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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
 

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#2 ·
Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
That is An Awesome selection of wood. I was about to start combing my Craigslist ads..lol.. you had me hook line and sinker… nicely done!
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
Holy Cow, what a haul for free!!!!!!!!!!!!I'll bet people saw it and thought it was crap wood. Little do they know it is a treasure!!!!!!! Nice going ,Hal….................Jim
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
OMG!

The only thing I can think that could beat that deal would be,

CRAIG'S LIST HEADING-

"18 lbs 7 ounces gold taking up too much room in basement being converted to home theatre.
Pick it up and it's yours."
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
Well, you did good… GREAT!

What a FIND!

It nice to see you getting something other than Walnut! LOL

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
I bit hard !! lol
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
yea you had me hooked on it, geez…good one, i was thinking some widow somewhere was tired of what her dead husband left behind and just tossed it, well it was a good joke…
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
Hal, for the pain and suffering you have just caused you should send that ugly hunk of maple burl to me. If it was April 1st, I would probably forgive you!! That's my younger sister's birthday. Have fun with the wood.
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
The funniest part is that so many folks post before they read(just like me). Hey, I can take care of that nasty piece with all the (looks-like) needles sticking up in it. Don't want you to hurt yourself. :) Great post.
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
A darn good gotcha - now where did you say you live - I will help you lift some of that stuff!
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
The wood fairy has cometh
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
Hal,

We were packing to move to your neighborhood until we read your catch line!

L/W
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
The only thing that gave it away was that rifle stock in the first picture, and I was busy trying to spot the
defect that caused it to get put out on the curb. Are you going to use that Texas Ebony for highlights,
or do you have a special stock in mind for it. Thank you for sharing your bounty and causing just a little
wood envy.
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
NOT FUNNY…........ROFLMAO….....intears

PS….In Ca. some jerks think it is funny to post to C/L and use other peoples address!

In back yard free,help self! AAAARRRRGGGGGG!!!
 

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#15 ·
Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
Scoundrel! ;)
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
Hal, remind me next time I come down to wear a bullet proof vest, just in case, somebody here don't see the humour in this .
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
And I think you messed up a bit, you should have told everybody, what you charged to haul it away .
 

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Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
Can somebody please help me with this fishhook?
 

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#19 ·
Craig's List find - Free Lumber! Pick it up at the curb...

I found a posting in the 'Free' section of Craig's List for some scrap wood piled up next to the curb. It was on a street just a few streets over from where I live. So… I ran over and this is what I found on the curb…

Plant Road surface Rectangle Wood Grass


And here's more of it loaded in my truck…

Automotive design Automotive exterior Wood Gas Bumper


And a closeup of the mesquite…

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Gas Font


Here's a closeup of the maple burl I found in the pile…

Plant Wood Grass Groundcover Rectangle


It's the best Craig's List score I've ever found! Only one problem, it's not even close to April 1st… and I can't wait till then to post an April Fool joke. No, I didn't find this great looking wood in a free Craig's List posting. (I do look several times a day in case a deal like this does come along.)

A customer who's ordered several gunstocks visited and dropped off the wood to use for the next batch of gunstocks. I can't decide which would look better, the quilted maple laminated with bicote or the quilted maple laminated with the zircote? The olive burl is especially fantastic! I strained a muscle moving the chunk of Texas Ebony to my wood storage room.
Ha HA! I'm new here but when I saw the title I couldnt help but open the thread. I also check CL pretty much daily, watching for the "free wood listings. Never saw anything CLOSE to this though!

You got me!
 

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