Matt -- if it were me, i would go with the shorter stock, and do a
12-1 (or 8-1) scarf. I wound up scarfing some joints just because I
liked the look (despite the fact that I had really long strips). If
you set up a little jig on your sander, it's a piece of cake to make
them, and they're really strong.
Warren
On Dec 20, 2007, at 6:48 AM, Matt Broughton wrote:
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.mcgeelumber.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.
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