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• Massive Redwood Slab Cut with Lucas Sawmill - 07-26-2020 04:03 AM | 0 comments

  I was at the sawmill last week and happened to see a beautiful 48” diameter redwood log...

• Packaging Ash wood to ship to Guitar Companies - 02-10-2020 11:57 PM | 2 comments

  Southern White Punky Ash production was so out of sorts for the last 9 months of 2019 that ou...

• Behind-the-scenes tour - how we make flooring - 02-03-2020 05:57 PM | 0 comments

  Here is a behind the scenes tour of us making some red oak rift and quartered hardwood flooring. ...

• 3 Reasons to HATE Maple wood - 01-30-2020 03:15 PM | 6 comments

  OK. Time to spew some venom…in a tongue-in-cheek way. (I actually like maple) 3 Reasons ...

• How to Get Free Hardwood - no cutting trees :) - 01-28-2020 01:55 PM | 8 comments

  Lumber companies quietly throw away a ridiculous amount of wood every week. Why does no one kn...

• Making Figured Maple Wainscot for a restaurant - 09-12-2019 02:36 AM | 5 comments

  Over the summer one of my instrument building customers told me he bought a restauran...

• Resawing Quartersawn Black Walnut - 08-24-2019 07:19 PM | 0 comments

  A peek behind the curtains at our mill in Fontana, California. Our Baker thin-kerf bandsaw is ...

• 2 Minute Tonewoods #2: 5 Ways to tell African Mahogany from Genuine Mahogany - 08-20-2019 08:01 PM | 0 comments

  I always hesitate to write a blog post, either here or on our website has the potential to make m...

• 2 Minute Tonewoods #1: Finishing Exotic Woods: 1 Oily Problem - 07-18-2019 02:59 PM | 0 comments

  My new video on finishing oily tropical exotic woods is out. It’s part my article Pau Fe...

• White Limba / Korina - Using single piece for Explorer Guitar Builds - 06-13-2019 01:35 PM | 0 comments

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