I think that you can gloat.
If you are accustomed to getting this sort of wood into decent shape,
then you know all the work that lies ahead.
I have a local supplier who sells (say) 4/4 red oak for about $2.25
(US)/bd ft. When I bought my first 100 bf, I drove away thinking how
smart and clever I was.
After a few days with my 12 inch planer, jointer, TS etc, I was not so
sure.
These days, I find myself turning to the pretty BORG oak for many of my
smaller projects - at about 3x the cost but 1/3 the frustration. Sort
of evens out.
Lou
In article <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 04:52:43 GMT, [email protected] wrote:
>
> > Just a humble lurker who recently bought 100 + bd ft of 5/4
> >hard maple and yellow birch for $ 50 CDN. Air dried three years,
> >8' lengths ra
>
> oops... pushed a wrong button........
> ...... random widths up to 9" , rough not dressed, not
> graded, certainly not FAS, some select, but mostly with defects.
> Seller had 700 bd ft
>
> Ken
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 04:52:43 GMT, [email protected] wrote:
> Just a humble lurker who recently bought 100 + bd ft of 5/4
>hard maple and yellow birch for $ 50 CDN. Air dried three years,
>8' lengths ra
oops... pushed a wrong button........
...... random widths up to 9" , rough not dressed, not
graded, certainly not FAS, some select, but mostly with defects.
Seller had 700 bd ft
Ken
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:21:40 -0500, loutent <[email protected]> wrote:
>I think that you can gloat.
>
It's a minor wood gloat, by rec. standards, it seems , but it is
mine.
It's a lot of work dressing this stuff, had to sand a couple
boards to remove dirt etc., but If the price is right I don't mind.
Nice to have a supply of low cost HW for shop jigs, projects etc
Ken