Sawyer, as defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary: one that saws. Doug Moore, a fifth-generation Sawyer, describes himself as somebody who makes lumber out of logs.
The youngest son of Donald Moore’s five children, he recently became the owner of the family business, Moore’s Sawmill, in Bloomfield after his father died in November 2024.
“Sawdust has kind of been in my blood my entire life,” he said.
The Moore family has been sawing logs in the area since the late 1800s. Doug spent his childhood at the mill — first just playing around, but then his dad put him to work.
And he helped his dad by doing little jobs.
As he grew, he learned the ins and outs of running the saw — more importantly, he learned how to judge logs and to make the most of each log that passes through the mill.
The work is long and hard, especially as it is now a one-man job.
“I love what I do,” he said. “I take great pride and satisfaction in being able to do what I do.”
