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Milling Tips for New Sawmillers

There are many experienced millers here at Petersons. I wondered what their best milling tips would be for new sawmillers. So I asked each of them “If I was new...

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Building a DIY Compost Bin

Tom Roberts from Portland, Oregon USA recently built a DIY compost bin using a plan from Lowe’s.com How-To Libary. Composting is a great way of reusing your kitchen scraps and...

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How to build a Garden Bench

Want to enjoy the summer sun weather? This month’s Peterson Project is to build a DIY garden bench where you can enjoy as much sun as you want in comfort....

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Making a Chopping Board

This month our multi-talented Sales Consultant Aaron Kalan has prepared a Peterson Project that the kids can help you with! An excellent Christmas gift idea, this simple Chopping Board will...

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Andy Harvey

English Oak could make Andy a Wealthy Man

Name: Andy Harvey Location: Guildford, Surrey England. Mill: 30hp W.P.F. Operation: We have a big demand here for English Oak, unfortunately it is rare or I would be very wealthy...

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Greg Gianas

The Veteran, Writer and Teacher turned Woodworker

Access to wood wasn’t a problem, as local arborists were discarding thousands of dollars of hardwood daily, and paying landfills to dump it! So Greg offered to take wood off...

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Salvaging Charred Trees

Every year, fires burn millions of hectares of forest worldwide. Often, as was the case with some of the fires during the recent tragedy in Victoria Australia, the fires are...

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Wilkins Tree Farm – Custom Sawmilling with Russel Wilkins

  With active parents, it is no wonder that Russell often has many jobs on the go at once. Having recently retired as a metal fabricator and engineer at Pioneer...

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“Don’t delay buying your Peterson as long as I did!”

  “I use the double cutting much more than I ever expected too. I sure am glad I picked Peterson every time I double cut, it’s just so easy.” One...

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It’s everything that I wanted

Bryce McIntosh has established a successful furniture business....
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Lonnie Green Mill Site

Lonnie Green never looked back at any other mill

Lonnie Green is a custom miller, moving from site to site...
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I’ve never had one board returned

Bellbird Fall Timbers custom mill Australian hardwoods....
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