Cherry 5000 bft

"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Hot damn! But I won't make it up to MI until the last week of May. Rats!!

Max

"Robatoy" wrote

If it was oak or maple I wouldn't even consider it. Cherry,
traditionally, is much more forgiving.
My problem is that there is so much of it.
==============================

Well, in that case, you need some bad marketing advice!

Buy the cherry. Fire up that cnc machine and make tons of cherry trinkets
and doodads. Then hit all the craft fairs and look bored while trying to
sell them.

There ya go. No charge. ;-)
__

On Jan 27, 10:02=A0am, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > My problem is that there is so much of it.
>
> How much of it would you think you'd want/could take? =A0I could probably
> handle 1000 bf; I'll check w/ the local cabinet guys in town and see if
> they might be interested and we could share trucking.
>
> --

Rough numbers tell me it is about 8 tons. I did get a positive opinion
on the dealer from somebody.
Working on it.

Hit the contact button on my website so we can take this off-line.
topworksdotca

On Jan 26, 8:23=A0pm, "John Grossbohlin"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:ba33b678-b5ed-4245-8535-3430adb0cbca@b10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 26, 5:57 pm, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > --
> >At one time I would have said: "How bad can it be?"....well..... it
> >CAN be bad...
> >I'll start off with an e-mail and a call. I need to know what it
> >weighs.
>
> I've run into that with white oak "deals" on ungraded wood. One time I wa=
s
> offered about 500 bf of 4/4 white oak for $250. Most of it ran 4-6" wide.
> The mill owner gave me a couple pieces and said "see if you can do anythi=
ng
> with these" as a sample of the pile. Well, it was pretty useless except
> perhaps for pallets. Every cross cut I took revealed more checks... there
> wasn't a solid piece to be found. In another case, more recently, another
> mill owner sold me about 400 bf for $200. In this case most of it was qui=
te
> nice and there were a couple pieces of fantastic quarter sawn with huge
> fleck patterns. I'd want to put my eyes and hands on the wood before
> committing to an ungraded pile of wood like that.
>
> John

If it was oak or maple I wouldn't even consider it. Cherry,
traditionally, is much more forgiving.
My problem is that there is so much of it.

Wish I lived closer

On Jan 26, 11:19=A0am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Who is in?
>
> http://www.woodweb.com/exchanges/lumber/posts/493496.html

I guess that is a lot of Cherry. Just think how much paint it will
take to cover it all after you build stuff out of it.


On Jan 26, 6:26=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jan 26, 8:23=A0pm, "John Grossbohlin"
>
>
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >news:ba33b678-b5ed-4245-8535-3430adb0cbca@b10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com..=
.
> > On Jan 26, 5:57 pm, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > --
> > >At one time I would have said: "How bad can it be?"....well..... it
> > >CAN be bad...
> > >I'll start off with an e-mail and a call. I need to know what it
> > >weighs.
>
> > I've run into that with white oak "deals" on ungraded wood. One time I =
was
> > offered about 500 bf of 4/4 white oak for $250. Most of it ran 4-6" wid=
e.
> > The mill owner gave me a couple pieces and said "see if you can do anyt=
hing
> > with these" as a sample of the pile. Well, it was pretty useless except
> > perhaps for pallets. Every cross cut I took revealed more checks... the=
re
> > wasn't a solid piece to be found. In another case, more recently, anoth=
er
> > mill owner sold me about 400 bf for $200. In this case most of it was q=
uite
> > nice and there were a couple pieces of fantastic quarter sawn with huge
> > fleck patterns. I'd want to put my eyes and hands on the wood before
> > committing to an ungraded pile of wood like that.
>
> > John
>
> If it was oak or maple I wouldn't even consider it. Cherry,
> traditionally, is much more forgiving.
> My problem is that there is so much of it.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Jan 26, 5:57 pm, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:

> --

>At one time I would have said: "How bad can it be?"....well..... it
>CAN be bad...
>I'll start off with an e-mail and a call. I need to know what it
>weighs.

I've run into that with white oak "deals" on ungraded wood. One time I was
offered about 500 bf of 4/4 white oak for $250. Most of it ran 4-6" wide.
The mill owner gave me a couple pieces and said "see if you can do anything
with these" as a sample of the pile. Well, it was pretty useless except
perhaps for pallets. Every cross cut I took revealed more checks... there
wasn't a solid piece to be found. In another case, more recently, another
mill owner sold me about 400 bf for $200. In this case most of it was quite
nice and there were a couple pieces of fantastic quarter sawn with huge
fleck patterns. I'd want to put my eyes and hands on the wood before
committing to an ungraded pile of wood like that.

John

"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Jan 26, 8:23 pm, "John Grossbohlin"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:ba33b678-b5ed-4245-8535-3430adb0cbca@b10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 26, 5:57 pm, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > --
> >At one time I would have said: "How bad can it be?"....well..... it
> >CAN be bad...
> >I'll start off with an e-mail and a call. I need to know what it
> >weighs.
>
> I've run into that with white oak "deals" on ungraded wood. One time I was
> offered about 500 bf of 4/4 white oak for $250. Most of it ran 4-6" wide.
> The mill owner gave me a couple pieces and said "see if you can do
> anything
> with these" as a sample of the pile. Well, it was pretty useless except
> perhaps for pallets. Every cross cut I took revealed more checks... there
> wasn't a solid piece to be found. In another case, more recently, another
> mill owner sold me about 400 bf for $200. In this case most of it was
> quite
> nice and there were a couple pieces of fantastic quarter sawn with huge
> fleck patterns. I'd want to put my eyes and hands on the wood before
> committing to an ungraded pile of wood like that.
>
> John

-If it was oak or maple I wouldn't even consider it. Cherry,
-traditionally, is much more forgiving.
-My problem is that there is so much of it.

My motto when acquiring wood is that that "it only looks like a lot until
you try to do something with it." Between grain and figure matching, color
matching, defects, and the physical size of the wood it is often difficult
to get all the "right" pieces out of even a large pile. I must have handled
every piece of that batch of white oak ten times before I got the right set
of boards together for a project. At that I was still wishing I had more to
choose from...

John

On Jan 26, 5:57=A0pm, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
> > On Jan 26, 3:20 pm, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> SonomaProducts.com wrote:
> >>> Wish I lived closer
> >> Ditto...but...
>
> >> Any indication if it has been graded or is just tree-run? =A0Good deal
> >> probably anyway, but one wonders sight-unseen w/ no indication at all.
>
> >> I could possibly be persuaded for a fraction if can find reasonable
> >> trucking arrangement. =A0It's too far for my old truck to make reasona=
bly,
> >> unfortunately.
>
> >>> On Jan 26, 11:19 am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>> Who is in?
> >>>>http://www.woodweb.com/exchanges/lumber/posts/493496.html
> >> --
>
> > It is a lumber dealer in a depressed area, so who really knows?
> > But for under a dollar per BF, including transportation... that pile
> > could make a lot of people happy.
> > My apprehension is that it is 4/4 and when you dress a 12" wide
> > board......
>
> > I think I will go take a look-see... MI is next door.
>
> Yeah, I know that's just 'round the corner for you...it's 800(?) mi
> here, maybe a little less, I don't go that direction much so not
> positive w/o looking it up.
>
> Post again or e-mail if you do I'd surely consider long and hard even so
> and do some trucking checking--we have a plant here that sends trucks
> all over US so sometimes you can get a deal on a deadhaul return...
>
> d p bozarth at s(outh)w(est)k(s)o(nline) net, not com
>
> --

At one time I would have said: "How bad can it be?"....well..... it
CAN be bad...
I'll start off with an e-mail and a call. I need to know what it
weighs.

On Jan 26, 3:20=A0pm, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
> SonomaProducts.com wrote:
> > Wish I lived closer
>
> Ditto...but...
>
> Any indication if it has been graded or is just tree-run? =A0Good deal
> probably anyway, but one wonders sight-unseen w/ no indication at all.
>
> I could possibly be persuaded for a fraction if can find reasonable
> trucking arrangement. =A0It's too far for my old truck to make reasonably=
,
> unfortunately.
>
> > On Jan 26, 11:19 am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Who is in?
>
> >>http://www.woodweb.com/exchanges/lumber/posts/493496.html
>
> --

It is a lumber dealer in a depressed area, so who really knows?
But for under a dollar per BF, including transportation... that pile
could make a lot of people happy.
My apprehension is that it is 4/4 and when you dress a 12" wide
board......

I think I will go take a look-see... MI is next door.

SonomaProducts.com wrote:
> Wish I lived closer

Ditto...but...

Any indication if it has been graded or is just tree-run? Good deal
probably anyway, but one wonders sight-unseen w/ no indication at all.

I could possibly be persuaded for a fraction if can find reasonable
trucking arrangement. It's too far for my old truck to make reasonably,
unfortunately.

> On Jan 26, 11:19 am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Who is in?
>>
>> http://www.woodweb.com/exchanges/lumber/posts/493496.html


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Robatoy wrote:
> On Jan 26, 3:20 pm, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>> SonomaProducts.com wrote:
>>> Wish I lived closer
>> Ditto...but...
>>
>> Any indication if it has been graded or is just tree-run? Good deal
>> probably anyway, but one wonders sight-unseen w/ no indication at all.
>>
>> I could possibly be persuaded for a fraction if can find reasonable
>> trucking arrangement. It's too far for my old truck to make reasonably,
>> unfortunately.
>>
>>> On Jan 26, 11:19 am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Who is in?
>>>> http://www.woodweb.com/exchanges/lumber/posts/493496.html
>> --
>
> It is a lumber dealer in a depressed area, so who really knows?
> But for under a dollar per BF, including transportation... that pile
> could make a lot of people happy.
> My apprehension is that it is 4/4 and when you dress a 12" wide
> board......
>
> I think I will go take a look-see... MI is next door.

Yeah, I know that's just 'round the corner for you...it's 800(?) mi
here, maybe a little less, I don't go that direction much so not
positive w/o looking it up.

Post again or e-mail if you do I'd surely consider long and hard even so
and do some trucking checking--we have a plant here that sends trucks
all over US so sometimes you can get a deal on a deadhaul return...

d p bozarth at s(outh)w(est)k(s)o(nline) net, not com

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Robatoy wrote:
...

> My problem is that there is so much of it.

How much of it would you think you'd want/could take? I could probably
handle 1000 bf; I'll check w/ the local cabinet guys in town and see if
they might be interested and we could share trucking.

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On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:19:45 -0800 (PST), the infamous Robatoy
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:

>Who is in?
>
>http://www.woodweb.com/exchanges/lumber/posts/493496.html

Ooh, ooh, I'm in! I'll give you $500 for 1/6 of it, delivered!
Got my address?

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