Made a Lumber Run

[WoodWrangler]

Found an ad on Craigslist for 8/4 cherry lumber ... about 45 minutes from my house no-less. At $3/bf I figured I'd better stock up, as finding lumber around here (south Florida) is often difficult. The stuff ended up being pretty nice, and I also picked up some Poplar and 12/4 Mahogany slaps (about 15" wide and 40 years old probably).

It is EXHAUSTING moving lumber ... from picking the stack, to loading, to unload, then having to re-arrange already stowed wood in the shop to make room ... I'm TIRED!

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[Endless Pursuit]

Worth the effort - good looking stuff!

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Nice score, Jeremy. Do you have a project lined up for it, or just hoarding?

 

[Mark Gottesman]

Sweet looking lumber run. I wouldn't mind running up on some real old Mahogany. Enjoy the fruits of your labor.

 

[SubGuy]

I know the feeling Jeremy, I too will jump on a good lumber deal with or without project in mind.

 

[golfdad]

Looks like you won the lottery Jeremy

 

[WoodWrangler]

Nice score, Jeremy. Do you have a project lined up for it, or just hoarding?

A little of both ... cherry is probably my favorite wood and one I want to use for more house furniture. While I don't have any plans yet, I expect with time I will. Also, I recently purchased the Benchcrafted hardware and am planning on building another bench. In 2009 I built my first "real" Roubo-inspired bench, and have now decided to make some design changes and take on the project again (a project I really liked). I had planned on making it from hard maple, but I just can't get my hands on it locally... then this cherry surfaced. So between the cherry and some European steamed beech I purchased from Mike (Shamrock) last year I think I'll have what I need to get this bench built (later this year).

 

[WoodWrangler]

Looks like you won the lottery Jeremy

If that were the case I would have bought it all Just got what I could afford and hauled it back ... there is probably 1,500bf remaining with this guy who I bought it from.