Visit to the sawmill
Today was a cloudy do-nothing day so I decided to visit Cordrays Sawmill so the wife and I jumped in the car and headed 40 miles west. I stopped in the office and introduced myself and the owner offered to show us around. He showed us the 3000sf workshop with its 4000sf wood storage area packed full of cypress, pine, popular, cherry and oak. Then there was the 150'x50' wood storage shed packed to the ceiling with more lovely lumber, salvage barn wood, plenty of 48"+ wood slabs! I don't believe I have personally seen as many large slabs of cured lumber in any one place. While the owner was showing us his new, under construction 3000sf workshop I asked him where the sawmill was. He answered that he does not have a sawmill or kiln, that he buys this lumber from various sources. This is his own person collection that he plans on building tables, flooring, mantles and other nice furniture out of. I couldn't believe that I had stopped at the wrong place and gotten a tour of his great wood collection! We made a new friend and potential source of really nice wood. I will be back! His prices are acceptable to me.
Oops, Cordrays Sawmill was just across the road a piece! I saw the sign as I pulled back out on the road. I had gone to the wrong place for sure. I'll check it out later.
capncarl
Today was a cloudy do-nothing day so I decided to visit Cordrays Sawmill so the wife and I jumped in the car and headed 40 miles west. I stopped in the office and introduced myself and the owner offered to show us around. He showed us the 3000sf workshop with its 4000sf wood storage area packed full of cypress, pine, popular, cherry and oak. Then there was the 150'x50' wood storage shed packed to the ceiling with more lovely lumber, salvage barn wood, plenty of 48"+ wood slabs! I don't believe I have personally seen as many large slabs of cured lumber in any one place. While the owner was showing us his new, under construction 3000sf workshop I asked him where the sawmill was. He answered that he does not have a sawmill or kiln, that he buys this lumber from various sources. This is his own person collection that he plans on building tables, flooring, mantles and other nice furniture out of. I couldn't believe that I had stopped at the wrong place and gotten a tour of his great wood collection! We made a new friend and potential source of really nice wood. I will be back! His prices are acceptable to me.
Oops, Cordrays Sawmill was just across the road a piece! I saw the sign as I pulled back out on the road. I had gone to the wrong place for sure. I'll check it out later.
capncarl
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