GOAL 1
A real local option
Timber selectively harvested right here in Nevada, Yuba, and Sierra counties, cut close to home so builders and homeowners have a locally sourced alternative that holds its own against the big box stores.
About
A working Camptonville sawmill with practical answers.
Sierra Custom Lumber cuts rough-sawn lumber, timbers, slabs, and profile work from a hands-on yard in Camptonville, California, near Nevada City. The work is direct: talk through the job, look at real material, and choose the size, species, and finish that fit.
The yard is set up for people who need useful wood, not a showroom version of it. Some projects only need rough-sawn boards. Others need S4S, tongue and groove, a matched profile, or a walnut slab worth building around.
GOAL 2
The mill comes to you
Already have trees down? The fully hydraulic portable mill turns logs already on your property into usable lumber on site, another local option that skips the hauling and the middleman.
GOAL 3
Sawlogs, not chip piles
Fuels-reduction and clearing work too often ends at the chipper. Good sawlogs from that work can be milled and used here instead of chipped or trucked out of the county.
See the material
Photos of current stock make it easy to compare real boards, slabs, and grain before deciding.
Rough-sawn value
The lumber is not planed smooth, but the carbide blade leaves a clean face for sawmill stock.
Cut for the job
Bring a cut list, rough sketch, photo, or target size and the conversation can move quickly toward species, dimensions, and pickup or delivery.
Walnut matters here
Walnut slabs and boards are a dedicated part of the yard, with pieces for tables, counters, flooring, and custom work.
How to buy
Bring the project, not a perfect spec sheet.
A good request can be simple: species, thickness, width, length, quantity, pickup or delivery, and whether rough-sawn is fine. For matching work, bring a sample or clear photo if you have one.
If the logs are on your property, mobile milling starts with how the logs are staged, site access, count, length, and diameter.