LARGE BURLY LOGS,
TO SMALLER DECORATIVE TIMBERS.
When a meaningful or sentimental tree tragically dies or falls, Please do not chop and burn the wood. Renaissance Design recycles those beautiful logs. Mike transforms them into authentically unique pieces of furniture, decor, memorials or art for you to share and enjoy for years to come.
Bring your lumber to us, or we can bring the saw mill to you for custom cut slabs and timber, dried to perfection in one of three kilns. Finishing work in the shop can be commissioned, cooperative, coached or done-by-you.
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On-Site Lumber Inventory
Renaissance Design Group is consistently preparing lumber all year round. Species on hand may include: Hickory, Red Oak, White Oak, Elm, Pine, Spruce, Cedar, Ash, Tamarak, Teak, Black Walnut and more… Inventory is turning over weekly, the best way to check our inventory is to give us a call or send us a lumber request.
Two Wood Drying Kilns
Renaissance Design Group has two lumber kilns. The first is indoors in a controlled environment. It is heated and equipped with dehumidification. Drying lumber up to 9 feet in length. The second is a solar kiln that operates eight months out of the year and will dry longer 14-foot slabs. *FYI: Planing lumber up to 25-inches wide & 12-feet long.
Wood or Log Recycling
Trees are such a valuable resource! When they die, or must be taken down it’s all too easy to burn them. Why not turn them into furniture? It can be difficult and expensive to rent a bobcat, a trailer and haul it away yourself. We do not take the trees down, but once on the ground, we can pick it up with our hoisted trailer and bring it back to the sawmill for milling. Maybe it is firewood or maybe it is meant for more. Call and ask Mike. Even if you do not need the log, perhaps we may buy it, depending on demand.
Custom Builds & Specialties
Craftsman, Mike Fanslau, specializes in small buildings (he sheds/she sheds), outhouses, pet shelters & benches. Common builds include: custom coffee tables, memory tables, mantels, bar tops, counter tops, unique office desks, headboards and footboards. Other projects may include: taxidermy plaques, charcuterie boards, cutting boards, cribbage boards and more… There are No Limits.
Epoxy Services & Mentorship
There is an art and style required to applying great epoxy. Like bodywork on a your vehicle, these projects require a professional approach. An entire project can possibly be ruined if the product is applied incorrectly. Renaissance Design specializes in epoxy application and will offer coaching and mentorship to those who want to learn or may be troubleshooting a botched application in a DIY.
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"The Portable Woodworker"
9595 Hemlock Road
Saint Cloud, MN 56301
What is "Carbon Smart Wood"? Carbon Smart Wood begins with salvaged urban trees and is transformed into architectural grade lumber used in commercial and residential projects. If you are removing some trees we can help keep them out of the landfills and repurpose them. We have built dining room tables, coffee
tables, benches, fireplace mantles, house trim and siding, as well as sheds and even trailer decking! The list of uses is endless.
Ideally you'll keep your logs @ 100" lengths (or longer) and will freshly paint the ends of the logs to keep them fresh and moist so they can be processed at our sawmill. Call to discuss the best way to transport them here. If possible while you have a tree service there it's most ideal to have them load them up on their trailer, your trailer, or a trailer we can rent to you. Looking forward to helping transform your log to Carbon Smart Lumber! ... See MoreSee Less
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Here is a guideline for folks that may be considering New Home Construction and Tree Uses from Lot Clearing
Building a new home? Have you gotten sticker shock on the prices to build ? Are you Clearing a lot?
Might you be able to produce some of the lumber to construct your own home? Most of the studs and rafters to build your home are built out of pine and must be graded by a lumber inspector. All of the interior finishings do not need to be inspected and you can save a great deal of money by using them.
I own a sawmill and a furniture building business. I also build some small sheds so I have a pretty good handle on what woods are used for those things and where you can save the most if you choose to mill up the trees on your property.
The trees should be relatively straight and when felled should be cut to approximately 100” lengths. The logs should be at least 12” wide at the narrow end of that 100” long log.
Here are common uses for a variety of species of timber.
Exterior Uses:
Exposed timbers make for a great entryway on the front, or off the patio, ore even a pergola. If the timbers are under a roof you can use a variety of wood such as pine, spruce, fir, and oak or ash. If the beams will be exposed to the elements and not covered (such as a picnic table, or a deck) there's nothing better than white oak. It's not well known, but white oak makes a far better deck material than the plastic Trex. It can be refinished, color can be changed, and it doesn't get hot like plastic!!
Other Exterior uses: Picnic table Firewood Storage Fencing
Outdoor kitchen Coffee Table Firepit bench
Axe throwing target Swing set She Shed
He Shed Mailbox post Raised Bed Gardens
Flower Boxes Firewood
Interior Uses: Fireplace Mantles Window Casing Window trim
Curtain Valances Wains coating Baseboard
Cabinets Furniture Cutting Boards
Interior walls Fireplace accent wall Ceiling Beams
Flooring Entertainment Center Desks
Kitchen Table Center Island Live Edge Shelves
Minnesota Hardwoods (Deciduous trees) : Oaks-White,Red,Bur,Swamp Ash-Black,White,Green
Maple-Hard or Soft, Poplar, Cottonwood, Cherry, Birch, Basswood, Elm,
Minnesota Softwood Species (Conifers): White,Red, or Jack Pine. Tamarack. Spruce. Fir
Logs should be felled in the winter (given a choice) then milled and allowed to air dry for 1 yr for softwoods and 1.5-2yrs for hardwoods. Then, they should be kiln dried to stabilize them, and kill
any potential bugs that are in the wood. Further processing(planing smooth all 4 sides to a uniform
thickness is then necessary to build with them. Call or email me to discuss further. Mike Fanslau
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Send a message to learn moreI just got a call from a gentleman that has a 30 ft long white oak log. It is 30" in diameter on the wide end. When he felled it, it split right down the middle from one end to the other. He is wondering (before he turns it into firewood) does anyone want to buy this???? It's about 50 minutes NW of St. Cloud. I'm sure the chainsaw will be fired up if i don't get back to him quick. Reach out to me if you are in need of something like this. ... See MoreSee Less
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Yesterday the Veterinarian took our third X-ray of Lollypops chest to see if the pneumonia had cleared up. Bad news was upon clearing up of the pneumonia, we are left with a round mass in her right lung that is larger than her heart, and is pressing up against her heart, and likely reducing her lung capacity. Choice(s) were to send this image to a radiology specialist.........If he says your vet is right..........the location of the mass & it's size wouldn't be operable anyway. We don't know if it will grow or not. All we know is this is probably what made her prone to quickly getting pneumonia. We can now quit taking the antibiotics. The doc said that often steroids can help to reduce inflammation. Now I just will pet her, watch her more closely and hope that she has time.........No way of knowing if this is cancer or not. As noted, if it's cancer......nothing to do anyway. Thus.......just make her comfortable, and loved. I thank each of you for the love, and support for Lolly and myself. She will be turning 8 on Valentines Week. I've got her scheduled for a Glamour day at a groomer next Monday. She feels good....and has no clue that she has this problem in her chest. ... See MoreSee Less