Gs

Groggy

18/06/2005 7:11 AM

Sometimes we get lucky

A group of us were offered some cheap timber, this timber was shipped
over 1,000 miles.

http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood2.jpg
http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood3.jpg

Timber and shipping came to US$134

meep! meep!

Groggy


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Dave in Fairfax

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

19/06/2005 12:14 PM

Groggy wrote:
> A number of us had it bulk shipped to a single point where one of us
> has a forklift and storage space. We then drove there in a convoy of
> pickups, trucks, unicycles or whatever we could and took it to our
> homes.

> We are forming a kind of e-cooperative to get better deals, it hasn't
> been spoken overtly, but that is effectively what is happening. We
> acquired a bunch of Bessey clamps from LV in a similar manner. I think
> we imported about 3 pallets of clamps.

Glad to see that it's still working out for you. I thought that it was
great when you worked out the deal on the Besseys with Robin. It's even
better to see it maturing into an ongoing community effort. I love it
when a plan comes togetherr.

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"mike hide"

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

18/06/2005 6:36 PM


"Groggy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A group of us were offered some cheap timber, this timber was shipped
> over 1,000 miles.
>
> http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood2.jpg
> http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood3.jpg
>
> Timber and shipping came to US$134
>
> meep! meep!
>
> Groggy

Actually the little dog is saying in dog language of course ,"just look at
this bunch of crap taking up my space in the garage" .mjh

Gs

Groggy

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

18/06/2005 12:34 PM

>
>Got to ask: what kinda wood izzit?

There is quite a mixture.
Spotted Gum, Coastal Blackbutt, New England Blackbutt, White mahogany,
White stringybark, Flooded Gum (Rose Gum), Sydney blue Gum, Grey box,
Red ironbark, Grey ironbark, red mahogany, forest red gum, Grey gum (v
red timber), Bloodwood and Brushbox.

I haven't sifted through it all yet.

Jj

"John"

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

18/06/2005 9:46 AM

The dog doesn't look impressed - is his basket under that lot?


"Groggy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A group of us were offered some cheap timber, this timber was shipped
> over 1,000 miles.
>
> http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood2.jpg
> http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood3.jpg
>
> Timber and shipping came to US$134
>
> meep! meep!
>
> Groggy

Rd

Robatoy

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

18/06/2005 7:53 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
Groggy <[email protected]> wrote:

> A group of us were offered some cheap timber, this timber was shipped
> over 1,000 miles.
>
> http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood2.jpg
> http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood3.jpg
>
> Timber and shipping came to US$134
>
> meep! meep!
>
> Groggy

Somebody's gonna be really miffed when he finds his dunny missing in the
morning.
But looking at the timber, it was overbuilt anyway.

Goodonya...you suck (in a counter-rotating fashion)

Good doggy

Got to ask: what kinda wood izzit?

Gs

Groggy

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

19/06/2005 4:29 AM

On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 18:38:16 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:

>How did you manage that?
>Freight alone should have been $1,000.
>
A number of us had it bulk shipped to a single point where one of us
has a forklift and storage space. We then drove there in a convoy of
pickups, trucks, unicycles or whatever we could and took it to our
homes.

We are forming a kind of e-cooperative to get better deals, it hasn't
been spoken overtly, but that is effectively what is happening. We
acquired a bunch of Bessey clamps from LV in a similar manner. I think
we imported about 3 pallets of clamps.

Groggy

jj

jo4hn

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

18/06/2005 3:23 PM

Groggy wrote:
>>Got to ask: what kinda wood izzit?
>
>
> There is quite a mixture.
> Spotted Gum, Coastal Blackbutt, New England Blackbutt, White mahogany,
> White stringybark, Flooded Gum (Rose Gum), Sydney blue Gum, Grey box,
> Red ironbark, Grey ironbark, red mahogany, forest red gum, Grey gum (v
> red timber), Bloodwood and Brushbox.
>
> I haven't sifted through it all yet.

If there had been some Jummywood in there, you would have really sucked.
;-)

Nice score.
mahalo,
jo4hn

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

18/06/2005 9:26 AM

On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 07:11:03 GMT, the opaque Groggy
<[email protected]> spake:

>A group of us were offered some cheap timber, this timber was shipped
>over 1,000 miles.
>
>http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood2.jpg
>http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood3.jpg


Couple cubes worth? Not bad. What all do you have there? The stuff in
the back looks too light to be jarrah; it resembles our redwood.


>Timber and shipping came to US$134

YOU SUCK!


>meep! meep!

Expect multiple cyclones to form near you.


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Gs

Groggy

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

18/06/2005 10:42 AM

>The dog doesn't look impressed - is his basket under that lot?

Her 'squeaky toy' was kicked under it so she'd stay there for the
photo, no sense of humour that dog...

Gs

Groggy

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

19/06/2005 4:48 AM

On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:26:52 -0700, Larry Jaques
<novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 07:11:03 GMT, the opaque Groggy
><[email protected]> spake:
>
>>A group of us were offered some cheap timber, this timber was shipped
>>over 1,000 miles.
>>
>>http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood2.jpg
>>http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/temp/wood3.jpg
>
>
>Couple cubes worth? Not bad. What all do you have there? The stuff in
>the back looks too light to be jarrah; it resembles our redwood.

Forest red gum (I think)
>
>
>>Timber and shipping came to US$134
>
>YOU SUCK!

dankee!

>
>
>>meep! meep!
>
>Expect multiple cyclones to form near you.

;-)

tt

"toller"

in reply to Groggy on 18/06/2005 7:11 AM

18/06/2005 6:38 PM

How did you manage that?
Freight alone should have been $1,000.


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