Owner Success Stories Norwood Sawyers Are Building Legacies
SAWYER TALES
ONE COUPLE’S PROFITABLE & ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SAWMILL JOURNEYRose Forestry of upstate New York is a forward-thinking family business that sees, and unlocks, the tremendous value in natural resources missed by most everyone else. Using their Norwood LumberPro HD36, their business has two “divisions”: Firstly, they custom-saw on contract for others. Secondly, they have a storefront for woodworkers and craftsmen that they stock with unique slabs and boards milled from salvaged wood and sustainably-grown timber. |
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AN INVESTMENT IN FAMILY... AND IN LEGACY."We’ve created numerous pieces of furniture, gifts, crafts and spare firewood for our family and friends. But what makes my wife and I the most pleased with our investment is the lessons and memories it has created with our 3 kids. They have developed an interest in working and creating with their hands. Being outside, building, learning and working together has brought us closer together." - Steve and Nicole R. |
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I WISH I BOUGHT IT YEARS AGO!"My Norwood Sawmill has become one of my most useful tools on my 60 acre Missouri Ozark Farm. Without question I have recovered the initial cost of purchase of the sawmill. Along with the economic benefit, the pride of cutting and building from lumber harvest on my own land is unmeasurable." - Daniel A. |
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"MY FATHER AT 84 YEARS OLD DECIDED HE HAD WAITED TOO LONG TO GET A SAWMILL…""In 2018 when we happened upon a YouTube video about portable sawmills it started a discussion which led to some extensive research into brands, capability, and pricing. Based on our needs and budget we finally selected and purchased a NORWOOD LM-29 sawmill in January of 2019. He says “why did I wait so long?" - Scott B. |
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SEEING THE OPPORTUNITY IN ELEPHANT-DAMAGED TREES – AND SEIZING ITAfrican big-game hunter, safari guide and outdoorsman, Ron Crous, salvages and transforms priceless African hardwoods with his Norwood sawmill. |
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HARNESSING THE VALUE OF UNTAPPED VALUE OF RECLAIMED “URBAN” LUMBERThe beauty of reclaimed wood and “live-edge” furniture is at the heart of a growing demand for lumber that only a portable sawmill can produce. That, coupled with increasing global ecological awareness, are leading many entrepreneurial sawyers to look to cities as fertile ground for both valuable markets and valuable saw-logs. |
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MY SAWMILL EXPERIENCE DOWN UNDER"I always bought timber, as it was my only source. As my job progressed, and when I had access to a farm in 2004, I started to dabble in milling with a small chainsaw mill. It was so satisfying to turn what was just a log doomed to be burned as firewood, into something I could use. I used the posts and beams I cut to build a few sheds." |
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BIG-DIMENSION SAWING IN CANADA’S NORTHA grader operator in the oil fields by day, Phil runs a Norwood LumberMan MN26 sawmill evenings and weekends—often by electric lights— to stretch out the short winter days. “I’m up at 5:00, come home around 5:00 in the evening, have supper, then go out in the bush and cut lumber for an hour or two,” he explained. The evening I called Phil, he had just come in after such an evening of sawmilling in -20 C (-4 F) degree weather. |
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BUILD LOG CABINS (AND A BUSINESS) WITH THE NORWOOD LOG MOULDER LX26 (VIDEO)Norwood owner, Larry Fleece, recognized an opportunity: he had an abundance of the product - Eastern White Pine, he had the skill & he had the passion. All he needed was the right tools, which started with the Norwood Log Moulder LX26. Today, Larry is creating log cabin kits out of moulded white pine timbers using his LX26, doing what he loves & spending time in the outdoors. |