L.L. Johnson Lumber in Charlotte Michigan, was established in 1909. I was able to spend some time with the Johnson family touring the mill and seeing how it operates. Its not every day we can visit a 114 year old mill!
I took my first trip to Johnsons not that long ago, it was also my first time stepping foot into a hardwood lumber store and I was extremely overwhelmed. I am happy to say that the staff was very accommodating to my needs and helped me get exactly what I was looking for. They have earned a customer for life!
That was really awesome!Thanks Eric!I feel bad just catching up on this episode,love it when there is generations n those old machines...we appreciate things soo much more!Hv a great wkend!👍☕😎
What an amazing place with wonderful vintage equipment and an awesome inventory of both lumber and all types of woodworking tools!!! Best of all, they have such an impressive history!! Not many companies have been in existence for over 100 years and been owned by the same family for 5 generations!! That's truly exciting!! Thanks Eric, for sharing the story of this great American company!! Hope you and Buddy enjoy your weekend! God bless!!
Great company! I love going there - the history, the people are great and even seeing those machines from a distance is cool, when you go pick up lumber. Nice video!
Amazing place! I live near Cincinnati, so planning a trip there will need to be in my future. Great video showing that there are great family businesses out there thriving.
Impressive! 😉 I've seen lumber yards my whole life but never one like L.L. Johnson Lumber. Just WOW! Thank you for taking the opportunity to spend the day there to learn the history. So many impressive scenes in your documentary, but the one that stands out to me is how a lumber company (lumber!) has adapted over the decades to continue to be relevent to their customers and take advantage of innovation to draw in new customers. Congratulations to L.L. Johnson and to A Cratsmans Legacy. Keep up the good work, both of you.
Please provide us your perspective on the Blue Ox Millworks in California. Alllll that ancient production woodworking equipment and the very experienced man using it.
I been going to L.L. Johnson’s for years. I ordered so much quartersawn red oak I had to wait a week for them to source it. I only purchase my hardwood there. I caught your demo at the Expo this year.
Great video. It’s always cool to see these family run businesses with that rich history still operating today. If you get a chance check out Alan McIlvain Company. I believe they are in their 7th generation ownership since 1798. I buy when I need to large sums of wood from them and they have a massive operation in Pennsylvania.
Loved visiting this mill a few years ago. Definitely worth the trip if you are not close. Mills like this are hard to find now, was sad when Fingerle lumber closed in Ann Arbor.
Ohhh man, they need to rename that part of the show room to the candy store... they have the toy room might as well have the candy room. Eric, when you "The Third Coast Craftsman" went to L.L. Johnson's it seems they changed up the store or am I mistaken?
