Category Archives: Jenn’s Blog
Feb
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 […]
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 […]
May
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
Jun
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 […]
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 […]