TORONTO - Portable sawmill owners and operators can quickly scale logs, calculate the volume of sawn lumber and estimate the weight of logs using a free mobile app from Norwood. The Sawmill Calculator ...

In this video, we explore the question of how long you can wait before sawing logs into lumber. We examine logs that have been aged for a few years to see the results of letting a log sit. Are there ...

One of the more interesting phenomena of today's world is the insulation we have from the source of our sustenance, or raw materials. Many modern folk would have a hard time explaining where the ...

Salvaging dead or dying trees, and milling the logs into lumber is a great experience. It is part of the powerful connection I feel with the land, and I am always delighted to share it with my friends ...

The Pacific Lumber Co. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying that environmental restrictions are preventing it from cutting enough redwoods to continue making payments on the roughly ...

Dan Cassens, a Purdue professor of wood products, cuts a piece of lumber from a log using a horizontal thin kerf band mill. (Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Keith Robinson) Download Photo WEST ...

In this video, I detail my journey of building a sawmill, discussing the equipment and techniques I utilize. Key products featured include log tongs, a 60" peavey, a 78" cant hook, a hi-lift jack, and ...

Dr. Scott Bowe highlights the key findings of a research study looking at a cost-benefit analysis of importing value-added lumber versus logs A recent report shows that over the last ten years India's ...

Tim Engle operates the saw during a saw milling demonstration at the 48th annual Wheat Threshing, Steam & Gas Engine Show on Route 313 near Federalsburg Saturday. The saw was being powered by a Frick ...

At left, Jonnie Kellogg from Tuolumne and George Harrison from Grass Valley compete against other teams for time as they work together to saw off the log end at the 64th Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee held ...