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.

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.

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 ar able to provide you with some truly spectacular pieces.

Unfortunately lumber prices throughout the industry have risen steadily for the last six years. By in large we have been able to avoid price increases until recently. According to the Department of Energy [eia.doe.gov] the cost of a gallon of gasoline in California as of Dec 17, 2007 rose $0.72 in the last year. This dramatic increase in fuel cost has driven our transportation and milling cost upward. Nevertheless, we continue to offer discounts for quantity purchases as well as discounts to homeowners and woodworkers. Ask about these discounts to see if you qualify.

We mill all our wood. Typically we sell this wood after it is completely dried. If you have the space you can purchase wet wood from us and dry yourself at a considerable savings. Contact us for details about this if you are interested.


A bit of history: Milling has been in our family since the time of my great-grandfather. This picture shows my great-grandfather, great-grandmother, other family members, employees, and friends at his mill in Arkansas. This picture was taken in the early 1900s.

New Inventory Logs And Today: After ten years of university studies in various countries and years of teaching I decided to return to my roots. In 1981 I decided to return to my roots, I started milling part time. But, now it is a full time operation. We continue to add inventory. Look for the new listings on our web site.

This walnut slab will be ready within a year. We air dry our slab for two to three years or more depending upon the thickness. We can put piecies in the kiln for faster drying if necessary.This slab 5 by 14 feet[Click on image for larger view.]

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	At 5 feet by 16 feet slabs like this make a nice table top. These will be ready in September of this year. [Click on image for larger view.]

Two matched piecies of claro walnut. Combining these would make a ten by twelve foot table top. Each piece is 12/4 and over 5 feet wide and 141 inches at its maximum. [Click on image for larger view.]

	A third walnut slab matching the two above. This measures a maximum of 139 inches but is wider at 70 inches.[Click on image for larger view.]

Call for prices on these big slabs.

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New logs just unloaded.

	A close up of a freshly cut slab. That's a four foot measuring stick.

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	And Today: After ten years of university studies in various countries and years of teaching I decided to return to my roots. In 1981 I decided to return to my roots, I started milling part time. But, now it is a full time operation. We continue to add inventory. Look for the new listings on our web site.