Bugner's Portable Sawmill
Cy Bugner
9128 East Parker Rd, Stockton
(773) 759-2619
Directions: Presently operating at Parker's Tree
Farm
about 1.5 miles west of Hwy 78 on Parker Rd, 4.5
miles
south of Stockton.
Products: Rough cut lumber to any size if logs
are
available.
Services: Tree felling, Bucking, Tractor
Skidding,
Lumber Grading,
Portable Sawmill, maximums: 48' width, 24'
length log.
(Will travel to all six counties.)
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Ye Olde Cider Mill (estab.
1971)
Tim Keller and Carolyn Keller
1716 W 4 Street, Sterling
(815) 626-4759
Directions: West edge of Sterling on West 4th
Street
(Old Lincoln Highway).
Products: Apple cider (frozen and fresh),
homemade
apple butter, jellies and jams, local honey,
molasses,
and (of course) apples and apple cider vinegar.
Services: Thinning, T. S. I., Tree Pruning
(within
Whiteside county)
Availability: September to November, from 1 PM
to 5 PM
or by appointment daily. We usually press cider
on
Thursday.
Related Info: I also custom press apple cider by
appointment in September and October for those
who
want their cider made the slow, old way - six
bushel
minimum, pick-up loads are great. Remember, a
good
bushel of apples makes 3 gallons of cider. |
David Seger
David Seger
P. O. Box 305, Fulton
(309) 887-4520
Directions: Take Route 84 north of Thomson to 3
Mile
Road; right to T-type intersection; turn right
and
continue to red barn on the left.
Products: Shiitake mushrooms both dehydrated and
fresh
(in season May to October). Also, some hardwood
lumber, not kiln-dried.
Availability: Call first; 7 AM to 7 PM.
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Pine Summit Tree Farm
Bill Dickman
5957 Charolaise Road, Cedarville
(815) 563-4196
pinesummit@msn.com
Directions: Red Oak black top out of Cedarville
to
Charolaise Road, turn right, fourth lane on
right.
Products: tree seedlings, ball & burlap trees.
Services: Tree Planting, Thinning, T.S.I., Tree
Pruning,
Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 30' diameter, 20'
length log;
Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 20Ó
width, 10'
depth;
Portable Sawmill, maximums: 30'diameter, 20'
length
log
(Will travel within Stephenson county)
Availability: Weekends
Related Info: for tree seedling sales, order in
December for spring planting.
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Jones' Bandsawing
Ralph Jones
7902 E. Knoup Road, Rock City
(815) 449-2689
Directions: 3 miles south of Rock City at corner
of
Knoup and Eggert Roads.
Products: Knoup's Best Maple Syrup, Maple Cream,
Maple
Peanut Cream.
Services: Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 30' diameter,
16'6'
length log (18 years experience)
Availability: Year-round.
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Rockey's Custom Sawmill
Dean Rockey
4412 E Rock Grove Rd, Rock City
(815) 865-5832
Directions: One mile (second house on left) west
of
Rock Grove on Rock Grove Rd.
Products: Firewood, chainsaw sharpening,
custom-built outhouses, some hardwood lumber.
Services: Portable Sawmill, maximums: 36'
diameter,
21' length log (Will travel within Stephenson
county.)
Availability: Year-round, call first or stop in
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Hogback Hardwoods
Scott Elsasser
13800 N. Hogback Road, Orangeville
(815) 789-4419
(815) 291-9440 (cell)
selsas7475@yahoo.com
Directions: From Orangeville, drive east on Rock
Grove
Road to Henderson Road, north to Eldorado Road,
east
to Hogback Road, north to State Line.
Products: Hardwood lumber, flooring and
paneling,
maple syrup.
Services: Tree Felling, Bucking, Skidding,
Straight
Line Rip Saw, Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing,
maximums: 12' width, 8' depth; Portable Sawmill,
maximums: 36'
diameter, 21.5' length log.
(Will travel to all six counties.)
Availability: Operating all year but no regular
office
hours. Call for appointment.
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Wooded Wonderland Lumber
Company
John Eisbach
610 S Devil's Ladder Road, Galena
(815) 777-3426
(815) 777-3420
Directions: 5 miles east of Galena on US Route
20;
south 1/2 mile on Devil's Ladder Road.
Products: Kiln-dried hardwoods, matched for
color and
grain; pine lumber; flooring; paneling; timbers;
log &
timber trusses. Woodmaster Outdoor woodburning
furnaces.
Customer-picked blueberry patch from July thru
August.
Services: Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 36' diameter,
22'
length log;
Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 20'
width, 6'
depth.
Availability: Year-round, 7 AM to 5 PM. |
Revery Tree Farm
Dick and Carole Pouzar
2303 West Cording Road, Galena
(815) 777-8157
pouzar@yahoo.com
Directions: Take US Route 20 west 1 mile from
Elizabeth to Elizabeth-Scales Mound Road; turn
north
and drive 9 miles to Cording Road; turn west
(left)
and drive to first lane on left - about 1/3
mile.
Products: Attractive outdoor furniture hand-made
from
locally grown lumber: settees, chairs, and
tables from
durable hardwoods: white oak, black walnut,
cherry.
Unfinished or weather-resistant finish, custom
lettering, custom-sizing.
Availability: Most days or evenings, call for an
appointment.
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Plum River Log Bed Co.
Bob Scholl
7500 Rte 78 South, Stockton
(815) 947-2126
www.plumriverlogbeds.com
Directions: Twelve miles north of Mt Carroll on
Route
78 or 7 miles south of Route 20 on Route 78.
Products: Log beds made from red pine, nite
stands,
dressers, chests, settees, tables, lamps.
Availability: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, open
9 AM
to 5 PM remaining days.
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Nelson's Nature Gardens & Tree
Farm
Virgil Nelson
7665 E. Upmann Road, Stockton
(815) 947-3993
Directions: Take Canyon Park Road north from US
Route
20 approx. 3 1/2 miles to E. Upmann Road, then
west
3/4 mile to Nelson Tree Farm. ' to 12'
diameter in
varying lengths up to 60 feet. Approx. 100 can
be
made available in winter of 2004-2005.
Availability: Call first for site viewing,
selection,
and availability.
Related Info: Trees will be cut from owner's
timber
thinning during winter of 2004-2005 only after
purchase orders are placed. Prices negotiated. |
Mississippi Valley Tree
Experts, Inc.
Jon Kelly, Certified Arborist
107 Commercial Drive, Hanover
(815) 591-3562
mississippitree@interni.com
Directions: Industrial Park south of Hanover on
IL
Route 84.
Products: Wood chips, firewood, nursery stock.
Services: Tree Felling, Bucking, Skidding, Tree
Planting, Pruning, Thinning and T. S. I
(Will travel to Carroll and Jo Daviess
counties.)
Availability: Appointments by phone. |
Heritage Horse-Logging and
Lumber Co.
Mike Dorsch
5956 S. Piroke Road, Stockton
(815) 947-2870
gshep@aeroinc.net
Directions: 5 miles south of Route 20 on Curtis
Road
to Piroke Road. 1/2 miles west to facility.
Products: Kiln-dried lumber, flooring, paneling,
moulding, dry firewood, sawdust, and shavings.
Services: Tree Felling, Bucking, Horse Skidding,
Thinning and T.S.I.; Fixed Sawmill, maximums:
48'
diameter, 20' length log; Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing,
maximums: 15' width, 6' depth;
Portable Sawmill, maximums: 48' diameter, 20'
length
log
(Will travel to all six counties.)
Availability: Regular business hours,
year-round.
Related Info: We are a small family business
offering
a wide range of services and products from the
woods,
and committed to low impact forestry. |
Lee Freedlund
Lee Freedlund
9568 E. Binkley Road, Stockton
(815) 947-2562
(815) 541-2195 (cell)
leefree@mwci.net
Directions: Northwest of Stockton, 1 1/2 miles.
Products: Small lots of air-dried hardwood and
white
pine. Can plane it. Also, small furniture items.
Services: Portable Sawmill, maximums: 30'
diameter,
20' length log (Will travel to Carroll, Jo
Daviess,
Ogle, and Stephenson counties.)
Availability: Shop is at home site, so phone
anytime
to be sure I am there. |
Bill's Christmas Trees
William Sharelis
(815) 845-2609
5102 N. Elizabeth-Scales Mound Road, Scales
Mound
wsharelis@aol.com
Directions: Eleven miles north of US Route 20 on
Elizabeth-Scales Mound Road.
Products: Choose and cut Christmas Trees (Scotch
White
Pine, Colorado Blue and Norway Spruce, Douglas
Fir,
Balsam Fir), Christmas Wreaths, and Hand-crafted
Items. Sometimes, we have wood chips - call
ahead.
Available: Weekends, starting with Thanksgiving
until Christmas, 9 AM - 4 PM. |
Acorn Acres
Jerry Misek
3093 E. Skene Road, Elizabeth
(815) 598-3215
acornacres@blkhawk.net
Directions: Take Route 20 east of Elizabeth
approx. 2
miles to Derinda Road; go south on Derinda
approx. 4
miles to Skene Road; take Skene Road east 1/2
mile to
our driveway.
Products: large inventory of air-dried lumber -
pine,
walnut, cherry, red & white oak, ash, basswood,
hickory, black locus and butternut. Complete
price
list available, volume discounts. Also, rustic
wood
benches and Peterson bluebird houses.
[Willing to saw lumber to your specifications.]
Services: Lumber planing, maximums: 13' width,
6'
depth
Availability: By appointment only. |
Iserman Sawmill
Terry Iserman
4130 N. Afolkey Road, Freeport
(815) 449-9032
Services: Tree Felling, Bucking, Tractor
Skidding, Log Trucking, Timber Cruising and
Timber Estimating: Fixed Sawmill,
maximums: 24" diameter, 20' length log; Lumber
Planing, maximums: 20" width, 6" depth; Portable
Sawmill, maximums: 26" dimater, 10' length log.
(Will Travel to all six counties.) |
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Johnson Creek Hardwoods
Michael Johnson and Patricia Johnson
6480 Daggert Road, Mt. Carroll
(815) 684-5411
thejohnsons@internetni.com
Directions: From Mt Carroll, go south on IL Route 78
for 2.6 miles; turn left on Timber Lake Road; go 1
mile and turn right on Daggert Road; go 1 1/2 miles to
6480 Daggert.
Products: furniture-grade hardwood lumber in 18
species (all locally grown), bowl blanks, turning
spindles, slabs for mantles and tables.
Services: Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 32' diameter, 14'
length log; Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 24'
width, 8' depth
NOTE: We will occasionally saw on shares and will buy
logs.
Availability: Whenever we are here. Customers should
call first to check on availability of stock and to
set up an appointment.
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