The Armchair Sawyer
Building a Bandmill
Building a custom bandmill to process large logs. Originally written in 1999, the mill is now used to square up antique beams for making rustic fireplace mantels.
Quartersawing, Mining for Gold
This article describes the process we use at Alta Resource to quartersaw a hardwood log, and explains the differences between plainsawn and QS (quartersawn) lumber. Written by Bob Hoffa.