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September, 2006
A note from Layla . . .
My life has been very interesting since I began working at Petersons only four months ago. I
remember sitting in Kerris' office when I started, watching as she examined some work that I had put so much effort into, anxiously waiting
to hear whether I was good enough. As I slumped further into my ergonomic computer chair every time her red pen darted across the page,
I was so relieved when she told me there were only a few mistakes, ones that were easily remedied.
It’s been an educational ride since then, getting to know the products, the processes and the
people. And now that it’s finally all coming together for me, they’re kicking me out! Putting me on
a plane headed for the USA for six weeks, to promote the product I have been put in charge of releasing worldwide, the Skillmill. I’m not
nervous about traveling, I’ve done it before. I’m not even nervous about the super sized McDonalds meals that Chris
wants us to eat every day. Even the fact that he told me he ‘only stops for gas, no sightseeing’ didn’t bother
me. It’s wondering how I’m going to get my nail file and hairspray through airport security that’s playing on
my mind! Nah, just kidding.
Actually, I feel very privileged to be going, and very lucky to be going with Chris, who I can learn a lot
from. I’m excited about attending the various woodworking and agricultural shows in many different states of the USA. I
look forward to meeting Cutting Comments readers and Forestry Forum members, so come along and I will put you in our competition to win a
Skillmill for yourself! See the Skillmill website for dates and locations - www.skillmill.com
Oh, and that is me above, standing between Jake Peterson and IanAB from the Forestry Forum, at the
recent Peterson Open Day.
Layla Robinson - Skillmill Project
Manager
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Article:
Science in Africa . . .
One of the greatest problems in forestry operations is timber extraction. The Peterson saw, the original portable swing blade saw
overcomes this problem, by being transportable to the actual tree. Hence, a number of small operators can process timber in the forests, and leave the
waste wood there, to contribute back to the environment and remove only the timber which is marketable.
In my
experience, we have operated a Peterson swing blade saw for 5 years in an unskilled labour environment similar to that in the rest of Africa. The saw
has operated for thousands of hours and the only maintenance required has been done by unqualified people.
Keep reading . . .
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Happy Customer Testimony . .
Troy Lancaster is another happy ATS owner,
based in Virginia, USA. Living in a log home on an eighty acre hardwood woodlot with his wife Becky and daughter Mandy, Troy got into
sawmilling when storms took down surrounding trees and he couldn't bare to see the oak used as firewood. Here is why he took a
second look at the Peterson sawmill and why it was all "Well worth the wait".
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Photo of the Month . . .
Troy Lancaster's daughter is also a budding miller, but just might be
a few years off running her own sawmill.
She is often out with her dad, helping where she can, often enjoying a ride on her own bike
(pictured). At only four years of age, I think Mandy already has sawdust in her veins!
See her up on top of one of her father's logs in
the Photo of the
Month.
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