Mill

Size doesn’t matter, but what you do with it does.

Bring us your biggest logs, your awkward trunks, or that random tree that fell in your yard. Seriously, stop hoarding fallen trees. We’ve got the blades, the power, and the complete lack of fear required to slice your Redwood, Walnut, Douglas Fir, Cedar, or stubborn local Oak into something useful. Let's turn that eye-sore into custom dimensional lumber, fencing, timber frames, or a live-edge slab so beautiful it’ll make your neighbors jealous.

Choose Your Path: Pricing & Packages

We offer two straightforward ways to get your wood milled.

Option 1: The Hourly Rate

Best for smaller jobs, unique cuts, or logs that have seen better days.

• Standard Rate: $150 per hour

• Community Discount: $125 per hour for Elders, veterans, teachers, and residents of Hoopa, Orleans, and Weitchpec.

• The Fine Print: There is a 3-hour minimum booking. We don’t fire up the big rig for "just one quick log."

• Note on Time: The clock starts as soon as we say hello and get to work (including unloading, log positioning, and setups).

Option 2: The 50/50 Split (The "Free" Option)

You bring the logs, we do the work, and we split the final yield right down the middle. You walk away with 50% of the custom-cut lumber without spending a dime on hourly rates.

• Why we do it: We keep the other 50% to stock our own inventory.

• We are picky: Because we are investing our time, fuel, and equipment for "free," we only accept premium timber for this option.

  • What we love: Clear, straight, high-value logs (Redwood, Western Red Cedar, Incense Cedar, Pacific Madrone, or nice Black Oak).

  • What we pass on: Rotten, twisted, heavily knotted logs, or anything that spent the last decade sitting in the mud. (For those, the standard hourly rate applies).

The "Don't Make It Weird" Policies

The Metal Tax ($50 per ruined blade)

Local trees love swallowing old fence staples, homestead nails, and sometimes ancient bullets. If your log contains a hidden metal surprise that destroys our blade, you bought it. A $50 replacement fee applies to both hourly and 50/50 split jobs.

How We Divide the Spoils (The "Coin Toss" Method)

To keep 50/50 split jobs 100% fair and blind, we stack the freshly cut lumber into two equal, alternating piles right off the mill (one board to Stack A, one board to Stack B). No cherry-picking the best boards! Once the job is done, we flip a coin: you get one whole stack, we keep the other.

The Byproduct Bounty

Milling creates literal mountains of sawdust and scrap slab-ends.

• On Hourly Jobs: It’s all yours! Take it home for garden mulch, chicken bedding, or firewood. We are in the lumber business, not the garbage business.

• On Split Jobs: We’ll happily keep the sawdust and handle the cleanup so you don't have to haul it back.

How It Works: You Bring It, We Sling It

To keep our prices reasonable and our truck out of the ditch, we are strictly a stationary mill. We don’t do house calls. Your logs have to come to us but we will help you once you get here!

• Step 1: The Virtual Screening
  Before you load up, text or email us a couple of photos of your log pile, along with the species and approximate sizes. If it looks like a rotten sponge, we’ll let you know nicely.

• Step 2: The Drop-Off
  Once approved, drop the logs off at our yard. Good news: We’ve got a backhoe on-site to unload those monsters off your trailer. No back-breaking required. (No trailer? Let us know, and we can point you toward local haulers with self-loading trucks).

• Step 3: The Payoff
  We slice it to your exact specs, stack it neatly, and call you when it's done. Drive in with an empty truck, drive out with custom lumber, go build something awesome, and tag us on Instagram!

Let's Make Some Sawdust!

Drop us a text at 254.392.8493 or KlamathRiverVillage@gmail.com to talk about your logs and schedule a drop-off time.