reberly Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Hello all, I just joined WoodTalk and have already found posters to be friendly. I build boats and occasionally furniture, but I mostly run my sawmills and kilns. Every hour I spend in the shop is an hour I feel I should be out harvesting, pruning, or transplanting one of our trees. I manage a Green Tag Certified Forest when I am not teaching. Nice to meet all of you. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 reberly - curious where you are in southwest michigan? I have a house in South Haven and often buy lumber there rather than near my primary residence in chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reberly Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Hi Mike, I have woods in Buchanan and Dowagiac. I work in New Buffalo. I only stock about 100 slabs and a few thousand bdft of lumber as I mostly mill and kiln to request. Milling to request produces exact project kits with book matched and color matched numbered boards. What kind of furniture do you make? Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Welcome in Rich! Nice to have a professional sawyer's input here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reberly Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hi wtnhighlander, Appreciate the welcome. However, I am no way a professional sawyer. It is completely a hobby gone astray. I have visited with professional sawyers and I an in no way as efficient, but thanks for the vote of confidence. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hi Mike, I have woods in Buchanan and Dowagiac. I work in New Buffalo. I only stock about 100 slabs and a few thousand bdft of lumber as I mostly mill and kiln to request. Milling to request produces exact project kits with book matched and color matched numbered boards. What kind of furniture do you make? Rich Hi Rich - I build furniture mostly for my home. I have a long list of what I need to build: 2 coffee tables, side tables, picture frames, a bathroom vanity, a dining table, a fireplace mantel. You get the idea. I don't do a lot of cabinet or case work, mostly because it is not fun for me. In terms of species, I really like to find and use "non-commercial" species like Elm, Black or Honey Locust, Butternut or Sassafras in addition to white oak, walnut and figured maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hi Rich welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reberly Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Hi Mike, I think I have everything you mentioned. Any chance for a visit? I make it to Chicago almost monthly. I will there around the 4th of October loaded up. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reberly Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Hi Terry, Thanks for the invite. I work with a master carpenter from the UK. He is a riot. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I will there around the 4th of October loaded up. Do let us know the details about this Chicago trip. I would also be interested in seeing a sampling of your selections. I'm not sure if I'll have any specific needs at that time, but I most certainly will going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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