Wood Milling & Sawmill Services
Custom lumber milling, resawing, planing, and straight-lining, milling up to 54 inches wide, whether you bring your own logs or start with wood from our yard. Based in Gainesville, Georgia, serving woodworkers and builders nationwide.
From Log to Lumber, Done In-House
CAG Specialty Wood is a family-owned sawmill and specialty lumber yard in Gainesville, Georgia, milling furniture-grade lumber, slabs, and mantels up to 54 inches wide for contractors, cabinet shops, furniture makers, and homeowners working with wood from their own property. Bring in logs from a tree that came down in your yard, rough-cut lumber from another supplier, or start from scratch with wood from our stock. Every step happens on our own equipment in Gainesville, sawing, resawing, planing, and straight-lining, so nothing gets sent out to a second shop and nothing sits in a queue at somebody else's mill.
Contractors use it for dimensional lumber cut to spec. Cabinet shops use resawing to get matched panels with mirrored grain. Furniture makers use straight-lining, S3S, or full S4S to get boards ready for the next step without extra shop time, S4S specifically when boards are headed into a glue-up. Homeowners bring in a downed tree and walk away with usable lumber instead of firewood.
From First Call to Finished Lumber
Tell us what you have
Species, dimensions, and whether it's logs, rough lumber, or a slab you're starting from.
Get a quote for the job
Sawing, resawing, planing, and straight-lining are billed at $150 an hour based on scope.
We mill it in Gainesville
On our own band saw mill and resaw equipment, up to 54 inches wide.
Pick up, local delivery, or ship
Your call once the job is done, no separate trip to a second shop.
Sawing, Resawing, Planing, and Straight-Lining
Milling is billed at $150 per hour and covers everything it takes to turn a log or rough board into usable, furniture-grade material. Most jobs combine two or three of these steps, depending on what the finished piece needs to look like.
Sawing & Custom Cutting
Logs and rough lumber cut to your exact dimensions on our band saw mill, up to 54 inches wide. This is the starting point for live-edge slabs, structural beams, and mantels, and it's also where a downed tree from your own property gets turned into usable boards instead of firewood.
Resawing
Thicker stock resawn down to a maximum of 16 inches wide, most often to produce matched panels, veneers, or book-matched slab pairs where the grain needs to mirror across two boards cut from the same piece.
Planing
Precise thickness adjustment so boards arrive flat and at the exact spec your project calls for, whether that's finish-ready material for a cabinet shop or a rough board you're squaring up yourself.
Straight Lining / S3S / S4S
Furniture-grade edge prep: straight-lining, S3S (what we typically stock), or full S4S on all four sides. Gluing up a panel or tabletop? You'll want S4S. Learn more →
Most of what comes through our mill is domestic hardwood, along with live-edge slabs and the occasional exotic species when it's available in the yard. If you're bringing your own log or lumber, we can typically mill it regardless of species, ask when you call.
Pair milling with kiln drying to stabilize moisture content before the wood leaves our shop, or slab flattening once a tabletop or counter is cut to size.
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Sawing, custom cutting, resawing, planing, straight-lining | $150/hour |
| Maximum milling width | 54 inches |
| Maximum resaw width | 16 inches |
Georgia Woodworkers Trust CAG
★★★★★ 4.8 average, 98 Google reviews
"I brought my wood top for my work bench up here to have it leveled. They did a great job at a reasonable price, I couldn't be happier. I'm definitely planning on bringing up some logs from the yard to have it cut into usable lumber. I'm very happy with my experience!"
"This is an awesome place for people who love to work with wood. I was helped by Kiko and he took his time in showing me their stock and trying to find the right boards for my entrance sign project."
"Kiko was patient and helpful as I selected my lumber. Much respect for taking his time with me and my small business. Best customer service I've had at a lumber yard."
Our in-house sawmill and milling equipment in Gainesville, GA, no outsourcing to a second shop.
Questions About Milling at CAG
How much does milling cost?
Sawing, resawing, planing, and straight-lining are all billed at $150 per hour. Kiln drying is priced separately, either per board foot per day for vacuum drying or per total board foot for dehumidification.
Can I bring in my own logs to be milled?
Yes. Many customers bring logs from their own property to be sawn into usable lumber, and we can also mill lumber or slabs you've purchased elsewhere.
What's the largest piece you can mill?
Our equipment handles material up to 54 inches wide for milling and up to 16 inches wide for resawing.
How long does a milling job take?
It depends on the scope, a simple resaw or planing job can often be done same-day, while larger custom milling runs may take longer. Contact us with your project details for a timeline.
Do you work with customers outside Georgia?
Yes. We regularly mill for customers across the country, either shipping finished material or coordinating extended delivery for larger orders.
Do I need to kiln dry my wood before or after milling?
It depends on your project. We offer in-house kiln drying and can advise on the right order of operations for your specific material.
Local Pickup, Or Shipped to Your Door
Every order is milled at our shop at 4050 Old Cornelia Hwy, Gainesville, GA 30507. From there, it's your call: pick it up in person, have it delivered locally, or let us ship it to you, wherever you're building.
Communities we serve directly:
Atlanta Savannah Athens Augusta Macon Columbus Rome Dalton Warner Robins Valdosta Albany BrunswickOutside these areas? We ship milled lumber, slabs, and mantels nationwide.
Ready to Get Your Wood Milled?
770.869.3377 Request a Milling Quote4050 Old Cornelia Hwy, Gainesville, GA 30507 · Mon-Fri 9am-5pm · Sat by appointment