Sawmill in its fourth generation: sawing of softwood, contract sawing, timber drying and timber trading with its own wood retail island
Valentin Schmidt V. Sägewerk-Holzhandlung, Inhaber Heiko Schmidt e.K.
36110 Schlitz-Hartershausen · GermanyNew on Amplifa
About us
The sawmill Valentin Schmidt V. in Schlitz-Hartershausen (East Hesse, between the Vogelsberg and the Rhön) is a family business run in its fourth generation since 1912. The company produces sawn timber from domestic softwoods such as pine, larch and spruce: boards, planks, square timbers, laths, shuttering boards, waney-edge boards and solid structural timber (KVH). In addition to its own sawing, the sawmill offers contract sawing of roundwood up to 6 m in length and 60 cm in diameter for forest owners, businesses and private individuals, including stacking and drying of the sawn timber. In the on-site timber trade, construction timber to list and other product ranges are delivered to order. Since 2002, the Holzinsel (wood island) has complemented the offering: a retail shop with toys, handicrafts, household goods and nativity figurines as well as custom-made wooden items such as breakfast boards, wall plates and signs made from bark-edged boards with name engraving.
- Site
- Schlitz-Hartershausen
- Processes
- Sawing of softwood (sawmill sawing / contract sawing of roundwood into boards, planks,, Timber drying (stacking for drying, drying hall), Engraving (name engraving on wood), Custom-made wooden items (breakfast boards, wall plates, signs made from bark-edged boards), Production of square timbers, laths, shuttering boards, waney-edge boards, solid structural timber, Contract sawing for businesses and private individuals (roundwood up to 6 m length, max. 60 cm, Stacking/drying of the sawn timber, Retail Holzinsel (toys, handicrafts, household goods, nativity figurines)
- Materials
- Pine, Larch, Spruce
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1912
- Industries
- Sawmill products / sawn timber, Construction timber / building materials trade, Retail for handicrafts & toys, Carpentry/historic construction (formerly)
- 01
Roundwood intake
- 02
Sawing on the gang saw (own products and contract sawing)
- 03
Stacking for drying
- 04
Drying in the drying hall
- 05
On-site timber trade / delivery
- 06
Holzinsel custom-made items (engraving)
Materials & Processes
Pine
Boards, side cuts and log cuts in thicknesses from 24 to 65 mm made from domestic pine.
Larch
Boards, planks, ranch fence boards and square timbers for outdoor applications.
Spruce
Boards, square timbers, cross timbers, laths and construction planks for construction and carpentry.
Locations
Schlitz-Hartershausen
DESawmill, timber trade and Holzinsel (retail)
- Lot size
- Single pieces up to product ranges
- Materials
- Pine, larch, spruce
- Gang saw (sawmill gang saw)
- Drying hall
- Historic steam engine (Lanz, 1925)
Components & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing of softwood (sawmill sawing / contract sawing of roundwood into boards, planks,Machining | – | 6 m | – | – | Pine, Larch, Spruce |
| Timber drying (stacking for drying, drying hall)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Softwood |
| Engraving (name engraving on wood)Surface | – | 100 cm | – | – | Wood |
| Custom-made wooden items (breakfast boards, wall plates, signs made from bark-edged boards)Assembly | – | 100 cm | – | – | Wood, Bark-edged boards |
| Production of square timbers, laths, shuttering boards, waney-edge boards, solid structural timberMachining | – | 4 m × 280 mm × 200 mm | – | – | Pine, Larch, Spruce |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gang saw (sawmill gang saw) | – | – | – | 1911 | Schlitz-Hartershausen |
| Drying hall | – | – | – | ab 1982 | Schlitz-Hartershausen |
| Steam engine (historic, Lanz) | Lanz | 1 | – | 1925 | Schlitz-Hartershausen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The sawmill emphasizes the best possible quality of sawn timber on its website; no certification according to standards is specified.
| Evidence | Schlitz-Hartershausen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1836
Johann Valentin Schmidt I. establishes himself as a master wheelwright.
- 1911
Purchase contract for the steam sawmill in Ilbeshausen; dismantling and transport to Hartershausen.
- 1912
Sawmill business registered with the Chamber of Commerce (IHK) as of May 1.
- 1925
New, more powerful steam engine from Lanz in Mannheim acquired.
- 1930
Sawing shifted to sawn timber for joineries.
- 1943
Death of the founder Valentin Schmidt V.; the eldest daughter runs the business during the war.
- 1945
Johannes Schmidt takes over the company after the war and captivity.
- 1955
Carpentry business discontinued due to lack of skilled workers; focus on sawn timber.
- 1969
Death of Johannes Schmidt; son Horst takes over the company.
- 1970
Sawing shifted toward the coffin industry; nationwide supply of coffin manufacturers.
- 1982
New construction of the sawmill hall, mechanization of the roundwood yard, construction of a large drying hall.
- 2002
Heiko Schmidt takes over the business; creation of the Holzinsel, expansion of the on-site timber trade and increased contract sawing.