South Shore Sawyer
Plympton, MA
Plympton, MA  ·  Woodland Mills Operator  ·  Est. 2024

From log
to lumber.
No mystery.

Real sawmill knowledge from a Woodland Mills WM3 operator on the South Shore of Massachusetts. AI-powered tools, honest species guides, and a community for people who work wood seriously.

1,000+
Board feet milled
50+
Species documented
Free
Lumber calculator
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Milling White Oak on the WM3: What I Learned the Hard Way

White oak is unforgiving. Grain direction, moisture content, and blade tension all conspire against you. Here's the setup that finally worked after three wasted logs.

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South Shore Sawyer
April 2025
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Board foot calculator, drying time estimator, green weight calculator, and a Claude-powered log advisor. Free to use, no account required.

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Species Library

Detailed guides for 50+ hardwood and softwood species: grain behavior, drying times, ideal applications, and milling notes from the WM3.

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Field Notes

Weekly dispatches from the mill. Honest accounts of what worked, what didn't, and what I'd do differently. No sponsor-speak.

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Stop guessing board feet.
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The South Shore Sawyer lumber calculator handles board footage, green weight estimation, drying time by species, and rough-to-finished yield. Built by a programmer who mills — not a programmer who guesses.

  • Board foot calculator with rough & finished dimensions
  • Drying time estimates for 50+ species
  • Green-to-dry weight calculator
  • Log-to-lumber yield estimator
  • AI log advisor (Pro) — "what can I build with this?"
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Board Foot Calculator
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Result
320 board feet
≈ 1,280 lbs green weight (white oak)
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