Kindlingmaker's Blog at LumberJocks.com http://lumberjocks.com/Kindlingmaker/blog Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:25:26 GMT Alder wood & Tule Peak Timber http://lumberjocks.com/Kindlingmaker/blog/8536 Saturday morning MickeyD and I poured a thermos of coffee, made some sandwiches and headed for Tule Peak Timber to buy some fresh alder slabs. The drive was well over three hours long but was well worth the time. Rob Durfos met us as we drove our truck onto his property. His genuine friendliness and excitement about wood instantly led to a tour of the mill where the alder was being cut, the huge stacks of drying woods and his work shop. The clean mountain top air mixed with the heavy scents of cut wood was perfect after the drive there. What an amazing place! Logs piled high waiting their turn at the mill soon to be many thousands of board feet of lumber of every kind. Rob led us from one drying stack to another where the wood grains popped like eye candy and projects flashed through my head. I had not realized how many types of wood there are in California and I think Rob has them all plus. Being used to box store wood that the widths are measured in inches, at Tule Peak Timber they are measured in feet or it sure looked like it! Going through his shop there was a just completed massive multi paneled door, (I would have traded my truck and best dog for), and the longest torsion table I have ever seen. Rob’s enthusiasm and can do attitude for creating beautiful wood work shown everywhere. After three hours of drooling, that seems only minutes, MickeyD and I couldn’t leave without taking home a few more boards of eucalyptus, black oak, sugar pine, Douglas fir, coastal live oak, incense cedar and madrone. Just before we left Rob hoisted up a huge burled round of black oak into the truck for another LJ member to try out on his new lathe with. It was a very enjoyable day at Tule Peak Timber and we are looking forward to going back.

Now the alder is home, anchor sealed and sticker stacked for drying. There is great anticipation for getting it dry and into the shop. To be continued…

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