JR Manske Woodworking LLC

About JR Manske Woodworking LLC

JR Manske Woodworking LLC runs as Beneath the Bark Lumber out of Stoddard, Wisconsin. It's a sawmill business that also does custom woodworking, serving Vernon County. The mill is a Wood-Mizer LT40 hydraulic portable sawmill, built to handle logs up to 36 inches across and 21 feet long. Lumber gets dried in an iDRY 2.0 vacuum kiln, which can handle up to 2000 board feet at a time; the lower heat of a vacuum kiln cuts down on the checking and cracking you'd get from a standard kiln, and it can take thicker stock too. Species worked include hackberry, elm, and walnut, turned into things like live-edge shelves and bookends as well as prepared lumber. JR Manske describes the work as "thoughtful lumber preparation and custom woodworking projects," backed by more than 15 years in carpentry and tooling. The business says it will "work with a variety of wood sources, from downed timber to sentimental trees," so a tree with some history to it, not just board feet, is part of what they handle. This fits a landowner in or near Vernon County who has a tree or two worth saving, maybe a walnut or elm with a story, and wants it milled and dried properly rather than just sold off as logs. From beneaththebarklumber.com, read 8 October 2026.

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