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Timber to Art: Peterson’s Mills and Woodworkers Unite
At Peterson Portable Sawmills, our commitment to optimizing mill efficiency...
Blade and Kerf – The Petersons edge
Kerf and wood wastage is an important evaluation when comparing...
Rural Beginnings to Building a Soul-Filled Life: Jack Whitfield’s Journey
Shifting the Paradigm: Building a Future from Waste Wood The...
Petersons Back the Four Day Work Week
At Peterson Portable Sawmills Head Office and Manufacturing Facilities in...
Peterson Automated Swingblade Mill (ASM) – The Automatic Choice
Originally published in Nov-Dec 2022 issue of Farmers Review Africa...
Peterson Owners' Stories
Timber to Art: Peterson’s Mills and Woodworkers Unite
At Peterson Portable Sawmills, our commitment to optimizing mill efficiency...
Rural Beginnings to Building a Soul-Filled Life: Jack Whitfield’s Journey
Shifting the Paradigm: Building a Future from Waste Wood The...
Mohaka River Community add second Peterson to their inventory
Civil engineer, New Zealand basketball representative, former olympian, craftsman, timber...
Young British Furniture Maker Off to a Flying Ftart with His Second Hand Peterson
We usually feature more mature operators in our blog. In...
Creative Woodworker Mills His Own Lumber
Gordon Adair has always had a thing with wood and...
Timesharing a Portable Sawmill is a Clever Idea for American Co-op
A cooperative is an ownership structure in which several individuals...
A Housing Project in Canada Provides Opportunities for Indigenous People
There are more than 200 unique indigenous communities in present-day...
When We Don’t Move Dirt, We Mill Timber
More recently, Mark added a Peterson Dedicated Wide Slabber to...
Portable Sawmill Opens the Door to Affordable Housing
December 2021 Update: Roughly 12 months have passed now since...
Insights for Operating a Business
The Costs of Owning and Operating Machinery
Repair and Maintenance Maintenance refers to all those activities that...
Press Releases
Off To Aussie!
Petersons is glad to announce their attendance of the annual Primex field days in Casino, NSW, from the 16th – 18th of May, as well as the hosting of two live demo days at commercial...
Timber to Art: Peterson’s Mills and Woodworkers Unite
At Peterson Portable Sawmills, our commitment to optimizing mill efficiency and maximizing the potential of logs has led us to forge strong partnerships with local Woodturners and woodworking professionals. One such collaboration introduced us to...
Blade and Kerf – The Petersons edge
Kerf and wood wastage is an important evaluation when comparing portable sawmills. Is recovery more important than accuracy or speed? What about ongoing maintenance? How does one decide how much weight to put on each...
Sawing back to the USA!
This trip marks the debut of the ASM (Automated Swingblade Mill) on a US show circuit, and the feedback that’s been received has been phenomenal. The ASM sawmill is striking a chord with US buyers,...
Rural Beginnings to Building a Soul-Filled Life: Jack Whitfield’s Journey
Shifting the Paradigm: Building a Future from Waste Wood The mission of Sol Projex, as outlined by Jack, is to push the boundaries of sustainability, using minimal waste while offering designs that restore balance and...
Petersons Back the Four Day Work Week
At Peterson Portable Sawmills Head Office and Manufacturing Facilities in Rotorua, New Zealand, we have been operating with flexible hours and working days, offering all staff Glide Time since 2003, with most employees setting their...
Niue Recieves First Sawmill in Years
It has been a number of years since there has been a working sawmill on the South Pacific Island of Niue. Seeing the demand for access to local timber, and knowing that no one can supply...
Peterson Automated Swingblade Mill (ASM) – The Automatic Choice
Originally published in Nov-Dec 2022 issue of Farmers Review Africa For over 3 decades, Peterson Portable Sawmills have been manufacturing the highest quality portable swing blade sawmills in the world. “Petersons” for short,...
Mohaka River Community add second Peterson to their inventory
Civil engineer, New Zealand basketball representative, former olympian, craftsman, timber engineer and builder among many other talents, Ralph Lattimore of Mohaka River Farm is by all means a successful and talented man, but his passion...