My name is Keith and I'm all about the outdoors. Since I spend so much time camping, kayak fishing and sailing, protecting nature is really important to me. Wasting natural resources is an insult to mother nature and this site is about my personal quest to save trees.
There are 3 main ways I make an impact: salvage urban trees, refinish or reuse old items, and harvest dead trees.
Sometimes I salvage wood curbside that was destined for the landfill. This saves the most spectacular pieces, but they are usually small enough to carry. What makes a bigger impact is if I can get a 'saw log' out of storm clean up or from a homeowner's problem tree. Harden sawmill defines a saw log as minimum 12 inches in diameter and 8 feet long. Contact me if you have a hardwood in the Dallas area that needs to go. I don't pay anything for the wood but will give you a piece of lumber from it or cut up the rest of the tree.
Refinish or reuse is usually cabinets made of solid wood. There are several examples in the gallery section. This is the best option for the environment. Keeping furniture around longer eliminates the need to cut new trees.
Oddly, cutting down and harvesting dead or damaged trees saves other trees. Obviously the tree being cut is a goner, but saving it from rotting can yield some really useful lumber. Using this lumber reduces the need to cut down healthy trees. I am fortunate enough to have friends that include this as part of responsible land management.
Note that I can cut down a tree for you as well, like the one in the video below (still pending). I do not have a crew, so will only do this where there is room for the tree to fall. I can also work on site with your removal crew to salvage the best saw logs.
Last thing to note is that I usually use Harden sawmill in Sanger Texas. They are knowledgeable and very helpful once you get a log there. Harden has a full cabinet making shop and can turn your log into something spectacular!