We custom mill at your site with your own logs or at our site for your project. Our mill produces rough sawn lumber. We can sort and stack the wood and select the grade of the lumber that matches your need for easy access and usability. We also make heart center redwood beams which are unique both visually and structurally.
We selectively recover timber from both the managed forests and residential properties in Santa Cruz County. We can accomplish this by bringing our equipment to the site and collecting the logs or by setting up our portable sawmills and milling the wood on location. We are also hired to remove trees that can be fell, to salvage the timber.
Our goal is to craft the highest quality Tanoak available. The process encompasses many different stages of production—each offering opportunities to maximize quality. Out of the Woods recovers, saws, mills and seasons all of its Tanoak wood. This allows for complete control over the entire process to assure the finest quality available.
Our small size allows us to focus on fine craftsmanship through knowledge, experience and old fashioned hard work. Owner Dave Merchant saws, mills, and dries much of our wood himself. The Tanoak is quartersawn for maximum figure. Each plank is handcrafted—one at a time. No two boards are ever the same.
Out of the Woods has facilities for both air and kiln drying. We air dry our wood for months before slow kiln drying, using a Kotter Dry Kiln. It is a digitally controlled hot water kiln designed to dry hardwoods gently. The maximum temperature is 140 degrees F (temperature hot enough to kill any bugs in the wood)
Download one of our order forms here and email to us at dave@outofthewoodsmill.com
Questions? Call us at: (831) 420-3290 (office) or (831)-818-2260 (cell) Or send us a message here.
Certainly. Please call or e-mail to tell us what you need and when you need it.
Yes, however, delivery is an extra charge that depends on distance.
Yes We can cut directionally, fall timber with some climbing involved. But we do not do tree work. We do buy logs.
Length 25’ Diameter 60”
Yes! Custom saw milling is a big part of Out of the Woods. Please call us in advance of log delivery.
Yes, we stock 2 & 4′ stickers and they are $0.25 each.
Unfortunately, we must charge a $35 blade fee if we hit metal as it ruins the blade.
Yes we do!
Yes
Sure, please call or e-mail any time.
Yes, and we can make a lot of lumber besides the frame itself.
There are many factors in determining the cost; how much room is there? moving equipment? The dimensions of the lumber or lumber list helps with this. A site visit is necessary to complete an estimate.