![]() This mill was the LT15WIDE battery-powered portable sawmill - an industry first. We got to talking, and he asked if we would be interested in demoing a new piece of equipment," explains Paul. "Wood-Mizer, a local guy who lives right up the hill in Blue Ash, visited us and looked around at our operation one day. Wood-Mizer also contacted them about a particular project because of the wisdom and expertise that Paul and Riverside offer. "Luke 19:10 says, 'For the Son of man came to seek and save that which was lost.' Seek and save really came from that scripture you know it's got dual meaning, and it's an important part of what we do here." We can actually process and finish," says Paul. ![]() So, we are excited because we can do way more than just milling now. "We have an edger and a planer, which we just recently purchased within the last year. Utilizing their Wood-Mizer equipment allowed Riverside to go above and beyond just milling their lumber. We have fun with it and appreciate every piece we cut." says Paul. Rather than have wood that's down and going to rot or turn it into mulch. We like to look at it like we are repurposing it here to make something cool. We are taking things that are already down. "As a company, we're not actively sawing down live trees. The main focus at Riverside is to utilize trees that typically go to waste. "We're a job shop, very much a job shop, and then in between jobs, we just mill our own wood for our own purposes and just to have it on inventory," comments Paul. Some days, I can be on the SlabMizer other days, I can be on the big saw WM1000 doing a 56" wide tree," explains Richie. On other days, we will have customers here that want dimensional lumber. Some days, we have a bunch of logs out in our yard, and we'll pick certain logs, and I'll slab them how I want. "My day-to-day working here can vary greatly. I really enjoy working with him, and we're learning together," says Richie.Įvery day at Riverside is different. "Paul reminds me of my father, who's passed away now. ![]() In the short time Paul and Richie have spent together, they have formed a strong team. "Richie is here now he has been here probably over a year. "I was still very involved in the electrical part of the family business and always needed getting somebody in here full time to mill." This new addition to Riverside was Richie. With two sawmills, the business began to proliferate. "She said, 'I knew it! I knew you were going to do that." They purchased the LT50 Super Hydraulic sawmill, and later, Paul added a WM1000 industrial sawmill capable of cutting extra-large logs up to 67" in diameter. He returned to his wife and explained that he would need a bigger mill. "However, the LT15GO was great, and it worked for about 2 weeks, and then I just had tree trimming start dropping off logs that would not fit in the LT15GO," says Paul. Taking her advice, Paul went ahead and bought an LT15 portable sawmill. Buy big enough to where it'll take you into the future because you're probably going to want a bigger one pretty soon.” "My wife said, 'Look, I know you enough to know you'll want to buy the smallest available unit. Paul discussed the opportunity of buying a Wood-Mizer sawmill with his wife. I've always loved messing with wood if I had to do it all over again, I probably would have been a carpenter if I wasn't born into an electrical contracting family cause I love working with wood." "Passing the Wood-Mizer just outside of Batesville, I was intrigued by what they did there. "Riverside Logging and Sawmill started by heading up and down the highway on I-74," says Paul. "We just decided to keep the Riverside brand, the Riverside name, and went forward with that when we named our company Riverside Logging and Sawmill." However, Riverside Electric Incorporated is still part of his family, as his daughter, Christa, now runs the company. Thus, Paul decided to open his own logging and sawmilling business. However, Paul learned that he has a passion for working with wood. "My grandfather established a company, Riverside Electric, in 1945," Paul says. ![]() Paul is an electrician in the 3rd generation. Paul's new company developed and grew a long-standing family business and brought his family together. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Paul Gangloff went from electrician to sawyer, opening his own sawmilling business, Riverside Logging and Sawmill.
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