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SERVICES
No matter where your project fits on the spectrum of “need” in terms of quality wood products and craftsmanship, E.R. Hinman and Sons, Inc., can be a valuable resource for your project. Customers are invited to drop by during business hours to browse our showroom. Inquiries for custom millwork are received by appointment at our mill shop at 77 Milford Street in Burlington, Connecticut. Please use our contact form to make an appointment to visit our showroom to discuss how we can be of service. 
Lumber Inventory
E.R. Hinman has a wide variety of inventory available in air dried, kiln dried, and green lumber. There are no limits to what we can do for you, one board foot or 1000 board feet. We can accommodate any quantity based upon your project needs.
Live Edge Slabs (Click here to learn more about our slab inventory.)
Crane Mats – Northern Hardwoods and Oak – 6-12 inches thick, 48 inches wide, 8-16 feet length (6 inches thick is standard) Bridge Mats – Northern Hardwoods and Oak – 8-12 inches thick, 48 inches wide, 8-16 feet length (8 inches thick is standard) Blocking –Oak – any dimension, cut to length or left long Shoring – Pine or Hemlock – 12 in square standard, check on availability on lengths over 16 feet Hardwood Dunage – 1×4, 2×4, 3×4, 4×6, (8 foot length standard) Grade/tree stakes- 1 ½ square, 3-6 foot lengths (unpainted) Trailer decking – in stock and custom orders Planing
Planing is the milling of boards to create a smooth working surface that prepares the board for applying a finish and for the accurate joining of two or more boards as a broader surface. Planing can be done on boards made of both hardwoods and softwoods. Once boards have been planed, they are termed “finished lumber”. “Skip dressing” is a form of planing in which a planing pass is made to reveal the underlying features of the wood such as grain, color and figure. Skip dressing leaves the board slightly over the desired finished thickness. The craftsman then further planes the board to the desired final dimension. Pine is generally planed on four sides, whereas hardwoods are surfaced on two sides. Milling is used to create shiplap, V-groove and tongue and groove for siding and flooring. 
Specialty Millwork
At E.R. Hinman and Sons, we are a true wood shop versus a cabinet shop.
Many of our wood shop clients, claim that the experience they receive at E.R. Hinman can be found at no other place. A unique, live edged slab island top, crafted in our wood shop, finds its home in a residence on Block Island. An E.R. Hinman signature trestle table resides in Boston. Clients, living in California, gather around a dining room set that was built and shipped to them. A local school teacher in Burlington, Connecticut enjoys spectacular custom library cabinetry made from poplar and crafted at our wood shop. From design to milling and assembly, we can service our customers needs and help fulfill their dreams. Logging and Timber Harvesting
The harvesting of trees and removal of forest products is part of a working forest and an essential tool of the forest manager. Connecticut’s forests are generally 80-100 years old. Healthy forests must be thinned to be maintained. The forester is best suited to make the decision on which trees should be removed while insuring the continued development of a healthy forest. Once it is determined which trees should be harvested they are marked in paint, measured and tallied. This process provides a way for the forester to determine a market value for the forest products that will be generated from the harvest of the marked trees. The products of a harvest are usually saw logs for lumber. At E.R. Hinman & Sons, we utilize state-of-the-art harvesting methods and equipment while implementing best management practices (BMP’s) to conduct low impact harvesting operations. The result is a well cared for and productive forest community. Forest Management
We excel at the science-based practice of manipulating the resources that occur on and in the forest to meet the objectives of those who wish to benefit from it. At E.R. Hinman and Sons we have decades of experience and a state-certified forester on staff to assist you with your forestry assessment needs. Management begins with the landowner discussing his or her objectives with the forester. The forester then assesses the forests resources and makes recommendations to the owner on how to proceed as to best achieve their goals. This is the foundation for a forest management plan, written by the forester. The plan will then serve as a written statement of the landowner’s objectives and provide a schedule of activity within the forest. Following the plan will provide for increased forest health and productivity into the future. Objectives commonly incorporated into forest management plans include:
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We Offer:
E.R. Hinman & Sons, Inc. provides forestry services and lumber mill products to wholesale and retail customers. We work with native Connecticut hardwoods and take a special interest in unique lumber such as walnut and willow slabs. Wood-workers and craftsmen seeking quality turn to ER Hinman & Sons. Milling the Perfect Bowl in Our Woodshop:
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Standing Timber Purchases
Timber purchasing is a practice that provides the sawmill with logs to be sawn into lumber. It begins with the development of a relationship between the company professional forester and a landowner.
A landowner that wishes to have his or her forestland appraised for its’ potential for a timber harvest can contact the forester and request an appointment to have the forester meet on the property for a consultation. Generally, this initial meeting is to make acquaintance and to discuss the landowner’s objectives for the harvesting of trees from their property.
Most landowners wish to have forest health issues addressed, the benefits of long-term management planning as a consideration as well as the potential to generate revenue from the sale of forest products. The forester would then plan to return to the property to walk through the forest and develop a proposal for entering into a Timber Sale Agreement for the purpose of purchasing merchantable wood products from the landowner.
Once the Timber Sale Agreement is in place, local, municipal and state agencies having jurisdiction over the timber harvesting are notified and harvesting begins.
Timber purchasing is a practice that provides the sawmill with logs to be sawn into lumber. It begins with the development of a relationship between the company professional forester and a landowner.
A landowner that wishes to have his or her forestland appraised for its’ potential for a timber harvest can contact the forester and request an appointment to have the forester meet on the property for a consultation. Generally, this initial meeting is to make acquaintance and to discuss the landowner’s objectives for the harvesting of trees from their property.
Most landowners wish to have forest health issues addressed, the benefits of long-term management planning as a consideration as well as the potential to generate revenue from the sale of forest products. The forester would then plan to return to the property to walk through the forest and develop a proposal for entering into a Timber Sale Agreement for the purpose of purchasing merchantable wood products from the landowner.
Once the Timber Sale Agreement is in place, local, municipal and state agencies having jurisdiction over the timber harvesting are notified and harvesting begins.