Went by the lumber place today where I often find so many different kinds of cuts that this place throws away and checked out the piles. Lots of rough cut, some 4 inches by 12(at least) then 6 by 6’s, just a myriad of stuff to choose from. Guy coming outta the gate as they were closing said they have to get rid of the old stuff. About a month ago they cemented the entire thing, all of it was mud and muck. They probably got so tired of wading through that..so this was all the sacrificial wood. There’s plenty more. Now my first trailer was full, I’ll unload and take some pictures in a bit. Here’s your teaser. I stopped grabbing so much wood from here as I found more people would be needing the wood than I. Now I’m finding ideas on building and whatnot. Might get busy on that soon now that this load is here....
Oh sorry 12 inches wide! Heh I’m thinking about my picnic table. A heavy one no doubt but definitely worth drawing up some plans. I wish I was getting some 12 footers for sure!!!
Yup.. when you’re a dad and this saves your azz... yes those are 12 foot long beams there. Horkn, these were just set out tonight. Lucked out. Looks like that wood shed can be done. Full boat. I’m spent.
Sir. Those words kept going through my mind this last load. Not sure why but last year same time I loaded nearly 3 cord of the wettest white birch you could lay your hands on. Two thingsne I’m either a fool. (Enter 4-8 letter word in there somewhere) 2: Wood bug bit the hell out of this one again. Other than that...ridiculous. Who’s got half a mind to load their trailer at nearly 10 at night ?
Last one for tonight: I wanted to show how much wood is here as a minimum. This is just one pile. There are 5. Some in lengths of a pallet others, 2-4 times longer. Never mind the yard looking like a lumber yard, creativity is flowing like honey in the summer.
If I were you, I'd probably still be making lumber runs even at 12:45am. Lumber is expensive, and I have a need for it. If you're going to make a wood shed, keep hauling.
I would but I had already been multitasking throughout the day, trimming the yard and built one of these.... Tomorrow is much more likely. I don’t have pictures but my lady and I started burning out one of her black locust stumps. In this residential area, it was probably better to do this than use the chemical Trycloptr (sp) and have it spread from stump to other trees. Other than that busy day. I will get more of the lumber. In fact this could be my next outlet for the firewood stacking detail. Definitely got some good stuff though.
The decal on my truck window does say that I’m part some kinda auspicious group of fellas and fillies that that sort of thing. Hm well that never bothered me, hoarding on!
The current tally. At least the biggest majority of these beam-like boards are what I’ve picked up. Some of this stuff is ridiculously heavy...and it’s been holding up wood for some time now. Next order of business is getting a band saw for these projects. Otherwise the 12 footers will likely stay that way or chop them to a more stable sturdy size for the wood shed. I’m headed on a wood cutting run tomorrow and then bbqing I believe is an 8-9 lb pork shoulder. Then a little fire Scarecrow.
If this isn’t likely the last one, it’s todays. Most of the wood left is either crumbling or treated for the most part, so we(my lady and I) thought about garden/large planter boxes.I didn’t think treated wood leaching into the veggie garden wasn’t going to do us any favors. At least nothing was spent on this except some well worth it time. What’s likely to happen is making some kind of garden boxes. Planning on something sorta like these...now to find some kinda angle iron or use some rebar is the next question...
Why the angle iron or rebar, and not just lag screws? I've been building raised bed garden systems for myself, friends/family, and clients for years, and I've always had good success with lag screws, although the past few years, I tend to use TimberLOK screws. Also, there's quite a bit of research out there regarding the safety of using PT lumber for vegetable garden beds; I was pretty paranoid about this. After all the reading I did, the majority of the consensus seemed to be that leeching of the PT chemicals was only detected in trace amounts within the first inch or so of soil (measured from the edge of the board, inward). The research that I read said that root vegetables would really only be a concern, and only if planted against the boards. Although it may seem counterintuitive, a solution is to seal all of the boards with a wood sealant, essentially locking in the PT chemicals. I've done it this way for years. My philosophy is that if someone is paying me to build beds/planters, then I want them to last as long as possible. Additionally, I always plant marigolds or some other type of inexpensive flowers along the edges of the bed as a buffer. I'm not sure if Pierce county has a program like this, but both Snohomish and Island counties have a household hazardous waste reclamation program, where people can drop off chemicals for free. The county folks then sort and give out anything that's still usable or un-opened. My buddy works for one of these facilities. You wouldn't believe all the free stuff he brings me each weekend. I'll never have to buy B&C oil again, and I've been giving away half of what I get to another chainsaw/firewood hoarder... I get Thompson's Water Seal and other types of wood sealants whenever I need/want. Maybe look into that down your way...
Actually I was just doing a couple of choices off the top of my head as some like to drill holes in the wood and the pound the rebar into the hole. Never moving them again. After the post last night, I just did research and thought about flat steel to make into 90° braces and let it do it’s thing. I’m open to your ideas. I appreciate the treatment research! Good to know!! Now the whole thing about the treatment is clear, everything causes cancer and whatnot so it’s not obvious if it makes a difference or not.... but now makes sense. I know there’s plenty of wood like that there. I’m likely to build some boxes and see where this goes, post ‘em up somewhere. I’m thinking that some of this wood has had SOME kind of treatment. Like rot resistance but more likely for surface not total. Whatever that borax treatment is for wood that looks like salt...some of this looks like rough cut.
