EDGEFIELD, SC South Carolina's Mark Mims, 49, hasn't always been a logger. After high school he farmed, and then got into tree work. He enjoyed lot clearing, climbing trees and the general tasks with limbing. After spending a while climbing with thechain saw, Mims says he "graduated" to a bucket truck. That's when his crew started to grow, as various family members began wanting to work for him. As lot clearing took off, Mims noticed a strong market for the timber that was being cut—he didn't have trouble selling it to local wood dealers at all. His hometown of Edgefield, SC is positioned well between markets in South Carolina and Georgia for pine pulpwood, especially with OSB, MDF and pellet plants all within 75 miles.
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