Greetings woodworkers,
I had a pile of crappy, rough sawn boards that I've been tripping over for a long time. A kind friend (who gave me the boards a couple years ago through a complicated exchange) offered to come over with his little Ryobi planer and turn these boards into something beautiful. After hours of feeding these boards again and again, many megawatts of electricity, dulled blades, a thoroughly messed up shop and a clogged dust collector, I now am the proud owner of a pile of very smooth crappy boards. I have a new respect for the price of good quality lumber.
Best,
Tom
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robinson46176
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tomsalwasser wrote:Greetings woodworkers,
I had a pile of crappy, rough sawn boards that I've been tripping over for a long time. A kind friend (who gave me the boards a couple years ago through a complicated exchange) offered to come over with his little Ryobi planer and turn these boards into something beautiful. After hours of feeding these boards again and again, many megawatts of electricity, dulled blades, a thoroughly messed up shop and a clogged dust collector, I now am the proud owner of a pile of very smooth crappy boards. I have a new respect for the price of good quality lumber.
Best,
Tom
That reminds me of the comments of an executive of a local wood treating plant. He was saying that "if you pressure treat a piece of junk wood you then have a piece of junk wood that will last a very long time. It will still be junk wood though."
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
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Ed in Tampa
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tomsalwasser wrote:Greetings woodworkers,
I had a pile of crappy, rough sawn boards that I've been tripping over for a long time. A kind friend (who gave me the boards a couple years ago through a complicated exchange) offered to come over with his little Ryobi planer and turn these boards into something beautiful. After hours of feeding these boards again and again, many megawatts of electricity, dulled blades, a thoroughly messed up shop and a clogged dust collector, I now am the proud owner of a pile of very smooth crappy boards. I have a new respect for the price of good quality lumber.
Best,
Tom
Been there done that
Ed in Tampa
Stay out of trouble!
Stay out of trouble!
Now why are they crappy boards?tomsalwasser wrote: I now am the proud owner of a pile of very smooth crappy boards.
Best,
Tom
SS 500(09/1980), DC3300, jointer, bandsaw, belt sander, Strip Sander, drum sanders,molder, dado, biscuit joiner, universal lathe tool rest, Oneway talon chuck, router bits & chucks and a De Walt 735 planer,a #5,#6, block planes. ALL in a 100 square foot shop.
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JPG
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They are crappy NOW because he thought they were crappy before!beeg wrote:Now why are they crappy boards?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!:rolleyes:
Maybe resawing will release any hidden spid. . . .beauty!;)
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
My lesson for the week
Making a small oak corner shelf. Basic 1/4 round shelf with 1/4 round braces underneath. For practice I decided to use dowels in the joints. Cut the pieces to shape planning to use the cutoffs to stabilize the horizontal boring for the dowels. Bad choice. Double stick tape wouldn't hold tight. Should have drilled then cut.
Jim in Bakersfield:D
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tomsalwasser
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[quote="JPG40504"]They are crappy NOW because he thought they were crappy before!
Maybe resawing will release any hidden spid. . . .beauty!]
Oh no, now I have to spend all day resawing this stuff too?! They are very stout but ugly ash boards that will I will use as hidden structural components in furniture. Actually though, you're right, there are pretty little sections here and there for small boxes or pens but for the most part this is grade 3 pallet material.
Since you mention resawing, I have never used my band saw since I bought it used probably 10 years ago. So I bought Jacob Andersons DVD on how to clean it and tune it up, replace the tires, etc. Then I want to buy a resaw blade. They are taking down a 130 year old grain elevator in Superior, WI and selling the old growth white pine it's made of and from what I understand it's amazing stuff. I plan to get some and will need to resaw. http://www.wisconsinwoodchuck.net/products.htm
Maybe resawing will release any hidden spid. . . .beauty!]
Oh no, now I have to spend all day resawing this stuff too?! They are very stout but ugly ash boards that will I will use as hidden structural components in furniture. Actually though, you're right, there are pretty little sections here and there for small boxes or pens but for the most part this is grade 3 pallet material.
Since you mention resawing, I have never used my band saw since I bought it used probably 10 years ago. So I bought Jacob Andersons DVD on how to clean it and tune it up, replace the tires, etc. Then I want to buy a resaw blade. They are taking down a 130 year old grain elevator in Superior, WI and selling the old growth white pine it's made of and from what I understand it's amazing stuff. I plan to get some and will need to resaw. http://www.wisconsinwoodchuck.net/products.htm
How many dozen board feet does it take to make one slimline pen?tomsalwasser wrote:Oh no, now I have to spend all day resawing this stuff too?! They are very stout but ugly ash boards that will I will use as hidden structural components in furniture. Actually though, you're right, there are pretty little sections here and there for small boxes or pens but for the most part this is grade 3 pallet material.
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As many as it takes to get it right:Droy_okc wrote:How many dozen board feet does it take to make one slimline pen?
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Terry
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