Sawmill Facilities & Equipment

Yoder Lumber’s large, modern sawmills and kilns at our Buckhorn and Charm facilities produce millions of board feet of Appalachian hardwood lumber each year.

Buckhorn Sawmill & Kiln

At our Buckhorn facility, we have the capability to cut 4/4 to 16/4 lumber in red oak, poplar, cherry, hard maple, soft maple, hickory, ash, beech, grey elm, and red elm in 2 Common & Better grades or 1 Common & Better, depending on the species and market demand.

Equipment

• Modern, state-of-the-art facility

• Annual production of 9.4 million board feet (2016)

• HMC V2110 Double head debarker

• Cleerman carriage 17 degree slant

• 7’ Salem Bandmill Headrig – on 17 degree slant with USNR 3-D scanning

• 7’ Salem Bandmill Resaw – with a PHL Linebar with Run around

• McDonough Optimized Edger – with USNR 3-D scanning

• HMC drop saw trimmer

• Kilns:

  • Pre-dryer – Irvington Moore 800,000’ board foot. capacity with Lignomat computerized controls to measure moisture and temperature

  • Dry kilns – 6 – Irvington Moore with total 250,000’ board foot capacity with Lignomat computerized controls to measure moisture and temperature

  • Annual throughput of 9.4 million board feet (2016)

Charm Sawmill & Kiln

Our Charm facility specializes in Quarter and Rift sawn lumber for furniture and flooring in thicknesses from 4/4 – 8/4 in species of white oak, red oak, ash, poplar and walnut.

Equipment

• Modern Band Mill – 3.5 million board feet production

• Rosser head debarker

• 6’ Bandmill Headrig

• 42” Cleerman carriage with computerized setworks

• 3 Saw edger with computerized setworks

• 2 Saw double end trimmer

Hardwood Lumber Species 

Yoder Lumber stocks most Appalachian hardwood lumber species and select imports. We offer multiple grades and can create custom hardwood products to meet your needs.

Click on the images displayed below to learn more about the characteristics and applications* of the Appalachian hardwood species we carry.

*General descriptions and common uses provided by the American Hardwood Manufacturers Association.

State-of-the-Art Sawmills & Kilns

Yoder Lumber is a leading manufacturer of Appalachian hardwood lumber products. We have locations in Millerburg, OH and Sugarcreek, OH. Our two large, modern sawmills and kilns produce a huge volume of hardwood products for customers all over the world. Our state-of-the-art equipment includes a resaw turn around mill, one of only two in the world. Learn more in our Wood By-Products Whitepaper.

Buckhorn Sawmill & Kilns

Our Buckhorn Sawmill & Kiln has two band mills, an 800,000-b.f. pre-dryer and 250,000-b.f. dry kiln, and a 45-bay bin sorter. This facility annually produces over 9 million board feet of green and kiln-dried hardwood and dimensional lumber. The Buckhorn facility has the capability to cut 4/4 to 16/4 lumber in red oak, poplar, cherry, hard maple, soft maple, hickory, ash, beech, grey elm, and red elm in 2 Common & Better grades or 1 Common & Better, depending on the species and market demand.

Charm Sawmill

Our Charm facility has two sawmills and produces over 3.5 million board feet each year. This facility specializes in Quarter and Rift sawn lumber for furniture and flooring in thicknesses from 4/4 – 8/4 in species of white oak, red oak, ash, poplar, and walnut.