Fees and Charges
Sawmilling by the hour
Most smaller sawmilling jobs are done at an hourly rate of $50. Jobs with small logs, very hard wood, cedar, quarter-sawing, beams and other specialty sawing are typically charged by the hour. If you need me to do the off-bearing and stacking or assist you with the off-bearing and stacking of the lumber then the hourly rate of $50 applies.
Sawmilling by the board-foot
I will mill lumber on a per board-foot basis providing the following conditions are met:
Other charges:I
Most smaller sawmilling jobs are done at an hourly rate of $50. Jobs with small logs, very hard wood, cedar, quarter-sawing, beams and other specialty sawing are typically charged by the hour. If you need me to do the off-bearing and stacking or assist you with the off-bearing and stacking of the lumber then the hourly rate of $50 applies.
Sawmilling by the board-foot
I will mill lumber on a per board-foot basis providing the following conditions are met:
- logs are clean and properly staged with branches trimmed flush
- you have at least eight logs that are a minimum of 12" in diameter on the small end
- customer provides labor to assist in the loading of logs onto the mill and ALL labor to off-bear and stack the lumber (two people are needed for logs longer than 12')
- pine and most hardwoods: 25-30 cents per board-foot
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- I do not charge a setup fee
- $10-$25 for any blade dulled or ruined by hitting foreign objects in your logs. A foreign object is anything that is not wood, most commonly nails
- $25 each time sawmill must be moved after initial setup
- $30 per hour for moving logs or other prep work
- mill delivery: $1.00 per mile one way from our location to yours, first 30 miles at no charge
- travel charge for multi-day jobs: 40 cents per mile one way, first 30 miles at no charge
- $150 minimum milling fee
Mileage Estimator