For those of you who aren’t familiar with my situation; I am in the process of downsizing my shop in anticipation of a move from NC to OH. I currently have a 2300 sq ft workshop as well as an out building; both are full of “stuff’. Moving it to a basement shop just isn’t in the cards.
The reason for this post is that over the years, like most woodworkers, I have collected and horded wood. At one time my “round-to-it” list was very ambitious and I purchased furniture grade lumber as I found it. As a result I have accumulated several thousand board feet of prime furniture grade material. The bulk of what I have is hard maple, figured and wide board stock. BTW all the maple is from northern WI and MI. I also have quite a bit of cherry and walnut. There is also a considerable amount of turning stock as well as matched 3 X 3 leg sets. Specialty boards like spalted maple and other odd ball stuff that I felt at one time would make neat door panels. It really is difficult to describe the inventory other to say at one time I had more disposable income than I had common sense.:rotflm:
I have no desire to move this inventory with me so I need to find a deserving home for it. The reason for this post is to explore an idea I have had bouncing around in my head since I found this group. I would like to try to determine how much, if any, interest there might if I held a series of open houses in my shop to try and sell off this material. I am located in rural Yancey County, NC just outside of Burnsville. My place is just 45 minutes north of downtown Asheville.
What I have been kicking around would be scheduling a couple of 3 day weekends where I would be available for ppl to drop in and do a little lumber shopping. One of the weekends could be scheduled to coincide with the Arden Gathering.There would also be a few tools available as well. While I don’t anticipate give away pricing for the lumber it would be a bargain when compared to similar wood on the retail market. Negotiation for larger lots would be encouraged. I really just want to find a good home for this material since I love good wood and it is getting harder and harder to find.:gar-Cr
I’m not looking for any commitments; I’m just trying to gage how much interest there might be. If you might be interested in a lumber shopping trip to Burnsville please post it in this thread.
Thank You; Mike Callihan.
The reason for this post is that over the years, like most woodworkers, I have collected and horded wood. At one time my “round-to-it” list was very ambitious and I purchased furniture grade lumber as I found it. As a result I have accumulated several thousand board feet of prime furniture grade material. The bulk of what I have is hard maple, figured and wide board stock. BTW all the maple is from northern WI and MI. I also have quite a bit of cherry and walnut. There is also a considerable amount of turning stock as well as matched 3 X 3 leg sets. Specialty boards like spalted maple and other odd ball stuff that I felt at one time would make neat door panels. It really is difficult to describe the inventory other to say at one time I had more disposable income than I had common sense.:rotflm:
I have no desire to move this inventory with me so I need to find a deserving home for it. The reason for this post is to explore an idea I have had bouncing around in my head since I found this group. I would like to try to determine how much, if any, interest there might if I held a series of open houses in my shop to try and sell off this material. I am located in rural Yancey County, NC just outside of Burnsville. My place is just 45 minutes north of downtown Asheville.
What I have been kicking around would be scheduling a couple of 3 day weekends where I would be available for ppl to drop in and do a little lumber shopping. One of the weekends could be scheduled to coincide with the Arden Gathering.There would also be a few tools available as well. While I don’t anticipate give away pricing for the lumber it would be a bargain when compared to similar wood on the retail market. Negotiation for larger lots would be encouraged. I really just want to find a good home for this material since I love good wood and it is getting harder and harder to find.:gar-Cr
I’m not looking for any commitments; I’m just trying to gage how much interest there might be. If you might be interested in a lumber shopping trip to Burnsville please post it in this thread.
Thank You; Mike Callihan.
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