My shop just got smaller :eusa_doh: As many of y'all might know I was the lucky recipient of the 100 BF of Ash lumber generously donated by Jack (saw4you) in the recent raffle. It was most graciously delivered by FredP, chaperoned by Duster. The stock was 12+' long and there was no way I was going to fit it in my truck. So I bribed Fred with the promise of "farm" fresh free range eggs and a shop tour if he could bring to me.
Well on the trip down south this morning it of course rained, and the lumber was only air-dried so I thought it would be best to stack-n-sticker it to finish drying in my shop. Again there was no way I could store 12+' long stock in my ever shrinking shop so I decided that I would cut in half. It took quite a bit of mental wrasslin' to decide on 6+' pieces or 8' & 4' pieces. I went 6' for a tidier stack and less sticker use. Which I guarantee will doom me to wanting to make something over 6' long with it :eusa_doh::eusa_doh:. I had some scrap WRC stock that I cross cut to length and ripped in half on the BS to make my stickers...all 50 of them. Then I proceeded to stack my pile. That's a lot of work :swoon:
Well here is my much smaller shop and much greater wood collection -
That Ash joins about 250 BF more of QSRO, QSWO, Walnut, Cypress, and a little Beech and Maple.
Lots of wood, little room to work the wood...could be worse
Dave
Well on the trip down south this morning it of course rained, and the lumber was only air-dried so I thought it would be best to stack-n-sticker it to finish drying in my shop. Again there was no way I could store 12+' long stock in my ever shrinking shop so I decided that I would cut in half. It took quite a bit of mental wrasslin' to decide on 6+' pieces or 8' & 4' pieces. I went 6' for a tidier stack and less sticker use. Which I guarantee will doom me to wanting to make something over 6' long with it :eusa_doh::eusa_doh:. I had some scrap WRC stock that I cross cut to length and ripped in half on the BS to make my stickers...all 50 of them. Then I proceeded to stack my pile. That's a lot of work :swoon:
Well here is my much smaller shop and much greater wood collection -
That Ash joins about 250 BF more of QSRO, QSWO, Walnut, Cypress, and a little Beech and Maple.
Lots of wood, little room to work the wood...could be worse
Dave