If you're like me, you're probably inadvertently mashing your cheese logs into messy clumps every time you want a little chevre. Most think that a knife is simply a knife, and if it's sharp enough it ...

Animating anything by hand using stop-motion techniques, one frame at a time, is a time-consuming and mind-numbing process. But in order to create the surreal organic images for his WoodSwimmer video, ...

While watching the skies decades ago, Allen Root decided to alter the business plan for his sawmill. “We started in 1993 as a portable sawmill and we sawed for three years, portable, in the state of ...

In this video, I demonstrate the capabilities of my sawmill while tackling the largest log I've ever sawn. I share details about my plans and process for those interested in building their own sawmill ...

Salvaging dead or dying trees, and milling the logs into lumber is a great experience. It is part of the powerful connection I feel with the land, and I am always delighted to share it with my friends ...

"Some of the pieces were rather large to try to heft into the kind of vertical rack recommended by Ole Wik, so I devised a much simpler temporary version." Just over a year ago we featured an Alaskan ...