Big Creek Sawmill Tour, Davenport, CA.

Debbie had worked for lumber companies for most of her career, 13 years at Handy City and nearly 24 years at Tibbett's Lumber.  Debbie also had a short stints with William's Brothers and Double Branch Lumber before retiring.  Although she learned just about every phase of the lumber business, she never had the opportunity to see a sawmill in action.  Well, I found a sawmill in Davenport, California that would give us a tour.  This event really made her day. (you can tell by the look on her face in the first photo)  We had a tour at Big Creek Lumber, with Kristin Lovett.  Big Creek only works with coastal redwood.

Smiling Debbie at Big Creek Lumber

Debbie and Kristin

Bringing in the redwood logs

The redwood heads to the giant band saw

Cutting out the bad spots and cutting the rest to size

Sorting lumber and directing the wood outside

Sorting lumber by size and grade

More sorting

Moving the sorted lumber

The big blades get sharpened and changed every 4-5 hours

Debbie-Manny-Kristen (Manny gave Debbie a dvd about sharpening blades)

Big Creek Lumber overlooks the Pacific Ocean, what a view!