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Portable Sawmills: 2009-2010 directory of manufacturers.

There is an increasing interest in portable sawmills. With the growing emphasis on renewable energy, green building and carbon sequestration, more people are concerned about making environmentally conscious choices. Whether it is timber that was blown down by strong winds, property maintenance or sale of valuable timber, the use of a portable sawmill offers the convenience of personalized service and tailored processing.

Finding a portable sawmill for hire or for purchase can be confusing. To facilitate the process, we have compiled a directory of manufacturers that have distribution in Louisiana. This directory can be used to gather manufacturer information if you are considering purchasing, and the companies can be contacted directly to get a contact list of sawmill operators located within a certain radius of a selected zip code.

The top three largest-selling portable sawmill manufacturers (based on Internet sales) are:

1. ENERCRAFT/BAKER has more than 27 years combined experience in manufacturing sawmill equipment. Through continuous improvements to the equipment, Enercaft is a leader in the industry for both portable band sawmills and band resaws.

• The Wood Buddy is a basic sawmill designed to turn fallen timber (up to 28 inches) into boards and squares.
• The Models 18HD/HP/M are sawmills that produce material for the farm or construction or people who want to make extra money on the side but yet are on a budget.
• The Model 3638G is an affordable heavy-duty portable sawmill that can tackle logs up to 36 inches in diameter.
• The Model Blue Streak beefed up the Model 3638 sawmill with a 2-inch band blade and a 65-HP Cummins diesel engine.

              Enercraft/Baker Sawmills can be reached at: www.baker-online.com Tel: 800-548‑6914

2. TIMBERKING is one of the largest portable sawmill manufacturers in the United States. TimberKing offers three different models to serve three very different needs:

• The 1220 mill is suited to small, occasional cutting projects on the farm or at a hunting or fishing camp.
• The 1600 has more productive capacity with features like hydraulic power feed, hydraulic blade up/down and available hydraulic log loaders.
• The B-20 is the choice for using a mill as part of a full-time business venture.

              TimberKing can be reached at: www.timberking.com Tel: 800-942-4406

3. WOOD-MIZER is the largest seller of portable sawmills in the United States. This Indianapolis, Indiana, company has been in business for over 20 years with years of experience and thousands of manufactured mills.

No other company can match Wood-Mizer's selection of mills. They offer two small personal-sized mills for small weekend jobs, four professional-sized mills for increased production using larger logs and industrial-strength bandsaw mills that can match circular saws in productivity.

Wood-Mizer can be reached at: www.woodmizer.com Tel: 800-553-0182

Those interested in secondhand equipment should visit the following sites (listed alphabetically):

Ben Jones Machinery: www.benjones.com Tel: 706-324-2604

LBX Online. www.lbxonline.com Tel: 800-315-9950

Machinery Sales Co.: www.machinerysales.com Tel: 503-285-6691

Sawmill Exchange: www.sawmillexchange.com Tel: 800-459-2148

Used Sawmill Equipment: www.usedsawmillequipment.com Tel: 705-340-0106

Yankee-Equipment: www.yankee-equipment.com Tel: 208 839-2665

LINKS TO PORTABLE SAWMILL MANUFACTURERS

The following lists portable-sawmill manufacturers that have distribution in the United States

Portable Band Sawmill Manufacturers:

1. Baker Products – Types: Manual, Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production. PO Box 128, Ellington, Missouri 63638 USA, Tel: 800-548-6914 or 573-663-7711, Fax: 573-663-2787, www.baker-online.com
2. Southeastern Industrial Resources (Rip-Saw) – Type: Manual. PO Box 266 / 5700 Columbus City Road, Grant, AL 35747. Tel: (256) 728-3070, Fax (256) 728-3071, www.ripsaw.com
3. Burg Band Sawmills – Type: Manual. PO Box 547, Myrtle Point, Oregon 97458 USA, Tel: 541-572-2445, www.burgbandsawmills.com
4. Cook's Saw & Machine (Accu-Trac) – Types: Manual, Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production. 160 Ken Lane, Newton, Alabama 36352 USA, Tel: 800-473-4804 or 334-692-5074, Fax: 334-692-3704, www.cookssaw.com
5. Jonsered Band Sawmill – Type: Manual. 7349 Statesville Road, Charlotte, NC 28269. Tel: 800-487-5951, Fax: 800-974-8759, Manual www.usa.jonsered.com
6. Kasco Manufacturing Co. Inc. – Types: Manual, Power Feed. 170W 600N, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176 USA, Tel: 800-458-9129 or 317-398-7973, Fax: 317-398-2107, www.kascomfg.com
7. Keener-Built Sawmills – Types: Manual, Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic. 4342 Cartter Road, Kell, Illinois 62853 USA, Tel: 765-691-6461, www.keenerbuilt.com
8. Liberty Machine (Timber Mule series) – Types: Manual, Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic. 1277 South Fork Creek Road, Liberty, Kentucky 42539 USA, Tel: 606-787-4162, www.timbermule.com
9. Linn Lumber Company – Types: Manual, Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic. 26380 Fern Ridge Road, Sweet Home, Oregon 97386 USA, Tel: 541-367-6900, www.linnlumber.com
10. Logmaster Portable Sawmills, Inc. – Types: Manual, Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production. 16609 US Hwy. 259 North Nacogdoches, TX 75965. Tel: 936-560¬6755 or 800-820-9515 Fax: 936-560-0793, www.logmaster.com
11. Mebor-USA Ltd. – Types: Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production. PO Box 774, Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire 03447 USA, Tel: 603-494-5306, www.mebor-usa.com
12. Mighty Mite Industries Inc. – Types: Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production. 461 NE 3rd Ave. Canby, Oregon 97013 USA, Tel: 503-266-3387, Fax: 503-266-3395, www.mightymitesawmills.com
13. Mister Sawmill – Type: Manual. PO Box 252 Flippin, AR 72634 USA, Tel: 870-453-8907 or 870-404-5328, www.mistersawmill.com
14. M.S.G. Industries – Types: Manual, Power Feed. 8120 West Luke Ave., Spokane, WA 99224 USA, Tel: 800-535-7576 or 509-624-7575, Fax: 509-624-2783, www.msgind.com
15. Norwood Industries, Inc. – Type: Manual. 252 Sonwil Drive, Buffalo, New York 14225. Tel: 800-567-0404 or 705-689-2800, Fax: 705-689-1982, www.norwoodindustries.com
16. P.G. Saw & Fabricating (Hawkmill) – Types: Manual, Power Feed, 2271 N. Nicholson Street, Prince George, British Columbia V2N 1V9 Canada, Tel: 888-909-5300 or 250-564-3334, www.portablebandsawmill.com
17. PKP Band Sawmills – Type: High Production. PO Box 1726, Sundre, Alberta T0M 1XO Canada, Tel: 403-638-6512, Fax: 403-556-9979, www.pkpsawmills.com
18. Quality Equipment Manufacturing, Inc. – Types: Manual, Power Feed. 715 Erie Blvd East, Rome, New York 13440 USA, Tel: 888-315-6166 or 800-BANDMIL (800-226-3645), www.bandmill.com
19. Select Sawmill Co. – Type: High Production (wide band double cut). 5889 County Road 17 / PO Box 81, Plantagenet, Ontario K0B 1L0 Canada, Tel: 613-673-1267, Fax: 613-673-2854, www.selectsawmill.com
20. T.A. Schmid Portable Band Sawmills – Type: Manual. 145 Park Drive, Fultonville, NY 12072 USA, Tel: 888-858-8589 or 518-853-1885, Fax: 518-853-1887, www.taschmid.com
21. Thomas & Sons Inc. – Type: Manual. P.O. Box 95, Brook, Maine 04921 USA, Tel: 866-722-3505, www.thomasbandsawmills.com
22. TimberKing Inc. – Types: Manual, Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic. 1431 N. Topping Ave., Kansas City, Missouri 64120 USA, Tel: 800-942-4406, www.timberking.com
23. Timberwolf Equipment Ltd./Timberpro Portable Sawmills – Types: Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic. 1790 Willow Street, Campbell River, British Columbia V9W 3M7 Canada. Tel: 800-245-5985 or 250-286-9621, Fax: 250-286-9641, www.timberwolfequipment.com
24. Turner Mills – Types: Manual, Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic. 544 County Road 4, Oxford, New York 13830 USA, Tel: 607-843-7318, www.turnermills.com
25. Wood-Mizer Products Inc. – Types: Manual, Power Feed, Fully Hydraulic, High Production. 8180 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46214-2400 USA, Tel: 800-553-0182 or 317-271-1542, Fax: 317-273-1011, www.woodmizer.com

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