Wightman Specialty Woods

About Wightman Specialty Woods

Wightman Specialty Woods runs a sawmill in Portlandville, New York, and buys standing timber straight from landowners. They've been milling wood since 1945, so this isn't a side business for them. They work in two ways: you can deal with them directly, or they'll bid on your timber if you bring in an independent forester to represent you. If you go direct, one of their foresters comes out, looks at your trees, and gives you a free estimate of what your timber is worth. If the number works for you, they put it in a contract spelling out the price, what gets cut, and the timeframe, and you get a check when you sign. They say "upon signing of the timber purchase contract, we will give you a check for the agreed price," and they're carrying worker's comp and liability insurance on top of that. They buy within 60 miles of the Portlandville mill, which reaches into Otsego County, and they take hardwoods like black walnut, cherry, hard and soft maple, red and white oak, hickory, birch, basswood, white ash, and butternut, along with eastern hemlock and eastern white pine. They belong to the National Hardwood Lumber Association, the National Wood Flooring Association, the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, and the Empire State Forest Products Association. This fits a landowner near Portlandville who wants a mill that buys and cuts timber itself, with the paperwork and insurance spelled out up front, rather than a broker who hands the job off to someone else. From wightmanspecialtywoods.com, read 11 October 2026.

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