Guides
Guides for sawyers and log owners
Free, plain-English guides for every stage — choosing a mill, deciding if one's worth it, scaling a log before you cut it, and standing at your first log wondering what to do with it.
Pick where you are
- Your First Log: Deciding What to Cut (Learning to Saw · Part 1) — What an experienced sawyer sees before the blade moves — and how to see it on day one. For sawyers who already own a mill and are learning to saw.
- Choosing Your First Portable Sawmill — Why the cut matters more than the mill. For anyone about to buy their first mill.
- Is a Portable Sawmill Worth It? — The real payback math. For anyone still deciding whether to buy.
- Log Scale Calculator — Doyle, Scribner Decimal C, and International ¼″ — side by side. For anyone with logs in front of them who wants the board feet.
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