Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 17

Thread: Cedar Gloat! (subtitle: This time, I hope that the “Audi Gods” forgive me)

  1. 05-09-2006, 10:43 PM #1
    Frank Pellow
    Frank Pellow is offline [OP] Guest
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    3,789

    Cedar Gloat! (subtitle: This time, I hope that the “Audi Gods” forgive me)

    In the thread about the construction of my workshop (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=7769), there is a photo showing me bringing home a very long section of eavestrough on the roof rack of my Audi (see post #87 on page 6). Later on, the “Audi Gods” exacted their revenge by causing my key to break (see post #125 on page 9).

    Well yesterday I had a (legal) deal that I could not refuse on 256 linear feet of good quality dressed 2x6 western red cedar (from British Columbia). The stipulation was that I had to take the wood with me right away. This time, I was about 40 kilometres (about 25 miles) from home. I loaded the wood on my roof rack

    A load of cedar on our car -2 -small.JPG

    and drove home very slowly using city streets that I knew would be relatively empty in the early afternoon. It took me about an hour and a half.

    Here is the wood stacked on the back wall of my shop:

    Cedar stored on the back wall of the shop -2 -small.JPG
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 05-09-2006, 11:02 PM #2
    John Kain's Avatar
    John Kain
    John Kain is offline Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Georgia
    Posts
    396
    With the price of gas these days, that batch must have cost you a fortune!

    Nice haul. If it were me, I already have a deck swing plan all ready to go..........
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 05-10-2006, 1:35 AM #3
    Bruce Shiverdecker's Avatar
    Bruce Shiverdecker
    Bruce Shiverdecker is offline Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    Marquette Heights, Illinois
    Posts
    2,945
    Nice Gloat!

    Bruce
    "The great thing about Wood Turning is that all you have to do is remove what's not needed to have something beautiful. Nature does tha Hard work."

    M.H. Woodturning, Etc.
    Peoria, Illinois 61554
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 05-10-2006, 1:56 AM #4
    Vaughn McMillan's Avatar
    Vaughn McMillan
    Vaughn McMillan is offline Member
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    3,008
    Nice score, Frank, and I like the wood storage on the side of the building. I may have to see if I have any comparable places. (I already have an unused mountain bike hanging from the eaves...I'd think I could find room for wood, too.)

    Any idea what that lumber will become?

    - Vaughn
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 05-10-2006, 3:22 AM #5
    Christian Aufreiter's Avatar
    Christian Aufreiter
    Christian Aufreiter is offline Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Austria
    Posts
    582
    Hi Frank,

    congrats on the wood.
    Is it already seasoned/dry?

    Regards,

    Christian

    PS: If the Audi Gods don't forgive you just go ahead and buy a different car.
    "On Wednesday, when the sky is blue,
    And I have nothing else to do,
    I sometimes wonder if it's true
    That who is what and what is who."

    (A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh)
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 05-10-2006, 7:11 AM #6
    Frank Pellow
    Frank Pellow is offline [OP] Guest
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    3,789
    Quote Originally Posted by Christian Aufreiter
    Hi Frank,

    congrats on the wood.
    Is it already seasoned/dry?

    Regards,

    Christian
    Hi Christian, thanks for the congratulations. From the stamps on the wood, it appears to have been milled in British Columbia a little over two years ago. The wood is light compared to some 16 foot 2x6 cedar I have lifted in the past so it apopears to be reasonably tried. I think that it has mostly been stored outside under cover.


    Quote Originally Posted by Christian Aufreiter
    PS: If the Audi Gods don't forgive you just go ahead and buy a different car.
    Next year our Audi will be 10 years old, and we are thinking of replacing it at that time with a Suburu Forrester. So, the Audi Gods have been warned and maybe that will keep them docile.
    Last edited by Frank Pellow; 05-10-2006 at 6:06 PM.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 05-10-2006, 9:50 AM #7
    Jim Becker's Avatar
    Jim Becker
    Jim Becker is offline Moderator
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    SE PA - Central Bucks County
    Posts
    65,901
    Nice "haul" is apt!
    --

    The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 05-10-2006, 10:42 AM #8
    Jerry Olexa's Avatar
    Jerry Olexa
    Jerry Olexa is offline Contributor
    Join Date
    May 2004
    Location
    N Illinois
    Posts
    4,602
    Ya did good...Nice acquire..
    Jerry
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 05-10-2006, 6:18 PM #9
    Frank Pellow
    Frank Pellow is offline [OP] Guest
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    3,789
    Quote Originally Posted by Vaughn McMillan
    Nice score, Frank, and I like the wood storage on the side of the building. I may have to see if I have any comparable places. (I already have an unused mountain bike hanging from the eaves...I'd think I could find room for wood, too.)

    Any idea what that lumber will become?

    - Vaughn
    Thanks Vaughn.

    The back of the shed provides me with over 40 running feet of semi-protected storage. I have only just started to take advantage of it.

    I will strat with building a couple of sandboxes like the ones Joe Scarfo built and showed us in post #9 in the thread http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=13700. The rest will be used to extend my deck (someday).
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 05-10-2006, 6:41 PM #10
    Mike Wenzloff
    Mike Wenzloff is offline Guest
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    963
    Ah, Frank...

    And to think I got a couple good boards of CVG Cedar only totaling about 80 bd/ft...



    And the yellow area as a close-up:



    One 9 footer, one 11 foot. Both about 2 1/4" thick by 20" wide. Lot's of rings, though...

    Take care, Mike

    good score, btw!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 05-10-2006, 8:48 PM #11
    Frank Pellow
    Frank Pellow is offline [OP] Guest
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    3,789
    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Wenzloff
    Ah, Frank...

    And to think I got a couple good boards of CVG Cedar only totaling about 80 bd/ft...

    One 9 footer, one 11 foot. Both about 2 1/4" thick by 20" wide. Lot's of rings, though...

    Take care, Mike

    good score, btw!
    Mike, your cedar is definately of better quality than mine.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 05-10-2006, 8:49 PM #12
    Frank Pellow
    Frank Pellow is offline [OP] Guest
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    3,789
    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Becker
    Nice "haul" is apt!
    Well put Jim. I wish that I had thought of those words.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 05-10-2006, 9:17 PM #13
    Mike Wenzloff
    Mike Wenzloff is offline Guest
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    963
    Hi Frank--it is nice wood. Doesn't help on some of my outdoor furniture projects I have for the summer season, though!

    I went looking for 2 x 6 Cedar recently--enough of a cost to cause me to pause in my tracks. I wanted nice, just not sure *that* nice.

    I do like finding wood deals, though. The fun of getting it home is worth it.

    Take care, Mike
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 05-10-2006, 9:22 PM #14
    glenn bradley's Avatar
    glenn bradley
    glenn bradley is offline Contributor
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    SoCal
    Posts
    22,513
    Blog Entries
    1
    The kids will love the sandbox. I built one for my kids (now in thier 20's) and they played in it from toddler through Jr. High. A good investment (and pretty cheap too).
    "A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg".


    – Samuel Butler
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 05-10-2006, 9:38 PM #15
    Frank Pellow
    Frank Pellow is offline [OP] Guest
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    3,789
    Glenn, I am sure that the sandboxes will be a big hit with my grandchildren. Do you have plans for yours? Joe didn't when I asked him a couple of years ago.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules