After an unwelcome windstorm, several historic trees fell from the California State Capitol’s “Capitol Park’s Civil War Memorial Grove”. This grove was established in 1897 to commemorate those who fought in the Civil War. Among the fallen trees were a box elder from Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, and a tulip tree from Five Forks, Virginia. These […]
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Feb
Feb
We all know that one of the big bottlenecks to running a sawmill business is the drying process. Owning a kiln can fix this bottleneck and open up additional revenue by offering drying as a service. February 23rd at 9:00AM PST, iDRY and Acres of Timber, (founder of #sawmillbusiness & #woodpreneur hashtags )will be hosting […]
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Dec
Dec
During this most wonderful time of the year, all of us at Far West would like to THANK YOU for choosing Far West and supporting our small family business. Our business hours for the holidays are as follows: Business hours for the holidays: December 23rd closed at 11am December 24th closed December 31st closed We wanted to […]
02
Sep
Sep
Our team has been working tirelessly the last year to fill the increased orders for lumber and sawmills all while dealing with major supply chain issues. We appreciate very much all of the sacrifices each have made and overtime they have put in to ensure that our customers get product in as timely a fashion […]
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Jul
Jul
Happy Independence Day to all from the Far West family. We want to wish you all a fun and safe holiday weekend and thank you for the continued support. 2021 has been a great year. Despite the hardships, there have also been some great victories. We have some exciting news and changes coming very soon […]
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Oct
Oct
Far West is having an Urban Lumber sale at the WoodBarn on Saturday Nov the 2nd from 9 am to 12 pm. We will be having this event rain or shine and with or without power – the generator can power the lights! It appears we need to clarify that now in Northern CA. All […]
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May
May
Far West and #thewoodbarn are moving! After years of searching, we’ve finally settled on the perfect new location to move our business. As many of you know, we’ve been busting at the seams at our current location and are finally ready for a move. Details of the move coming soon, but for now, we’re having […]
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Far West to be speaking at the Urban Wood Seminar at 2018 International Woodworking Fair
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Aug
Aug
Wood-Mizer Sponsors Urban Wood Seminar at 2018 International Woodworking Fair Wood-Mizer will sponsor an urban wood seminar, “The Urban Wood Revolution is Now! Come Join the Movement,” on Friday, August 24 at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, GA. The seminar will focus on the environmental and economical benefits of utilizing locally sourced urban wood […]
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May
May
This Saturday we’ll be having our first ever Memorial Day Weekend wood sale at the Wood Barn. This will be our best sale EVER! We’ve got a lot of new inventory coming and and are ready to wheel and deal on the old stuff. If you’re looking for artisan woods, craft woods, wide slabs, live […]