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| 17 days ago |
Tung oil - 7 replies Had an interesting conversation today with a principle in the tung oil business . He is out of high quality oil .Seems that the plantations growing it have more value doing something else (break-up value ). This has me worried . |
| 20 days ago |
upswing ?????????? - 8 replies Are any of the commercial guys noticing an upswing in orders the last couple of weeks ? In addition to the usual, there have been more remodel work jobs coming in and for the longest time – no new construction . In the last 24 hours , two new construction possibilities all at once . Are things starting to loosen up ? |
| 29 days ago |
A fine whine - 11 replies My wife left me and went on vacation two days ago , and won’t be back for another week. I mean ,I’d like to go some where but I can’t seem to get out of the shop .It is sunday and I am doing bids by FAX and E-mail with one customer here for three hours trying to pick my brain on my time because it his his day off ! I have a wal... |
| 40 days ago |
Sign of the Times - 5 replies I received a large 4 page flyer yesterday detailing the coming “Woodworking Show” in S. Cal. at the end of October. I opened up this newspaper sized thing and look at the list of exhibitors (a whopping couple dozen) then the other 3 pages of fluff and came to the conclusion that for a major metropolitan area, (San Diego/Los Angeles) ... |
| 71 days ago |
community support - 13 replies I was happy to donate 1500 board feet of assorted project wood to our local high school this week. I also cut and donated materials for a class of 40 kids in a gateway program class held in Fallbrook yesterday. They are building some kind of table lamps . |
| 72 days ago |
shop record today - 7 replies We cleaned the dust collector ten times today . That’s two 55 gallon drums each time. We are getting better at making little pieces out of big pieces ! |
| 83 days ago |
monsoon - 4 replies There hasn’t been a single drop of rain on my place this year. This afternoon we got 1.5 inches in 15 minutes , wiping out our roads, flooding my living room and generally raising havoc. It was so loud my dogs were totally freaked out. Then it stopped and that was it- |
| 89 days ago |
electric - 23 replies It is just past sunset and I a close encounter with a mountain lion 5 minutes ago. Pretty intense . |
| 113 days ago |
web site update - 6 replies My business has expanded a lot in the last year , so I decided to update the web page with some of our new capabilities , accomplishments , and to show more of the wood species available as they reach dried maturity . For people interested my web site is www.tulepeaktimber.com . You can also connect off of my LJ home page . |
| 121 days ago |
what is this wood worth ? - 8 replies It is a sub-tropical hardwood , kiln dried , harvested by the local peoples , originally a foreign exotic, awesome figure ! Would anybody be interested in using this wood for special projects ? Very dense , tight grained super coloration . I have only so much available ,what is this wood worth ? |
| 128 days ago |
AWFS - 11 replies Just got back from a pretty toned down show with a lot of the big guns and regular folks absent completely. I didn’t think there was much foot traffic either. For me it was a chance to go one on one in detail with equipment people that would normally be too busy to talk with me extensively. Made a lot of really nice contacts, bought anothe... |
| 135 days ago |
awfs - 4 replies Anyone going to Las Vegas this week ?? |
| 135 days ago |
cocobolo for sale - 6 replies I have a large amount located in Los Angeles California . Please contact if interested . |
| 175 days ago |
An honour - 13 replies A few minutes ago I received a phone call that left me awestruck and in disbelief. And yes, it is 100% wood related as I do not post or comment on this site regarding anything else. Given what I am trying to do as a business mission, I received validation in a form that will probably never occur again and I could never have asked for in my work ... |
| 222 days ago |
30 seconds of fame - 10 replies For the lumber jocks in the San Diego area:Tomorrow night, Channel 8, 5PM I will be on TV flaunting some of my lumber jocking activity and proving that I am smarter than the logs I cut! |
| 223 days ago |
redwood for sale - 4 replies will custom cut slabs for $ 3 a board foot , cash and carry . twelve feet long .http://s652.photobucket.com/albums/uu250/tulepeaktimber/redwood/ |
| 226 days ago |
Sawmill Connections Seminar - 1 reply Next week, April 17 and 18th, 2009 at the California Dept. of Forestry in Riverside, CA Woodmizer is hosting a seminar. People who make their living working with wood will be sharing a roundtable and looking to make cooperative connections.For more information go to www.woodmizer.com/connectionsSee you there. |
| 229 days ago |
aldered states - 3 replies No , not the movie , the wood . I just had a large amount of Alder come in today and would like to offer it at 99 cents a board foot with a 1 cent custom milling charge. I will cut boards , slabs , timbers , giant furniture legs ,or turning blocks in clear or knotty .Clear butts to 24 inches . Cash and carry. No shipping. I can send pics thru ... |
| 256 days ago |
Green Building - 4 replies On March 28, 2009 in Fallbrook, CA I will be appearing along with a number of distinguished professionals in an open house at the Fallbrook Pueblo. This is a showcase home for energy efficiency and I have been asked to do the millwork package on this impressive building. The original home was destroyed in the Rice Canyon Fire last year, and has ... |
| 298 days ago |
olive burl slabs - 4 replies 3 inches thick, pretty dry , various shapes – sizes . $8/bf . one pair is bookmatched from the center of the burl , weighs 180 lbs for the pair and is for sale at $10 /bf |
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