Berdoll Sawmill is proud to be featured in the March/April 2017 issue of Texas Architect Magazine! Click to read the full article here.
Excerpt:
Published: March/April 2017
“Sometimes, a disaster creates new growth. The 2007-2008 drought in Central Texas killed many large trees that couldn’t survive with the reduced rainfall. Brandon Berdoll began logging those dead specimens and founded Berdoll Sawmill near Bastrop in 2009. Yellow pine is commercially farmed in the Piney Woods in East Texas, but commercial plantations or managed forests for hardwoods are near-nonexistent in the state. Access to the Texas pecan, walnut, mesquite, bois d’arc, and escarpment cherry sold by Berdoll is not found in a traditional supply chain but through the relationships built during the 50 years that Berdoll’s family has lived in the region. The trees are scouted out in backyards, farms, and along roadsides. […]”
