Understanding that Southern Yellow Pine availability has been reduced due to lower production levels in southern sawmills, I am still hoping for some luck.
I can get all the 2x8, 2x10, and 2x12 SYP I could ever desire right now from the Orange BORG. As of today (Wednesday) it looks pretty nice too. However, there is no 2x4 (or 2x6) stock in SYP. It's all "whitewood" or other non-descript fir product.
Capital City Lumber in Raleigh tells me they are not stocking any 2x Southern Yellow Pine of any width these days. (They do have 1x boards, untreated 4x4s, and lots of treated SYP.)
I am trying to finish stocking/stickering this lumber to get it drying to eventually build one of those rustic Restoration Hardware knock-off tables my wife wants so badly. A lack of plain ole regular 2x4s is holding me back.
If anyone has a lead on where I can buy SYP 2x4s, please let me know. At this point, I'll travel within reason. I need about 70-80 feet of the stuff.
This stuff doesn't need to be clear. #2 Prime would be awesome. #2 would be fine too.
Thank you, everyone. NCWW is fantastic.
PS - I know in theory I could rip wider lengths but given my lack of infeed/outfeed support (and my general lack of experience in ripping long boards), I've decided that looks too sketchy/scary to me.
I can get all the 2x8, 2x10, and 2x12 SYP I could ever desire right now from the Orange BORG. As of today (Wednesday) it looks pretty nice too. However, there is no 2x4 (or 2x6) stock in SYP. It's all "whitewood" or other non-descript fir product.
Capital City Lumber in Raleigh tells me they are not stocking any 2x Southern Yellow Pine of any width these days. (They do have 1x boards, untreated 4x4s, and lots of treated SYP.)
I am trying to finish stocking/stickering this lumber to get it drying to eventually build one of those rustic Restoration Hardware knock-off tables my wife wants so badly. A lack of plain ole regular 2x4s is holding me back.
If anyone has a lead on where I can buy SYP 2x4s, please let me know. At this point, I'll travel within reason. I need about 70-80 feet of the stuff.
This stuff doesn't need to be clear. #2 Prime would be awesome. #2 would be fine too.
Thank you, everyone. NCWW is fantastic.
PS - I know in theory I could rip wider lengths but given my lack of infeed/outfeed support (and my general lack of experience in ripping long boards), I've decided that looks too sketchy/scary to me.