Went to an estate auction today cause they listed some rough sawn "Oak,
Cherry, etc" lumber. Appearently the deceased had a buzz saw (saw the
carcass of it...the saw, not the deceased). Anways, most of the lumber
looked like oak, hard to tell, with all the dust, dirt, poor lighting,
and chicken shit on it :).
Turned over a few boards and moved to better light, and was indeed oak.
Bought 3 huge piles of mostly 4/4, with a few 8/4, some 16" wide 4/4,
plus any other stuff that might be buried in the piles, for $270. I
guesstimate there is about 1000+ board feet in the piles.
Renting a truck tmw to get it all home and hope nobody steals it!
John
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"John Thompson" wrote in message
> Went to an estate auction today cause they listed some rough sawn "Oak,
> Cherry, etc" lumber.
> Bought 3 huge piles of mostly 4/4, with a few 8/4, some 16" wide 4/4,
> plus any other stuff that might be buried in the piles, for $270. I
> guesstimate there is about 1000+ board feet in the piles.
>
> Renting a truck tmw to get it all home and hope nobody steals it!
On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 16:39:34 -0500, John Thompson <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Went to an estate auction today cause they listed some rough sawn "Oak,
>Cherry, etc" lumber. Appearently the deceased had a buzz saw (saw the
>carcass of it...the saw, not the deceased). Anways, most of the lumber
>looked like oak, hard to tell, with all the dust, dirt, poor lighting,
>and chicken shit on it :).
that wood may be all dried out like they say on the commercials for pledge. you
better get rid of it. I can recycle it for you.
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John Thompson <[email protected]> wrote:
>Turned over a few boards and moved to better light, and was indeed oak.
>Bought 3 huge piles of mostly 4/4, with a few 8/4, some 16" wide 4/4,
>plus any other stuff that might be buried in the piles, for $270. I
>guesstimate there is about 1000+ board feet in the piles.
That earns a u sucketh in my book.
Wes
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This *could* be a great sucketh...
I would store the lumber in a rental facillity and bug bomb it once a week for a month or
two before bringing it home....
Good luck,
Myx
"John Thompson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Went to an estate auction today cause they listed some rough sawn "Oak,
> Cherry, etc" lumber. Appearently the deceased had a buzz saw (saw the
> carcass of it...the saw, not the deceased). Anways, most of the lumber
> looked like oak, hard to tell, with all the dust, dirt, poor lighting,
> and chicken shit on it :).
>
> Turned over a few boards and moved to better light, and was indeed oak.
> Bought 3 huge piles of mostly 4/4, with a few 8/4, some 16" wide 4/4,
> plus any other stuff that might be buried in the piles, for $270. I
> guesstimate there is about 1000+ board feet in the piles.
>
> Renting a truck tmw to get it all home and hope nobody steals it!
>
> John
>