tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post4071865643454243385..comments2023-10-30T05:30:14.873-07:00Comments on I'm a OK guy: One ScrewI'm a OK guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-46401225861693945612020-11-15T02:21:14.944-08:002020-11-15T02:21:14.944-08:00Bob,
Not a lot of sawmills in the desert :-). Som...Bob,<br /><br />Not a lot of sawmills in the desert :-). Some in The White Mountains about 5 hours North. We are lucky to have 3 or 4 wood stores and a couple carry a good selection of stock but it ain't cheap. I had a wood seller who would go back East and bring truck loads back but he discovered making "dope" pipes was more profitable and easier on his back so that source of cheap wood is pretty much gone.<br /><br />Life in the Desert makes up for expensive wood, yesterday was shorts and t-shirt WX with mid-afternoon temps in the mid 80"s and night temps mostly in the low 50's. It has been a beautiful Fall, we even got a little frontal passage rain the other day.<br /><br />It is a constant battle to make clients and other instructors wear their masks here in the land of the free and stupid. That's the bad news, the good is the same as it was back in the days of flying the line. You can't go without me and I'm not going into the briefing room or Sim unless everyone is wearing a mask that covers their nose and mouth.<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />ken I'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-73583804212437376442020-11-14T05:15:22.277-08:002020-11-14T05:15:22.277-08:00Wow expensive prices. I can still buy local hardw...Wow expensive prices. I can still buy local hardwoods for cheap, below 5$ BF. Lots and lots of small mill owners around here. We used to have one of the only 8 Wooodmizer sawmills dealers in NA. It petered out after the owner death, but there are lots of mills around, plus all the news mills available and a few older circular sawmills. No shortage of wooden area neither and there are a few exotic woods dealers in the city. Add Lee Valley, Busy Bee and a few specialized tools dealers and we are well covered :-)<br /><br />Bob, well situated and safe inside his Corona Atlantic bubble.Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-64502712029087336302020-11-13T03:42:11.996-08:002020-11-13T03:42:11.996-08:00Steve,
I have not been to Europe in 15 or so year...Steve,<br /><br />I have not been to Europe in 15 or so years, I'm sure there have been many changes during that time but one of the pleasures of life there is not having a "GAP" or "California Cheesecake Factory" on every other corner. The problem with Amazon is the good goes away as does the bad.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-91824213357240829522020-11-12T05:57:37.439-08:002020-11-12T05:57:37.439-08:00Amazon will only deliver it if you order.
Much as...Amazon will only deliver it if you order.<br /><br />Much as Home Depot killed American production at companies like Stanley, Amazon is taking the next step of killing retail and small business.Steve Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-78959227114501910582020-11-11T04:53:04.666-08:002020-11-11T04:53:04.666-08:00Lionel,
It is the same here, I will not even thin...Lionel,<br /><br />It is the same here, I will not even think of using Walnut, last I looked for 8/4 it was ~$12 USD a board foot. I've been using a lot of Alder because it is still reasonable, at least for now.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-7390192799155871402020-11-11T04:44:03.819-08:002020-11-11T04:44:03.819-08:00Steve,
My thoughts as well, the common Pine, IIRC...Steve,<br /><br />My thoughts as well, the common Pine, IIRC, was still around $4 USD a board foot and every board badly warped. Just three shelf's but add in brackets and a sheet of BB ply and it gets there quickly. It was a money vs. time decision.<br /><br />I have a couple of good wood stores plus a guy for hardwood but our last good lumberyard is now a "trendy" cafe.<br /><br />It is the way the world is going, soon the Amazon truck will be delivering my wood order :-(.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-52742337978165920522020-11-10T15:54:41.298-08:002020-11-10T15:54:41.298-08:00Wood prices are going crazy these days. A lot of p...Wood prices are going crazy these days. A lot of people either lost their job or are stuck at home and demand for material is high so prices are following the demand. Even simple construction lumber is at least 50% pricier than last year, and this when you can find some as stock is sold fast.Off-grid Woodbutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444080889573554151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-78369791669309948852020-11-10T15:23:24.774-08:002020-11-10T15:23:24.774-08:00That's pretty pricey for pine. I usually have ...That's pretty pricey for pine. I usually have knots in my shelves because, well, they're shelves. How many shelves does it take to consume $400?<br /><br />I have a local lumberyard that I use and if the cost approaches a box store it is far nicer wood. Sadly the small yards are driven out of business by the boxes and there is nothing for those who need or appreciate the difference.Steve Dnoreply@blogger.com