Anyone seen any sawmills here in CM?

[Kiniyeow]

I'm looking for local sawmills or any other place for that matter, where I can find some scraps of figured wood, burls etc. for woodturning. Someone told me there was a mill not to far from Doi Saket, but I have no idea where.

[Dante99]

Suksuwat has a mill in Doi Saket, you can get directions and information from their in town sales offices. Wood World has a mill off canal road down near Hang Dong, their contact their office is on the Samung road just east of the canal. Thawipan has a mill on the Mae Rim Road. There used to be a mill doing logs on Tung Hotel Road but not sure if it is there still. I do not do gps but you should be able to find more location details on line. Not sure how much big log milling is going on at those places, but surely some.

If you do not speak Thai you are going to have difficulty with finding what you want because it is non standard for them and probably not much cash for them.

[CMHomeboy78]

Sawmilling in Chiang Mai is a dying industry due to a lack of plentiful supplies of wood like there was in the past.

The latest bad news is that there are now restrictions - or perhaps a total ban - on log exports from Burma. True or not, I don't know. But I do know that the price of milled lumber spiked dramatically a few months ago when I went to buy wood to build a Thai Sala on a piece of land that one of my daughters recently bought in Saraphi.

For burls and odd bits, try Ban Tawai near Hang Dong. Around back there are workshops where you could possibly get what you are looking for... at a price.

Chok Dee.

[khwaibah]

Saw Mill Doi Saket. 18.8648437906, 99.1371597395

[Kiniyeow]

Thanks for the coordinates Khwaibah, that helps immensely. I've been to Ban Tawai several times actually. They seem very tight lipped there as far as providing info as to where I could get wood. Guess they think I'm gonna take business away from them or something.

[CMHomeboy78]

Thanks for the coordinates Khwaibah, that helps immensely. I've been to Ban Tawai several times actually. They seem very tight lipped there as far as providing info as to where I could get wood. Guess they think I'm gonna take business away from them or something.

No luck in Ban Tawai?

I've often found the odd piece of wood that I've needed for carving or furniture making, and always found the craftsmen there easy to deal with.

You didn't tell them your TV user name, did you?

Another possibility might be the woodcarving shops in Bo Sang, as well as the used lumber dealers in the small towns around Chiang Mai.

The regular lumberyards are worth checking out for sure, but their stock-in-trade is straight grained wood for building purposes.

You are more likely to find what you want among woodcarvers and furniture makers.