Bob Weisner
01-13-2004, 6:25 PM
Hi:
I got a call today from my local sawmill where I have been buying my hardwood lumber for the past few years. The owner said he was cleaning out the hayloft where he has his lumber stored and wanted to know if I wanted any of the old lumber that he had stored up there that his father had sawed years ago. I said I would come over and take a look. So, in 17 Degree weather I go over to the sawmill to check out the lumber. I get there and the owner has the little stack of lumber waiting for me. I found out that some of the lumber was cut 30 years ago , but is in great shape!! I looked over all the lumber and said that I would take the whole stack. The boards are not long pieces, only 2-5 feet in length, but alot of the boards are over 13 inches wide! I ended up filling the 8 foot box on the pickup truck to the top! The wood is a mix of Butternut, maple, pine, red oak, white oak, poplar, cottonwood, Black walnut, Cherry,elm, and some curly ash. I asked him what was the cost? He said nothing!!! :D It was a mix of 4/4 & 8/4. Turned out to be a good day!!!
Thanks,
Bob
I got a call today from my local sawmill where I have been buying my hardwood lumber for the past few years. The owner said he was cleaning out the hayloft where he has his lumber stored and wanted to know if I wanted any of the old lumber that he had stored up there that his father had sawed years ago. I said I would come over and take a look. So, in 17 Degree weather I go over to the sawmill to check out the lumber. I get there and the owner has the little stack of lumber waiting for me. I found out that some of the lumber was cut 30 years ago , but is in great shape!! I looked over all the lumber and said that I would take the whole stack. The boards are not long pieces, only 2-5 feet in length, but alot of the boards are over 13 inches wide! I ended up filling the 8 foot box on the pickup truck to the top! The wood is a mix of Butternut, maple, pine, red oak, white oak, poplar, cottonwood, Black walnut, Cherry,elm, and some curly ash. I asked him what was the cost? He said nothing!!! :D It was a mix of 4/4 & 8/4. Turned out to be a good day!!!
Thanks,
Bob