Combined Saw and Knife: From Loss to Legacy
How one woman’s resilience built Australia’s most trusted name in bandsaw blades and Wood-Mizer sawmills
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Hollerhorn
Karl Neubauer built Hollerhorn Distilling in Naples, NY using salvaged timber he milled on his Wood-Mizer sawmill—the same tool that's been central to his 20-year career as a builder, sculptor, and distiller. When fire destroyed the building in 2022, the Finger Lakes community rallied to help him rebuild, proving that his distillery had become more than a business—it was a community hub.
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From Maleny to the World: Unlocking the Sound of Australian Timber
For over 30 years, David Linton has been revealing the hidden beauty of Australia’s unique timbers. With his Wood-Mizer LT40 and RazorTip blades, he mills rare species like Blackwood, Bunya Pine, and Red Cedar into tonewoods prized by guitar makers worldwide. “The colours, the figure, the surprises inside — it’s mind-blowing,” David says. His careful process — air-drying for years before finishing — ensures that every log is treated with patience and respect. The result: timber that travels from Maleny’s forests to global stages in the form of world-class instruments.
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Couple in Victoria, Australia Giving New Life to Fallen Timber
Sarah and Nathan Worth of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula transform fallen timber into handcrafted furniture, fencing, and slabs using Wood-Mizer sawmills and kilns.
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The Adventures of Cabin Building in Alaska
Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, a plot of land sat empty for for years. Andrew Flynn knew he wanted to build a cabin there. The ingenious way he made it happen involves a Wood-Mizer LT35, a shipping container, and pure willpower.
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Harvesting Legacy: How a Forgotten Black Walnut Grove Sparked a New Beginning
Mark Chrisp discovered a grove of black walnut trees on his property after his wife's cancer diagnosis. Approaching retirement, he bought a Wood-Mizer LX50SUPER sawmill to craft quality timber, transforming the grove into a thriving workshop and a symbol of resilience.
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Splitting Smarter Not Harder with Wood-Mizer
The story of how one family went from a dairy farm in New Zealand to a thriving timber business in Brisbane with the help of the Wood-Mizer FS500. Read here to find out how the Flanagan’s turned their backyard into something extraordinary.
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Creating Custom Pallets with the WM4500 Industrial Sawmill in the USA
DJ Pallets, based in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, operates Wood-Mizer equipment for recycling pallets and manufacturing custom pallets for clients across America.
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Reconnecting People and Trees: The Story of Angel City Lumber
When most people think of Los Angeles, they picture the sun-drenched beaches, the glitz of Hollywood, or the sprawling urban landscape. However, for Jeff Perry, the city revealed itself as something more—a multi-layered ecosystem, where human life and nature are deeply intertwined.
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Mastering Australia's Hardwoods for Over 45 Years in WA
"I started buying timber to dry and sell forty-five years ago. My first purchase for the woodworking workshop was a steel circular saw bench that I had to power with a tractor," says Stephen.
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Furniture Maker Mills One-of-a-Kind Cypress Desk
Kyle Snellenberger had the creative idea of using an entire log for one piece of furniture, so he milled and made a one-of-a-kind statement piece for a hotel lobby in Louisiana.
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Finely Trained in Fine Furniture
The Australian School of Fine Wood in Dwellingup, is a place where Australians, as well as students from other countries, practice one of Wood-Mizer’s longstanding mottos: From Forest to Final Form.
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Wood-Mizer Sawmills Help Cultivating Growth and Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan
Ciqam Green Solutions is an organization that operates in the scenic Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan. Named after the Burushaski word for "green," Ciqam is committed to sustainability and gender equality, empowering women in Pakistan by challenging traditional roles. Starting as an NGO and with backing from the Norwegian embassy, Ciqam acquired Wood-Mizer equipment, growing into an independent business. Today, Ciqam stands as a symbol of women's resilience and contribution to their communities and economy.
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Constructing a Unique Wooden Chapel on a Connecticut Farm
Farm owners Bill Finnegan and Amy Finnegan along with their friend, Jon Scott, used a Wood-Mizer portable sawmill to mill trees from their farm and build the stunning Trinity Knot Chapel in Connecticut as a place to thank God for their blessings.
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Sawmilling and Woodworking for Education in Wisconsin
Located in Northern Wisconsin, in the small town of Antigo, Travis Allen and Logan Wells have dedicated their talents to teaching sawmilling and woodworking at Northcentral Technical College (NTC). In doing so, Travis and Logan have set their sights on educating and preparing the next generation of woodworkers and forest products professionals.
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Sustainable Logging and Sawmilling in Sandy, Oregon
Chuck Vance has spent the last thirty years shaping his 39 acres of forest near Sandy, Oregon. Chuck’s forest can provide enough logs each year to sustainably support his sawmill, benefiting his environmental goals and his community’s goals as well. Through those years he has sequestered more than 50 million pounds of CO2 equivalent in greenhouse gases.
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Reclaiming Urban Timber in Pennsylvania
Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Manayunk Timber is a family-owned and operated urban sawmill that uses their Wood-Mizer portable sawmill to preserve the city’s rich history.
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Recycling Timber from Treetops to Tabletops in Sydney
Located in Yagoona, New South Wales, Australia, Bass Mahmood and his team at Aus Arbor use a Wood-Mizer LT15WIDE portable sawmill to recycle trees destined for removal into usable timber.
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Milling Eucalyptus in the South Island of New Zealand
The northern region of New Zealand’s South Island is home to a temperate climate with good rainfall – creating the perfect condition for rapid growth in the plantation forestry industry. In 2012, Justin Wells saw an opportunity in milling local tree species, and Logs 2 Lumber began.
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Sawmilling on the Side in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland
Craig and Janelle Yeomans of Whitsunday Timber in Cannon Valley, Queensland, Australia, use their Wood-Mizer portable sawmill to help neighboring residents and businesses make use of the area’s valuable natural resources.
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Mulberry Chapel Built on 450-Acre Farm in Georgia
After dreaming and planning for decades, George Coker milled and made the Mulberry Chapel on his 450-acre farm in Georgia with his Wood-Mizer portable sawmill.
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Q & A With Colin Goldsmith, Wood-Mizer Australia Dealer
Wood-Mizer sits down with Colin Goldsmith, Wood-Mizer Australia Dealer, who shares his background in sawmilling, details about his own sawmill business, and advice for sawmill owners.
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Building a Creek-Side Cabin in British Columbia
Travel across a small footbridge from Andrew Koessler’s main cabin in British Columbia and find a picturesque creek-side guest cabin milled and made with a Wood-Mizer portable sawmill.
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Building Wooden Toy Cars for Operation Christmas Child
Ken Postema, My Wood-Mizer Project Contest award-winner and woodworker from Michigan, USA uses his Wood-Mizer portable sawmill and planer/moulder to build tens of thousands of wooden toy cars for Operation Christmas Child.
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Salvage Sawmilling and Furniture Making in Victoria
The Wood Project is a salvage sawmilling business started by Sarah and Nath Worth in Victoria, Australia. Starting out primarily as a firewood business, Sarah and Nath added a Wood-Mizer LT50 WIDE hydraulic portable sawmill and a wood drying kiln to their operation and now produce furniture and other finished timber products.
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Sawmilling Island Specialty Timbers in Tasmania
Island Specialty Timbers in Tasmania, Australia, utilize an LT70 Super Hydraulic portable sawmill and other wood processing equipment to ensure that customers enjoy all the benefits of the unique wood species growing on the island.
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New South Wales Sawmill Provides Timber for Rural Properties
Select-A-Fence located in New South Wales, provides property development and timber construction for people who are escaping to the country or need a property upgrade for their rural Australian lifestyle.
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Building 600 Homes in Fiji After Cyclone Winston
After the Southern Hemisphere’s most-powerful cyclone hit the Fijian islands in 2016, a group of dedicated missionaries and volunteers traveled from Montana, Alabama, Tennessee, Iowa, Oregon, and California to begin an extensive rebuilding project that resulted in more than 600 homes built for dozens of Fijian island communities.
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Building Churches and Schools in Papua New Guinea
Missionary Jesse Pryor returned to Papua New Guinea where he was born and raised to build churches, schools, and medical facilities for the local community in the remote jungle.
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Urban Sawmilling in Hawaii
Established in 2010 as a collaboration between an ISA Certified Arborist and a sustainable building consultant, Josh Greenspan and Alex Woodbury of Kamuela Hardwoods save logs from the landfill to create locally-sourced, high-quality, salvaged lumber for islander woodworkers, builders, and instrument makers in their Hawaiian community.
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Crafting Fine Handmade Furniture in Tasmania
Recognized as one of Tasmania’s finest wood furniture craftsmen, fourth generation woodworker Craig Howard turns sustainable sourced timber into handmade furniture in Tasmania’s capital city of Hobart.
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Sawmilling Native Timbers in Tasmania
Tasmanian Native Timbers is a boutique family-owned sawmill and timber supply business based in the Northwest of Tasmania, Australia. Our sawmill had been operated at the same location for more than ten years when we took over the business from the previous owner. It has been run by the Bird family including myself, Helen and Nelson for just over 3 years.
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Sawing Logs and Moulding Finished Flooring in Scotland
Sandy Crook retired from his full-time tree business to spend more time turning timber into finished products with his Wood-Mizer sawmills and MP360 planer/moulder.
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One LT15 Produces Timber for 50,000 Beehives in Zambia
Developed by missionary philanthropist John Enright, a co-op style honey initiative, is taking off in Zambia, and improving lives for the 10,000 individuals already involved.
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