Over a year ago while I was in the process of decluttering my NJ house so I could market it I was given the chance to obtain some heart pine bleacher wood to recycle. These boards were 20' long by a full 1" thick of varying widths. Unfortunately I had to cut them down so I could place them in my storage unit and eventually into a U-Haul for the trek to Dixie. :wsad:For the past 11 months they have been in storage units in NJ and VA but yesterday I completed my wood rack so they finally made it home :gar-Bi I have not figured out how many board feet I have but here is the breakdown:
(16) 11 1/4 "x 1" x 8' + (8) 4 foot pcs.
(16) 9 1/4" x 1" x 8' + (8) 4 foot pcs.
(34) 7 1/2 " x 1" x 8 + (20) 4 foot pcs.
After I sand and plane this wood to remove the finish and decades of stuck on chewing gum I should have full 3/4" stock to work with. There are random bolt holes to be filled but that is what plug cutters are made for :gar-La;
If nothing else, according to my calculations, depending on whether I rip or crosscut them out, I have enough wood for 10,480 pen blanks :swoon:
Truck loaded up in town, ready to come home.
Stacked on the new wood rack
It does not all quite fit !!!
Not the best picture, but this stuff is really dense, I can barely count grain lines.
The large slabs in front of the wood rack are solid core doors which will become my workbench tops.
(16) 11 1/4 "x 1" x 8' + (8) 4 foot pcs.
(16) 9 1/4" x 1" x 8' + (8) 4 foot pcs.
(34) 7 1/2 " x 1" x 8 + (20) 4 foot pcs.
After I sand and plane this wood to remove the finish and decades of stuck on chewing gum I should have full 3/4" stock to work with. There are random bolt holes to be filled but that is what plug cutters are made for :gar-La;
If nothing else, according to my calculations, depending on whether I rip or crosscut them out, I have enough wood for 10,480 pen blanks :swoon:
Truck loaded up in town, ready to come home.
Stacked on the new wood rack
It does not all quite fit !!!
Not the best picture, but this stuff is really dense, I can barely count grain lines.
The large slabs in front of the wood rack are solid core doors which will become my workbench tops.