A Preview Gloat
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 5:57 pm
I hope that I do not regret gloating too soon but I'm going to gloat anyhow.
The family gathered today for our Christmas gathering. When the excitement slowed a bit, my SIL got my attention and asked me to go out to his truck. He had something he wanted to show me.
When we got there he says before he opened the cover, "you don't have to take this now if you would rather not". He opens the pickup cover and ther, inside is a small stack of 5/4, S2S cherry planks about 6' long. I was never so disappointed that he does not own a long bed pickup. He told me he had to cut what was there so that it would fit.
Along with that was three of four pieces of MDF, veneered both sides with what appears to be cherry. Along with that was a small number of 1x4 cherry boards.
He tells me that if I am interested there is more where this came from. His brother, who is a custom furniture maker, lives about 75 miles from Tucson and he has decided to get out of the business. He says the rat race to make a profit has gotten the best of him.
Tomorrow he is picking me up at sunrise to drive there and load a full size pickup with whatever I want. He informed me just before we parted company today that when he called his brother to tell him we were coming his brother said we should bring the heavy trailer. There is more lumber there than I can haul in the pickup.
I normally would not be interested in the cherry veneered MDF but if there is enough of that, Dusty will have a new set of wall cabinets in his garage.
Better quite gloating. I have not seen it yet. I could be embarassed.
The family gathered today for our Christmas gathering. When the excitement slowed a bit, my SIL got my attention and asked me to go out to his truck. He had something he wanted to show me.
When we got there he says before he opened the cover, "you don't have to take this now if you would rather not". He opens the pickup cover and ther, inside is a small stack of 5/4, S2S cherry planks about 6' long. I was never so disappointed that he does not own a long bed pickup. He told me he had to cut what was there so that it would fit.
Along with that was three of four pieces of MDF, veneered both sides with what appears to be cherry. Along with that was a small number of 1x4 cherry boards.
He tells me that if I am interested there is more where this came from. His brother, who is a custom furniture maker, lives about 75 miles from Tucson and he has decided to get out of the business. He says the rat race to make a profit has gotten the best of him.
Tomorrow he is picking me up at sunrise to drive there and load a full size pickup with whatever I want. He informed me just before we parted company today that when he called his brother to tell him we were coming his brother said we should bring the heavy trailer. There is more lumber there than I can haul in the pickup.
I normally would not be interested in the cherry veneered MDF but if there is enough of that, Dusty will have a new set of wall cabinets in his garage.
Better quite gloating. I have not seen it yet. I could be embarassed.
