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BladeSharp for Wood-Mizer Blades, shipping special

BladeSharp details for sharpening blades

For July 2024, Wood-Mizer California is offering a special shipping rate of $28.00 for both inbound and outbound blades up to 196″ in length, provided they are in the original Wood-Mizer box with the same quantity as when new. This offer is valid with NEW UPS pre-printed labels only, (the old FedEx labels will be […]

California Woman Wears Many Hats

What an honor to be featured in Timber West Magazine and Logging and Sawmilling journal. An excerpt below: “Jennifer Alger wears many hats, but all of them have to do with forest products and making good use of so-called ‘urban’ wood. She wears a hat for Wood-Mizer, too. What’s ‘urban’ wood, and why would most […]

First Saturday Sale of the Year!!!

Explore a treasure trove of high-quality wood supplied by local urban wood network members. All wood is dry and ready for your next project. Learn the art of creating handle and pen blanks with epoxy. Michael will guide you through the process, sharing essential tips and tricks for crafting stunning wood pieces. Get ready for […]

Thrifty Thursday, December 21

Get ready for a woodworking extravaganza at Urban Wood Store’s Thrifty Thursday event on December 21st! From 8 am to 4 pm, discover exclusive one-day-only deals on brand new items that will fuel your woodworking endeavors. This is your chance to score incredible discounts and elevate your projects! Explore a world of possibilities with a […]

Better than Black Friday: December 9th, 9 AM – 12 PM

Who needs Black Friday, when we have our 2nd Saturday of the month 3 hour flash sale???   Our December Sale and woodworking demo will not disappoint! Gear up for a tidal wave of discounts and creativity at our Saturday Sale on December 9th! Running from 9 AM to 12 PM. We will be offering […]

Urban Wood Sale and Rubio Monocoat Demo

a sampling of wood images from multiple species and colors. Turning blocks and live edge slabs

Join us for a live Rubio Monocoat demo and Q&A and a Wood Sale at The Urban Wood Store!! 🍁 Saturday, October 21st 🍁 Sale 9 AM to 12 PM 🍁 Demo at 10 am 🍁 1334 Melody Rd in Olivehurst 🍁 15% Off all Rubio products 🍂 Plus, a STOREWIDE wood sale of urban […]

“What We Learned From Each Other In Spite of Each Other” | On the Alger Coaching Podcast

Every entrepreneur dreams of expansion, but with growth comes a new set of challenges What We Learned From Each Other, In Spite of Each Other Far West was featured in an episode of the Alger Coaching Podcast where we revealed pivotal moments for the business, the realization that business growth demands personalized, hands-on solutions, and […]

AncesTREE™ Inventory Management App Rescues Urban Wood

A tulip poplar wood slab with rainbow colors sitting 63" wide on a WM1000 Wood-Mizer sawmill deck with a man in a hardhat standing nearby

Have you ever had a log or lumber item with a special story, something worth remembering? We certainly have, and keeping the story alive is so important to our customers who buy our urban wood. It is so important to remember which story goes with which log, what slab came from which log and where […]

Woodworking Open House – Sept 16th 2023

candy corn wood craft made from urban wood describing an open house and fall crafts

🌳 Come see a locally salvaged urban tree be converted into lumber on an Wood-Mizer sawmill. 🌳 See the log be tagged with a QR Code inventory management tagging system AncesTREE, and follow it through to final form 🌳 Learn more about the Wood-Mizer Molder/planer/jointer woodworking equipment, and see 4 different units make S4S lumber, […]

AncesTREE™ Inventory Management App to help; Track, Share, & Sell Urban Wood

Woman standing with thought bubble explaining a business problem and how AncesTREE app solved it with an AncesTREE logo on the bottom.

Far West Forest Products has been in business since 1983 and for the past 25 years almost exclusively worked with urban wood, salvaged wood, and reclaimed woods. We rescue trees that were not harvested for their timber value and give them a second life. One of our big selling points has always been the story […]