Inside America's Premier Hardwood & Softwood Sawmills - From Forest to Finished Lumber

Step inside America's most impressive lumber operations! This comprehensive tour takes you through four world-class sawmills where traditional craftsmanship meets cutting-edge technology.

🏭 MILLS FEATURED:
🌳 Banks Hardwoods, Inc. | Eastern Hardwood Excellence
Witness the complete hardwood processing chain - from Westtech Woodcracker harvesting in dense forests to final grading of premium FAS lumber. Their operation showcases decades of expertise in red oak, cherry, walnut, and maple processing with modern automation.

🌳 Idaho Forest Group - IFG Grangeville | Western Timber Powerhouse
Experience mountain logging and advanced softwood processing. See their drum debarker system, computerized optimization scanners, and high-capacity gang saws converting massive Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine logs into dimensional lumber at incredible speeds.

🌳 Newbridge Lumber | Precision White Pine Processing
Discover specialized milling focused on quality over quantity. Their thin-kerf technology and progressive kiln systems produce consistently excellent Eastern white pine lumber for demanding applications.

🌳 Collins Hardwood - Kane, Pennsylvania | Premium Furniture-Grade Lumber
Tour Pennsylvania's historic hardwood region where Collins processes select cherry, maple, and oak using scragg mills, vacuum kilns, and certified grading systems that maintain the highest industry standards.

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