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Alder Lumber from the mill

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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


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blackcherry

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posted 107 days ago

Nice pile / drooling…Blkcherry

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tomakazi

246 posts in 176 days


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

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Scott Bryan

20600 posts in 715 days


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.

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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 †

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Mark Shymanski

1555 posts in 606 days


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!!!

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Beginningwoodworker

4132 posts in 566 days


posted 107 days ago

Nice haul!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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reggiek

705 posts in 163 days


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!

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cabinetmaster

8497 posts in 451 days


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

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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…

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a1Jim

16695 posts in 470 days


posted 106 days ago

stacks up as something very cool

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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