I answered a for sale add for 4 pine boards 3” X 20” x 96” each for $100.00 When I got their 2 of the boards were only 11 inches wide and the seller wasn’t coming down on the price at all so I took them all for the $100.00 . When I got them home it was obvious they weren’t all pine by the weight. As it turns out the two narrower boards were 3 inch thick Maple!
Last year I picked up some used Red wood that i made my deck railling with from Craigslist.
And some Birch that I made pocket doors out of. I love a good Lumber Find.
-- Mike, Westport MA.
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Russ
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posted 65 days ago
love craigslist, have to look all the time but….. got a bunch of cherry wood last year, the guy had been carrying it around for 10 years. 200 bf birch/$1.00 a bf. many of my shop tools have also come from the list. great finds, hope we both continue to be lucky.
Russ
-- Happiness is being covered in sawdust
johnnymo
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posted 65 days ago
Yep. Craigslist is a good place to find some great stuff. You’ve got a couple of great projects with your finds.
-- John in Arizona (but it's a dry heat!)