Too much wood!

[wobblycogs]

Yes, you read that subject correctly.

Many moons ago I bought 2 cube of cherry and started making a bedside table (which I've yet to finish). I didn't think that piece of wood was very big so the other day when I decided to bulk buy the wood I need to build all the shelves, cupboards, kitchen, bathrooms etc for our house. I settled on a cubic meter of oak from timports thinking it's only about 13 times the cherry I had bought previously.

It's just been delivered...

What on earth am I going to do with all this wood! I cleared a large space in the living room and it only took about half what was on the van, the rest I've had to stack in the workshop but I've now got to shuffle round it all the time so there is no hope of getting any work done in there.

First things first I need to know how to store it so that it doesn't get ruined. Presumably stickers (is that the correct spelling?) between each board. How far between stickers? Seeing as I'm probably going to need a 100+ stickers what's the cheapest and easiest way to get / produce them?

Finally, as to the board quality it's very variable. There are some that probably only have 100mm of usable wood but at the same time there are some very wide boards with a good 500mm. Some are very straight grained and clear others have some character. Most boards have one sawn edge none have two.

 

[RogerS]

spare wall? Use angle brackets...the type that slot into uprights.

stickers? Well, why not rip some of the edges square on the boards with a waney edge? Or those boards that have too much 'character'...slice bits off some of those.

Is the oak kiln dried? if so and you're storing it inside then I'd probably not bother to sticker it.

 

[9fingers]

Once you have processed it to get rid of sapwood and waney edge then you might be able to get quite a lot of is stashed underneath beds in your house.

thats about 5 cu ft in a 2" gap under a double bed

Possible lots more if SWMBO will let you put a brick under each bed leg.

I visited Timports a week or so ago and bought some boards from them. Helpful guys and quite nice timber - not the best but then again very good prices so I was happy.

Bob

 

[wobblycogs]

It's sold as kiln dried and it feels pretty dry to the touch but I have no way of actually measuring the moisture content (call me paranoid but when buying things cheaply off people I don't know I like to check).

I think I'll try ripping a few of the edges off as you suggest - that should be a good way of trying out the straight edge cutting guide I've made for the circular saw as well.

 

[wobblycogs]

I agree Bob, the guy I dealt with over the phone was very pleasant and helpful. He gave me a bit of a deal on delivery as I'm fairly close and I bought a couple of cubic meters of firewood at the same time.

Good idea regarding sticking it under the bed (we've only got one bed at the moment despite owning a 6 bed house). I knocked together a bed just after Christmas and gave it longer than ordinary legs so I reckon I could easily get 5 cube under there and probably quite a bit more, should make the bedroom smell nice

 

[jimi43]

I knocked together a bed just after Christmas and gave it longer than ordinary legs so I reckon I could easily get 5 cube under there.....

Clever guy!



Jim

 

[wobblycogs]

I made the legs long because SWMBO was complaining that getting in and out of a low bed was becoming harder as the bump for our first born was getting bigger. She loves it and thinks I'm some sort of wood working god (sssh, don't tell her otherwise) so I think she will be quite happy with me slinging a load of planks under there.

It feels a bit like the great escape though only rather than dirt I've got to find places to hide 3m long planks :lol:

 

[oakfield]

(we've only got one bed at the moment despite owning a 6 bed house)

Forgive me if i'm jumping to conclusions, but surely you can't be short on space to store it! Don't you have 5 bedrooms without beds in them?!!

 

[jimi43]

Just put them down your trouser legs when you go to bed and before she can ask...wiggle them and let the planks fall under the bed then sweep them in with your toes!!!

:mrgreen:

Do this before she has a chance to use the "or are you just pleased to see me" joke!

Jim

 

[9fingers]

I agree Bob, the guy I dealt with over the phone was very pleasant and helpful. He gave me a bit of a deal on delivery as I'm fairly close and I bought a couple of cubic meters of firewood at the same time.

Good idea regarding sticking it under the bed (we've only got one bed at the moment despite owning a 6 bed house). I knocked together a bed just after Christmas and gave it longer than ordinary legs so I reckon I could easily get 5 cube under there and probably quite a bit more, should make the bedroom smell nice

Hmm! 1 bed in a six bed house erm that seems like 5 bedrooms for stacking wood :lol: :lol:

My boards were about 13% according to my cheapo moisture meter. There seem to be two main guys involved - Oliver who I have only dealt with by email and another guy Arek who I would guess is eastern European from his name and accent who I met on the day of collection who seemed to know about the wood. Both great guys and I hope to use them again as I like to encourage new start-ups.

Bob

 

[wobblycogs]

Yes, you would think that there were five empty bedrooms but in reality the place looks like a building site that's then been bombed and there's hardly any free space. We've got tons of "stuff" but essentially no furniture as the house we moved from had loads of built in storage. So, rather than being nicely stacked away on shelves and in cupboards the "stuff" is just on the floor in crates which, after they have been rummaged through for a year or more, have tended to spread out. I'll have to pull my finger out and have a really good tidy up so there is more space for wood storage.

 

[Dibs-h]

Yes, you would think that there were five empty bedrooms but in reality the place looks like a building site that's then been bombed and there's hardly any free space.

Just like my house. :lol:

 

[9fingers]

OK got the picture

Take some of your boards and build temporary shelves using thermalite blocks as spacers. In that way you can store your wood, see what you have got and use the shelves to store your junk in the meantime and get easy kudos from SWMBO.

Then you can get to work on the nursery - maybe some oak furniture perhaps?

Bob

 

[wobblycogs]

Now that's the sort of out of the box (or off the shelf at least) thinking I was looking for .

B&Q here I come for some of their cheapest blocks...

P.S. The first job is a cupboard to support the sink in the bathroom but I've already had some great advice on that one.

 

[big soft moose]

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Seeing as I'm probably going to need a 100+ stickers what's the cheapest and easiest way to get / produce them?

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ive got a shitload of 1"x1" iroko offcuts (largely about 8ft lengths) which would only need cutting in half to make ideal stickers.

I cant do anything this side of the bank holiday but I could meet you somewhere with them tuesday - dont really want to go all the way to gloucester. (they are near oxford currently)

 

[9fingers]

B&Q here I come for some of their cheapest blocks...

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I'd assumed that your bombsite/building site would have a supply of said blocks lying around. I suppose it depends f you are going to need them for later phases of the works.

Bob

 

[wobblycogs]

Cheers, that's very good of you Moose.

I realize you said not over the weekend but are you going to be at Westonbirt as I was seriously considering going on Saturday? I can't really do Tuesday / Wednesday but I could probably come all the way to Oxford on Thursday or Friday.

I'll have a crack at cutting some of the sap wood off the edge of a few boards tonight as Roger suggested. If that goes well it might just be the simplest solution.

Bob, I've got a few blocks lying around but it's mostly bricks I've got spare - about half a pallet load sitting soaking wet on the patio.

 

[big soft moose]

Cheers, that's very good of you Moose.

I realize you said not over the weekend but are you going to be at Westonbirt as I was seriously considering going on Saturday? I can't really do Tuesday / Wednesday but I could probably come all the way to Oxford on Thursday or Friday.

I'll have a crack at cutting some of the sap wood off the edge of a few boards tonight as Roger suggested. If that goes well it might just be the simplest solution.

Bob, I've got a few blocks lying around but it's mostly bricks I've got spare - about half a pallet load sitting soaking wet on the patio.

I might be at westonbirt but I cant say for sure - but eitherway i'm not going to be in the work vehicle or going to work first so that wont work.

If you want to pick up from us on thursday or friday that will be fine - our workshop is at eynsham so you basically go straight down the 40. if you want the iroko pm me an email addy and i'll send you a detailed map

 

[9fingers]

If you have bricks then 3 course of two will give you about 200 mm spacing.
Lay them cross bonded like a wall pier - just as good.

Bob

 

[Benchwayze]

Wobbly...

I know I shouldn't laugh, but you just gave me the best ROTFLMAO I had in ages; very good for my soul.

Thanks for that my friend. :lol:

As to your problem, I see you had plenty of good advice, so there isn't much I can add, although if I was physically capable, I'd give you a hand stacking it like a shot.

I just hope you really want oak furniture throughout, because that seems to be the only way you will get rid of the stuff now, short of offering it for resale!

Have fun making stuff and the best of luck.

Regards from
a very happy, John!
:lol:

PS..

After reading your other post about your bedrooms, I knew the feeling myself some years ago:
Have a look here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_no ... nd&x=0&y=0

I genuinely hope it helps.

John