The steel and aluminum Granberg Small Log Mill is remarkably easy to set up and use compared to other chain saw mills. Smart design and minimal tool requirements make it user-friendly. Despite its ...

When a questionable tree threatened his house, [John Heisz] did the sensible thing and called in a professional to bring it down. But with a flair for homebrew tools, [John] followed up with a ...

With over 1,600 locations across the U.S., a lot of professionals and DIYers purchase at least some of their gear at Harbor Freight. The hardware retailer offers all kinds of tools, and depending on ...

Salvaging dead or dying trees, and milling the logs into lumber is a great experience. It is part of the powerful connection I feel with the land, and I am always delighted to share it with my friends ...

Listener Paul Hass of Boise, Idaho, tells us about a massive log-trimming machine, and what it sounds like. The machine, a type of enormous lathe, produces long, smoothly shaped pieces of wood up to ...

The deafening din is the same as any sawmill, but the timber rolling off the conveyor belt is far from conventional. It has been radially sawn, a milling technique that delivers some enormous ...

Before and after the great mill towns of Lawrence and Lowell(1), other water wheels in dams across streams and rivers served farm towns by milling grain, sawing wood, cleaning wool, and blooming(2) ...