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The Timber Log
Manny is our homestead dog. He’s a mix of English bulldog, Jack Russell, and Catahoula. Our fur baby is so full of personality that we never know what to expect...
Read MoreCheck Out How We Clean Firewood A behind the scenes look at how we clean our firewood. Equipment in this Video: Blockbuster Firewood Cleaner Bobcat S250 (wheels) Bobcat T300 (tracks)...
Read MoreWinter is upon us and it is time to fire up the wood stove. There is something about a glowing fire that can not be beat. The heat is cozy...
Read MoreThe Pickaroon (Hookaroon)
The Pickaroon (also spelled picaroon) is sometimes also called a hookaroon, a pisaroon, a sappie, a Zapin, or a Sapine.
Read MoreCherry Log Fail on Wood Mizer Sawmill
Did you ever feel like a job was never going to be completed? This log fought me all the way today.
Read MoreWoodworking Bowl Blanks for Lathe Turning
A bowl blank is a cube of wood cut so that the grain runs perpendicular to the rotation axis.
Read MoreLog Arch Prototype
This is the first trial of the log arch. Chuck and his brother, Mike, came up with this log arch design and manufactured the prototype.
Read MoreHow We Sticker and Stack Rough Cut Lumber
So, what are stickers? In sawmilling they are narrow strips of wood used between lumber when stacking.
Read MoreHow We Handle Small Sawlog Loads
We are a small sawmill located in the Appalachia Mountains of south-central Pennsylvania near Lake Raystown.
Read MoreWhen Honeybees find Fresh Sawdust
We were sawing logs at the sawmill. As the sawdust collected, so did the honeybees.
Read More7 Reasons Wood Heat is a Good Choice in the Lake Raystown Area
What does visiting or living in the Raystown Lake area have to do with firewood? Here’s the short list.
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