I was at the sawmill today......

[Terry Hatfield]

and decided I would take a few pics. This is like a candy store. Huland keeps an incredible amount of wood in stock and has some great W-I-D-E boards. Just thought you guy's would enjoy the pics.

These are some red oak boards 2" thick and 18" wide or so. He had a monster 24" wide one last time I was there, but he sold it. Bring friends if you are gonna buy one of these. :D

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Here's a view from just inside the door. This in only the front portion of the warehouse. There is actually about twice this much. :D

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Looks like the 4/4 walnut stack is getting a bit on the low side. :D

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More walnut etc...

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This a white oak board that is 10' long and almost 19" wide.

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I have to make a list and really focus when I'm there. It's really easy to get distracted in a place like this. :D

Terry

[Kevin Murdock]

Wow Terry, that is once nice storage shed. :D

Does this candy store have a website to browse through?

Thanks,
/Kevin

[Terry Hatfield]

Wow Terry, that is once nice storage shed. :D

Does this candy store have a website to browse through?

Thanks,
/Kevin

Kevin,

I don't think these boys do much computering. It's definitely not a high tech kind of place. :D No website, no advertising, just wood. Great for the locals though. Sorry to tease you that way. :D

Terry

[Todd Burch]

Man - that looks like a nice place to shop. Not too many sawmills around here that also have a drying facility, unless you want PINE.

I have a question...

What happens when you want that walnut board on the bottom? :eek:

[Terry Hatfield]

Man - that looks like a nice place to shop. Not too many sawmills around here that also have a drying facility, unless you want PINE.

I have a question...

What happens when you want that walnut board on the bottom? :eek:

Todd,

That's where the one I want ALWAYS is. :D

I unstacked and picked thru tons, literally, of boards today looking for a few really straight grained ones for the stiles and rails on the EC project. He always says, " just leave 'em. I'll get one of the boys to stack 'em back" I always offer to restack them, but he never wants me to. It's my kinda place. :D

Terry

BTW...Everything here is air dried for atleast 2 years, then planed and stacked. Waiting must be agony. Glad I'm not there enough to see some of these come off the saw. It would klill me to have him say "see ya in a couple of years". :D

[Todd Burch]

At my favorite lumber yard, you have to dodge forklifts when you are walking around. Everything is steel banded and stacked 14'+ high, with 4X4s as spacers between the bundles.

It's not the kinda place that you get to casually browse. However, if you want to look through a stack, they'll gladly "dig" it out, truck it over to an open area, and you can go through every board if you want. When done, you are expected to restack it to level so that they can reband and re-stack the bundle. In the summer time, I get drenched with sweat on every trip. I've learned to take an extra shirt. If you're looking through 8/4 or thicker, they'll stick around to help with the other end. Goes much faster that way.

[Bruce Page]

Terry, I’ve only dreamed that places like that existed! That’s a far cry from the local suppliers around here. :mad:

[Bob Lasley]

Terry,

Glad to see that they are not quite out of walnut as I will be needing some after the first of the year. Are they open on Saturdays or am I going to have to figure out a way to get there during the week?

Bob

[David Rose]

Bob, Huland is only open on Sundays from 4-5AM. :D You leave my stack of walnut alone!!! Terry and his stinkin' camera. I should have broken the thing when he came by this afternoon. I had no idea he was going to publicise my private stash. Actually, I am pretty sure that he is closed on Saturdays. Terry will know. I'll tell you another secret, but don't you tell a soul. ;) He will sell "shorts" and some other pieces for a buck fifty a board foot. These are 3 to 4 feet long. You do have to do some digging to find straight flat stuff that will mill to a full 3/4", but there is a lot to dig through. I leave all the expensive stuff for Terry and I cull the cheap stuff out of his way. :p The glue/finish cabinet I built was from the $1.50 stuff. If anything, it may have too much "character". That's OK.

David


Terry,

Glad to see that they are not quite out of walnut as I will be needing some after the first of the year. Are they open on Saturdays or am I going to have to figure out a way to get there during the week?

Bob

[Bob Lasley]

David,

That early on Sunday is not a problem. I'll just stop by your place for breakfast and you can go with me to show me where you hid the good stuff! :D

What kind of price does he have on the longer pieces of walnut? Though the shorts would probably work for most of what I need.

Bob

[Keith Outten]

Can't handle the two year time frame, life is way too short when your over fifty :)

I have an Ebac Dehumidification Kiln in my barn which holds 400 bf of 4/4 lumber and it takes about six weeks to dry a load. I like to get my lumber right off the saw so the sun never shines on a board...right into the kiln and start a very slow drying cycle. The quality of the lumber is absolutely fantastic with no degrade at all. The extended drying time will even keep the ends of the boards from splitting even without coating the ends.

I keep two 6 foot tall steel lumber racks full all the time, plane all of the boards before loading them in the racks. Most of the time I can sell enough of each load to pay for all the lumber I use in my shop.

My Ebac unit cost about $1500.00 fifteen years ago and has paid for itself many times over. I hope this information will get a few of you thinking about purchasing a commercial dryer it's definately the way to go.

Over 500 bf of 8/4 veneer quality white oak in the kiln right now, this winter there will be lots of beautiful porch swings out the door...I hope :)

Hurricane Isabell has provided us with more free logs than you can imagine and free firewood is everywhere. My neighbor has a Woodmizer mill so I can get custom milling as a tradeoff for planer blade sharpening services. Geez the benefits of living in the sticks and having friendly neighbors :)

[Terry Hatfield]

Bob,

He's not open on weekends and be sure to call first during any hunting season. First things first you know.

I think he gets $3-$4.bd.ft. for the 4/4 walnut but I'm not sure. Let me know when you want to go and I'll try and go with you. We can stop by and bug David on the way back. :D

t

[Terry Hatfield]

Hey Birthday Boy,

You couldn't use all that walnut in a lifetime. Huland said he wished you owed him more because he's wanting one of those muzzle loaders that shoots the smokeless powder. Maybe it's your chance to stock up. :D

BTW....I didn't even know Skoal made gun powder. :confused:

Hope your birthday was a good one my friend. You don't look a day over 54.

Terry, who knows little of woodworking and even less about guns.

[Terry Hatfield]

Keith,

15 years ago????? You have obviously got your money's worth out of the kiln. Just pack it up and ship it to me and I'll take care of it for you. :D

Terry

[David Rose]

Groan... I shoulda knowed... :rolleyes: OK, how about I make a deal with him to open just for us at more like 2 PM on a Monday? :D

I think the good stuff is more like $3.50. This is all s2s, so that accounts for some of the lower sounding price. But I would rather have the s2s and mill it so that it is really flat instead of what I see in the "$8 rack" at Lowes and such.

David with toes sticking out of his mouth


David,

That early on Sunday is not a problem. I'll just stop by your place for breakfast and you can go with me to show me where you hid the good stuff! :D

What kind of price does he have on the longer pieces of walnut? Though the shorts would probably work for most of what I need.

Bob

[David Rose]

Hey Dude! I can turn a boat load of walnut into a small cabinet and furnish you kindling for the next year or two.

Yeah, I need to tell Huland to come get that muzzleloader. I told him before, but he hates to get that far ahead of me. Yep! I love him being a gun nut and so close. If I had more room I would possess a good portion of one of those smaller stacks. :D

Skoal gunpowder? If Huland told you he was "eating" gunpowder out of that tin, you need to take him with a grain of salt. Not a bad idea anyway. ;)

Wow! That was the first compliment of the day. ...I think... And it did end up being a good day. It was nice to see your mug on this day too.

Keith is a real troublemaker isn't he? :D ...only $1500 15 years ago... Another little shop tool.

David


Hey Birthday Boy,

You couldn't use all that walnut in a lifetime. Huland said he wished you owed him more because he's wanting one of those muzzle loaders that shoots the smokeless powder. Maybe it's your chance to stock up. :D

BTW....I didn't even know Skoal made gun powder. :confused:

Hope your birthday was a good one my friend. You don't look a day over 54.

Terry, who knows little of woodworking and even less about guns.

[Keith Outten]

Terry.

As soon as I get too old to load the kiln it's yours :)

An old dog can learn new tricks, just at a slower pace!
I've been watchin and learning from you Arkies, ya'll got it going in the right direction.


Keith,

15 years ago????? You have obviously got your money's worth out of the kiln. Just pack it up and ship it to me and I'll take care of it for you. :D

Terry

[David Rose]

Keith, how old are you feeling now? The quicker you get that kiln to Terry, the sooner I can borrow it. And I'm certainly not getting any younger, so hurry please! :D Terry is a generous guy.

David


Terry.

As soon as I get too old to load the kiln it's yours :)

An old dog can learn new tricks, just at a slower pace!
I've been watchin and learning from you Arkies, ya'll got it going in the right direction.