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Peterson USA Agent, Left Coast Supplies

Peterson Sawmills Sign First United States Distributor Since 1998

1st March 2017 – Peterson Sawmills New Zealand manufacturers, Peterson Portable Sawmills, today officially announced their partnership with Left Coast Supplies LLC, who will be the first distributor of the...

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Kerris and powertools, home woodworking project

Fresh start in 2017

Here in New Zealand, Christmas and New Year holidays coincide with our annual summer break. New Year’s Eve is traditionally a time for review and reflection, but in New Zealand...

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Ash and Kerris celebrating before Peterson holidays

Tis the season, summer holidays

‘Tis the season for outdoor summer festivities in New Zealand, and the Peterson team have been winding down for the holidays. On Thursday, everyone including part-timers and except Paul –...

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Automated Sawmill Australia

Commercial mill designed for fast production

Peterson’s Automated Swingblade Mill is a commercial mill, designed for fast and accurate timber production so you can work smarter, not harder. “Market research in the US, Canada, Australia and...

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Peterson Sander for Sawmill

Sawmill Sander Disc for Peterson Portable Sawmills

The Peterson Sander comes in a kit which includes an instruction manual and a range of sandpaper grits. The sander head has been designed to fit standard sandpaper discs available...

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What’s the difference between a Peterson and a Lucas sawmill?

“With the Peterson Portable Sawmill I get more done with less effort, by myself” He cut the railroad ties with the Peterson swingblade while he had access to the timber,...

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Sawmilling as a Lifestyle – Owen’s Living His Dream

The WPF was an ideal dimensional sawmill for Owen’s small business because of its ease of use by a single operator. With one winch at the operator’s end, Owen is...

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Portable sawmill in New Zealand

“The Most Cost-Effective Way of Playing with Wood”

Mike trained as a forester with the New Zealand Forest Service, and likes to work with wood when he’s not busy with his regular paying job. In 1996, he purchased...

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Kerris and Chris Browne

The Wife of a Sawmill Specialist

So first, there is work. An owner asking how to sort some electricalthingymajiggy on the ASM that’s blowing a fuse…fuse? Where? Spaghettiefreakenjunction to me… Or better yet, “I’ve got a...

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Marketing Advice for Contract Sawmillers

Whether you’re looking to do the odd weekend job for clients, or wanting to go full-time with your portable sawmill, there are simple marketing tactics that you should look at...

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Sawmill Production Record - Great Portable Sawmill Shootout

Great Portable Sawmill Shootout 2015 – Peterson Sawmills Break Record

The independent Sawmill and Woodlot Magazine has brought The Great Portable Sawmill Shootout to the world as part of the Paul Bunyan Show in Ohio for many years. It is...

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Great Portable Sawmill Shootout 2015 Results

Peterson Portable Sawmills entered two sawmills in the 2015 Great Portable Sawmill Shootout held in Ohio. The Independent Sawmill and Woodlot Magazine has brought The Great Portable Sawmill Shootout to...

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