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To Whom It May Concern:
  I have always liked woodworking however the price of lumber is a real setback to some craftsman. 
This is why I took a chance and bought an OSCAR 18 this sawmill  is perfect for the avid woodworker. I have enclosed a picture of the first project I built with my OSCAR 18. This is a sold cherry heirloom bookcase that I constructed from a log I had cut two years ago and never had the heart to cut it up for firewood so when I bought my OSCAR I was thrilled to find how much lumber was in this one log. This bookcase is constructed of solid 3/4 cherry the only plywood used was for the backer other than that its solid cherry I even carved the Cabriole legs.  I also do a lot of Intarsia I have enclosed a few pictures of my work. I find that now I have my OSCAR 18 I can saw the lumber to the thickness I need which saves a lot of my plainer and also on wood waste. I really recommend to anyone who crafts with wood and is fortunate enough to by  an OSCAR to do so I am totally amazed with mine.     
                                                                                Sincerely - Craig Lohr , Santa Clara, NY

Dear Hud-Son -  Using trees from my yard I built these projects using my Farm Boss. First is a post and beam style open air firewood shed made entirely out of eastern white pine with cedar shingles, it holds one cord of wood, the second is a wishing well that came from a dead standing cedar salvaged from my backyard. It is 100% cedar.

I bought your OSCAR 18  from Steve White in Dalton, NH. It is a great machine and I have been doing a lot of board cutting for the floor of my home which is under construction. Do you have any information other than the mimeo'd sheets relative to the machine, how it works, proper settings, saw blade settings, etc?  Thanks. Got a video??
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Hud-Son  - Here is a photo that was taken about a week ago. Been keeping pretty busy until the temp went down to -20 and it got a bit cold to be out playing ....  I will be taking the sawmill out to a remote property that I own on lake frontage to build  a cabin. Most of  the  lumber I have cut here will be used to build a smaller cabin first. 
Thanks, Mark DeLoach

 

My Oscar 36 was delivered on 14 January, 2006 @ 1605 hours ... about five minutes late. I can accept the delay, because of the inclement weather, and because Tom is probably related to you, by blood or marriage ... after all, Hud-Son is a family affair. Besides that, a drop in temperature was the reason. I did not assemble the mill until Monday, 16 January 2006, when the morning temperature was 5 F. Even under those conditions, the Oscar 36 went together rather easily, taking a total of about four hours. After lunch, I double checked all the fluids, dimensions, etc, then rolled on the most bony pine log I could find. The 16 HP Vanguard fired right up; the blade lube dripped just fine; so I set the log dogs and ran the carriage down the ways .... I was impressed! Contrary to the congratulations given on the cover of the service manual provided with my Oscar 36, I am not wise... only practical, and I have found that your band saw mill is the best on the  market for that price .I know, because I've done my homework and have seen a lot of mills in the last 30 years, including the 52" Lane with a D-6 Cat engine that sawed out  my log cabin in 1973. The Oscar 36 I bought from you is the most accurate and efficient mill I have seen, and I will proudly use it to cut quality lumber. Your grandfather must be proud ...    Sincerely yours,  John Stockman
 

 Hello Folks! I purchased an Oscar 30 from Johnson in Ogdensburg, WI yesterday. It took about an hour to set up and we were off and sawing. What a fantastic little machine! The Johnsons were great to work with on this purchase.  Want to let you know you have a great product (I'm quite sure you knew this already)  KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!  
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hanks A Million! Ryan R. Delaney,  Waupaca, WI

Sirs - I purchased an Oscar 18  last year and to say I like ii is an understatement! I never even saw one before, but after a little while figured it out.   Thanks again!   Chuck Holland, Middletown, Ohio

To Hud-Son Forest Equipment Co. - I purchased your Oscar 18' sawmill on August 1 and I need to tell you how pleased I am with this saw, your product is top line and what a good price also. I purchased the saw from Thick and Thin Lumber in Sabattus, Maine and the staff was #1. I was pleased with the knowledge of owning and operating the sawmill that they showed me, the customer service was great! I'll let the word out about your fine sawmill and the service I received. Thanks for an affordable and well constructed sawmill!  Paul Muszynski, Harrison, Maine

To Hud-Son Forest Equipment Co. - I recently bought an 18 from dealer Steve White in NH. I thought you might want to know that Steve was great to deal with and I am very happy with my Oscar 18.  Anyway I have been sawing away like mad making lumber for a porch addition on my house and lumber for an addition on my camp. The Oscar is a great little machine and well thought out and constructed. Thanks for making it!
Ducan Hastings, Enosburg Falls, Vermont

 I have had my Oscar 30 for about 18 months now. I use it to saw native Texas Mesquite and other Texas woods. I use the Oscar 30 only five or six times per month. It is used outside and is only covered with a tarp, it starts and cuts true every time. This reliability means a lot to me.     Don Fatout, San Marcos, Texas

Just wanted to send  you a note to say how much I'm enjoying my new mill. So far it has done everything I expected and is even easier than I had imagined to operate. I am still cleaning up storm damaged timber from hurricane Ivan which did heavy damage to my timber land in south central Alabama. I can't tell you how much it means to me to be able to salvage this down timber and make really good looking lumber out of  it. Thanks for making a product that lives up to it's advertising. My Oscar 28 is big where it needs  to be and still portable enough to move around with ease.                                                                Bruce Bennett, Pine Apple, Alabam
 

Dear Mike - After speaking to you the other day we figured we'd get some pictures off to you, sent with a BIG howdy from Texas. Our HUD-SON Oscar 18" saw mill is making our dream home come true. It's the only piece of equipment we've bought that has paid for itself in the first six months of owning  it. Our home which will be about 2,800 ft and all wood is depending on your product and so far no problem. We're hoping by late fall of this year to be into our home along with our teenage son who will be upstairs in his own room w/bath. Our neighbor, after seeing the cedar, oak, pine and elm we cut went and bought one from your company too. Bobby quit his job and is now swamped with orders to cut wood for other people and he's making more money now, he also is making  his own house. People mention how they like the look of our home and they loved the smell, all natural wood.                                                                                                           Jeannie, Martin and Alan Hoel

Dear Hud-Son Forest Equipment,
 Last year I purchased an Oscar 30 from Jack Putman  last summer. We had a  wind storm a few weeks ago  that knocked the barn down on the mill. The  whole barn   was on it, beams, roof you name it, it was on the mill. I uncovered the mill & nothing was wrong with it. I did my homework before I bought the mill and had figured if it was any other brand of mill there would be nothing left of it. I am very pleased with the way my Hud-Son mill is made and the way it held up to the weight of an entire barn. Thanks for an affordable, quality made product.
                                                                                                                                                                                   Keith Altarac, Queensbury, NY

 Dear Ray,
Thank you for your help in ordering a new  winch for "Little Oscar" My husband loves his sawmill. Anytime he disappears I know where to look for him1 I call Little Oscar "The Mistress". I tell anyone who will listen Little Oscar will save you time, save you money, save your sanity and save your marriage! Thank you again for your quick, professional help.                                                                                                                                                                       Respectfully , Patricia Holcomb

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