Mills

Heartland Timber is a sawmill business in Granger, Iowa, run by Matthew Haaland. It serves Dallas County and does custom milling, not timber buying or tree removal. The work is custom milling, done on-site or with a portable mill, using a Wood Mizer LT40 HD. They can handle logs or felled trees up to 21 feet long and 33 inches in diameter, with a 26 inch finish cut width. Most jobs happen at their own location: "Bring your logs to us and we'll mill them to your specifications," covering dimensional lumber, slabs, and more. They also offer slab flattening, kiln drying, and home finishes. Logs need to be gathered in one spot with equipment on hand to move them, since they do not currently travel to a landowner's property. Stationary milling runs $120 an hour, plus $30 per blade. This fits a landowner who already has logs down and wants someone to turn them into lumber or slabs, rather than someone looking to sell standing timber or have trees cut and hauled off their land. From heartland-timber.com, read 10 October 2026.

CENTRAL IOWA SAWMILL LLC is a mill in Story County, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Bear Creek Hardwoods is a sawmill in Earlham, Iowa, run by Monty and Becky Button. It serves Dallas County. They mill logs you bring them or logs they provide, cutting to your specifications of length, width, thickness, quarter sawn or other. Their own words say the purpose is "to repurpose unwanted, dead, diseased or trees by storms into usable quality lumber." They run three saws, two Baker bandsaw mills and a Mobile Dimension Saw, so they can handle logs of different sizes. Services include milling and rough cut, plus kiln drying. Species mentioned include white oak and Shiplap Pine, the latter used on a 12,000 square foot wedding barn project. They note milled dimensions are "true dimensions," so a board called 2x4 comes out a true 2 inches by 4 inches, with extra thickness cut in to allow for shrinkage from kiln drying and planing. The business started in March of 2004 when the Buttons bought a Baker 3638D sawmill, after Monty milled a white oak tree into a dining room table and they got hooked. Becky began running the mill full-time in 2014, and the family has since added a larger Baker 3674D mill and brought on their children to help operate the mills. This fits a landowner who already has logs on hand, whether from a storm, a dead tree, or a cleared lot, and wants them milled to specific dimensions rather than sold as standing timber. From bearcreekhardwoods.com, read 10 October 2026.

Woodchuck Sawmill & Lumber LLC is a portable sawmill based in Monticello, Iowa. They come to you and saw your logs right where they stand, working from logs to finished lumber or live edge slabs. They say "we can cut anything up to 5ft in diameter," and run two saws to handle custom portable sawing jobs of different sizes. This is milling work, not standing timber buying. If you've already got logs down, or trees you want cut into boards or slabs on your own property, this is the kind of outfit that does that. They work in Jones County and describe themselves as having "over 35 years of experience." There's no stated minimum size for a job here. If you're not sure whether your pile of logs or your woodlot is worth a call, that's a question for a phone conversation, not something spelled out ahead of time. This suits a landowner who already has logs or trees down and wants them turned into lumber or slabs on-site, rather than someone still deciding whether to sell standing timber. From woodchucksawmill.com, read 10 October 2026.

Breezy Hill Sawmill is a small family owned sawmill in Boone, Iowa, operating since 2014. This is not a timber buyer or a logging outfit. If you have your own logs, they will cut them for you on a Woodmizer LT15 Wide band sawmill, handling logs up to 17 feet long and 36 inches across. They charge $90 per hour plus $30 per blade used, and most customers haul their own logs in on a trailer, though they may be able to help if you can't move yours. They cut "native hard woods" and sell kiln dried lumber and slabs from that work, drying wood slowly by air first and then finishing it in their own solar kiln. Their regular work includes a lot of urban trees salvaged from Ames and Iowa State University, alongside logs customers bring them. Turnaround depends on the size of the log and the time of year. There is no stated minimum size for a job. Going by the smallest piece they mention cutting, they have handled logs as small as 1 foot long and 6 inches in diameter, so this is not an operation built around big volume. They work by appointment at their address on X Ave in Boone. This fits a landowner who already has logs down, maybe a handful of trees cleared or salvaged, and just wants them sawn into lumber or slabs rather than sold standing. From breezyhillsawmill.com, read 10 October 2026.

Indianola Sawmill and IDry Kiln is a working sawmill in Indianola, Iowa. They mill logs to order and dry the lumber themselves before it leaves the shop. They cut logs up to 36 inches in diameter and 17 feet long, "custom milled to your specifications." The wood they work with is black walnut and cherry. Once it's sawn, lumber goes through their own IDry vacuum kiln, which they say "dries lumber in days instead of months, for perfectly dried lumber every time," bringing it down to 10% or less moisture content, with moisture meters on hand so you can check a piece yourself. From there they also do custom woodworking out of their own milled and dried stock, building dining tables, benches, beds, mantels, and entry doors. To get started you call or text and talk through what you have, whether it's a single log or a full trailer load, and they offer pickup and delivery. They serve Warren County. This is a mill and kiln, not a timber buyer, so it suits a landowner who already has logs down or standing timber cut, and wants those logs turned into dried lumber or finished furniture rather than sold as standing timber. From indianolasawmill.com, read 10 October 2026.

Yoder sawmill is a mill in Bonaparte, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Hardt’s sawmill is a mill in Keota, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

By the Foot Sawmill is a mill in Norway, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Green Wood Products Sawmill is a mill in North Liberty, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Yellow River State Sawmill is a mill in Harpers Ferry, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Richardson Sawmill is a mill in Cherokee County, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Thompson Sawmill & Hardwoods is a mill in Amana, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Schwartz Saw Mills is a mill in Fairbank, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Denmark Slabs is a mill in Sumner, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Johnson Hardwood & Tree Care runs a sawmill and woodshop just outside Albert City, Iowa, in Buena Vista County. Chris Johnson operates it, with one employee and his wife helping out with the business side. The work here centers on milling: custom sawing of logs into lumber, locally sourced lumber in stock, and live-edge slabs, including large slabs up to 76 inches thick for tables, desks, and other furniture. They also build handcrafted cabinetry and furniture if you want a finished piece rather than just boards. Species they work with include Ash, Maple, Elm, and Walnut, and they'll take other species on request. Chris has a degree in Forestry and is a licensed pesticide applicator, and the business also treats ash trees for Emerald Ash Borer and handles other tree health issues, so this isn't just a mill, it's tree care too. If you've got a log from a tree that means something to you, personally or sentimentally, they'll mill it or turn it into a custom piece. This is a small, hands-on operation. As Chris puts it, "When you call, message, or stop by, you'll be working directly with me." There's no sales layer between you and the person doing the work. This fits a landowner in or near Buena Vista County who wants a specific log or a stand of hardwood milled into lumber or furniture, not a large-scale timber sale, and who'd rather deal with one person directly than a bigger crew. From johnsonhardwoodandtreecare.com, read 10 October 2026.

TreeHugger Wood- Milling/Drying/Premium Wood Products is a mill in Maxwell, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

TurkleTree Sawmill&More is a mill in Stockton, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Portable Sawmill Service is a mill in Chickasaw County, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

BT's Rough Cut is a mill in New Virginia, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Millie Wood Works is a mill in Des Moines, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Rough Cut Iowa is a mill in Van Meter, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

River City Hardwoods is a sawmill in Muscatine, Iowa, on Musser Street. It was founded by Patrick T. Mealy and John T. Peters in 1995. River City Hardwoods is "a grade sawmill specializing in thick stock hardwoods including soft maple, walnut, cherry, white hard maple and red and white oak," and it also cuts ash, basswood, birch, catalpa, aromatic cedar, cottonwood, hickory and poplar. The work here is lumber production and sales, not standing timber purchases or logging jobs on a landowner's property. River City Hardwoods sells green wholesale lumber, kiln dried wholesale lumber, kiln dried local distribution lumber, wholesale chips, sawdust and mulch, and retail kiln dried lumber. It also sells retail sawdust and bark mulch by the cubic yard, and offers "Quality Kiln Dried and Green Lumber available at Competitive Pricing" for walk-in and wholesale buyers. Payment for retail purchases is expected at time of sale, in cash for sawdust and mulch, with cards accepted elsewhere with a surcharge. It serves Muscatine County. No service for standing timber sales, harvest planning, or landowner tract work is described, so this isn't a fit for someone looking to sell logs off their own acreage. It suits a landowner who already has logs cut, or who wants hardwood lumber, mulch, or sawdust bought directly from a mill, rather than someone trying to arrange a timber sale on their land. From rivercityhardwoods.com, read 10 October 2026.

Doon Sawmill & Fencing LLC is a mill in Doon, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Dunham Hardwoods is a mill in Dunlap, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

B. PEIFFER LLC is a mill in Mt Pleasant, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

SMI Co is a mill in Cresco, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Slab and Slice LLC is a mill in Richland, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Snider Hardwoods is a mill in Coralville, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Clay Mountain Rustics is a mill in Keokuk, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Midwest Walnut Co is a mill in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Winters Woodworking is a mill in Ocheyedan, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.