Population: 38 people and 2 dogs
Natty Flat, Texas
You did not drive out here for one store. Six family businesses share this stretch of Hwy 281, along with a working sawmill and a rocking chair that holds a world record. Have a look around.
The part nobody else has
Larry’s sawmill
Most furniture stores order finished lumber. We take delivery in log form. The logs go through the mill out back, then into our kilns to dry, then into the shop. Every step happens within sight of the showroom porch.
It is also why we can build from your own tree — one that came down in a storm, or one that meant something to somebody. People ask for that more often than you would think.
Mesquite, cedar, pecan, oak
Native Texas hardwoods, milled and dried on this property. We can work in just about anything else you can get, too.
Guinness World Record, September 2003
The World’s Largest Cedar Rocking Chair
It stands out front by the fence, and it is the reason a good many people pull off the highway in the first place. Once they are out of the car, they tend to wander in.
Photograph it. Everybody does.
Not to be confused with the Star of Texas rocker — the full-size one with a five-point star hand-carved through the headrest. Those we sell, and demand has always run ahead of supply.
- Height
- 25 ft 10.5 in
- Width
- 12 ft 7.375 in
- Weight
- 5,672 lb
All within a short walk
The neighbors
Natty Flat Smokehouse
Brisket, ribs, and homemade fried pies on Tuesdays and Fridays. General store and catering too. Run by family.
Bent Bucket Bakery
Fresh baked goods at the far end of the property. Also family.
JW Brooks Custom Hat Co.
Custom cowboy hats, shaped and fitted to your head. 510 Natty Flat Rd.
Whoa Pony
A consignment shop in the building that used to be the blacksmith shop.
The Circus Wagon
An old covered wagon, now leased out as a shop of its own.
Shucks Place
The corn crib that became an event barn
This building came from Lambert Switch, a community between Weatherford and Mineral Wells that was once a major railroad switching station. It stood behind the old general store. We hauled it here and put it back up, and the wood from that general store went into the shelves and the front of the smokehouse.
Weddings, birthdays, company picnics, family reunions. There is a dance floor, a stage, a jukebox, and a concession stand.
Call the store for current rates and availability.
In memory of
Tony Davis
who owned the land at Lambert Switch and let us carry a piece of it home. The 2007 guide thanked him. We still do.
Come make an afternoon of it
Five miles south of I‑20 at Exit 386, on US Hwy 281. You will see the chair before you see the sign.