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Hey, thanks/
Looks like the WOODCRAFT has what I'm looking for.
I ordered some stuff from their site and I will be visiting their retail outlet this weekend.
Did not know they existed.
I appreciate the info but a lot of us don't have the equipment to rip down and plane large hunks of wood.
Also the Rockler site helped and I hope any other newbies will read this discussion.
Thanks
Hey, thanks/
Looks like the WOODCRAFT has what I'm looking for.
I ordered some stuff from their site and I will be visiting their retail outlet this weekend.
Did not know they existed.
I appreciate the info but a lot of us don't have the equipment to rip down and plane large hunks of wood.
Also the Rockler site helped and I hope any other newbies will read this discussion.
Thanks
The cheapest way to get good (hard) wood for this or just about any other purpose is to:
a. find it. In my city, especially my neighborhood, you can find items, such as discarded futon frames, that are made of oak, maple, mahogany, and many other useful woods.
b. visit any one of a gazillion flooring stores, especially ones that also install. Somewhere, usually on pallets (sometimes made of decent wood, themselves) or in a dumpster or truck out back, they will have tons of discarded wood of many domestic and exotic varieties, free for the taking (best to ask first). I literally just started a craft business making wood items (mostly jewelry boxes) with this "waste". I actuallly have to limit myself as to what, and how much, I take (only a type of wood that I don't already have or wood that is so beautiful, I can't resist) because I have so (too?) much stock material, all of it acquired in this manner.
Clay Lake said:Hey, thanks/
Looks like the WOODCRAFT has what I'm looking for.
I ordered some stuff from their site and I will be visiting their retail outlet this weekend.
Did not know they existed.
I appreciate the info but a lot of us don't have the equipment to rip down and plane large hunks of wood.
Also the Rockler site helped and I hope any other newbies will read this discussion.
Thanks
Someone mentioned these guys before, but it's worth mentioning again for a decent source for all kinds of wood... and they'll cut to pretty much whatever size you need if you ask.
They even have 1 X 2 @ 36" which is basically what you can get at Home Depot and Lowes, but they have many varieties of wood. Prices, even with shipping, are very reasonable.
Quartersawn it's not, but the boards I've gotten are very straight, kiln dried, and finish quality sanded.
What Mark Guthrie said - bigtime. Also, add cabinet shops to the list - especially cabinet shops that do a lot of custom work. .75" X 1.5" is one of the standard sizes for cabinet face frames, and a good percentage of those shops will let you rummage through their scrap for free if you don't make a mess. That's the perfect size for necks and such.
Another place to check is hot tub, swimming pool, and deck installers. I recently got some nice ipe scrap from a pool company, and will soon be getting some more.
I have started to take logs to a sawmill for building material. When I hear of a tree to be taken down i ask for the trunk and have picked up 7 so far. Last trip to the saw mill i came home with 230 bd. ft. of lumber for 80.00, about .25 a ft. You won't find any thing cheaper than that.
I'd love to be able to do that. We have lots of saw mills around here (southern Oregon.) My problem is that I just don't have the space to stack lumber and let it dry. I see trees being taken down here and there, and I just know that the majority of that wood is going into someone's fireplace. Sad, really. Especially when you consider that this area is going through a big transition. This valley used to be filled with pear and apple orchards. The current trend is small vineyards and wineries. I can tell you how many acres of pear and apple trees have been ripped out and grapes planted. And all of those fruit woods are very desirable - especially to wood turners.
One of these days I'll have the room to store lumber for drying, but for right now, I don't dare even try.
I stack mine on the patio, cover it and wait impaitiently. Next week I'm taking a Black Locust, 2 Ash, White Oak, and a Walnut. Can't wait for this!!!!
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