We had the opportunity to work with Steve this spring milling some beautiful Port Orford Cedar out near the Oregon Coast just north of Florence. Our arborist friend Grits had come out to take down this clump of trees that were struggling and too close to the spot where the cabin needed to go. Don't worry, Steve has planted so many trees on his property that he is basically in a league of his own and has more than made up for the felling of this cedar. So the plan for Sam and

The story of our sawmill collective is rooted primarily in the shared vision of being able to build whilst maintaining a healthier impact on the local ecologies which support our construction. The name Black Oak Timber comes from the recognition of our home in the southern Willamette Valley and points to an important native ecosystem which only thrives with tending by humans. This ecosystem is the oak woodland. The many indigenous tribes of this region tended various types of

At the start of 2022 we responded to a craigslist posting that offered logs for sale. Little did we know these folks Johnny and Jen would...

Here I explain how Black Oak Timber Sawmill Collective started. You can also see our portable sawmill in action. It fits through small...

Last summer was a chance to bring friends together to help cut and raise a 3 bent timber frame pavilion at Xannadu lavender farm for my...