What We Do

Log Purchase

  • We buy hardwood logs
  • We can stop by and give you a quote
  • Logs are scaled using Doyle scale
  • Price/board foot:


Species Prime #1 #2 #3
Walnut 0.85 0.50 0.20 0.15
Oak: White 1.00 0.50 0.30 0.10
Oak: Red 0.30 0.30 0.20 0.10
Maple: Hard 0.30 0.25 0.20 0.10
Popular 0.30 0.20 0.175 0.10


Grading Rules

Prime: 18"+ diameter, 10'+ length, no visible defects, clear 4 sides, no rot, no shake, fresh cut


#1 Grade: 16"+ diameter, 8'+ length, clear 3 sides, no rot, no shake, fresh cut


#2 Grade: 14"+ diameter, 8'+ length, clear 2 sides, fresh cut


#3 Grade: 12"+ diameter, 8'+ length, clear 1 sides, fresh cut


Any log showing blue/black stain won't be scaled.


Sawyer Services

  • Sawing rate: $65/hour, one hour minimum
  • $30 blade fee if we hit metal
  • Wood-Mizer LT50 Wide bandsaw mill, 34.5" max cut
  • Granberg Alaskan Mill, 56" max cut for large live edge slabs
  • Flat stack lumber, strap, and load (no charge, customer will need to stack/sticker lumber for proper air drying)
  • Stickers available for $0.70 each
  • Stack lumber on drying pallet with strap: 4'x8'-$33, 4'x10'-$43, 4'x12'-$50 plus stickers, will help load

Kiln Drying

  • Stack/sticker lumber on drying pallet: 5'x8'-$40, 5'x10'-$54, 5'x12'-$61 plus stickers
  • Air dry to < 25% moisture content
  • iDry Air Kiln
  • $0.75/board foot
  • Typical max drying times for 4/4 (1 inch) and 8/4 (2 inch) in weeks:


Softwood: 1-2, 2-3

Maple Soft: 1-2, 2-3 

Popular: 1-2, 3-4

Maple Hard: 2-3, 3-4

Cherry: 2-3, 3-4

Red Oak: 3-4, 4-6

Walnut: 3-4, 5-6

White Oak: 4-6, 8-10


Firewood Sales

  • Kiln dried hardwood firewood
  • Delivered/stacked - $140/face cord (1/3 cord) plus $0.10/mile delivery charge outside Venango county
  • Oak, cherry, or maple now available
  • Camp fire hemlock slab bundles - $20/bundle (pickup only, will help load)



Lumber Sales

Softwood:


Hemlock - rough cut

  • Great for board/batten siding,  decking, raised garden beds, fencing, etc.
  • Some stock, will take orders
  • 4/4 (1" thick) pricing


Price ($) 8' 10' 12'
3" 1.80 2.25 2.70
4" 2.40 3.00 3.60
6" 3.60 4.50 5.40
8" 4.80 6.00 7.20
10" 6.00 7.50 9.00
12" 7.60 9.50 11.40

Hardwood:


  • All kiln dried
  • Minimally planned to remove any drying defects
  • Currently building inventory


About

  • Opened this year (2025)
  • Equipment:
  • Wood-Mizer LT50 Wide Bandsaw Mill
  • Granberg 60" Alaskan MKIV Chainsaw Mill
  • Cooks AE-2E Edger
  • Eastonmade Axis Wood Splitter
  • iDry Air Kiln
  • Kubota SVL75-3 Track Loader


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Business Hours

Mon - Fri
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Saturday
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Sunday
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150 Snow Shoe Dr, Oil City, PA 16301, United States

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