A small Canadian company finds a fun way to enjoy the harsh cold winters by sourcing, cutting and drying high quality slow growing woods for musical instruments. With a rich history, built on three generations of sawyers this little sawmill is home to a massive collection of woods used in all sorts of stringed instruments. Everything is produced using a small sawmill, and a fleet of wood slicing, chopping, lifting, and grinding machines. Unlike other mills this one is powered by a 20kWh off-grid hydroelectric generator, and a handful of gas generators.
David, eagerly taking the helm of the business from his father, Gordon, in 2019 began prototyping all sorts of eclectic products: cedar saunas, wood speakers, and large piles of wood chips. Research and development quickly escalated. One day, a container arrived from Germany carrying a 2-tonne, computer-controlled, self-feeding, wood stove.
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