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Gordy Hill

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Ok, this is just for discussion's sake.

I'm doing some remodeling of my 80 year old house in Orlando and have removed some 2x4 studs. They measure   1   5/8 x 3   5/8 .

They weigh at least twice as much as a modern 2x4 and have a very very tight, straight grain and really smell nice when sawn or planed.

My guess is that they are original growth pine.  

 

A: Seems there would be a useful place for this wood on a boat. (Don't forget heavy though...)

 

B: Might be worth checking out old buildings for quality wood.

 

Just a thought.

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B: old barns are great sources of lumber. My Haven 12.5 has seats made from Chestnut Oak taken from the loft in my barn. A lot of Oak can be found locally in most of the old barns. It is hard as a rock, but excellent lumber. Planing the Chestnut Oak was like carving diamonds. The boards I used were 14ft. by about 20 inches. And I got clear pieces over 8 ft long. Beautiful boards. I bet with some effort you would find lots of affordable lumber.

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To add to Travis's post- that dead wood came from a house being torn down that was 105 yrs old. We counted 62 rings across the 4 inch width of the timber and made a ring of slices, showing that it came from about 8 inches from the center . That would make the tree somewhere in the 200 year old category . I think the tree was probably alive when Washington was President.

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To add to Travis's post- that dead wood came from a house being torn down that was 105 yrs old. We counted 62 rings across the 4 inch width of the timber and made a ring of slices, showing that it came from about 8 inches from the center . That would make the tree somewhere in the 200 year old category . I think the tree was probably alive when Washington was President.

Wow! That is neat . wood with a history . . .
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