Hi, I am also a Philip, and I have been doing wood work since 1957, my Seventh BIRTHDAY, I was given a "WARDS" Lakeside brand 16 ounce hammer, a carpenter's saw, etc.
I have built Stick Homes, Log Houses, Hardwood Floors, and finish carpentry.
Today, retired, I keep my hands busy with smaller projects, as well as working in other media.
My WOOD SUPPLY, includes species that folks do not see often, I have several Square Feet of MADRONE milled in the N.W. corner of CALIFORNIA, as flooring, and when I found it I asked about why it was hidden away: My BOSS told me it was from a Special Flooring contract, and he ALWAYS skept 10% of the contracted footage in case they needed repair, It WAS in the CONTRACT, for customer protection.
He had completely forgotten about it, and as he thought, WELL, it was almost 20 years old, we were talking in 1992 . . .
So I will be doing a Winter Project from it. IN 2025!!!
I also have quite a bit of Rock Hard MAPLE, the species used to make bowling alleys, WHICH was where I got it, a remodel, REPAIR of the first 10-12 feet of each lane!
I asked what the crew would be doing with their "waste" and was soon loading it into my Subaru Forester, Two trips to bring it home!
Does anyone else get SALVAGED WOOD that way
I have built Stick Homes, Log Houses, Hardwood Floors, and finish carpentry.
Today, retired, I keep my hands busy with smaller projects, as well as working in other media.
My WOOD SUPPLY, includes species that folks do not see often, I have several Square Feet of MADRONE milled in the N.W. corner of CALIFORNIA, as flooring, and when I found it I asked about why it was hidden away: My BOSS told me it was from a Special Flooring contract, and he ALWAYS skept 10% of the contracted footage in case they needed repair, It WAS in the CONTRACT, for customer protection.
He had completely forgotten about it, and as he thought, WELL, it was almost 20 years old, we were talking in 1992 . . .
So I will be doing a Winter Project from it. IN 2025!!!
I also have quite a bit of Rock Hard MAPLE, the species used to make bowling alleys, WHICH was where I got it, a remodel, REPAIR of the first 10-12 feet of each lane!
I asked what the crew would be doing with their "waste" and was soon loading it into my Subaru Forester, Two trips to bring it home!
Does anyone else get SALVAGED WOOD that way