OK I have about 500 to 1000 bd.ft. of cherry and hard maple thins. Boards less than 1/2 inch thick good for small projects or you could cover a sheet of plywood with them.. (sorry no plans included, use your imagination)..
They are rough sawn so either plan on giving your muscles a work out or own a power planner.. They are all at least a year old but recently have been rained on.. damp but not green if you understand the differance..
If you’d like to run a board or two thru a planner to see what it looks like, you can use mine..
They vary in width from about 4 inches to 6 or 7 inches most are under 1/2 inch thick.
Email me and I’ll provide my address and some easy to follow directions..
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I might be able to use these, but where are you located?
Bob Chapman
fffrrreeeeennnnnnchy!!!!
"I can't say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days."
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Mr. T
Well you and I disagree, I think they could be used for a variety of small wood projects and since hard maple and cherry sell for over $6.00 a sq.ft at the lumberyards around here It's like I'm offering $6000.00 to the person creative enough to figure a use for them..
You and I come from a differant background.. I was born in a family of modest means. We made do or did without.. that stirred up the creative juices and I got used to adapting things..
Just off the top of my head I can think of 10 things to do with these boards and none of them involve fire..
run them thru a planner and cut them into squares then laminate them on a piece of plywood and make chess/checker boards out of them...
make small gift boxes with them.
make your wife a recipe card file,
edge glue them together and make signs, This way to life boats----->
make your daughter doll houses..
laminate them together to make arch tops of furniture.
Make christmas ornaments from them..
put an accent border around a room in wood instead of wall paper
steam bend them into an oval shape and make waste paper baskets from them
make scale models of contruction projects..
There that took all of 5 minutes to think up.. I'm sure if you put your mind to it you have a lot better ideas than mine..
Now a fair question is why don't I use them for exactly that purpose.. the simple fact is I'm far too busy building my timberframe house and once I'm finished with it I have access to all the wood I want for next to nothing..
Frenchy;
Both Cherry and Maple are excellent longbow woods.
If the growth rings on your pieces follow the surface (negligible slope of grain), you might find a traditional bowyer in your region (and there are a few of them) that would be interested.
A friend and I build longbows as a hobby and pretty much stick to local woods here in the PNW, but traditional bow suppliers get a good price for nice flitches or wood laminate stock.
I was referencing the fact that your profile was empty and that was one of the threads where a general location would have been handy.
As for the wood I only wish it were closer myself.
Maybe Calvin could pick some up as prizes at the fest.
be general
"I can't say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days."
Sounds intrigueing -
But before I set out on a rather long drive, could you fax a couple of samples so as I can have a first-hand look-see?
Doc - The Old Cynic
Lake Minnetonka Minnesota..
Sorry, I'm in NJ. Long drive!
Bob,
Yeh! definately too long a drive to make it worth while.. but I'm sure there are people in the area who could find a use for these...
Sure wish I was closer. Alaska is kind of a long drive.
I used to teach furniture and cabinetmaking. I would bet that any woodshop teacher would love to get all of your wood. Give a local high school a call.
frenchy
Don't you have any boy scouts or clubs in your area that you can donate it to. Kinda late to donate to the high school shop program, I don't think they offer wood shop as a summer class. but maybe the local shop teacher would take it off your hands for the upcoming year.
Think tax break man!
Doug