Sacramento Area Woodworking...

[David G Baker]

Derek,
Sacramento is a good news town, when I was there the local stations shot their own local commercials and probably still do. If you are interested in working in the industry in the Sacramento area, check the local station's web pages for employment.
Sacramento has a much slower pace than Southern Cal. It has been years since I was in Roseville. It was one of my favorite areas when I was in high school.
From all of the posts from locals it sounds like you have found a gold mine of woodworkers. It is probably a good time to think about buying in the area as well due to the decline in real estate prices in the Sacramento area. Good luck.

[Derek Arita]

Ken,
My wife owns a house in NE Roseville, near Pleasant Grove and Foothills Blvd. We'll be looking for a bigger house, but we're not sure where to look. Naturally, I want a shop space, but I don't want to pay more than $350K. Of course I also want it to be in a nice area, close to conveniences and as new as possible. Any suggestions?

[Mike Spanbauer]

Lol, she's probably less than a mile from my keyboard. That is a pretty nice area actually Derek. Other than that, a lot of folks are buying in Lincoln where there was a large number of overextended mortgages and houses are selling for $.55 on the dollar what they were 2 years ago. A co-worker just picked up a 3300sq ft house w/ a pool, 3 car garage, and only built 6 years ago for $390... makes me depressed to think what I paid for mine 3.5 years ago in Rocklin.

mike

[Derek Arita]

Mike, Ken, with any luck, I'll be up there by summer. At that time, expect a lot of questions on where to get what in the area. I might even call on you for some muscle.

[josh sharp]

I am looking for someone in the sacramento area to share a shop with. I have some stationary tools, table saw, band saw, miter saw and every hand power tool that you can imagine. I am currently commuting to grass valley to use a friend's shop and it's just too far. I mainly work on small projects, mostly furniture and cabinets. I am a licensed contractor, C6 license. I would really appreciate if anyone out there can help me out.

Josh

[David DeCristoforo]

A few other resources not yet mentioned:

Gallery Hardwoods
5001 Florin Perkins Road
Sacramento, CA 95826
(916) 386-1150

California Walnut Designs
Michael Kimmes / Proprietor
12681 Wolf Road, Grass Valley, CA 95949
(800) 660-0203
Local (530) 268-0203
www.woodnut.com

JE Higgins Lumber Co
1301 N Market Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 927-2727

Hughes Hardwoods
11441 Sunrise Gold Circle
Rancho Cordova, CA 95747
(916) 638 8658

Aura Hardwoods
2477 Mercantile Dr
Rancho Cordova, CA,
95742-6218
916-638-7800

Sacramento Machinery Co
729 Del Paso Rd
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 568-7514
www.cbtoolgroup.com

Charles McMurray Co
2601 Land Ave
Sacramento, CA 95815
(800) 533 0533
http://www.charlesmcmurray.com