the minivan can take the long wood

"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus) 03/18/2019 at 14:00 • Filed to: None

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the longest of the 4 boards was 10'. I had to have the guy circumcise  about 4" off the ti p. It is 6/4 walnut about 8'. I got 4 boards for $460. damn. They had 1 board that was about 4' wide for $2500. this was 1 cut, not multiple joined together.

a pre- made slab for what i’m making is about $1800. A neighbor of mine has a full wood shop. He is currently making a cello. he said he would put the slab together for me. I told him i’d like to help and he thought that was cool. So for $460 and probably a basket of homemade cookies and a 6 pack i’ll have a nice slab.

with any luck i’ll have something like this:

to put on this:

shop-teacher > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/18/2019 at 14:18

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Niiiiiice!!!

atfsgeoff > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/18/2019 at 14:19

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I love butcher block countertops!

functionoverfashion > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/18/2019 at 14:19

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Nice! Gonna look a lot like my island, methinks

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/18/2019 at 14:19

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I have a black walnut tree in the back yard you can have. Its about 4’ wide.  If you cut it down, that is.

The Ghost of Oppo > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/18/2019 at 14:19

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What was the board foot price? 

OPPOsaurus WRX > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 03/18/2019 at 14:23

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you should cut it down and sell it. you could get new Mercedes level money from that.

nerd_racing > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/18/2019 at 14:36

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really?  I have 3 super tall ones I want taken down.  Between them and the vines that grow on them, it blocks all sunlight into my back yard. 

MoCamino > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 03/18/2019 at 14:38

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Opposaurus is right. Call around to local lumber mills. With a diameter of four feet, as long as it’s not rotted out they’ll pay big bucks for that.  In most cases you shouldn’t have to cut it down - they’ll do it all.

OPPOsaurus WRX > functionoverfashion 03/18/2019 at 14:41

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yeap, if i remember correctly your color scheme is reverse, cream cabinets w/ green island vs my green cab inets and a cream island.

OPPOsaurus WRX > The Ghost of Oppo 03/18/2019 at 14:43

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o i forget exactly.  we got prices for regular and select cuts and 4/4 6/4 and 8/4.  I want to say this was around $11/board foot.

OPPOsaurus WRX > nerd_racing 03/18/2019 at 14:44

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holy shit yea, from this experience, having a walnut tree is basically the wooden vers ion  of striking oil.  

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/18/2019 at 15:20

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What was your final solution for the tip-out garbage can?

nerd_racing > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/19/2019 at 07:10

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Man, I better get calling.  They are very tall and semi straight.  These are black walnut though. 

functionoverfashion > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/19/2019 at 09:07

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E xactly! In fact, my in-laws just built a house and their kitchen is nearly the same.* Colors and walnut island, anyway.

*My father-in-law designed our kitchen. We clearly made decisions, but it’s what he does for a living, so...

Not the best pic:

The best thing about this kitchen is the gigantic pantry / laundry / whatever room right next to it:

There’s a washer/dryer to the left, and a sink too. I would have put a pocket door in that wall, but not my house. So that room will absorb all the clutter that would normally be in the kitchen.