In 1971, brothers Wayne and Earl Fletcher had a vision of owning a business, so on a wing and a prayer they mortgaged their homes and took ownership of an antiquated mill that once served as a blacksmith shop.Many of the simpler items which the Fletcher brothers began manufacturing included wooden nickels, tool handles and toy parts, are still being made today.
Since 1994 the business has been owned and operated by Wayne's sons Doug, Jody and Gary.All 3 brothers worked at the company for years before taking ownership, slowly graduating from sawmill workers, to machine operators, to mechanics, to supervisors, to finally owners.Consequently the 2nd-generation of Fletchers know their business from top to bottom.
Today the company employs around 100 workers and their family of businesses include Fletchers' Mill, Maine Wood Turning, which specialises in custom wood turnings, custom mouldings and finishing, and Lutz File & Tool Company which makes wooden file handles and accessories.As Doug Fletcher likes to say, "From raw logs to the finished product the entire process is done in house and under a watchful eye."
Fletchers' Mill solid wood products are crafted in our manufacturing facility in New Vineyard, ME, using sustainably harvested wood.Your purchase of a Fletchers' Mill Pepper Mill, Salt Mill, Rolling Pin or other gourmet cooking tool directly supports American businesses and workers.
The newest trend for restaurants is farm to table, offering locally grown food directly from small farmers to their tables.Fletchers' Mill has used this same approach for many years, only forest to table.All of our wood is from sustainable harvested sources and all of our sawdust and scrap wood is recycled and used in a variety of products, including wood pellets used to heat many New England Homes.
Our pepper mills offer you over 33 grind settings.Fletchers' Mill has the only Locking Crown Nut that locks in your choice of grinds and doesn't chang...