Sawmill Facility

After fourteen years of offering portable sawmill services, starting in April 2024, we will be operating our sawmill facility in Saxapahaw. The address is 5820 Lindley Mill Road, Graham, NC 27253— two miles from downtown Saxapahaw.

At the new facility, we will be offering custom milling services and local lumber for sale. Bring your logs to the mill, or have them delivered. We mill by the hour ($150/hr; $25/blade) on our fastest mill (LT-50).

Extra Large Lucas Mill (36”-72” dia) – Milling at the Sawmill 

  • Milling– $250/hr

  • Blades– $100 per blade used; $150/blade damaged

  • Loading/Unloading oversized logs– $140/hr

  • Two-hour minimum

Extra Large Lucas Mill (36”-72” dia) – Milling at Your Location

  • Milling and Setup: Fixed rate $3600/day

  • Includes Lucas Mill, track loader, LT-40 sawmill, and two workers

Kiln-Drying

  • 0.80 cents/bf for first week; 0.15/bf per day afterwards

  • 1,000 bf min; uniform thickness only; 25% max moisture content at start

Hauling Logs/Pickup

  • Log Truck/Dump Trailer – $225/hr round-trip (you load)

  • Track Loader and Log Truck/Trailer (we load) – $650/half-day; $1300/full-day

  • Log truck: 16k per load, 9-12’ lengths; Dump trailer, 12k per load, <16’ length

Add-Ons

  • Stickers: $1/each; kiln-dried 1x1x3

  • Helper: $35/hr 

  • Track Loader Work – $140/hr

  • Chainsaw Work– $140/hr 

  • Stickering and Stacking: $50/hr

  • Lumber storage/air-drying: first week free; 12.50/wk per pallet

  • Delivery: $400 per load (10k); first 30 min free then $140/hr