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Title: Making a trip to pick-up my Order !
Post by: Marshall on May 09, 2010, 09:48:14 am

I recently ordered some 15 pieces of 8' long by 4"/4" of Walnut , and they are in the green for $1.50 a foot is what it'll cost me . I'll have to stack them for the drying process , I hope a year or year and a half will dry them > for by this time I'll probably be out of the Christmas Ornament material that I use to make my Ornaments out of . Did I get a fair deal < for in these parts Walnut is hard to come by . I had a friend that told me that getting it cut in 4"/4" size would be hard to get , but I found this man that said he could do it . After telling my friend of this and the price > he said it sounded like a fair deal to him , any comments on this .................Marshall   :)

Title: Re: Making a trip to pick-up my Order !
Post by: daneklund on May 09, 2010, 10:39:48 am

It sounds like a really good deal to me as that turns out to be only about $1.12/brd foot.  Here in AZ walnut runs around $3-4/brd foot on sale.  That is dried though. 

Title: Re: Making a trip to pick-up my Order !
Post by: Marshall on May 09, 2010, 07:36:11 pm

Well I did get back and it was a whole truck load of these Walnut 4"/4"s  and they look perfect and he threw in a couple of extra 10 footers too ...a lot of weight too being Green.......just glad to have been able to get them......Marshall...

Title: Re: Making a trip to pick-up my Order !
Post by: Joesawdust on May 10, 2010, 03:31:20 am

Marshall that sounds  like a good price to me.

Title: Re: Making a trip to pick-up my Order !
Post by: GrayBeard on May 10, 2010, 08:11:58 am

Hey there! Sounds like a whoppin' deal on some great boards!

I am going to be in your part of the country later this year and would be happy to take any you don't have room for! <bg>

Nice Catch.

I'm so old I don't even buy green bananas anymore! lol

~~~GrayBeard~~~

Title: Re: Making a trip to pick-up my Order !
Post by: jimbo on May 11, 2010, 03:21:53 am

If it is 4"x 4" it will possibly take a lot longer than 18 months, the norm is cubic inch per year so 4"x4" would be 4 years to dry, if you are useing it thinner then cut to size you use.
Jimbo.
PS. if it is wet you should also seal the ends with a sealer
JP

Title: Re: Making a trip to pick-up my Order !
Post by: cherie on May 17, 2010, 10:20:05 pm

I guess I will be making a trip to Jonesboro too.  LOL.

Title: Re: Making a trip to pick-up my Order !
Post by: Sealeveler on May 17, 2010, 11:35:13 pm

You got a great deal.If you are going to resaw to use,go ahead and resaw then sticker with weights on top for faster drying.Tony

Title: Re: Making a trip to pick-up my Order !
Post by: tgaspard on May 18, 2010, 10:32:16 am

Marshall, where did you find that kind of deal?