Where to find rough sawn lumber in So Cal - Woodworking Talk

Streamwinner · 08-30-2009, 01:14 PM

I live in Southern California (Ventura County) and am having a hard time finding mills or other places to get rough sawn lumber. I've tried searching directories for "saw mills" and "lumber mills" but haven't been able to come up with much. Do they still exist for the public? Or are they only selling to wholesalers nowadays?

Thanks, -SW

**Daren** · 08-30-2009, 01:37 PM

A lot of sawmills don't advertise locally (I don't

), are any of these guys near you? That link is from a California sawyer buddy of mine, Ron Trout's site. I have a list of links on my site for finding a sawyer too, you might want to check it out also. How to find a sawmill near you.
Just the first link on my site came up with these guys...and there are other links to check out.

Tule Peak Timber
Aguanga, CA

Lumber 4U
Altadena, CA
91001

Jackson Milling
Custom Sawing Burbank, CA
91505

Urban Logs To Lumber
Glendora, CA
91741

Connor's Mill
Fresno, CA
93727

Bob's Tree & Stump
San Leandro, CA
94578

Green Waste Recycle Yard
Richmond, CA
94801

Soils To Grow LLC
Hollister, CA
95024

Santa Cruz Wood
Santa Cruz, CA
95065

Smith Timber Co.
West Point, CA
95255

Ron Trout Sawmill Service
Twain Harte, CA
95383

andersons alternatives
albion, CA
95410

Sequoia Vista Enterprises
Mendocino, CA
95460

Whit McLeod Furniture
Arcata, CA
95521

Wineland Walnut
Chico, CA
95928

Feather Falls Lumber
Oroville, CA
95966

McClellan Builders
McCloud, CA
96057

dooleyswoodworks
chilcoot, CA
96105

AND the thing is if I know sawyers in California (1/2 a country away) I reckon any of the guys I listed would know a heck of a lot more. Even if they are not in your area, they may "know a guy" close to you. Some of us sawyer network like that, I know MANY sawmills here in Illinois, none of us advertise locally, and we flip each other work...as well as around the country. That is how TexasTimbers here and I became friends many years ago, just sawmill business stuff, now we are buddies.

Streamwinner · 08-31-2009, 11:12 AM

Hi Daren,

That was immensely helpful. Thank you. Hopefully I'll be able to follow up on some of your leads and find something in the vacinity. I'm also planning on following up on the links on your site.

It's good to know that I was just looking in the wrong places.

Thanks again! -SW