Friday, May 26, 2023

Shop Tour - Ray Tree Farm - 5.27.2023 2 pm

It was a beautiful day to visit the Ray Tree Farm near Nemo SD.  Mike Ray invited members of the Rapid City Woodworkers Association to the Ray Tree Farm to learn about the daily operations and to watch a demonstration of their portable Hudson saw mill.

The Ray Tree Farm is a family owned small business which provides blue pine slabs for sale from their small 27 acre tree farm near Nemo, SD.  Mike Ray demonstrated one of the tools (a Hudson saw mill) used to cut slabs from blue pine or Bug wood trees. 

Several slabs of Russian Olive were on display.  These slabs were cut earlier that day for Wes Shelton.

Attendees included Lon, Keith, Al, Rick, Maggie, Jim, Jerry, Patsy, Wes, Ken, Kathie, and Bob and Mike Ray and friends.

 Photos from the Shop Tour:




















Group Photo




For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.