To make space for the holiday home, Gord hired a contractor to cut down over 100 of mature Douglas Fir and Cedar trees, to clear a 1-acre (4,000m2) area.
“When I saw that big pile of 20ft logs, I thought that it would be smarter to turn those into lumber myself, than to procure lumber elsewhere”. Even more so because shipping stuff to the small and remote island is quite an undertaking.
Gord’s Junior Peterson (JP) was delivered to his office in Vancouver. He did much of the assembly work there in the workshop and gained an understanding of the basic operation. The transport of his lightweight Junior Peterson to the island, which Gord undertook entirely by himself, involved a tractor, a landing craft from the Vietnam War, and a truck. “The ease with which I could transport the JP just goes to show how mobile this mill is.”
I am a client in Fiji but would like to use it in the islands.
What is the cost of the machine?
The island is badly hit by Tropical Cyclone Herald a week ago and would like to rebuild 20 homes in a single village.
We have pine stock close to 5000 according to our record and would like to use say 40 years old pine for this project.
Your advice, please.
Thanks for your inquiry Sakiusa. We hope your friends and family are safe after that terrible weather event. One of our portable sawmill specialists will be in touch with you soon to advise you. Stay safe, Maurice
I love this miller profile on a fellow JP owner. Way to go Gord!
Thanks for the nice feedback Robert! We were quite impressed by Gord’s efforts too. Cheers, Maurice