I'm looking at the beautiful workmanship here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/PTWoodschool/20091218SteveSNewGypsyWagon#5416633149148224242
This looks like 4" wide, 1/2" thick pine T&G lumber. Is this commonly
available, or do you think he had to mill it himself? Anybody know
where it might be had in the San Francisco area?
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On Apr 9, 3:45=A0pm, [email protected] (Edward A. Falk) wrote:
> I'm looking at the beautiful workmanship here:
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/PTWoodschool/20091218SteveSNewGypsyWagon#...
>
> This looks like 4" wide, 1/2" thick pine T&G lumber. =A0Is this commonly
> available, or do you think he had to mill it himself?
Wainscoat (wall paneling from edge-joined boards) might be the
expected
use of such wood. Cedar closet paneling material is another thin
tongue
and groove source I've seen.
Alas, to 'make it yourself' involves buying 1" lumber and turning half
of it to
shavings.
On 4/9/2010 3:45 PM Edward A. Falk spake thus:
> I'm looking at the beautiful workmanship here:
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/PTWoodschool/20091218SteveSNewGypsyWagon#5416633149148224242
>
> This looks like 4" wide, 1/2" thick pine T&G lumber. Is this commonly
> available, or do you think he had to mill it himself? Anybody know
> where it might be had in the San Francisco area?
I haven't checked, but I'd be surprised if Truitt & White across the bay
here in Berkeley couldn't get it.
A contractor friend also told me about a custom milling shop here in
Oakland, White Bros., which do millwork with a minimal setup charge
($200 according to him), so that might be another possibility, depending
of course on how many board feet you're wanting.
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The picture link is from a woodworking school in Washngton State:
http://www.ptwoodschool.com/Home.html
The lumber is most likely a west coast wood and should be readily
available, anywhere, on the west coast.
With a little more searching, a phone number can likely be found to
call them, direct, and have your questions answered quicker, if you're
in a rush.
Sonny
Do you mean white pine? It's not 1/2". Looks like at least 3/4".
Tongue & groove on 1/2" lumber is not practical for much of anything.
He has a pretty nice shop, so he could have easily milled it himself.
I don't recognize the license plate on the car, pic 58, to have a clue
as to where they are. I'm not knowledgeable of siding or similar
exterior lumbers for northern climates.
Sonny
> It's a woodworking school in Port Townsand, WA. =A0They do incredible stu=
ff. =A0I
> wish I could just retire and camp out there taking classes all the time.
Yeah, I didn't realize that until I looked, the following day, at the
other albums, then their website. Nice websites and pics are good
inspirations. They show pics of some of their lumber caches, but
don't say what the lumber is.
Sonny
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 22:45:23 +0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Edward
A. Falk) wrote:
>This looks like 4" wide, 1/2" thick pine T&G lumber. Is this commonly
>available, or do you think he had to mill it himself? Anybody know
>where it might be had in the San Francisco area?
Check with any lumber yard. My guess is that it's 3/4" thick T&G
pine. A good lumber yard should be able to get it for you in
different grades. We recently did the walls and vaulted ceiling in a
20' x 45' room. It's kinda like flooring in that it's a good idea to
let it acclimate before installation.
Mike O.
Edward A. Falk wrote:
> I'm looking at the beautiful workmanship here:
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/PTWoodschool/20091218SteveSNewGypsyWagon#5416633149148224242
>
> This looks like 4" wide, 1/2" thick pine T&G lumber. Is this commonly
> available, or do you think he had to mill it himself? Anybody know
> where it might be had in the San Francisco area?
...
No clue about SF, but given the population and number of w-workers in
the area I'd think you could get anything your little pocketbook can
afford...
Looking at the picture, altho the resolution isn't good enough to keep
it from being pretty blurry when enlarge, I'd venture it is Ponderosa
pine from the mixture of color. It definitely is not Doug fir which
would be the other likely NW area candidate.
I'd also say it's nearer 3/4" than 1/2" from the relative dimensions of
the other pieces guessing. If it were half-inch the toungue/groove
would have to be ~5/32" which is getting awfully fragile and it just
doesn't look it to me, anyway...Larry J's comment re: weight and purpose
and all or no...
--
dpb wrote:
...
> I'd also say it's nearer 3/4" than 1/2" from the relative dimensions of
> the other pieces guessing. If it were half-inch the toungue/groove
> would have to be ~5/32" which is getting awfully fragile and it just
> doesn't look it to me, anyway...Larry J's comment re: weight and purpose
> and all or no...
And, if it were 1/2-inch I'd have expected shiplap instead of t&g...
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In article <c558a443-abc8-49e7-9a92-73d872d31a8d@c36g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
Sonny <[email protected]> wrote:
>Do you mean white pine? It's not 1/2". Looks like at least 3/4".
>Tongue & groove on 1/2" lumber is not practical for much of anything.
Yeah, I looked at some 1/2" pine today, and I think you're right. It's too thin
for T&G. They had a little bit of 1x4 T&G pine. I think I'll just get that and
*maybe* reduce it to 5/8".
>He has a pretty nice shop, so he could have easily milled it himself.
>I don't recognize the license plate on the car, pic 58, to have a clue
>as to where they are. I'm not knowledgeable of siding or similar
>exterior lumbers for northern climates.
It's a woodworking school in Port Townsand, WA. They do incredible stuff. I
wish I could just retire and camp out there taking classes all the time.
--
-Ed Falk, [email protected]
http://thespamdiaries.blogspot.com/
In article <2894408b-c5c4-4292-a06e-c0919f5eb3f1@o24g2000vbo.googlegroups.com>,
whit3rd <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Alas, to 'make it yourself' involves buying 1" lumber and turning half
>of it to
>shavings.
And yet, it would still be cheaper than finished 1/2" lumber, for some reason.
I may just try contacting the builder directly. He didn't respond to comments
on his web page, but there are probably other ways.
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-Ed Falk, [email protected]
http://thespamdiaries.blogspot.com/
On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:08:38 -0500, the infamous Mike O.
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 22:45:23 +0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Edward
>A. Falk) wrote:
>
>>This looks like 4" wide, 1/2" thick pine T&G lumber. Is this commonly
>>available, or do you think he had to mill it himself? Anybody know
>>where it might be had in the San Francisco area?
>
>Check with any lumber yard. My guess is that it's 3/4" thick T&G
>pine. A good lumber yard should be able to get it for you in
>different grades. We recently did the walls and vaulted ceiling in a
>20' x 45' room. It's kinda like flooring in that it's a good idea to
>let it acclimate before installation.
Mike, it's for a gypsy wagon. They need lighter materials because
they're mobile. It's almost certainly 1/2", not 3/4.
I love those things.
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blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,
while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:39:56 -0500, the infamous dpb <[email protected]>
scrawled the following:
>I'd also say it's nearer 3/4" than 1/2" from the relative dimensions of
>the other pieces guessing. If it were half-inch the toungue/groove
>would have to be ~5/32" which is getting awfully fragile and it just
>doesn't look it to me, anyway...Larry J's comment re: weight and purpose
>and all or no...
If nothing else, shiplap siding in 1/2" should be available. They'd
have thicker tongues, eh?
--
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace
will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will
blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,
while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.
-- John Muir