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Miller Profiles
Our Miller Profile section enables you to see what other owners are doing with their mills. Click the names below and you can see mill applications from all around the world as well as tips and mottos from Peterson owners.
Andy Harvey
Name: Andy Harvey Location: Guildford, Surrey England. Mill: 30hp W.P.F. Set up (accessories): Hi/Lo Operation: We have a big demand here for English Oak, unfortunately it is rare or I would be very wealthy by now! It is written that European Temperate Hardwoods are a better investment than gold. It is my aim to cut [...]
Peter Throop
Name: Peter Throop Location: Pembroke, Ontario, Canada Mill: 8″ 27hp Kohler WPF Add ons: Electric winch, tacho meter, EZ Dogs Operation: Milling Pine, Spruce and Cedar for barn siding. I hope to make milling my main job when I retire. A good experience so far: “This weekend I got time to set the mill up. [...]
Chris Carter
Name: Chris Carter Location: Gisborne, New Zealand Mill: Log Locust 90cc Dolmar* Add ons: Custom winch frame Operation: Chris purchased his mill secondhand and has enjoyed his experiences dealing with Peterson Sawmills. He mills macrocarpa and has cut timber for various sheds, work benches and chicken houses. Chris also plans to use much of the [...]
Roger Hicks
Name: Roger Hicks Location: Lizella, Georgia USA Mill: 2009 8″ 27hp WPF Add Ons: Hi/Lo, Electric Winch and overhead monorail for moving the logs into place. Operation: Roger mills any type of timber and has been working on building a shed and barn on his property. Best feature: The ease of use of the Peterson [...]
Dave McElwain
Name: Dave McElwain Location: Lima, Ohio, USA Mill: 2002 8″ 24hp WFP Add ons: Hi/Lo Track Operation: Dave purchased his Peterson Sawmill secondhand and spent six weeks refurbishing it completely. Dave says he now possesses an excellent understanding of how the mill works inside and out. It is now used for custom milling hardwood as [...]
Mark Duginske
Name: Mark Duginske Location: Merrill, WI, USA Mill: 2008 10″ 27hp Kohler WPF Add ons: Electric Winch and Microkerf Blade, Planer Blade and Slabbing Attachment. Operation: Producing lumber and table top slabs from urban trees. Best feature: The ability to easily double cut. Tip: “Keep the blade sharp. Try to visualize the whole tree.” Quote: [...]
Paul Gregor
Name: Paul Gregor Age: 42 Location: N.E Pennsylvania Mill: 2008 27hp 8″ WPF Add ons: Electric Winch, Hi/Lo Track, Log Dogs Operation: Custom sawing under his business West End Sawmill & Timber Co. One of Paul’s recent projects was milling cross-ties out of recycled Oak pilings. Best feature: “I like the electric winch, and the [...]
Jeff Meyer
Jeff Meyer is a fifth generation woodsman, with his family having been in the timber industry for over 75 years. His father purchased a Peterson sawmill and asked Jeff to do various jobs for him. He now laments that he didn’t know what he was getting into! Jeff soon started up a custom milling business [...]
Tom Doepker
Name: Tom Doepker Location: Warren, Indiana, USA Mill: 8″ 25hp Kohler ATS Add ons: Lap sider, MicroKerf blade Operation: We salvage trees from fence-rows that are being cleared and burnt. We mill them up, then use the lumber in our wood shop. This allows us to offer our customers wood types that most have never [...]
Karl Maser
Name: Karl Maser Location: Colorado USA Mill: 8 ” 27hp ATS Add Ons: Weatherboard attachment Operation: Karl operates a guest ranch which he renovates with wood cut from his Peterson mill – he also sells lumber to the public. Karl milled 8×8 bucks to set the logs on and bolted them to a concrete slab [...]