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Celebrating 35 Years of Service Across the World

Carl Peterson started the ball rolling in 1989 with an innovative lesson for fixed machinery, by releasing ‘the world’s first commercially available portable sawmill’, according to Maurice. They may have...

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Guy Jackson - GMS Guy mills stuff guy makes stuff - Dedicated Wide Slabber WPF Combination

Two Mills Working in Tandem

Guy has been using his two mills in perfect tandem ever since. Because the width of the tracks of the DWS is exactly the same as that of the WPF,...

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Earl Schuk - Peterson Automated Swingblade Mill Canada

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

Earl is not afraid of taking on big milling jobs however. Earlier this year he took on a large job cutting big 27ft long beams to mill heaps of 10″x12″...

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Rob MacDonald - Milling at Skyline

Custom Sawmilling – A Comfortable Lifestyle Choice

“I needed a mill I could take to the logs due to their size and location. For me, the main advantages of the Peterson are its portability and suitability for...

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Zane Rous - Junior Peterson a stepping stone for young millers

Junior Peterson – A Stepping Stone for Young Sawmillers

  “The JP is the perfect sawmill for a part-time miller. It’s a simple machine really, and easy to use. For me, it was the logical first step to blade...

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Alaskan Bill swears by his Swing Blade Sawmill

Bill Iverson has lived and breathed in the fresh Alaskan air all his life, and his favorite pastimes of fishing and hunting make the isolated American state a perfect playground...

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Russell’s Sawmill is the Bee’s Knees

Russell Bee is almost 80 years old and owns a farm near Dannevirke, a small township located on the North Island of New Zealand. For the past 35 years, Russell...

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Celebrating 35 Years – 1992 to 1996

Peterson is celebrating 30 Years of portable sawmill innovation. We're inviting you to join us as we relive our exciting history....
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Celebrating 35 Years – The First 5 Years: 1987 to 1991

‘Necessity is the mother of invention,’ says Carl Peterson. The fascinating story of the evolution of our sawmills starts in 1987, on the Fiji Islands. Although we were surrounded by...

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Dave Jardine - Summit Log & Timber Homes

Timber Craftsmen at Their Peak

  “The Peterson is the only mill I’ve come across that cuts true and square,” says Dave. “When we need to trim the end of a large Cedar flare, the...

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Finding Passion and Success Milling Valuable Slabs

Once Mike gained more experience with his mill, he started promoting his services on social media, and the custom sawmilling business swung into action. Mike then ordered the complementary clip-on...

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Celebrating over 35 Years of Peterson Portable Sawmills – From the Beginning

Peterson Portable Sawmills, From the Beginning   1987 ‘Necessity is the mother of invention,’ says Carl Peterson. The fascinating story of the evolution of our sawmills starts in 1987, on...

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Peterson Portable Sawmills manufacture and export worldwide from our factory in Rotorua, New Zealand. Encountering fluctuating freight, raw materials, currencies and export costs, therefore we have tailored pricelists pertaining to each country.
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