Axley Bros. Sawmill closes its doors after 50 years
The machines are off, the sawdust settled, the family-owned business has closed.
Bill Axley, left, supervises the disassembly of the mill at Axley Bros. Saw Mill in Largo, including the main sawmill blade, center. The mill, which has closed and was sold on July 1, has been providing the Tampa Bay area with rough cut cypress, cypress fencing, cypress siding, cypress mulch special timbers and beams since 1969. The 14.5-acre family owned and operated mill was sold for $3.2-million to a company which plans to build and lease industrial warehouse spaces ranging between 20,000 and 208,000 square feet. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Brian Axley loosens hardware while helping to disassemble the saw mill at Axley Bros. Saw Mill The sawmill equipment has been sold and is being relocated to Baxley, Georgia. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Brian Axley loosens hardware while disassembling the saw mill. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Second generation owners and operators and brother-sister duo, Julie Pauley (left) and Bill Axley (right) pose in front of the sawmill. They are the children of John Axley, one of the founding Axley brothers. [ BY MONIQUE WELCH ]
A rendering depicts the planned warehouse structure which is planned for the the 14.5-acre plot of land which has been the home to the Axley Bros. Saw Mill in Largo. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
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Julie Pauley manages the office. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
A gauge used for measuring lumber is one of the parts being disassembled. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Bill Axley searches hardware while helping to disassemble the saw mill. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
From left: Alan Portwood, Brian Axley, Ron Pauley and Bill Axley work together to disassemble the mill equipment. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
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