It is possible to find quality bundles of new lumber for less than the cost of firewood. In fact, the higher the quality the easier it is to find. You as well can use this method in order to build your projects in order to get low cost or even free lumber.
When it comes to construction-grade lumber, there is plenty of inferior wood in the marketplace. However, when it comes to hardwoods, it’s a different story. Vendors often get stuck with product that has too many problems to sell as fine hardwoods but has too many good qualities to simply discard.
Throw Them a Quick Twenty
To find these boards that are gems in the rough, head to a lumberyard that is staffed by an owner or an active manager. Be direct and ask them if they have any bundles that they will sell off cheap. I often get looks of recognition and have been told to “Throw them a quick twenty” for a bundle or have been quoted prices that are less than what they paid. The reasoning behind these exceptional prices is inventory turn.
These owners or managers understand that their bottom line will be negatively impacted if they don’t make room for new product that is salable at a higher profit margin. Most of the time they will load you up quickly and get you out the door fast because their boss or partners may not fully understand this concept. I read where one woodworker bought bundles of ash that had beetles eating up some of the wood. He said “that’s no problem because I know that either a good hard freeze or some sealing product will get rid of that problem.
The Higher the Quality The Easier It Is to Find
Using some common sense, I am able to get good wood at a great price.” He also lucked onto a bundle of cherry wood that was returned by a customer who thought they looked a little too rustic. “When I checked the bundle out, I discovered that only the top layers were covered with spits, knots, and rotted spots.
Because I got them at such a great price, I’m using them instead of plywood to make shelves that will truly last a lifetime,” he said. “Now that I’ve started this relationship at my lumberyard, I am looking forward to a lifetime of good deals on wood.” So check out your local lumberyard for these great deals. Most will have bundles of wood they can’t sell but won’t throw them away because they still have some value.
You Can Submit Your Great Projects to Artistic Wood Products
DO YOU HAVE a woodworking project or tip that you would like to submit to Artistic Wood Products and get it added to our site? Then go to the contact tab below OR at the top of this page and let me know. Just make sure you are able to give us step by step instructions on it, as well as images as you see here, and we will put it on this site just like you have read on this page! As long as it is clear and concise like you just saw, it will go up.
Your name will be credited to the project, as where you live. (Please include that.) Also include the type of lumber you use for the design. We look forward to hearing from you! (Take note that the tip and images and instructions have to become ours. I do hate that so much but in today’s society so many will sue, and yes, you can sue for a lot of money over images.) The tips will need to include YOUR IMAGES that you take. They can’t be images from somewhere online. Remember, we have to go through these images and if they aren’t your own, we will not be able to use them. This is illegal and it won’t be tolerated and you will be banned from this community by being blocked. We can get sued for this, and just one bad apple can ruin our community.