In a land where copper was king, the timber industry also ruled. Alberta sawmill, opened September 1, 1936 and closed June 30, 1954, tells the story well. One of three Ford-operated sawmills in Baraga ...

The bustling sounds of old sawmills are from a bygone era when commercial logging boomed. Working sawmills in western Sonoma County during the late 19th century and 20th century were not quiet places.

People don’t seem to be bored with natural wood. It remains a top design trend, and you can see it pop up in bars, restaurants, breweries, and in homes. It’s growing into big business for a KELOLAND ...

BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Norwood Portable Sawmills has announced they are publishing and distributing a free new book titled: The Ultimate Guide to Portable Sawmills. This book aims to help new ...

Sawmills are working to recycle trees blown down by Hurricane Helene to assist wildland firefighters while boosting domestic timber production. Many of the trees downed by the storm are usable, ...

This gear is all that remains of Fort Vancouver's first sawmill, which was located near the present day Columbia Springs environmental education center. One end of this gear would attach to a ...

Q. I read in Woodworking Network about sawmills closing in the western U.S. and western Canada, but more opening and expanding in the southern U.S. What is happening? First, understand that this trend ...

Montana state legislators introduced legislation that it believes will help provide low-interest loans to reopen shuttered sawmills. One such mill, Pyramid Lumber, announced in March 2024, that it ...

Sawmills are cutting back lumber production. A lumber yard in Palmer, Mass., last month. (Landon Speers for The Wall Street Journal) A string of sawmill curtailments has buoyed lumber prices amid a ...