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Timeless woodworking art with a portable sawmill
Before purchasing his mill, Dean explored the entire sawmill...
The ultimate portable sawmill attachment
Typically, a sawyer would require multiple mills to efficiently produce...
Bespoke Woodworking with a portable sawmill – Rick Gleasure’s story
Rick cuts his wood on a Peterson WPF, creating...
The ultimate portable sawmill range
Portable Sawmills? It’s literally our middle name. Our history began...
Swingblade or Bandsaw – The modern question for Sawyers
The modern-age question for portable Sawyers – Bandsaw or Swingblade?...
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The ultimate portable sawmill attachment
Typically, a sawyer would require multiple mills to efficiently produce...
Timber to Art: Peterson’s Mills and Woodworkers Unite
At Peterson Portable Sawmills, our commitment to optimizing mill efficiency...
Sol Projex – The Jack Whitfield Story
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 Start
We usually feature more mature operators in our blog. In...
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...
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The ultimate portable sawmill package!
Rotorua, as we know it now, was built in the 1880s as a tourist destination, attracting people to visit the region’s geothermal lakes and attractions. The addition of a train, connecting Auckland and Rotorua,...
Timeless woodworking art with a portable sawmill
Before purchasing his mill, Dean explored the entire sawmill market, both swing blades and band saws, but found that a Peterson portable sawmill was the best to suit his needs. “I did a lot...
The ultimate portable sawmill attachment
Typically, a sawyer would require multiple mills to efficiently produce dimensional lumber and large slabs. However, Peterson’s found an innovative solution to this dilemma, the clip-on Slabber attachment. Imagine the ability to switch between your...
Bespoke Woodworking with a portable sawmill – Rick Gleasure’s story
Rick cuts his wood on a Peterson WPF, creating both dimensional timber and slabs with the help of the clip-on slabber attachment. “I don’t use anything close to what the machine is capable of...
The ultimate portable sawmill range
Portable Sawmills? It’s literally our middle name. Our history began as necessity – a young family surrounded by trees in a remote jungle, with no way to convert those into a home. Since 1989, when...
Swingblade or Bandsaw – The modern question for Sawyers
The modern-age question for portable Sawyers – Bandsaw or Swingblade? We know our answer, and here is why our Peterson swingblades are simply the smarter choice. The standout feature of a Peterson mill is the...
Peterson Factory Demo Days 2024
That’s a wrap on our Peterson Factory Demo Days for 2024! But here’s a quick recap for anyone who missed out… Although the weather was not on our side, our Demo Days started with a...
Junior Peterson – The ultimate hobbyist sawmill
The JP (Junior Peterson) has been a staple in the Peterson line up since it was first introduced over a decade ago. Although it has come leaps and bounds from its first form, with the...
NZ Factory Demo Days Announced For 2024!
We’re excited to announce that our annual demo days at our Rotorua factory will be returning in 2024, with the dates set for the 14th and 15th of June (Friday and Saturday of Mystery Creek...
Peterson Sawmills Live In Australia!
Petersons is glad to announce their attendance of the annual Primex field days in NSW, Australia, 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...
