Tag Archives: urban wood

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, […]

AncesTREEâ„¢ 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 […]

BIGGEST 2nd Saturday Summer Shopping Day of the Year.. .and the last…

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 […]

Valentines Day Urban Wood Sale

‘Wood’ you be mine this Valentine’s Day?   Join us for a Valentine’s sale at the Urban Wood Store next week and treat your special someone, (or yourself) to some beautiful urban wood or finished wood products and gifts at the #urbanwoodstore. Did you know that The Urban Wood Store sells wood from Urban Wood […]

Independence Day and Announcements

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 […]

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 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 […]

Sacramento’s Java City Camphor Lives On

urban lumber camphor tree java city sacramento

In 1886, 9 year old George H.P. Lichthardt planted a camphor tree on the corner of what is now 18th and Capitol Ave in Midtown Sacramento. As the camphor grew it got to see the city streets change from dirt to pavement and the vehicles change from horse drawn to motorized.