stu Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 A coworkers wife runs a cabinet shop she gave me a bunch of cherry 1x4 to 1x8 had to cut it down to fit in the truck Stu tomsteve 1 Quote
spirithorse Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 Congratulations, Stu!I stopped at a cabinet makers shop quite a long drive from my home after taking the dog to the vet and asked if they had any cut-offs I could have or that I could buy cheaply. They allowed me to go through their scrap and it was all laminates with a veneer! Not one single piece of real hard-wood! I wish I could score like you did! LOLGod Bless! Spirithorse Quote
DWSUDEKUM Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 It never hurts to ask.. The worse that they can say is no. Some of the best wood is found wood or repurposed wood. Looking forward to seeing what you make with it. Thanks for sharing your find with us. DW amazingkevin 1 Quote
amazingkevin Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 It never hurts to ask.. The worse that they can say is no. Some of the best wood is found wood or repurposed wood. Looking forward to seeing what you make with it. Thanks for sharing your find with us. DW One persons junk is another man;s treasure! Quote
ike Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 I get a lot of my wood at a saw millIt is all good wood mostly 5/4 by 6 to 8 in some 4 in. the only problem is I have to let it air dry. some has been at the mill for a good period of time so when it get's down to about 10% moister I plain it down. 4 mo to 12 of my drying time. tomsteve 1 Quote
Savannah Scroller Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 Free wood? Darn wish I could find some. Here in Savannah good luck at finding anything FREE! Quote
browders Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 Free wood? Darn wish I could find some. Here in Savannah good luck at finding anything FREE! That's been my luck here also. I stopped at a cabinet shop a while back and asked about scraps. I was told that they burn all theirs to heat the shop. Just about broke my heart. Jim Quote
stu Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Posted January 26, 2015 Burning good wood what a crime the owner of this place was going to use it for fire wood to.The sawmill I work at will chip everything instead letting me take scant pieces home even 1in western red cedar because customer don't want it Stu amazingkevin 1 Quote
heppnerguy Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 I guess i am the lucky one because my grandson owns a very large cabinet shop and he always fines wood for me, when I ask him. His shop is in Portland and the time before last that I was in Portland he gave me a whole car trunk full of sole beautiful solid alder which I was able to share with Travis. I asked him to take more but he said he could not take more because he had to take the train home from work and would not have the room. Too bad, it was really a nice load. I also have a son who owns a garage door business and he custom makes wooden garage doors and he give me kiln dried cedar whenever I ask him. Both can get me wholesale prices on other wood but I have not taken advantage of that yet. Dick heppnerguy tomsteve and Travis 2 Quote
tomsteve Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 Hhhmmmm... Does the " no pictures or it didn't happen" rule apply around here?? amazingkevin and Wilson's Woodworking 2 Quote
ike Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 I wish i had a cabnet shop to git my wood from it would save a lot of plaining. I would be willing to pay for it. tomsteve 1 Quote
mikewix Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Last year I ran across an ad on craig's list, that a local high school wood shop was cleaning house and getting rid of all their shorts $40 for a pickup truck load. It was mostly walnut, maple and cherry from 16" to 36" long and up to 8" wide. There was also a good bit of exotic wood There were 5 loads all together 1st come had pick, I was lucky to get there 1st and took 3 of the loads. Will be making boxes and lazy susans til the cows come home Wilson's Woodworking and amazingkevin 2 Quote
wombatie Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Great catch. My husband as just come home with a large box of pine from a company that makes trusses, the bits he can't use he will give to our youngest daughter for firewood. Marg Quote
stu Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Posted January 31, 2015 Darcy just informed me this good score is actually white oak not cherry! Stu Quote
amazingkevin Posted January 31, 2015 Report Posted January 31, 2015 I haven't found any lately ,but i still have plenty i found before. Quote
Lucky2 Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 Darcy just informed me this good score is actually white oak not cherry! Stu Stu, do you mean Sawdust Junkie? Len Quote
stu Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Posted February 5, 2015 Stu, do you mean Sawdust Junkie? Len Yes Len Stu Quote
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