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58Chev wrote:
Nice score on the cedar, can’t wait to see the Adirondack chairs you build.Wear a dust mask cutting the cedar so you don’t get sick like I did.
Every time I cut cedar without a mask I feel like my heart is about to jump out of my chest. Definitely wear a mask.
One of the best qualities of Cedar is the smell, no? Would be a shame to get rid of it or not take advantage of this unique characteristic. I have no idea if shou-sugi-ban would hegate the smell in any way….
Yes, I agree and I am not opposed to the smell of cedar, but its best quality for my money is that it’s acceptable for outdoor projects. I have made compost bins out of cedar before and they work great.
T&G Cedar is great for planter boxes too .
I made this out of reclaimed T&G wood .
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T&G Cedar is great for planter boxes too .
I made this out of reclaimed T&G wood .
John that is very nice. You have a lot of stuff in your yard. It is almost like a park.
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Fayetteville, NCT&G Cedar is great for planter boxes too .
I made this out of reclaimed T&G wood .
John that is very nice. You have a lot of stuff in your yard. It is almost like a park.
Bill, you have to see it; it IS a park!
BE the change you want to see.
Even if you can’t Be The Pro… Be The Poster you’d want to read.T&G Cedar is great for planter boxes too .
I made this out of reclaimed T&G wood .
John,
That looks nice. My wife is after me to build a couple planters for her to garden in.“If you don’t pass on the knowledge you have to others, it Dies with you”
— Glenn BottingBeautiful work! Some of the tongue and groove work has splintered off during the reclaiming process. The boards were nailed right on the shoulder of the tongues in most cases. I’ll joint each piece flat and rip the other side (treat it as S2S at best, I’ll probably need to plane the faces as well, but only a hare to expose new grain, depending on intended use).
I know this is an old thread, but I scored a new bunch of wood and I thought I should post the pictures here.
A custom millwork shop in the city next to where I work is closing, and I found out that they were selling their stock from another forum I belong to. So I zipped out after work and there was a bunch of great stuff. I asked what his prices were and the guy said “Pull what you want and make me an offer.” So I took out a carload worth and said, “How about $20?” He took the offer right away so I loaded it up and drove it home. It was pouring for the drive and a bunch of them were sticking out the trunk, so I stickered them when I got home. I’ll sort through it later, but among the highlights:
A bunch of butternut (BN in the pics)
One 10″ wide piece of zebrawood maybe 6’long. My god.
One board of massaranduba
A bunch of jatoba
a bunch of bocote
a few real thick (12/4 I think) pieces of south american (genuine) mahogany
some long birds-eye maple boards that are unbelievable
Some sapeleWhat a score. They had a bunch of cherry, too, and I may call them back to see if I can take another carload.
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I know this is an old thread, but I scored a new bunch of wood and I thought I should post the pictures here.
A custom millwork shop in the city next to where I work is closing, and I found out that they were selling their stock from another forum I belong to. So I zipped out after work and there was a bunch of great stuff. I asked what his prices were and the guy said “Pull what you want and make me an offer.” So I took out a carload worth and said, “How about $20?” He took the offer right away so I loaded it up and drove it home. It was pouring for the drive and a bunch of them were sticking out the trunk, so I stickered them when I got home. I’ll sort through it later, but among the highlights:
A bunch of butternut (BN in the pics)
One 10″ wide piece of zebrawood maybe 6’long. My god.
One board of massaranduba
A bunch of jatoba
a bunch of bocote
a few real thick (12/4 I think) pieces of south american (genuine) mahogany
some long birds-eye maple boards that are unbelievable
Some sapeleWhat a score. They had a bunch of cherry, too, and I may call them back to see if I can take another carload.
Thats not a score, thats a heist!
You are a lucky man! Look forward to the projets you use those in
wow that is an awesome score, if you find stuff you don’t buy, please DM me. i could always use more stock.
Thanks all. I went back to the place today after work and picked up another smaller load. Maybe 40 bf. $10.
A bunch more jatoba. Some more butternut. A few strips of walnut. Some nice 12/4 red oak. For the price you can’t go wrong. There is still some stuff there, but mostly it’s pretty picked over. There was some ash but not enough for a project, some anigre (which I won’t really use since it’s mostly for veneers). There were two big boards of reclaimed wormy American Chestnut, but they wouldn’t have yielded enough stock for anything good.
I probably am done with my run on the place, but a carload and a half for $30 of exotic hardwood is about the best I could have hoped for.Thanks all. I went back to the place today after work and picked up another smaller load. Maybe 40 bf. $10.
A bunch more jatoba. Some more butternut. A few strips of walnut. Some nice 12/4 red oak. For the price you can’t go wrong. There is still some stuff there, but mostly it’s pretty picked over. There was some ash but not enough for a project, some anigre (which I won’t really use since it’s mostly for veneers). There were two big boards of reclaimed wormy American Chestnut, but they wouldn’t have yielded enough stock for anything good.
I probably am done with my run on the place, but a carload and a half for $30 of exotic hardwood is about the best I could have hoped for.Man, that is a real haul! Bet you were looking over your shoulder all the way home. There’s a bunch of projects there, for sure.
BE the change you want to see.
Even if you can’t Be The Pro… Be The Poster you’d want to read.Pull what you want and make me an offer.” So I took out a carload worth and said, “How about $20?”
Congrats on the score. Go back for more. That was an incredible price.
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Fayetteville, NCMrFid wrote:
Pull what you want and make me an offer.” So I took out a carload worth and said, “How about $20?”At that point, thats not a guy who wants to sell the wood – thats a guy who wants the wood gone.
A couple of years back, I had a guy give me a load of walnut and birch so long as I came to get it. He was moving from a house to condo and just wanted it gone – but he wanted it going to someone who would use it. Free for the taking, so long as I took it all (including some pretty bad boards that had almost turned to dust)
Thanks all. I went back to the place today after work and picked up another smaller load. Maybe 40 bf. $10.
A bunch more jatoba. Some more butternut. A few strips of walnut. Some nice 12/4 red oak. For the price you can’t go wrong. There is still some stuff there, but mostly it’s pretty picked over. There was some ash but not enough for a project, some anigre (which I won’t really use since it’s mostly for veneers). There were two big boards of reclaimed wormy American Chestnut, but they wouldn’t have yielded enough stock for anything good.
I probably am done with my run on the place, but a carload and a half for $30 of exotic hardwood is about the best I could have hoped for.Another good score there. I like getting deals like that.
Greg
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