The History of the Alaskan Chainsaw Mill

01/03/23 • 13 min

The idea of milling my own lumber has always been a romantic idea. But it's just so expensive to own your own saw mill!

But if you could do some back yard lumber milling for say, $200-300...now we're talking. And that’s exactly what were going to talk about today.

The Alaskan Chainsaw Mill!

*** Hey, don't forget to check out the Show Notes over at www.applevalleyfarmga.com. They're full of helpful links to even more Chainsaw Mill info, plus lots of Affiliate Links to purchasing your own mill from Amazon. Thanks for your support! ***

The idea of milling my own lumber has always been a romantic idea. But it's just so expensive to own your own saw mill!

But if you could do some back yard lumber milling for say, $200-300...now we're talking. And that’s exactly what were going to talk about today.

The Alaskan Chainsaw Mill!

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