The Michigan Sawyer

About The Michigan Sawyer

The Michigan Sawyer is a portable sawmill business run out of Mayville, Michigan. Instead of hauling your logs to a mill, the Wood-Mizer LT70 Wide sawmill comes to you and cuts the wood right where the trees fall, "cutting out the need to transport." It also offers portable bandsaw milling, chainsaw milling for wide slabs, planing and sanding, custom woodworking such as slab tables and cutting boards, and live edge slabs for sale. The sawmill can handle logs up to 40 inches across and cut live edge slabs up to 34 inches wide, with timbers up to 20 feet long. Eastern Hemlock is named among the species worked with. The operator, Jacob Bach, is based in Mayville and travels throughout Michigan, including Tuscola County. He describes himself as "a one man show" who may not answer the phone right away during a job but will usually get back to you within 24 hours. A typical job starts with the truck and mill arriving on site, which together span more than 50 feet, so there needs to be room to turn around and get out. The ground should be firm and fairly level for setup, which usually takes about twenty minutes. A loader helps move logs, but if you don't have one, a truck mounted knuckle boom crane or a loader tractor can be brought in. Having logs sorted and a cut list ready ahead of time makes the day go faster. The business has operated since Jacob Bach bought the mill in January of 2018. This fits a landowner with logs already down or standing timber they want cut into usable lumber on their own property, rather than someone just looking to sell standing timber outright. From themichigansawyer.com, read 8 October 2026.

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