Missouri Farmer Operates Niche Business Making Quality Wood Products for Others
MANSFIELD, Missouri – “I take timber from farm to furniture maker,” said Will Kubitschek, founder and owner (with his wife, Cait) of Ozarks Fine Lumber. In the process he interacts with loggers, construction contractors, sawmill owners, hobbyists, and furniture...
Wood-Mizer WM4500 Industrial Sawmill Boosts Father and Son Lumber Business
PIKETON, Ohio – Located in the lush rolling hills of Piketon, Ohio, Brandon Wooldridge and his son, Bryce, run their sawmill business, Deep Woods Lumber Co. The family owned and operated sawmill business, established in 1998, recently upgraded to a Wood-Mizer WM4500...
Sawmill Owner Builds Creative Creekside Guest Cabin
By Ryan Moore, Wood-Mizer Contributing Author The My Wood-Mizer Project Contest, a favorite tradition since 1985, gives Wood-Mizer sawmill owners an opportunity to showcase their dream projects milled and made with lumber from their sawmills. With more than...
Michigan Hardwood Producer Still Focused on Customers, Innovation
CLINTON, Michigan — HMI Hardwoods was a leader in the industry when it began offering services to rip kiln-dried lumber to width for customers. It remains focused on innovations that will enable it to serve its customers while improving efficiencies. HMI Hardwoods...
Arkansas Hardwood Producer Turns To High-Tech for Board Edging Solutions
HOLLY SPRINGS, Arkansas — Chad Sorrells had been looking for a supplier to build an optimized edger for his family’s hardwood sawmill for a long time. “For our size mill, I’d been looking for optimized edgers, but I felt they were too expensive for our production,”...