Hi everyone. I’m new to this site. I live in Rosemont, a suburb of Chicago. I have some lumber that I purchased several years ago at a sawmill/lumberyard in Indiana. At the time I purchased it, I was married and my husband was a woodworker, so I thought eventually he’d make some furniture with this wood (that was the plan). Well, we’ve since gotten divorced and I kept the wood. I have several large,thick planks of figured cherry (that was supposed to be a dining room set), figured red oak, one large board of purpleheart (supposed to be a blanket chest), some figured maple and birdseye maple.
I am undecided as to whether I should just sell this wood or try and find someone to hire to make some furniture with it.
Do you know of anyone in this area that would be interested in buying it? Or a craftsman who would create something for me? There is an Owl Hardwoods not too far away and my next step is to go there and ask them the same question.
Thanks for any help given.
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I live just north of you in Fox Lake I could build your blanket chest or? for a lumber trade
Jerry
Wow, a gal with her own stock of hardwood.
If I wasn't married.............
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Ha ha! Problem is, I didn't get the tools, he kept those!
Regarding another post, I didn't get to keep the house, we were renting and just went our separate ways. I made sure though to take the wood - I paid for it. I still wanted to have something beautiful made from it.
"Wanted: Good woman with stock of hardwood lumber.
Send picture of lumber."Cabinetmaker/college woodworking instructor. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Hm, not a bad idea. I got the purpleheart at Owl in Lombard, along with the maple that I have. I also used to frequent the Woodcraft in Palatine. I'm not very good with the measurements (8/4 stock and all that) so I would have to literally take a tape measure to the board to tell you the size.
What kind of trade would you be interested in?
You supply the lumber and i supply the labor
Hi again. Here's my regular email so we could talk further:
[email protected] (that's an "L" after the d)
I had someone post yesterday that they'd be interested in buying the wood, but I haven't heard back from him. Let me just list what I have anyway:
Cherry (all is figured and about 2-3 years old, from A.W. White in Valparaiso, IN):
4 boards @ 67" x 10.5" x 1.5"
2 boards @ 60" x 10.5" x 1.5"
2 boards @ 57" x 10.5" x 1.5"
Maple (hard, not soft, and all figured-also from White)
1 board @ 75" x 8" x 1"
2 boards @ 50" x 12" x 1"
Medium Birds Eye Maple (from Owl Hardwoods in Lombard):
1 board, 5/4 @ 57" x 6" x 1"
High Birds Eye Maple (from Owl):
1 board @ 70" x 11" x 7/8"
Walnut (from White):
2 boards @ 50" x 5.5" x 1.5"
Purpleheart (from Owl):
1 board @ 66" x 10" x 1.75"
This is a huge slab of purpleheart and a really beautiful color, even though it's a few years old, it hasn't turned very brown at all
Red Oak (some figure) (from White):
2 boards @ 59" x 12.5" x 1"
One of these boards still has a little bark on the side of it
I was hoping to use the purpleheart to make the frame of a blanket chest and use maple for the rest/panels.
Write me if you want to talk more.
Marianne
You got the house AND the lumber?
Our divorce courts need some serious overhaulin'!
; )
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Yeah, but he got the boat, and the dog.
If ignorance is bliss why aren't more people
happy?
You could also google up a site called Woodweb
iT IS THE HOME OF CRAFTSMEN AND HAS A PLACE FOR ADVERTISING THE SORT OF OFFERING YOU HAVE FOR SALE.
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Thanks, I'll check it out. With my luck, I'll end up buying even more wood to add to my collection.
Why not try to do something with it yourself? My wife took a woodworking class at the high school a few years ago and made a free standing bookcase. The only power tool she had used prior to that was a sander.
There are some adult ed classes that allow you to use the school shops (if they're still there - a lot of the wood/metal shops have been displaced by computer labs) to create your project. So you wouldn't need to buy a single tool. In theory.
Good luck. BTW, I have some koa and monkey pod from when I lived in Hawaii. It's been waiting for a project for 26 years, so don't feel too badly about still carting around your lumber.
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." Invictus, by Henley.
Good idea, thank you! I'll check into the local high schools and colleges, along with the Woodcraft in Palatine. Otherwise, there are still a lot of talented people out there who make beautiful furniture. I could always commission someone. I have always done a lot of crafting too (sewing and stitching kits), so I know what you mean about taking things with you through the years. Thanks for the idea.
You know, a single woman with a stock of lumber isn't really safe in here.
(-:
I try to take life one day at a time. But sometimes it seems like several days are attacking at once.
Edited 2/4/2006 9:46 am by BossHog
I take it there aren't too many single women with lumber here? I don't want to give the impression that I'm on this site looking for a man, but the majority of woodworkers are men (and I need some advice on this wood).
On the other hand, meeting someone this way might not be a bad thing. Dating websites don't work and I don't exactly meet anyone when I'm shopping at Dominick's.
There have been some women who came in here before who were fawned over big time. And none of them had a good stock of hard-to-find hardwood lumer. But most of the folks here are top notch. So I was mostly poking fun..Yout timing is bad for me, unfortunately. I was looking for some cherry a short time ago. And I'm only a few hours from you - Down near Springfield. But I now have what I need.
You mess with me, you mess with my whole trailer park
Well, if you ever do need good domestic lumber, the place I used to buy from is called A.W. White, in Valparaiso, Indiana. They grow and harvest certain species right on their property (got some hackberry there and some really nice white oak) and their prices can't be beat. It's worth the drive. They always have a lot of stock, and some other things like sassafrass, walnut, coffee bean (I think that's what it was called).
...coffee bean (I think that's what it was called).
'Kentucky Coffee Tree' - Gymnocladus dioica - interesting wood, but not much of it around -
welcome to Breatime -
"there's enough for everyone"
Yout timing is bad for me, unfortunately. I was looking for some cherry a short time ago. And I'm only a few hours from you - Down near Springfield. But I now have what I need.
Got a wife too, don'tcha Boss?
Missed twice on this one.......
Joe H
:)
You guys crack me up!
"Got a wife too, don'tcha Boss?"
For the moment... /-:
Don't blame yourself - Let me do it
At the risk of incurring the wrath of the forum, I'd suggest looking at the sister discussion site for woodworkers - Knots. You'll see a link listed near the top of the page. Some really outstanding furniture builders hang out there.
wr - I'm surprised it took as long as it did for someone to suggest Knots. Sure, they're a little sissified over there*, but they do make some nice furniture.
* I bet none of them has ever sharpened a chisel on a belt sander, or used their hammer claws to dig for a water line, or any other alternate uses for tools.
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
ROFLMAO! I'm trying to be more of a woodworker, but I find that I keep resorting to neanderthal tool use (I LOVE my 2.5# sledge!!). Sigh...
One of the regulars here used to have a tag line something like ... All tools are hammers, except hammers which are for digging.
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
My first boss used to tell me every tool was a hammer, except for screwdrivers which were also chisels.
I bet none of them has ever sharpened a chisel on a belt sander, or used their hammer claws to dig for a water line, or any other alternate uses for tools
We all do, just some won't admit it
All my chisels have touch a belt sander more than once, EXCEPT my Japanese chisels
Hi, Marin
I just checked in over here from the Knots, and saw your post. I'm a furniture builder in Crystal Lake, and would be interested in the hardwood you have. If you like, you can email me at [email protected], or just post it here. You can email me your #, and I'll come and check it out next week when you're available. Kindly let me know how much of what species that you have. Rough lengths and widths would be just fine.
Jeff
If you want to sell it, try posting an ad over in Knots at the woodworkers forum - I see a lot of people having wood offerings there - specify local pickup and what part of the country you are in.