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1076 days ago |
I had some lumber given to me. What I got was approx. 175 bf of 4/4 curly Maple. The narrowest piece is 5 1/2” and the widest is 10 1/2”. All pieces are 8’-0” long.
These are some of the wider pieces from the bottom of the load.
I wet one of the pieces down with alcohol to see the grain pop!
Now….what do I make with this nice lumber….any suggestions? -- Don, Pittsburgh |
15 replies so far
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#1 posted 1076 days ago |
Yeah… ship it to ME! -- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood" |
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#2 posted 1076 days ago |
Wow that’s a great bunch of maple congrats. -- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/ |
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#3 posted 1076 days ago |
Nice score on the lumber. May I suggest you make an entertainment center with book-matched solid wood doors? I think that would be a great way to show off the figure in the wood. -- Drew, Delaware |
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#4 posted 1076 days ago |
You have a bunch of lumber in your hand and you don’t know what to make yet… I think that is one precious imagination period, one of the best part of woodworking. If I were you, I would leave them in the shop, where you can see them everyday, and just wait until a great idea comes out. -- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/ |
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#5 posted 1076 days ago |
Ship it to me I’ll make a giant box with it. -- thatwoodworkingguy.com ~Eagle America~ ~Woodcraft~ |
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#6 posted 1076 days ago |
Make a great piece of furniture with it!! -- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX |
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#7 posted 1076 days ago |
Junji….I like your idea, let the wood speak to me. I think I would like to make an 18th century piece…but what? -- Don, Pittsburgh |
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#8 posted 1076 days ago |
Thats a great get. I would make a nice chest of drawers. -- Wayne - Plymouth MN |
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#9 posted 1076 days ago |
I know what you can make…............A donation to little-ol-me. Great Score…....Enjoy every bit of it. I love the fiddle-back graining. -- Rustfever, Central California |
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#10 posted 1076 days ago |
Nice gloat, hey ship that lumber to me. :) -- CJIII Future cabinetmaker |
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#11 posted 1076 days ago |
I love free lumber! Nice looking maple. When the right project comes along, you’ll know. -- Doug, Reed City, Michigan |
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#12 posted 1076 days ago |
You read the Lumberjocks TOS right? When you make a free wood gloat you’re obliged to send some of the lumber to the first 12 jocks that comment on your thread. -- Optimists are usually disappointed. Pessimists are either right or pleasantly surprised. I tend to be a disappointed pessimist. |
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#13 posted 1076 days ago |
hard to beat that price! -- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0 |
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#14 posted 1076 days ago |
Ah, I like the idea of live4ever!!! Since the wood grain seems really nice, this has to be something you see the pattern when you use it. An18th century piece… How about a writing desk? -- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/ |
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#15 posted 1075 days ago |
What you better make is: Make sure your chissels are sharp. Figured maple can be hard on em. What ever you make enjoy it. -- Will work for Wood |
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