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I have seen several posts about great deals on wood. I hope I don’t piss anyone off, but I beat your gloats quite often. LOL How about some center slabs from a Veneer company? They slice the veneer off the logs and there is a 1”-11/4” slab left in the middle they can’t use. Thousands of these slabs go to some company in Canada for $.01 lb every month. When they have a problem with one of thier cranes or hoists they call me. After fixing thier equipment, I get my choice of whatever pieces I want. The day i took this picture it was Cherry, Walnut, and White Oak. You can see by the carport and truck behind them as to the size of these slabs. Oh yeah, I don’t even pay the penny a pound for them, all I want for free. Only down side is they do have to dry before using and that takes 8-10 months, but I have a nice rotating stock now so i have the wood i need for projects.

-- Carpenter assembles with hands, Designer builds with brains, Artist creates with heart!

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Don "Dances with Wood" Butler home \| projects \| blog 896 posts in 1568 days #1 posted 1285 days ago	Nice Danny, especially the price! d -- The best things in life aren't THINGS.
j_olsen home \| projects \| blog 155 posts in 1344 days #2 posted 1285 days ago	Dan I know that you’re probably running out of room to store all that so I’ll be down this weekend to help you thin the stock!!! Nice looking stuff Jeff -- Jeff - Bell Buckle, TN
RetiredCoastie home \| projects \| blog 998 posts in 1355 days #3 posted 1285 days ago	Nice score! -- www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops
a1Jim home \| projects \| blog 87370 posts in 1749 days #4 posted 1285 days ago	That’s some super wood -- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
GMman home \| projects \| blog 3884 posts in 1870 days #5 posted 1285 days ago	I am glad for you lucky Dan. Why would they ship it to Canada?
Mark home \| projects \| blog 1785 posts in 1446 days #6 posted 1285 days ago	Thieving from my country!!!! lol jp i wish i got to be in your shoes in that case (shakes fist) even when it gets here to canada i dont even get a piece of it….especially for 1 cent/ft -- My purpose in life: Making sawdust
huff home \| projects \| blog 2559 posts in 1457 days #7 posted 1285 days ago	Yep! think you are the top dog on free wood! If you need more room to store some of that, just let me know. LOL -- John @ http://www.thehuffordfurnituregroup.com
matt garcia home \| projects \| blog 1736 posts in 1844 days #8 posted 1285 days ago	Nice gloat!! Now don’t forget to get you some secondary lumber, so you can finish your projects!! -- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX
papadan home \| projects \| blog 1076 posts in 1541 days #9 posted 1285 days ago	GM, They don’t say who or why, just that a Canadian company buys it all. Matt G. I get it on a regular basis so I am always replacing what I use or give away. -- Carpenter assembles with hands, Designer builds with brains, Artist creates with heart!
CharlieM1958 home \| projects \| blog 14866 posts in 2391 days #10 posted 1285 days ago	You win, Dan. :-) -- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Scott Bryan home \| projects \| blog 27262 posts in 1994 days #11 posted 1285 days ago	I give, Dan. You win hands down. That is a wonderful way of getting some nice lumber to work with. -- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
Bob Kollman home \| projects \| blog 1779 posts in 1363 days #12 posted 1203 days ago	Aint no wood here, go to the store pay 2.00 to 7.00 a board foot. aint no free wood in kenosha. -- Bob Kenosha Wi.
AKWoody home \| projects \| blog 55 posts in 1335 days #13 posted 1203 days ago	Ha, you are a lucky man! Try getting wood in Alaska!
dubsaloon home \| projects \| blog 619 posts in 966 days #14 posted 873 days ago	All you need is a bigger truck and shipping connections to spread the love. Awesome for you! -- The works of evil people are not the problem. It is the "Good" people standing by and watching not speaking up. Dubsaloon
canadianchips home \| projects \| blog 1775 posts in 1169 days #15 posted 873 days ago	I am happy for you. ! Good to share ideas of how people get there materials. -- "My mission in life - make everyone smile !"

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