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Diversifying Your Wood Business with James Vann of Summerhill Woodwork
ABOUT On this episode, we’re talking to James Vann of Summerhill Woodwork. Based in the southeast of England, James diversifies his business by utilizing his wood skills in several areas. When he’s not running his sawmill, he also does tree and forestry work. HOW THE BUSINESS STARTED When he was fourteen, James started selling firewood as…
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Wolfbear Wood Designs and Using an Alaskan Mill
HOW THE BUSINESS STARTED. Today, we’re talking with Bryce Mann of Wolfbear Wood Designs. About two years ago, Bryce started as a woodworking hobbyist. As he started piecing small projects together and began to learn more about the work, he soon felt confident enough to start selling his designs. Completely self-taught, Bryce has learned most…
Read MorePottage Sawmill: Adding Lumber Milling To Your Landscaping Business
HOW THE BUSINESS STARTED Today, we have Dan Pottage of Pottage Sawmill. Dan started out as a landscaper but being based in Southern Alberta, Canada he quickly grew tired of working in the cold. Instead, he took classes and started working in tree removal. This quickly led him down the path to the sawmill life!…
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Sail Cargo: Building a Cargo Ship With A Granberg Chainsaw Mill
Today we’re talking with Danielle Doggett of Sail Cargo Inc. Starting out as a sailor aboard the ship Swan Fan Makkum when she was only 16, Danielle had a dream to build a full wood cargo-only sailing vessel. Stationed in Sail Cargo’s eco-shipyard in Costa Rica, the construction of this vessel dubbed – Ceiba is a wonder…
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Using Your General Contracting Skills with A Sawmill Business with Lanterman Woodworks
HOW HE STARTED THE BUSINESS On this episode, we have Evan Lanterman of Lanterman Woodworks. He started out by building timber frames, general contracting, and working in the carpentry business. In 2011, he snagged a tree that had come down at a nearby park which turned out to be a game changer for him. After opening the…
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Using an Alaskan Mill to Supplement Your Tree Business: Blaise in Trees
Blaise Brogan started cutting trees when he left school at 16 years old. He was working for various tree companies and eventually started his own. He first bought a middle skid steer boxer machine which he’d imported from America. He was impressed with the first product he made and decided it was something he could…
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Selling Your Custom Wood Product on Etsy with Rough Sawn Detroit
HOW THE BUSINESS STARTED On this episode, I chat with Mathew Wlotkowski of Rough Sawn Detroit. For Mathew, his business started out as a hobby, using the salvaged materials that he found to create pieces, he didn’t initially foresee this becoming a profitable gig. He’d been going through the Detroit area, sourcing his material from trees…
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Joshua Blewett on Making a Living Selling Slabs and as A Chainsaw Artist
HOW THE BUSINESS STARTED Joshua Blewett is an artist who has been creating wood carvings and sculptures as a side hobby for 25 years. As a kid, he used to love drawing and painting. His stepfather is a wood carver and was the first professional artist he’d ever seen. Joshua used to help him with…
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Joseph Nefsky on Leveraging Instagram for Learning, Growing, and Connecting With The Woodworking Community
We interviewed Joseph Nefsky from Out of the Woods Custom Woodworking out of Ontario, Canada. In this episode, Joseph talks about how he’s used Instagram to grow his following, to learn new skills, document projects, and connect and get motivated with the woodworking and sawmill business community. If you want to learn specifically how to…
Read MoreCheck out our new Alaskan Winch!
Features: Enables user to stand more upright. Produces smoother cutting action. More control than ratchet-stlye winches. Fall-away anchor arm means user can winch all the way through the cut. For use with all sizes of Alaskan mill. Compatible with EZ rails and Slabbing Rail brackets.
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