I heard back from mcgee lumber this morning, they say:
"We do carry 2X8 and 2X12 in clear vertical grain cedar. Price per linear
foot for 2X8 is $13.00 and 2X12 is $24.00."
Which makes a 16' plank of 2x8 $208 and a 12' plank $156. I'll need 6 of
them for 360 strips exactly, I'm guessing that I'll have plenty of extra due
to only 25% or so needing to be 16 feet. Is that price reasonable? Should
I order only 2 boards at 16' and the rest at 12' to save some $$ or will the
extra come in handy?
2 16's and 4 12's come out to $1040.
-Matt
On Dec 19, 2007 4:55 PM, ryoalty <ryoalty@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Matt,
>
> I too had a hard time finding appropriate grade WRC. Finally Greg Ryan
> had a secret place that needed to be wrung out of him by force. Well not
> really.
>
> I did a girdle er, no a google search and found one promising result.
>
> www.mcgee*lumber*.com/*cedar*.htm Charlotte, NC
>
> It's quite a ways from SC, but it looks highly promising.
>
> On my skiff, there are a few scarf joints here and there. Making
> additional strips where uniform color was required was usefull.
> Asthetically, it wasn't too bad. You really have to look carefully too see
> the joints. The glue line gives it away.
>
> I used a two inch long scarf join, made with a jig and handplane. I've no
> pictures to post. I'm just back in the country, and hopefully the scarf jig
> is still in the shop. To the uneducated eye, my prize winning scarf jig
> looks like a peice of scrap.
>
> David Slevin
>
>
>
> *Matt Broughton <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>* wrote:
>
> Having a helluva time finding cedar planks in SC. Is anyone nearby that
> can suggest a place to look?
>
> If worst comes to worst I've got a local lumber yard that can order, but
> that gets very expensive very quick. I'll be calling some folks in Myrtle
> Beach and Columbia today, but I thought I'd turn to the list and see if
> anyone's got any leads in this corner of the country.
>
> I'd be willing to drive several hours in any direction (SC, GA, NC, maybe
> FL or VA if price is right) to get a few nice clear WRC planks.
>
> --
> Matt B.
>
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