Havillah Shake in the News
Tonasket Business Gives New Life to Old Lumber
The Spokesman-Review - Oct 11, 1999
Becky Kramer, Staff Writer - TONASKET, Wash. - The first project was a six acre apple box factory in Omak. The next was the 1911 Peterson packing plant, the oldest building in Tonasket, Wash. Then came a wooden irrigation flume.
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A Whole Lot of Shake in these Umbrellas
Moscow-Pullman Daily News - Mar 15, 1991
AP - TONASKET, Wash. - If international wrap-artist Christo succeeds in his plan to erect more than 3,000 giant umbrellas this fall in the United States and Japan, a little piece of Phil Baker will be there.
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Tonasket Mill Provides Solid Footing for Christo's Umbrellas
Spokane Chronicle - Oct 10, 1991
Doug Clark - ...Billed as the world's largest outdoor art exhibit, each umbrella is almost 20 feet tall and 28 feet in diameter. They wind along 30 miles of roadways, rice paddies and riverbanks, all for people to ooh and ah over. That they are standing is all to the credit of Tonakset's Havillah Shake Mill.
Read more about Havillah Shake's contribution to $26 million worth of umbrellas.
After Decade of Bitterness Forest Management Partnership Emerges
American News Service - Feb 17, 2000
While the enthusiasm and vision of the Healthy Forests Partnership is roundly praised by participants, it is not the first time someone has come up with a plan to revive ailing forest villages, says Phil Baker, who runs a small mill in Tonasket, in northwest Washington.
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Projects of note
This Old Wood
Check out Donald's blog.
Once thought of as inferior just because it wasn't 'new', recycled wood has become highly sought after. A dilapidated barn, a train trestle, even a downtown warehouse can be a source of great building material.
Read more about Havillah Shake and this amazing build.