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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

Sorry Tom! But I find your story humorous:D .

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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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

tomsalwasser wrote: I now am the proud owner of a pile of very smooth crappy boards.
Best,
Tom

Now why are they crappy boards?

beeg wrote:Now why are they crappy boards?

They are crappy NOW because he thought they were crappy before!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!:rolleyes:

Maybe resawing will release any hidden spid. . . .beauty!;)

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.

[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

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.

How many dozen board feet does it take to make one slimline pen?

roy_okc wrote:How many dozen board feet does it take to make one slimline pen?

As many as it takes to get it right:D