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Small Sawmill Workshop 2015 WERC

Profitable Small Sawmill Workshop Highlights

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

Wood Education and Resource Center

Princeton, West Virginia

Wood Products Extension

http://outreach.cnr.ncsu.edu/ncwood

Small Sawmill Magazine

www.sawmillmag.com

This one day workshop hosted by the WERC on Thursday, June 11th, 2015 in Princeton, WV combined a great networking opportunity with both classroom and outdoor educational opportunities.  This workshop focuses on the key areas of managing a small sawmill operation for profitability-equipment, business management and marketing, log and lumber grading, sawblade selection, lumber drying in yards and kilns, and outdoor demonstrations sawing logs.

This is the Link to download the workshop pdf registration form and brochure.  The cost to attend was $25 payable in advance and included a buffet lunch.

Here are some photos from the 2015 Profitable Small Sawmill Workshop:

Dean Curfman of Oak Hill Iron discussed

his startup of a small sawmill operation that

is focused on sawing thick slabs.

Take this link for his pdf slideshow

Joe Denig discussing marketing

for small sawmill operations.

Take this link for his pdf slideshow

Marty Parsons of PA Woodmizer discussing equipment options and advising

sawmill operators on sawblade choices

www.pawoodmizer.com

Harry Watt talk on managing

small sawmill operations         Grading Hardwood Logs         Grading Hardwood Lumber