Wooden Fish (Big Lumber)

Wooden Fish by Donald G. Longcrier required a trip to Timber and Beam Solutions of Tulsa for some oversized lumber. 

It is impossible to complete some of the projects that I attempt without the help of others. I owe a "Thank you" to Dean West, Leanne, Georgio, and the gang at Timber and Beam Solutions for helping me load up. Thanks also to Bruce Haynes of Haynes Remodeling and Construction of Norman, OK.

A really, really big "Thank You" to Sandra Longcrier for helping me unload at the shop. That's Sandra's steel toe in the foreground. 

Sometimes you get lucky! If a water pump has to go out, at least it waited until we were backing the trailer up to the studio door. 

Wooden Fish by Donald G. Longcrier will be at Mainsite Contemporary Art in Norman, Oklahoma in October 2013. 

Blackwell Flour Mill

©Donald G. Longcrier 2013

For those of you in the Tulsa area:

"Tune in or set those DVR's tonight on NBC Channel 2 to watch "The List" at 6:30! West Construction will be featured on their national segment for our reclamation projects with the Blackwell Flour Mill and an 1850 Confederate Civil War era Tennessee Barn!"

©Donald G. Longcrier 2013

©Donald G. Longcrier 2013

Blackwell flour Mill

Blackwell Flour Mill and Dean West of Timber and Beam Solutions of Tulsa, Oklahoma featured in story on News On 6.

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Blackwell Flour Mill

I spent the afternoon at the Blackwell Flour Mill in Blackwell, Oklahoma. Timber and Beam Solutions http://www.timberandbeam.com/  and West Construction of Tulsa, Oklahoma are dismantling the mill and reclaiming all construction materials.

Tonight, July 24, on Tulsa News Channel 6, at 10:00 pm,  Scott Thompson will have a feature story on the Blackwell Flour Mill.

According to their project website: http://www.blackwellflourmill.com/ 

"Timber and Beam Solutions, along with West Construction,  has the privilege to reclaim one of the oldest and largest wooden structures in Oklahoma.  The Blackwell Flour Mill was established in 1885.  Western Oklahoma was built on wheat, and farmers for miles around brought their wheat to be milled.  This iconic structure helped families to survive The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl by supplying bread to the hungry.  Being an essential organ to the heartbeat of America, it would be wonderful to bring awareness of reclaiming this building to the public.​​​"

 

Thank you Dean West and crew for showing me around the site. Over the coming days, I will be posting a few photographs of the mill.