Visit Far West in the Pavilion Building and experience the lifecycle of an urban tree — from log to finished home and landscape products. We’re excited to invite our local community to the Northern California Home & Landscape Expo at Cal Expo 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815— and we have a special coupon to […]
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Nov
Nov
🍁 Thanksgiving Newsletter – Far West Forest Products Dear Friends of Far West Forest Products, As we gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving season, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for you. Whether you’ve trusted us with your special wood projects, visited our urban wood store to find the […]
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Live Edge Slabs & Urban Wood California | Saturday Wood Sale Olivehurst
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Sep
Sep
Join us in Olivehurst, CA on Sept 27, 2025 for a one-day Saturday Wood Sale. Hand-select live edge slabs, burl cookies, and urban salvaged wood from Far West Forest Products.
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Jul
Jul
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 […]
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Jan
Jan
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 […]
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Sep
Sep
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 […]
09
Sep
Sep
🌳 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, […]
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AncesTREE™ Inventory Management App to help; Track, Share, & Sell Urban Wood
09
Sep
Sep
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 […]
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Aug
Aug
Saturday August 12th 9am to 12 Noon The Urban Wood Store 1334 Melody Rd Olivehurst CA Come in for the last and BIGGEST 2nd Saturday SALE of the YEAR! All Turning Blocks will be Buy-One-Get-One We’re making room for new inventory and sale will go deep… up to 60% OFF Woodworking Supplies * Rubio Monocoat […]
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Jun
Jun
Get Dad that perfect gift for Father’s Day! All Turning Blocks will be Buy-One-Get-One Woodworking Supplies * Rubio Monocoat * Turning Blocks * *Big Table Slabs* Live Edge Shelves * Wood Cookies * *Dimensional Lumber * Table Bases * Small Pieces * *Charcuterie Boards * Serving Trays * Wood Benches* *Wooden Planter Boxes* Veneer Craft Sheets * […]