Milling precision
Modern mills run by multi-national corporations are built for speed and no longer want the full variety of small to big and perfect to imperfect logs that come from natural forests. We've gone a different direction, preserving the old ways. We've retained the art of filing our saws to sing through a full range of logs efficiently, accurately, and with a minimum of waste (thin kerf), preserving the authentic nature of our Great North Woods.
Old world sawyers
Delighted customers and natural forests. Machines don't do that. People do that. Our operators are seasoned veterans. They know the nature of Minnesota wood and the art of milling it right. Generations of families are part of the MTM and Rajala Forestry team. These men and women know what they're doing and love what they do. It shows in the products we provide our customers. And we don't forget. Our consistency over the decades is evident when we provide an exact match in species, grade, and milling to our customers who have remodeled or expanded their homes with a desire for authenticity to their original design.
Check and double check
People, not computers, control our kilns. There's no substitute for drying hands on and doing it right. We don't guess. We prove it to ourselves during and after every kiln charge by frequently cutting stress samples and measuring the actual moisture content of the timbers and lumber, both inside and out.
Proof positive results
We prove it to you, our customers, by providing you finished timber and millwork products that are dimensionally stable as humanly possible. So your floor, your ceiling, your timber arches stay put year round.
We might just have that!
We keep some common items in stock, and we usually run a little extra. Check out our Ready to Ship inventory!
On the shelf
And for folks who need a handful of S4S (surfaced 4 sides) boards, we maintain the state's largest inventory of native woods. Contact us to pull your order!