Category Archives: Jenn’s Blog

Woodmizer moving to Olivehurst Ca!

We are transitioning Wood-Mizer Ca and Far West Forest Products; Wood-Mizer California from Sheridan to 1334 Melody Rd in Olivehurst this week, November 20th. Please call before you make the trip to find out which location will have the parts and blades you need, and where your mill pickup or saw filing will be. We’ll […]

Grand Opening – New Urban Wood Store Location

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 […]

FREE business financing webinar sponsored by iDry and Acres of Timber!

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 […]

Friday Summer Sales

urban wood camphor slab with sun rays displaying urban wood sale

Every Friday on FaceBook we’ll have online Summer sales:   We know it’s been a bit tougher to get out and see us lately so we decided to bring the sales to you. Our deepest craziest sales ever!!! We’ll start small this Friday May 29th with a few things in each category and then for […]

Far West 3 hour Moving Sale

wood sale at the wood barn 3 hour sale

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 […]

Far West to be speaking at the Urban Wood Seminar at 2018 International Woodworking Fair

Jim and Jennifer at the state fair by a sawmill

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 […]

4th of July Online Live Edge Slab Sale

image showing walnut wood kitchen island with lemons on the counter and text of online wood sale coupon code USA

Live Edge Slab Sale We didn’t want to leave you out if you can’t make it into the Wood Barn in Sheridan this Saturday June 30th from 8am to 12 noon, so we are offering an online sale of $50 off any live edge slab $250 or over. Use Coupon code USA … but hurry […]