About Old West Cedarmill

All of our frames start out just like this.

History

Old West Cedarmill was started by Don & Lisa Bishop in the late 90s, their son Tim Vaughan has also been a part of the business in some way for most of his life. In 2024 Don and Lisa decided to become full time grandparents and the business passed to the next generation. Tim Vaughan continues the family traditions with family of his own.

Don Bishop passed in early 2026. He is dearly missed but his legacy lives on through his art and his poetry. He was also a pilot for the US Air Force and Southwest Airlines.

Don Bishop and two of his grandchildren.

Family Business - Family Values

We are a family business & we make western cowboy art that highlights the importance of traditions. Our cedar frames and laser branded cowhide poems are a labor of love and it shows. Each piece is handmade and one of a kind. Most of the poetry was written by Don Bishop, with some new additions by Andrew Ryerson. Art/Illustrations are Justin Wells, Jack Wells, and Stephanie Valencia. Day to day business is managed by Tim Vaughan.

Scrag mill

First the cedar logs go through our scrag mill and are turned into square beams.

Pendu

The square beams are then sized on a band saw and run through the Pendu which turns them into our 2x4s.

Stickering

The 2x4s are stacked and stickered to give them breathing room to dry properly before moving to the next step.

Moulding

We then run the 2x4s through our moulder creating the trim and frame shape you can see on the frames.

Trim

The trim, after it comes off the moulder, now has the frame shape.

Framing

Then it's off to another barn where we cut and build the frames to our standard sizes.