info@fontainesawmill.com or call 802-223-7719
30 Fontaine Lane, East Montpelier, Vermont 05651
From the Landing to the Lumber Yard
At the Landing
For many years, in the Central Vermont area, landowners have contracted with Fontaine Sawmill to harvest their mature trees. More recently, local loggers have supplied Fontaine Sawmill with high quality Pine & Hemlock logs from their logging operations.
John Deere Skidder
The skidder is used to haul trees from the woods to the landing
Log Truck
Fontaine Sawmill has it's own log truck to transport the harvested logs.
Fully loaded truck - these logs are headed to the Fontaine Sawmill
Processing of Logs
Once logs are brought into the Fontaine Sawmill yard, several processes are needed to mill the lumber
Red Hemlock Bark Mulch
Using an excavator, this mulch grinding machine is filled with the bark that was removed during the de-barking process and ground to a fine texture.
Log Deck
Logs are brought inside the mill with the tractor and loaded onto the log deck waiting to be milled into dimensional lumber.
Wood-Mizer Mills
Milling Process
There are several steps involved in the milling process to create the quality lumber that Fontaine Sawmill is known for.
Log Roller
With the flip of a lever, a massive log is rolled forward from the log deck onto the Mill Bed.
Trimming
Sometimes it is necessary to trim off the end of the log before the sawing begins. As you can see here, we use Wood-Mizer for our mills. We have a Wood-Mizer LT-70 electric mill inside and a Wood-Mizer LT-40 Diesel mill outside.
Control Room
This is an enclosed climate controlled room where the Master Mizer, Marc, determines what dimensions of lumber or beam would be best suited from the log that lays in front of him.
The Milling Process
Environmentally conscious - creating no Waste
Wood Mizer LT-40
Our smaller outside mill can cut beams up to 32 feet in length. Impressive, cutting edge technology and precision workmanship is in all our products.
Wood Mizer LT-70
Inside the Mill building, the LT-70 mill is run daily, processing custom lumber orders.
Slab Processing
The slab edges of the logs are stockpiled at the end of the conveyor and eventually run through a grinder that turns them into wood chips. We have a huge inventory of wood chips available.
Finishing Processes
Kiln Dry, Plane, Shiplap and T&G
Whether you are looking for green rough, kiln dry, planed, shiplap or T&G - we can do it all!
Nova Kiln
Our new Nova Kiln can dry enormous stacks of lumber with a quick turn around time. This past summer we added an additional kiln to add to our drying capacity.
Profimat 23E Planer
This is the latest addition to our planing building. It creates smooth shiplap or T&G in pine, hemlock or hardwood.
Kiln Dry Stock
Our huge storage building at the back of the lumber yard has a large variety of dry lumber ready to process to fit your needs.