Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/30

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Subject: [Leica] Bad Day
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Fri Jul 30 14:41:05 2004
 
I am also a woodworker.  A downed oak commands a pretty good group of people
to scarf up the (free) wood.  Oak needs to dry for a while, but at $3 a
board foot, a big tree is a considerable savings to the amateur or very
advanced professional of custom furniture.  If it is spalted ( partially
rotted), it can sell for $15 a board foot.  Spalted wood is truly beautiful.
Chunks of wood for turners commands a bit less money, but they tend not to
be too fussy.  They pretty much would take as much as their garages would
hold.

I realize that to find a proper outlet to take away the wood is not easy,
but if you ask a local arborist if there might be a woodworker that would
appreciate the wood, you might be very surprised at the response.

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net
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