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This is now dry for a year and about ready to use, last August I took a few smaller Red Alder trees from my property to a guy with a sawmill, for about $140 he cut it up. Will be used for a variety of projects as it is a nice looking wood when finished. Kind of in between hardwood and softwood.
-- Paul, La Center, Washington




























10 comments so far
blackcherry
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posted 107 days ago
Nice pile / drooling…Blkcherry
tomakazi
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posted 107 days ago
Wow, lucky you!!! Alder is a great wood to work with. Back in my high school woodshop days I went through a lot of alder. I’m looking foward to seeing what you make.
-- I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine - Johnny Rotten
Scott Bryan
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posted 107 days ago
That is a really nice looking stash of wood that you have. And coming from your own property makes this even better.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Karson
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posted 107 days ago
Thats the way to get wood. When I go to the sawmill I buy that pile/ that pile or that pile.
Too much wood and too litle time. I’m going to have to use 1000 bd ft a year to get rid of all of mine.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Mark Shymanski
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posted 107 days ago
Karson, I would gladly help you work through that 1000 bd ft a year LOL! We have five…no four trees on our yard. I think they’d be missed if I had them planked :-)
-- ...it's rennovation time!!!
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 107 days ago
Nice haul!
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
reggiek
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posted 107 days ago
I love working with alder…it has a very nice grain pattern. It works like fir…but holds up like oak….
It is also very nice for turning….
I sure envy you for that nice stack….droooling like blackcherry…
-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!
cabinetmaster
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posted 106 days ago
Nice stack of wood there. We use a lot of Alder in building cabinets at work. Both clear alder and rustic alder. Beautiful cabinets whether stained or finished natural.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
manta
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posted 106 days ago
Alder makes great solid body guitars.. . fender used to use alder for their strats. Older strats sound unreal… I like to think it is the wood…..they may still use it for American made, but who knows about china and mexican made…
a1Jim
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posted 106 days ago
stacks up as something very cool
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon