James Edwards
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- Hedgesville,WV
1st off, when I climbed up on that stack of lumber at the mill to fetch 2 planks,I had no idea what the price would be...they were 2"x10"x8' curly maple..knew they'd be salty, but wasn't thinking about it,really. I'm building a crib for my daughters' 1st child due in March, and all I saw was beautiful flamed maple for the project. like the rest of ya, I would hope that this gets passed down the generations. that's what I was thinking about, not how much the check would be for... which totalled over $190 for 2 planks... now all in all, that's not bad($5/bf) but now I have to shave about 1/2" off the thickness.. the plans called for an 1 3/8" board from which to cut 46 slats @ 3/8"....man.. I dont wanna waste 1/2" of an 8" high dollar maple plank...
I can't resaw, cuz my badsaw only cuts 6"...I reckon I shoulda just laminated 2, 4/4 maple boards and planed it down... less costly waste. the plain maple was only 2.90/bf, and that woulda been the smarter move, but now I either gotta p**p or get off the pot, as they say... maybe I should just save those planks for table legs/top or something, I dunno, but I saw this curly maple crib in my mind, knowing that in reality, it doesn't really matter if it is or isn't....
to sand or not to sand.... thats' the question
and, imagine the hardware costing $140...THAT was an eye openner as well....
I can't resaw, cuz my badsaw only cuts 6"...I reckon I shoulda just laminated 2, 4/4 maple boards and planed it down... less costly waste. the plain maple was only 2.90/bf, and that woulda been the smarter move, but now I either gotta p**p or get off the pot, as they say... maybe I should just save those planks for table legs/top or something, I dunno, but I saw this curly maple crib in my mind, knowing that in reality, it doesn't really matter if it is or isn't....
to sand or not to sand.... thats' the question
and, imagine the hardware costing $140...THAT was an eye openner as well....