Cherry Sale - Capital City Lumber

[mike_wood]

I rarely go to CCL as they seem to pricy for me but I needed a small amount of cherry to finish a project & was in Raleigh anyway. Surprised to find they had a sale on 4/4 s2s cherry for $3.75 bdft. Had plenty when I was there and what I saw looked good. Note this sale is only for 4/4 s2s.

 

[creasman]

I've found it beneficial to keep an eye out for their sales. They typically have at least one species/size on sale, and these are usually pretty good. You can find the full price list for their Spring hardwoods sale online.

 

[BKHam]

what was actual thickness?

 

[David Turner]

what was actual thickness?

Bradley: That has been my problem with Capital in the past. What they call 4/4 is actually 3/4 after they have machined S2S. To get 1" thick you have to buy 5/4 that they have machined to 4/4.
As you know in building furniture. you need to joint one surface flat and then thickness plane. 3/4" stock doesn't allow you to do that.
Just my opinion.

 

[creasman]

The S2S 4/4 beech I bought there is 15/16". Thickness could be different for different species or batches.

 

[Bill_L]

They do have a lot of sales but I find the 60 mile trip to The Hardwood Store of NC is worth it. CCL thickness is not 4/4. Usually closer to 7/8. Not nearly the selection and the quality of boards isn't great. I find the staff at CCL super nice though. In a pinch - I will go to CCL.

 

[NCGrimbo]

Bradley: That has been my problem with Capital in the past. What they call 4/4 is actually 3/4 after they have machined S2S. To get 1" thick you have to buy 5/4 that they have machined to 4/4.
As you know in building furniture. you need to joint one surface flat and then thickness plane. 3/4" stock doesn't allow you to do that.
Just my opinion.

When dealing with s2s, I believe it is the industry standard to report the pre-s2s thickness. So, yes, 4/4 s2s is actually 3/4" thick. Just like the famous 2x4 being 1.5"x3.5".

 

[BKHam]

When dealing with s2s, I believe it is the industry standard to report the pre-s2s thickness. So, yes, 4/4 s2s is actually 3/4" thick. Just like the famous 2x4 being 1.5"x3.5".

15/16 something QS, I think i can handle. however, in flat sawn cherry which in my past moves quite a bit, that's not thick enough. to be fair, i think 3/4 looks meager and I like a finished thickness of 7/8 most of the time.

also, i've gotten case hardened wood from there and then 4/4 s2s is definitely not going to cut it.

 

[mkepke]

7/8-15/16 is fair for 'skip planed' S2S lumber. That's what CCL is advertising (skip-planed S2S I mean).

I'd rather they sell it rough, but they don't (in Mark's world: rough>skip planed S2S >dressed S2S)

If you've gotten case-hardened wood, that sounds like a drying defect and CCL should want to work with you on that.

As an aside, we're in a bizarro world when CCL is selling soft maple for more than cherry.

-Mark

 

[blackhawk]

7/8-15/16 is fair for 'skip planed' S2S lumber. That's what CCL is advertising (skip-planed S2S I mean).

I'd rather they sell it rough, but they don't (in Mark's world: rough>skip planed S2S >dressed S2S)
-Mark

What Mark said is 100% correct about rough, skip planed and fully dressed lumber. 4/4 lumber has to clean up to a minimum of 3/4" after fully dressed, 5/4 cleans up at a full 1", 6/4 cleans up 1-1/4" and etc. For hardwoods, the standard is to saw lumber from the log at 1/8" oversize. So, rough sawn 4/4 lumber should come off the sawmill at 1-1/8" thickness, 5/4 at 1-3/8", etc.