Gone Fishing – “Life made easier and much less physical”

Canadian Earl Schuck worked as a logger before semi-retiring in British Columbia 25 years ago. At 66 years old, Earl noticed that it was getting colder every year in Tatla Lake and eventually decided to move to a warmer spot closer to the ocean.

Earl has designed a new loghome which he will build on a plot of land, just walking distance from the sea. He feels drawn to the ocean and is looking forward to doing more boating and fishing.

He will be using his Peterson ASM sawmill to make 10×10 posts and other framing for his new homestead, with Douglas Fir sourced from his own 800m2 woodlot.

Like so many millers, Earl loves working with wood and is fascinated by its amazing colors and grains. He loves operating his Peterson sawmill, as do his son and grandson. They all received personal sawmill training from Peterson back in 2017, when Earl purchased his ASM.

“I’m very happy with how it has made my life easier compared to operating my old bandsaw mill. That machine produced wavy boards and involved a lot of manual handling of logs and blade sharpening. With the Peterson, my job is much less physical, which suits me well.”