I have a friend who has 2 garages FULL of large wide clear boards. He's had them over 15 years and moved them once. He says someday he'll use them, but for now they're too good to cut up!
I'm afraid I have a little of the same condition. Is it love of wood, patience, or a rare disease?
I can and do cut up precious planks now and then, but at my sickest I've done this:
1-Saved special boards too nice to cut for years(left over from big jobs). Closed my shop and moved. Sold all my special boards from the other side of the country for cheap!
2- Ripped some 3"thick x 12" wide walnut planks into 3" wide pieces for a job in my house to dry and acclimate. It was beautiful stuff given to me by a friend. A month later I changed the design. Now everytime I see the 3" x3" walnut in the rack it bugs me. Even though I got it for free, It's like I have the ghost of George Nakashima over me shaking his finger.
Anyone else as sick as me and my friend?