Getting off your ass doesn’t mean you have to build something. If you’re still too work-week weary to pick up a hammer, just do a little research to find your local mill and hop in the truck for a visit. Though most people have no idea they exist anymore, mills are a great direct source for trim, moulding, and rare lumber. For example, we recently discoved a mill near the Toolmonger offices that sells mesquite. Great stuff!
(Thanks, Egan Snow, for the great cc-licensed photo.)
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Great idea.
I get most of my wood from a local, family owned mill, Hankle Lumber. The owner has a great eye for figure and is an artist when it comes to milling his wood.
There’s nothing like going through stacks of planed lumber, just looking….
Hey Chuck – Save this suburbanite Metroplexer some trouble, what’s the name of the local mill?
And if you go there, Chuck, how about some pics instead of the stock/cc shot (from flikr?)?