And they're willing to take on jobs the big mills won't or can't. As you say
they're geared for efficiency so they only take trees of a certain size, I
think 12-18" at the butt or something like that.When we had the logging done on
our place they cut some huge spruce trees that marked the line. Those trees had
been planted as a WPA project in the '30s and were around 36" at the butt. The
big mills wouldn't take them, the Amish fell all over themselves to get them.
Paid cash...
-Curt
On Thursday, May 6, 2021, 5:15:30 PM EDT, Jim Cathey
<jim.cathey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Amish built a small sawmill... They appear to be doing a gangbuster's
> business now...
I should hope so. They're uniquely qualified to react quickly. Mainline
business has
been all about efficiency for a long time now. Cheaper in steady state, but
much slower
to react to emergencies, with huge capital startup expenses. The Amish, who
are hard
workers and don't use much automation, usually on a smaller scale, could
probably start
a mill quicker than anybody else. They SHOULD be making bank right now.
-- Jim
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