I just got off the phone with a retiree who has a sawmill 15 miles from me. He has maple and ash and just got some 12" wide oak, which he says is beautiful stuff. He'll plane the wood down to any thickness I want. He claims the 8" and narrower stock is real dry and anything over 10" wide is at about 14%. I asked about prices for maple and ash, 8" wide X 2 feet long by 1/2" thick. He said, "I suppose a couple bucks a board." I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's as good a wood as he claims. He also has walnut.
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Just picked up my lumber from the sawmill. I bought about 60 feet of mostly 6 inch and some 8", the majority 1/2" thick with some 3/4" per request. About 1/2 of it is hard maple with some red oak and walnut. I paid a whopping $25 for the works. The planer left some minor ridges in the boards so I'll have to do more sanding than usual and there are a few knots in some of the boards to go around. However, I figured this same lumber would have cost me close to $200 online. I should have enough wood to last me a long time.
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Originally posted by Minnesota scrollerIan, it's only 1943 miles and you should be able to make it in 31 1/2 hours. I'll have the coffee on. Let me know when to expect you.I guess the cost of gas would kinda cancel out the potential savings ..lol
Sounds like you got yourself a great deal ...Ian
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Originally posted by FRETDUSTSounds like a good deal to me too. Was just in our new Menards store (like a Home Depot) the other day and they want $15.00 a board ft for walnut. Guess where I,am not going to buy wood *L*
Steve in Mi.
My 5 ft. piece of 6" wide walnut is actually worth $37.50 then, if bought at Menards. I should cut all my boards to 2 ft. lengths, sand it smooth and put it on Ebay. I'd probably do pretty well. The thing is, Ebay is a pain.
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WOW! That is a great find, even if it turns out to not be dry yet. Well done."Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They're easier to ignore before you see their faces. It's easier to pretend they're not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes."
D. Platt
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Originally posted by FRETDUSTSounds like a good deal to me too. Was just in our new Menards store (like a Home Depot) the other day and they want $15.00 a board ft for walnut. Guess where I,am not going to buy wood *L*
Steve in Mi.
I saw an add in one of my woodworking magazines (Wood perhaps?) from a dealer who was selling 100 bd. ft. bundles of Walnut for $160. I'm drawing a blank on the dealer's name unfortunately.
Sounds like you got a good deal Mike. I'm currently paying $2.50 a bd. ft. for 8/4 oak but even at that price it would've cost me about $50 for 60 ft. of 1/2" X 6" pieces. Of course, I still would have the labor of resawing and planing it on top of that. Maple is even higher.Kevin
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I get wormy red oak, birds eye maple and curly maple free. from where i work at a cabinet factory they throw all that away so i get it and take it home hate to see it get thrwn away. if anybodys around crossville tenn. look me up and i will give you some. i have mailed some but it cost $16 to send a small box so dont no if that wold be good price or not.
Rick
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