What free wood did you find today?

The beams are still plenty strong structurally. When I cut the 1/2”x4” strips for my friend he just cut out the holes and butted up the ends. For the purposes I have used them so far the holes don’t matter. In fact, on this shave horse I’m building some of the holes are in the right place to hold tools. Depending on how it’s milled some long boards are available.

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phinds said:
I'm curious, Trev and Alan --- what good are the planks and beams w/ all those bolt holes?
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i sold a lot of the planks to one guy that built a very rustic deck with it. he also used natural limbs for the railings and pickets.
several people that bought it were using it for bar tops, resin coated. and one guy did a wood accent wall in his house with it.

i have also sold it to people decking trailers and re-decking dry vans

also some was used for benches

the bolt holes were always a plus for the "repurposed look" that my customers want.
 
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Went out to Russells Point, Ohio today to visit some old friends. They just purchased 15 acres... we walked it and he has walnut, walnut, some more walnut... and then over there... even more walnut. Lots of Large Osage Orange, Hickory, and Honey Locust.

I picked up some Hickory and Osage (that's in the claw). He has some Osage that is 34 Inches in diameter. Going back later to cut that up. A mighty mighty Walnut had fallen back in the brush. He is going to have to clear the area, so later we can get in there and cut it up. I may have so much of all of this... I may be willing to sell. Does anyone have any sizes in mind you'd like? (This will be a long time project) They live 3 hours from us.

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JonLanier said:
Went out to Russells Point, Ohio today to visit some old friends. They just purchased 15 acres... we walked it and he has walnut, walnut, some more walnut... and then over there... even more walnut. Lots of Large Osage Orange, Hickory, and Honey Locust.

I picked up some Hickory and Osage (that's in the claw). He has some Osage that is 34 Inches in diameter. Going back later to cut that up. A mighty mighty Walnut had fallen back in the brush. He is going to have to clear the area, so later we can get in there and cut it up. I may have so much of all of this... I may be willing to sell. Does anyone have any sizes in mind you'd like? (This will be a long time project) They live 3 hours from us.

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Shagbark or Shellbark in the truck.?. "The Claw" sure beats the forks... Sounds like a great adventure ahead, enjoy the ride.
 
JonLanier said:
Went out to Russells Point, Ohio today to visit some old friends. They just purchased 15 acres... we walked it and he has walnut, walnut, some more walnut... and then over there... even more walnut. Lots of Large Osage Orange, Hickory, and Honey Locust.

I picked up some Hickory and Osage (that's in the claw). He has some Osage that is 34 Inches in diameter. Going back later to cut that up. A mighty mighty Walnut had fallen back in the brush. He is going to have to clear the area, so later we can get in there and cut it up. I may have so much of all of this... I may be willing to sell. Does anyone have any sizes in mind you'd like? (This will be a long time project) They live 3 hours from us.

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Just the beginning…. How utterly cool! Congrats! Sounds like enough wood for the entire WB family! Chuck
 
Had to go get a new spark plug today for the saw, Karen did a little shopping and we came home and made some bowl blanks out of the hickory. Made 8 of them before it looked like rain was going to pour.

I cut them off and Karen waxed on.

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Nice! My Betty helps me by applying the wax too. :cool:
 
I have a question: do you have a specific place you do all this chain saw work? And if so, do you bother with the chips or just let them slowly morph back into mulch? Or do you shovel them up when the layer gets too thick?
 
I have a question: do you have a specific place you do all this chain saw work? If I get the logs home yes. Other wise I try to do it on-site.

And if so, do you bother with the chips or just let them slowly morph back into mulch? Right now it's wet, so I just let them sit in a pile. As soon as it gets hot and dry, I'll spread them out and let them dry out. I then gather them up to burn or put them in the trash. Used to try to collect them.... but it's just way too much.
 
Nice Jon, great set of blanks. Shed looks great in the background too!! Rebuilt my shed a few years ago, and it's starting to look shabby again. In my "Memories" e-mail today, a few pics of my rebuild came up...turns out "a few years ago" was in 2012--no wonder it needs paint!!
 
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Nice Jon, great set of blanks. Shed looks great in the background too!! Rebuilt my shed a few years ago, and it's starting to look shabby again. In my "Memories" e-mail today, a few pics of my rebuild came up...turns out "a few years ago" was in 2012--no wonder it needs paint!!
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thank you. That shed was last summer's project. The nice thing we found out after winter.... no leaks. The hard part was making new doors from scratch. I have 4 palets in there and that is where these blanks will go until I make room on the shop's shelving unit.

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thank you. That shed was last summer's project. The nice thing we found out after winter.... no leaks. The hard part was making new doors from scratch. I have 4 palets in there and that is where these blanks will go until I make room on the shop's shelving unit.

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So do you open the doors on dry days to let moisture out or is sufficient ridge venting or something?
 
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thank you. That shed was last summer's project. The nice thing we found out after winter.... no leaks. The hard part was making new doors from scratch. I have 4 palets in there and that is where these blanks will go until I make room on the shop's shelving unit.

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Yep, i remember the thread. Great transformation.
 
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So do you open the doors on dry days to let moisture out or is sufficient ridge venting or something?
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Yes, that is the goal. In the summer it does get hot in there. I was thinking of running a cord out there and put a fan in it. The sides are completely ventilated. Almost kiln-like.
 
Years and years ago, in a land far away (Seguin, TX - had been called Walnut Springs at one time), we renovated an old building that had been a Depot Cafe, a bar, and a number of other things. For some reason, the new owner wanted all the floor joists replaced. They were spanned, what may have been 30', so they were hefty. When we got the flooring and subfloor off, we found a bunch of old things like very old beer bottles and lots of old coins - I guess from the bar days. When we got to prying out the joists - they were probably 16" to 18" deep and 3" wide - we found them to be walnut (remember the original city name). Bossman quickly put his name on them all, had them milled, and made formal raised-panel paneling for his house. It was gorgeous - even to young Lil Mikey whose eyes were only for food, food, food, and gurls!
 
But what happened to all the old coins? My wife's parents ran a curio shop in Manitou Springs and it was in the same building as the penny arcade. The building had a wood slat floor and my wife said as kids they'd crawl under the arcade and find lots of coins because people would drop them in the arcade.
 
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But what happened to all the old coins? My wife's parents ran a curio shop in Manitou Springs and it was in the same building as the penny arcade. The building had a wood slat floor and my wife said as kids they'd crawl under the arcade and find lots of coins because people would drop them in the arcade.
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I have a couple of Indian Head pennies that I found somewheres. The rest, I don't remember who got them.
 
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