I need to make some drawers for a project. I know I have some too-thin ash in one of two general stacks in my wood barn which will work well for the drawers. Also, I've been planning to put some racks in there to keep my wood ordered and accessible. ..So I thought I'd go ahead and build the racks now since I needed to dig through the stack anyway for the ash.
Well, I uncovered 6 long, wide grey elm boards I didn't know I had. Also, I ran across a nice vein of some luscious sassafras .. I'm a lucky guy. I now know I've got more cherry than I'll ever use in my woodworker lifetime and I thought I was running low on walnut but, not to worry .. I found some beautiful boards. ..And a bunch of nicely figured maple, too.
There was a comedian (maybe Carlin ?) who said : Good fortune is finding a $20 bill in the pocket of some old jeans. For this woodworker, it's finding treasures I forgot I had.