Urban Timber Program
The Urban Timber program is a groundbreaking initiative between Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati Parks, and the Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District. Read the rest of this entry »
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Stickley-style coffee table
Recently a high wind blew most of the top out of a tall oak tree in the back yard of a property in Wyoming, OH. The damage was fatal and the fallen branches and remaining trunk were a hazard so the tree was removed. Read the rest of this entry »
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Swanton Pacific Ranch Presentation Outline: “Starting A Modest Size Urban Timber Business: Place, Scope, and Scale”
March 3, 2010
- This presentation is not about writing a business plan: points covered would be an important part of a plan.
- These are questions to answer and issues to consider even before writing an urban timber business plan .
- After thinking about the answers and issues, you may feel like moving ahead.
- Or, you may feel like sitting down and waiting until the feeling of wanting to start this kind of business goes away.
- Sawing urban logs is easy compared to successfully operating an urban timber business. Read the rest of this entry »
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500 year old bur oak
In 1849, John Newton “Black John” Gatch, a former riverboat captain, purchased about 100 acres of farm land in southwest Ohio near what is today Milford, OH.
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Tables, bench, and paneling made from urban bur oak
The lumber for these four projects was sawed from a bur oak well over a century old that grew on private property in Cincinnati, OH. Read the rest of this entry »
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