, Power feed www.portablebandsawmill.com 17. PKP Band Sawmills, P.O. Box 1726, Sundre, Alberta T0M 1XO Canada, Tel: 403-638- 6512, Fax: 403-556-9979 High Production www.pkpsawmills.com 18. Quality Equipment Manufacturing, Inc., 1333 East Dominic Street, Rome, New York 13440 USA, Tel: 888-315-6166 or 315-337-3740 Manual, Power feed www.bandmill.com 19. Select Sawmill Co., 490 Hwy 17, Plantagenet, Ontario K0B 1L0 Canada, Tel: 613-673- 1267, Fax: 613-673-2854 High Production (wide band double cut) www.selectsawmill.com 20. SERRA Maschinenbau, GmbH, Bahnhofstraße 83, D - 83253 Rimsting, Germany, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production www.serra.de • Distributed in North America by NuBuild Technology, 195 Cook Street, Barrie, Ontario L4M 4H4 Canada, Tel: 705-733-8845, Fax: 705-734-9977 www.serra- sawmill.com 21. Southern Bandsaw, 72 Hudson Rd. Lyons, GA 30436, Tel: 912-578-5050 or 912-578- 3762 Manual, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic www.southernbandsaw.com 22. T.A. Schmid Portable Band Sawmills, P.O. Box 6, West Edmeston, New York 13485 USA, Tel: Tel: 315-855-4768 (For information only 888-858-8589), Fax: 315-855-4691 Manual www.taschmid.com 23. Thomas & Sons Inc., P.O. Box 95, Brook, Maine 04921 USA, Tel: 207-722-3505 Manual www.thomasbandsawmills.com 24. TimberKing Inc., 1431 N. Topping Ave., Kansas City, Missouri 64120 USA, Tel: 800- 942-4406 or 816-483-1007, Fax: 816-483-7203 Manual, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic www.timberking.com 25. Timberwolf Equipment Ltd./Timberpro Portable Sawmills, 33850 Industrial Avenue, Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S 7T9 Canada, Tel: 800-245-5985 or 250-287-2934, Fax: 250-286-964, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic www.timberwolfequipment.com 26. Turner Mills, 544 County Road 4, Oxford, New York 13830 USA, Tel: 607-843-7318 Manual, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic www.turnermills.com 27. Wood-Mizer Products Inc., 8180 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46214-2400 USA, Tel: 800-553-0182 or 317-271-1542, Fax: 317-273-1011 Manual, Power feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production www.woodmizer.com

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Portable Circular Sawmill Manufacturers:

1. Brand X Sawmills, care of Glacier Creek Logging and Lumber LLC, P.O. Box 1233, Condon, Montana 59826 USA Tel: 866-428-2639 Portable www.brandxsawmills.com 2. Canadian Farm Saw, 854 Corbeil Road, Corbeil Ontario P0H 1K0 Canada, Tel: 705-752- 2550, Fax: 705-752-4542 www.canadianfarmsaw.com 3. Davco Solutions Inc., Box 17 Site 1 RR#3 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5N3 Canada, Tel: 866-532-1850 or 780-532-1850, Fax: 780.532.3626 Portable davcosawmill.com 4. Duncan Ironworks Ltd., 2911 Allenby Road, Duncan, British Columbia V9L 6W2 Canada, Tel: 250-746-5147 Transportable www.diw.ca 5. Jackson Lumber Harvester Co., 830 N State Road 37, Mondovi, Wisconsin 54755 USA, Tel: 715-926-3816, Fax: 715-926-4545 Transportable www.jacksonlbrharvester.com 6. Kallion Konepaja Oy (KARA), (Finland), distributed in North America by Stephen Flemning HC 65, Box 522 Lincoln, Maine 04457 Tel. 207-746-5030 Portable www.karasaw.com 7. Laimet Circular Sawmills (Finland), distributed in North America by MCMASS Industries Ltd. 7712 McMaster Crs. Prince George, BC V2N 3L4, Canada Tel: 250-309 6215 Tel: 250-706 3662 www.laimet.com / www.mcmass.ca 8. Lucas Mills (Australia) Portable (Fits in bed of pickup) www.lucasmill.com • Distributed in North America by Bailey’s, 198 Edwards Dr. Jackson, TN 38301 USA, Tel: 800-322-4539 or 707-984-6133, Fax: 707-984-8115, www.bbaileys.com 9. Meadows Mills Inc., P.O. Box 1288, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659 USA, Tel: 800-626-2282, Fax: 919-667-6501 Portable, Transportable www.meadowsmills.com 10. Mighty Mite Industries Inc., P.O. Box 20427, Portland, Oregon 97220 USA, Tel: 503- 288-5923, Fax: 503-288-5582 Portable, Transportable www.mightymitesawmills.com 11. Mobile Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 258, Troutdale, Oregon 97060 USA, Tel: 877-272- 9645 or 503-666-5593, Fax: 503-661-7548 Portable www.mobilemfg.com 12. Tommi Laine Trading Oy (Slidetec), (Finland), distributed in North America by Kayville International, Box 3 S 7B RR1, Kenora, Ontario P9N 2W7 Canada, Tel/Fax: 807-548- 2381 or 204-832-1753 Portable, www.slidetec.fi

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