Building Dream Homes With a Portable Sawmill: Kelvin’s Story
I’ve known Kelvin and his wife Gaylene for many years, as hard working and amiable Peterson owners, who popped into...
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Sawmill Owner Stories
Petersons have thousands of happy customers operating mills in every corner of the globe. Below is a selection of inspiring, encouraging and straight awesome stories from owners so happy they shared their journeys with us.
If you own a Peterson Sawmill and would like to share your story and/or promote your business on our website, get in touch with us today!
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...
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...
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...
Sol Projex – The Jack Whitfield Story
Shifting the Paradigm: Building a Future from Waste Wood The mission of Sol Projex, as outlined by Jack Whitfield, is...
Niue Recieves First Sawmill in Years
The first Sawmill in years has landed on the South Pacific Island of Niue. Seeing the demand for access to...
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...
Young British Furniture Maker Off to a Flying Start
We usually feature more mature operators in our blog. In sharp contrast, English furniture maker Ben Scott is only 18...
Creative Woodworker Mills His Own Lumber
Gordon Adair has always had a thing with wood and using it in and around the house. Gordon shares how...
Timesharing a Portable Sawmill is a Clever Idea for American Co-op
A cooperative is an ownership structure in which several individuals share the risk and profits of the operation. A sawmill...
A Housing Project in Canada Provides Opportunities for Indigenous People
There are more than 200 unique indigenous communities in present-day British Columbia (BC), Canada. One of them is the Xat’sull/Cmetem’...
When We Don’t Move Dirt, We Mill Timber
More recently, Mark added a Peterson Dedicated Wide Slabber to his toolbox. Because the width of the tracks of the...
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