Aug
2022
Tips for Buying Wood From a Sawmill
If you work with wood products frequently, you may have thought about purchasing lumber directly from a sawmill. While there are many advantages to...
Mar
2022
Wood Products: The Healthy Choice
Human health and well-being have been hot topics for decades now. Exercise, sleep habits, food choices, hydration, and self-care are things that...
Sep
2021
Wood: The Way of the Future
Wood products are no longer a thing of the past. In fact, many say this renewable resource is the future of the building products industry. This...
Sep
2021
What Contractors Can Expect From Working With Marks Lumber
At Marks Lumber, we've been partnering with both residential and commercial building contractors for decades. When homeowners and...
Aug
2021
On the Ground: The Forester's Role in Forest Management Decisions
"The profession of forestry serves society by fostering stewardship of the world's forests. Because forests provide valuable resources and perform...
Dec
2020
How Marks Lumber Stacks Up Against Other Sawmills
Marks Lumber is a family-owned, specialty sawmill located in Clancy, Montana. Our owners still come to work each day to carry on the 75-year family...
Dec
2020
Common Defects to Consider in Timber Grading
At Marks Lumber, we look carefully at each timber, studying it for defects and characteristics that help us decide how it will be graded for use....
Sep
2020
Why Does 16-Foot Lumber Cost Significantly More Than Shorter Material?
If you've been in the market for 16-foot lumber before, you may have experienced a slight sticker shock over the price of these longer-sized boards....
Aug
2020
Log to Lumber
Marks Lumber prides itself on the meticulous process we take to get the best material possible for your needs. Every product that we manufacture,...
Jul
2020
The History of Circle Sawn Lumber and Sawmills
What is Circle Sawn Lumber Throughout time, lumber has been manufactured in many different ways. Depending on how the material is milled,...
Apr
2020
Three Ways Marks Lumber Reduces Waste
Marks Lumber is on the front lines of conservation and eco-friendly practices. Minimizing waste is not only a key to our economic success, but it...
Mar
2020
Common Siding Material Comparison
Choosing a siding material for your home or commercial building is an important choice. As a manufacturer of premium natural wood sidings, we have...
Oct
2019
The Lumber Journey: From Log to Product
At Marks Lumber, from the Log Yard to the end product, we believe is using the entire log for many reasons. It’s the sustainable way of Forestry that...
Mar
2019
Marks Lumber Manufacturing Process - Part 3 OTHER AREAS OF THE MILL
PART 3 Log to Product - Other Areas of the Mill Bark Plant – can sort approximately 450 yards of raw bark per day. The machine shakes the...
Feb
2019
Marks Lumber Manufacturing Process- Part 2 PLANER BUILDING
PART 2 Log to Product – Planer Building Planer – Marks Lumber operates a planer mill that manufactures specialty products. The planer runs...
Jan
2019
Marks Lumber Manufacturing Process: Part 1 SAWMILL
Log to Product - Sawmill The Log-- Marks Lumber sources their logs mainly off of private lands in western Montana, although we do get a small...
Mar
2018
What are those ugly black marks on lumber?
Have you ever looked at wood siding on a house and noticed black spots and runs around nails? What are these marks and where do they come from? This...
Sep
2017
Planing Specialty Lumber Products
Manufacturing Top Quality Planed Products During production, a planer mill operator orients a blank before sending it into the planer to maximize...
Aug
2017
Marks Lumber's Process for Drying and Grading Lumber
Drying Montana Lumber After the cutting process, lumber products are ready to be dried and the yard/planer team at Marks Lumber takes over. This is...
Aug
2017
Sawing Specialty Lumber Products
This is the second in the continuing series on how Montana Logs are harvested and then top-quality wood products manufactured. In the previous post,...
Jul
2017
The Art of Selecting The Right Log for the Right Wood Product
Finding quality logs for a sawmill is always challenging, especially for a specialty sawmill like Marks Lumber. In the industry, facilities that turn...
Nov
2016
Firewood - More Than Just Renewable Bio-Fuel
Forestry projects often require the removal of large numbers of smaller sick or damaged trees that will not make poles or saw logs. Marks Lumber often...