Dupuis Logging Inc.’s decision to establish a small sawmill on the family ranch a few years ago has worked out well in that it adds value to logs the company harvests and dampens the impact of market swings. Third generation logger Kendall Dupuis comments: “Adding the Wood-Mizer thin kerf mill to our operation just before a major industry downturn has tested the wisdom of the decision and so far the mill is proving its worth.”
Dupuis and his son, Daylen, 27, for years had discussed adding a sawmill to compliment the company’s well established logging operations. Today Daylen manages the mill, which cuts high value timbers and beams in addition to decking, fencing, paneling and siding. “The sawmill helps the overall business because the market for lumber fluctuates independent of the market for logs,” Daylen comments. “Last spring logging operations were delayed significantly because of the long spring break up here. However, we had lots of orders for timbers and that income