Can you believe this was in the "burn pile"??? Why would they throw this away?
Of course… I saved them a match and kindly hauled it away to my garage where I have nice plans for it.
Kids go back to school tomorrow. Life has been crazy busy the last two weeks and I'm hoping it will calm down after tomorrow and I can get in some shop time.
That's alot of 2×4's. Plus there are 5 more that are 10' that I put up in the rafters. Tomorrow the sawdust is going to fly!!!
Those construction sites do waist lots of good wood. I built my work benches and the shelving in my shop with burn pile wood from construction sites. Just goes to show you when they are making big money off people the scraps are not worth the time it takes to deal with it.
But it's a win for you! nice find Angie! Can't wait to see what you make with it.
Good score on the wood…...Stellar job on obsconding with it…..Never let good wood go to waste, if you can…....Just let the wood "talk" to you…it'll tell you want you want, sooner or later…....
Well… I certainly won't be making any "fine" furniture with it… But I did make this out of the last load. Which was about 7-8 2"x4×10's.
I plan on making another one to match and a table. Got the plans from JSB on here.
Actually… I'm going to make a total of 4 chairs and 2 tables. One set is going to be for me and the other set is going to be donated to a local family who is trying to raise money for their daughter who has CF and needs a new wheelchair. They are having a big fundraiser. I'm hoping to have them done in time. And of course… there's plenty there. So I have some shop items I'm going to make as well.
Nice find. The legs for this coffee table are made from 2x's that have been glued together then planed down and chamfered. The frame rails were 2×4's also. They stained up nice.
Thrown away? That looks like 1/2 of a garage. I can't believe it. Just bought a few 2 x bys for a new lathe stand and paid a small fortune. Great find for you and jealousness from me. Need a partner to help you pick up the wood?
Good work. That is the reason why we are around… to extend life on those wood. Here are some of the projects I made before out of pine from containers, palettes and crates.
All I can say is that after taking a planer to YP 2x's they sure look and act like furniture quality wood, especially if you take them down to 1x or 3/4in finished. It is amazing what lies within these types of freebies!
The first set I didn't throw them in the planer. I just took three of those shorter boards and cut them down for a table (also plans from JSB). The legs got cut down to 1.5" squares. Now they look nice and shiny… So I threw the rest of the pieces in the planer as well so they would all match . Also… So I didn't have to do much sanding.
These boards have no nails or staples in them. They are from a barge making company. They recieve large sheets of metal and these are the spacers. They have black smudges all over them from this. Took a sander to the chair I made and it comes off pretty easy (but with the planer I don't have to sand as much)
Just came in to grab a drink and put the kiddos to bed. Tomorrow is their first day of school. Then life can return to normal and I can get more shop time in
Jeffboat? Nice score, I grab wood like that all the time but never in such bulk, I go by our our company's repair barge occasionally and grab pallets and various shipping crates and use them for many smaller projects.
Nice score Angie! Yep, can't do much with it but framing…......HOGWASH…..you can do anything with it you put your mind to. This is all out of yellow pine, not high dollar exotic wood, but clients love the look.
Nice find, Angie. Construction companies are pretty wasteful. I'm on the lookout for some short pieces of treated 2×4 for some ramps form my daughter's garage. I'm gong to cut them to shape and then put a couple long drawbolts through the wedges and they should last for about 10 years. I wish I could find a haul like you did in treated lumber.
just a side note with planers and pine. If you have rubber feed rollers they have a tendency to pitch up and cause feed issues. so please use caution when planing a lot of pine.
Why is the line different than other woods?
I find actually have some feed issues this time. Not that I haven't ever used pine. It's what I've used mostly. But theses 2×4's fed a lot differently.
Mike, I agree completely about the YP. I love to build with it. I have a bunch of clear yellow pine that I am making a new kitchen island with. I bought it rough sawn and air dried. After a few trips thru the planer it is beautiful. A nice warm amber color. I can't wait to see it finished. Angie, keep building with pine. The kind of wood you use has nothing to do with the skill you have or your abilities to make something great.
What Shawn is saying is true. Pine pitches up everything it touches. With that in mind clean your planer, TS, jointer, etc. frequently because of the pitch buildup. No excuses, just do it frequently. BTW, I will lubricate the BS blade with PB Blaster before resawing wide pine. My 2-cents worth…
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