General logging and log-handling gear used around any sawmill or milling setup: tongs, cant hooks, felling wedges, lumber storage, and log-moving tools that are not specific to chainsaw mill attachments or portable sawmills.
A drawknife is one of the oldest tools in a sawyer's kit, and still one of the most useful before the first cut. It is a long blade with a handle at each end. You pull it toward you along a log, and it lifts the bark off in long strips. For anyone running a ... Read more
A log arch lifts the front of a sawlog so it rolls instead of plows. Hand vs ATV arches, how to size one, 4 picks, and the chain gear to run it safely.
Log turners rotate a log already resting on the mill, a different job than a cant hook. Manual timberjacks, hydraulic kits, and how to pick between them.
A felling wedge is a small piece of gear that solves a big problem: a tree that wants to sit back on your bar the moment your back cut opens up. Drive one in behind the chain and it holds the kerf (the slot a blade or chain cuts) open, adds lift, and keeps the ... Read more
At a glance, a cant hook and a peavey look close enough that most first-time buyers assume they are the same thing with two names. They are not, and the difference is a single detail at the working end that decides which one does its job well. This guide covers where the two tools came ... Read more
Log tongs are the tool most people reach for only after they have already hurt their back rolling a round across the yard by hand. A good pair turns a log you can barely budge into something you can drag, lift, or load with one motion. The design is very simple: two curved jaws, a ... Read more