My name is Larry Copas and I'm a diehard wood addict. The following is a brief summary of my experience working with wood.
I bought a manual band sawmill in 1994 to saw walnut logs I was cutting while I did timber stand improvement on my farm in north Missouri. One thing led to another and I decided I needed more education about sawing. I attended a National Hardwood Lumber Association course to learn about grading. I than spent about a week at a commercial walnut mill learning how to grade and saw walnut logs. Soon I was selling walnut lumber and cants in the wholesale market. I also attended the Missouri Forest Products Professional Timber Harvester course (certificate #203) to learn how to safely harvest trees. I added a solar kiln and a de-humidification kiln to dry wood for the local cabinet shops. This continued for about 12 years until I decided to move to northwest Arkansas.
I bought a few acres of ground on beautiful Beaver Lake at Nob Hill. No walnut on the property, but plenty of oak and hickory. First I built a shop, than a couple of years later a house. I sawed and dried red oak from my property for all of the cabinets and trim. I also sawed red cedar to line the closets and for posts on my decks. I was still using my manual mill but came to the conclusion in 2010 that with my advancing age it was getting harder to lift boards and roll logs. I bought a fancy sawmill that has all kinds of hydraulics to flip boards and roll logs. It also has a computer setworks to accurately saw logs. At this time I primarily custom saw logs that people bring to me. Occasionally I sell wood that is excess to my needs, but in reality I'm a wood hoarder.
I have worked with wood since I was old enough to hold a tool. My first job out of high school was in a cabinet shop where I worked for a few years until I went into the USAF during the Vietnam war. I continued woodworking as a hobby during the time I worked and later retired from Southwester Bell Telephone Company (aka AT&T). At present, I belong to the Stateline Woodturners Club where I was voted woodturner of the year for 2019. I'm also a supporter of the Eureka Springs School of The Arts where I volunteer and have taken classes.
Let me saw your logs so you can make something useful and beautiful. I'm always ready for a conversation to talk wood. Give Copas Sawmill a call.
A few of my recently completed projects. Click on the picture to expand.
I bought a manual band sawmill in 1994 to saw walnut logs I was cutting while I did timber stand improvement on my farm in north Missouri. One thing led to another and I decided I needed more education about sawing. I attended a National Hardwood Lumber Association course to learn about grading. I than spent about a week at a commercial walnut mill learning how to grade and saw walnut logs. Soon I was selling walnut lumber and cants in the wholesale market. I also attended the Missouri Forest Products Professional Timber Harvester course (certificate #203) to learn how to safely harvest trees. I added a solar kiln and a de-humidification kiln to dry wood for the local cabinet shops. This continued for about 12 years until I decided to move to northwest Arkansas.
I bought a few acres of ground on beautiful Beaver Lake at Nob Hill. No walnut on the property, but plenty of oak and hickory. First I built a shop, than a couple of years later a house. I sawed and dried red oak from my property for all of the cabinets and trim. I also sawed red cedar to line the closets and for posts on my decks. I was still using my manual mill but came to the conclusion in 2010 that with my advancing age it was getting harder to lift boards and roll logs. I bought a fancy sawmill that has all kinds of hydraulics to flip boards and roll logs. It also has a computer setworks to accurately saw logs. At this time I primarily custom saw logs that people bring to me. Occasionally I sell wood that is excess to my needs, but in reality I'm a wood hoarder.
I have worked with wood since I was old enough to hold a tool. My first job out of high school was in a cabinet shop where I worked for a few years until I went into the USAF during the Vietnam war. I continued woodworking as a hobby during the time I worked and later retired from Southwester Bell Telephone Company (aka AT&T). At present, I belong to the Stateline Woodturners Club where I was voted woodturner of the year for 2019. I'm also a supporter of the Eureka Springs School of The Arts where I volunteer and have taken classes.
Let me saw your logs so you can make something useful and beautiful. I'm always ready for a conversation to talk wood. Give Copas Sawmill a call.
A few of my recently completed projects. Click on the picture to expand.
