top of page


Functional Homestead Projects You Can Build with Rough Sawn Lumber
Homestead projects you build with rough sawn lumber.

Jason Smith
Jun 22 min read
28 views
0 comments


Running a Sawmill: The Hard Work No One Sees
There’s more to sawmilling than sawdust—like marketing, maintenance, and adapting to what the market throws at you.

Jason Smith
Apr 63 min read
290 views
0 comments


Essential Skills for Thriving in the Creator Economy: The Future of My Portable Sawmill Business
I'm making a few predictions in this post.

Jason Smith
Mar 102 min read
69 views
0 comments


Expertise vs. Hustle: How I found my niche as a self-employed entrepreneur
I came across a book a couple years ago that moved the needle for me and my business. I had the opportunity to mill for David C. Baker, a...

Jason Smith
Feb 113 min read
19 views
0 comments


How a portable sawmill can help with home improvements and remodeling projects
How a portable sawmill can help with home improvement and remodeling projects.

Jason Smith
Jan 202 min read
11 views
0 comments


Camping, Milling, and Crafting: A Farmer's Vision Takes Shape
Camping, Milling and Thinking

Jason Smith
Jan 52 min read
27 views
0 comments


What Portable Sawmilling Has Taught Me About Being an Entrepreneur.
Lessons I've learned: Start where you are, with what you have Be adaptable to opportunities, but stay focused on sawing logs and...

Jason Smith
Dec 15, 20242 min read
46 views
0 comments


Turning Storm Damage Into Solutions: Portable Sawmilling for Relief in Western NC
Trip to NC to help with recovery efforts

Jason Smith
Nov 24, 20243 min read
33 views
0 comments


Sawing Through Life's Challenges: Finding Strength in Persistence
Sawing logs is like life's challenges.

Jason Smith
Jul 7, 20243 min read
27 views
1 comment


Sawdust and Society: How AI is helping in my sawmill business
How AI is helping my sawmill business.

Jason Smith
Jun 25, 20243 min read
64 views
0 comments


From Logs to Luxury: Crafting a Custom Hickory Vanity and the Decline of Red Oak
I had the privilege to take my mill and visit the mountains in East Tennessee and saw for a couple days. This customer is planning to...
ptsmith12
Jun 16, 20242 min read
29 views
0 comments


Innovation in Lumber
What do you do with a white oak whiskey barrel? Turn it into drawers for an interesting piece for your kitchen. I went and visited with...
ptsmith12
May 21, 20243 min read
25 views
0 comments


From Trees to Treasure: Unveiling the beauty of Black Walnut and Cherry
My journey began with a request from a homeowner who envisioned adding the rich, dark tones of black walnut to their living space. They...
ptsmith12
May 5, 20242 min read
17 views
0 comments


Harvesting Sustainability: Responsible Timbers latest projects
Having the creativity and ability to take a log destined for the burn pile and make it into something beautiful is truly an honor. In...
ptsmith12
Apr 21, 20242 min read
15 views
0 comments


Creating Art with my sawmill
My portable sawmill has been buzzing and slicing logs that were headed to the burn pile over the last week. I was able to take these logs...
ptsmith12
Apr 7, 20241 min read
67 views
0 comments


Crafting Purpose with my Portable Sawmill
Over the past couple of weeks, I had the privilege of assisting a gentleman who had cleared a small plot of land to build his daughter’s...
ptsmith12
Mar 17, 20242 min read
23 views
0 comments


From Trees to Treasures
Over the past few weeks, our portable sawmill journey has taken us through an exciting array of projects, each one a testament to the...
ptsmith12
Feb 28, 20242 min read
16 views
0 comments


A Week of Sawdust and Splinters
Crafting with Alaskan-Milled Ash, Red Oak, and Hickory This week brought the rhythmic hum of saw blades and the sweet scent of freshly...
ptsmith12
Feb 3, 20241 min read
19 views
0 comments


Embracing the Craft: A Journey through Recent Sawmill Adventures
In the heart of the woodworking world, where the scent of fresh timber fills the air and the hum of my sawmill echos, my recent sawmill...
ptsmith12
Jan 21, 20241 min read
17 views
0 comments


A week with the Mill: Crafting beauty from Cedar, Osage Orange and Ash Logs
The last couple weeks been a whirlwind of sawdust at Responsible Timber, where our portable sawmill transformed cedar and ash logs into...
ptsmith12
Jan 15, 20241 min read
40 views
0 comments
bottom of page