I picked up a load of lumber today from my friend Rob Durfos owner of Tule Peak Timber. Rob donated to The Patriot Woodworker a truck bed full of Madro 12/4 slab lumber! Man was I blown away. His employees Ray and Danny helped me load it all up and get me on my way, so thank you so much Ray and Danny!

Tomorrow I am going to grab one of the slabs out of the pile and rip out some coin displays. I plan on getting about 20 made for our shipment next week. So with my displays added in with the gangs, we are going to have a nice inventory of displays to be handed out to our guys and gals who put it all on the line for us.

Rob is a veteran, he loves our troops, and from what he tells me he thinks pretty highly of us here at The Patriot Woodworker. Thank you Rob, for your continued support and dedication to our cause. Rob has thought of ways he can help to keep us live on the web, and part of this big stash of Madrone is to be used to make items to be sold for the benefit of The Patriot Woodworker Community. I have some big ideas for this stuff. A few slab benches, a rocker, some chests, and most of the proceeds are going to our community to pay for our site and help keep us live and to provide support for The Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops.

Rob, your efforts and support are not in vain. We are here to stay, and we are forever grateful for your service and your support of The Patriot Woodworker.

To our woodworking friends and members, Rob is a lumber supplier as well. He has some wonderful reclaimed timbers and slabs for sale if your ever in the area, or call him. He is very busy mostly with his bread and butter work. So his visits are by appointment only. And let me give you some advice, keep your appointment, and don't be late!

Thank You Tule Peak Timber.

The photo below are my two youngest kids sitting proudly on top of a big heap of 12/4 Madrone after we got home today.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

aint that cool Charles! That's going to be a long bench.

Charles Nicholls said:

love that piece to the far left

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Charles Nicholls
Site Host
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http://www.nichollswoodworks.com
This website is new so it doesn't have much to it yet but you are welcome to take a look

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

I'll second that Thank You to Tule Peak Timber. The Troops need all the support we can give.

That "long bench" looks like a great piece to turn on a lathe. Probably some great grain in there.

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No greater Loves than God, Family, Friends, country, the sight of flying chips and the smell of saw dust.

That'd be a hockey sticks of a lathe Russell!!!!

Russell Brechlin said:

I'll second that Thank You to Tule Peak Timber. The Troops need all the support we can give.

That "long bench" looks like a great piece to turn on a lathe. Probably some great grain in there.

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No greater Loves than God, Family, Friends, country, the sight of flying chips and the smell of saw dust.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

It's amazing how generous people can be sometimes. 

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Greg
Scroll Saw forum host

http://www.thesawdustfactory.net/

Correction, the lumber Rob gave us is Madrone! Beautiful!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

WOW just looks like a nice burl

John Morris said:

That'd be a hockey sticks of a lathe Russell!!!!

Russell Brechlin said:

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Good eye Russell, there are some burly spikes on the exterior for sure. We'll see what we can do with this slab, I haven't decided yet but it's going to be good!

Russell Brechlin said:

WOW just looks like a nice burl

John Morris said:

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No greater Loves than God, Family, Friends, country, the sight of flying chips and the smell of saw dust.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Greg, Rob is that way. If your ever in the area here in So Cal, or anyone for that matter, give Rob a heads up a week or so in advance and he'll tour you around his mill/ranch. It's quite impressive what he has accomplished in such a short time. You'll be amazed.

Greg Aksdal said:

It's amazing how generous people can be sometimes. 

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Greg
Scroll Saw forum host

http://www.thesawdustfactory.net/

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

That looks great John!

Pretty soon you will run out of room on the side of your house. That will make up some very nice stuff.

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

http://www.awcreationsandwoodcrafts.com

'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee

Come on over Charles, I hack a chunk off for ya!

Charles Nicholls said:

Actually, that's why I was eyeballing the slab on the left because I thought it was a burl too or at least had burl in it .

John Morris said:

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No greater Loves than God, Family, Friends, country, the sight of flying chips and the smell of saw dust.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

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Charles Nicholls
Site Host
nicholls61@att.net
http://www.nichollswoodworks.com
This website is new so it doesn't have much to it yet but you are welcome to take a look

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Allen, we are out of room. Next stop is my dads place, he has plenty of room for lumber up there!

Allen Worsham said:

That looks great John!

Pretty soon you will run out of room on the side of your house. That will make up some very nice stuff.

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

http://www.awcreationsandwoodcrafts.com

'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

John,

I have several acres over here. Just bring your walnut to free up some room for the madrone.

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

A big shout out to Rob for the gift.  John if you have any left over just Rucker it to Branson and I'll pick it up next month

 

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Ron Dudelston
Site Host


Above and Beyond WoodWorks

Charles, in all seriousness, we should have plenty of cutoffs that can be made into pen blanks. I am thinking of putting together boxes of blanks for our members who need them.

Charles Nicholls said:

Don't forget to route the cutoffs to Searcy LOL.

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Charles Nicholls
Site Host
nicholls61@att.net
http://www.nichollswoodworks.com
This website is new so it doesn't have much to it yet but you are welcome to take a look

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

The hockey sticks with the lumber Gene, I'm bringing my family out to settle on your acreage! It's getting tight here in the west.

Gene Howe said:

John,

I have several acres over here. Just bring your walnut to free up some room for the madrone.

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Thanks for the shout out Ron, I'm sure Rob appreciates it.

Ron Dudelston said:

A big shout out to Rob for the gift.  John if you have any left over just Rucker it to Branson and I'll pick it up next month

 

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Ron Dudelston
Site Host


Above and Beyond WoodWorks

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

You are welcome anytime! 

Lots of room. Low taxes and people that mind their own business. 

John Morris said:

The hockey sticks with the lumber Gene, I'm bringing my family out to settle on your acreage! It's getting tight here in the west.

Gene Howe said:

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

I'm putting my bid in on a box now , I use 3/4"-1" stock for the birds on my mini birdhouses, and the ears on the dog angels, some of the compuond cut cut ornaments too. 

John Morris said:

Charles, in all seriousness, we should have plenty of cutoffs that can be made into pen blanks. I am thinking of putting together boxes of blanks for our members who need them.

Charles Nicholls said:

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

I want to again say thanks to Tule Peak Timber, those folks show the true meaning of Patriotism and make me proud to be American. To give for the sake of helping troops, is truly noble. And I would add, that anyone getting to use any of this wood should feel privileged to be able to make some thing from it to support the troops. 

thanks again

russ

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No greater Loves than God, Family, Friends, country, the sight of flying chips and the smell of saw dust.