Welcome to Baker Hardwoods!

Welcome To Baker Hardwoods!

Thank you for visiting Baker Hardwoods! We're glad to welcome you to our spot on the internet.

We specialize in providing specialty lumber and custom milling of trees, logs and lumber. Our specialty lumber activities involve obtaining slabs from the largest trees or logs available.

We purchase trees that are designated for cutting or that have already been cut and are awaiting milling. We do not purchase heritage trees unless they are designated for cutting by the proper authorities. Typically logs or standing trees we purchase must have a main trunk of at least 10 feet in length and 30 inches in diameter depending upon species. This means we are able to provide you with some truly spectacular pieces.

California Claro Walnut is our most abundant species. We sell everything that our saw mills produce directly to our customers, including air dried or kiln dried slabs depending on species and time of year. We produce high quality stock for coffee tables, conference tables, as well as crotches for panels, veneer, gunstocks or boxes.

Displayed below are some of our newest inventory items. We often display images of slabs wet to show figure details not apparent when dry and unfinished. Slabs wetted with water or mineral spirits will display figure similar to finished wood and therefore gives you an idea of what the finished product will look like.

We have both very long slabs and wide slabs. Above, LX3 is nicely figured with long crotch figure. Below is a narrow slab that would make a great counter top.

The pair below are consecutive cuts from the same log. notice how similar the figure is. If one were to be turned over it would mirror the other side in what we call a bookmatched pair. Bookmatched slabs make some of our most beautiful tables. On the very bottom is a wide and highly figured slab with crotch figure. This slab has some defects including long cracks, however this provides opportunity to inlay butterflies and makes the whole thing more interesting, and if properly designed, more valuable.

These slabs are still in the drying process. We use both air-drying and kiln-drying techniques. We have a wide variety of slabs ranging in size from the very large like those pictured above, to medium slabs used for side tables and coffee tables, down to very small slabs used for small in home projects such as jewelry boxes, gunstocks, or any other hobbyist project. You can find a directory of these categories on our Inventory pics page

We mill all of our inventory with our sawmills. Contact us for details about this if you are interested.

To see more of our figured wood visit www.figuredclarowalnut.com