We were willed the old mill, it was a pile of scrap that we pulled for a slow death in old, wet wood and sawdust 2’ thick. The man that gave it to me and my 2 partners knew we would get it up and running. He was 84 yrs old and bought it new in the late 1970’s right from the factory in Truotdale Oregon, built his home off grid with wood he milled himself off of his own property. The house was built and n Calif with -0- permits, and it’s like something out of a Cabelas magazine. Sadly, he and his wife both died soon after we got started working on the mill. That machine can make lumber like nobody’s business, and parts are still readily available!
