Cedar Gloat! (subtitle: This time, I hope that the “Audi Gods” forgive me)

[Frank Pellow]

In the thread about the construction of my workshop (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=7769), there is a photo showing me bringing home a very long section of eavestrough on the roof rack of my Audi (see post #87 on page 6). Later on, the “Audi Gods” exacted their revenge by causing my key to break (see post #125 on page 9).

Well yesterday I had a (legal) deal that I could not refuse on 256 linear feet of good quality dressed 2x6 western red cedar (from British Columbia). The stipulation was that I had to take the wood with me right away. This time, I was about 40 kilometres (about 25 miles) from home. I loaded the wood on my roof rack

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and drove home very slowly using city streets that I knew would be relatively empty in the early afternoon. It took me about an hour and a half.

Here is the wood stacked on the back wall of my shop:

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[John Kain]

With the price of gas these days, that batch must have cost you a fortune!;)

Nice haul. If it were me, I already have a deck swing plan all ready to go..........

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Nice Gloat!

Bruce

[Vaughn McMillan]

Nice score, Frank, and I like the wood storage on the side of the building. I may have to see if I have any comparable places. (I already have an unused mountain bike hanging from the eaves...I'd think I could find room for wood, too.)

Any idea what that lumber will become?

- Vaughn

[Christian Aufreiter]

Hi Frank,

congrats on the wood.
Is it already seasoned/dry?

Regards,

Christian

PS: If the Audi Gods don't forgive you just go ahead and buy a different car. ;)

[Frank Pellow]

Hi Frank,

congrats on the wood.
Is it already seasoned/dry?

Regards,

Christian
Hi Christian, thanks for the congratulations. From the stamps on the wood, it appears to have been milled in British Columbia a little over two years ago. The wood is light compared to some 16 foot 2x6 cedar I have lifted in the past so it apopears to be reasonably tried. I think that it has mostly been stored outside under cover.




PS: If the Audi Gods don't forgive you just go ahead and buy a different car. ;)Next year our Audi will be 10 years old, and we are thinking of replacing it at that time with a Suburu Forrester. So, the Audi Gods have been warned and maybe that will keep them docile.

[Jim Becker]

Nice "haul" is apt!

[Jerry Olexa]

Ya did good...Nice acquire..

[Frank Pellow]

Nice score, Frank, and I like the wood storage on the side of the building. I may have to see if I have any comparable places. (I already have an unused mountain bike hanging from the eaves...I'd think I could find room for wood, too.)

Any idea what that lumber will become?

- Vaughn
Thanks Vaughn.

The back of the shed provides me with over 40 running feet of semi-protected storage. I have only just started to take advantage of it.

I will strat with building a couple of sandboxes like the ones Joe Scarfo built and showed us in post #9 in the thread http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=13700. The rest will be used to extend my deck (someday).

[Mike Wenzloff]

Ah, Frank...

And to think I got a couple good boards of CVG Cedar only totaling about 80 bd/ft...

http://wenzloffandsons.com/temp/mikes_wood/slides/cedar_0001b.jpg

And the yellow area as a close-up:

http://wenzloffandsons.com/temp/mikes_wood/slides/cedar_0002.jpg

One 9 footer, one 11 foot. Both about 2 1/4" thick by 20" wide. Lot's of rings, though...

Take care, Mike

good score, btw!

[Frank Pellow]

Ah, Frank...

And to think I got a couple good boards of CVG Cedar only totaling about 80 bd/ft...

One 9 footer, one 11 foot. Both about 2 1/4" thick by 20" wide. Lot's of rings, though...

Take care, Mike

good score, btw!
Mike, your cedar is definately of better quality than mine.

[Frank Pellow]

Nice "haul" is apt!
Well put Jim. I wish that I had thought of those words.

[Mike Wenzloff]

Hi Frank--it is nice wood. Doesn't help on some of my outdoor furniture projects I have for the summer season, though!

I went looking for 2 x 6 Cedar recently--enough of a cost to cause me to pause in my tracks. I wanted nice, just not sure *that* nice.

I do like finding wood deals, though. The fun of getting it home is worth it.

Take care, Mike

[glenn bradley]

The kids will love the sandbox. I built one for my kids (now in thier 20's) and they played in it from toddler through Jr. High. A good investment (and pretty cheap too).

[Frank Pellow]

Glenn, I am sure that the sandboxes will be a big hit with my grandchildren. Do you have plans for yours? Joe didn't when I asked him a couple of years ago.

[Scott Vigder]

I'm afraid the Audi Gods will be venting their wrath upon you as I did notice a trailer hitch on the vehicle.....:rolleyes:

[Frank Pellow]

I'm afraid the Audi Gods will be venting their wrath upon you as I did notice a trailer hitch on the vehicle.....:rolleyes:
Scott, with the way Margaret and I run our lives, owning a car without a trailer hitch, would be almost the same as owning no car at all. For instance yuesterday, the railer was used to haul 4 quite different loads to 4 different places.