[MR] Found a cheap Hardwood source

[Jonathas]

Calling all those who enjoy working with wood,

I have found a really cheap source of hardwood.  There is a really nice old man
who runs a saw mill on his farm, I think more for something to do than to make
a living.  I've bought several pieces of oak, white and red, from him.  The
wood is not the absolutly flawless stuff you find at Lowes/Home Depot/other
commercial lumberyards.  But depending on what you are using it for the price
may convince you that it is good enough.

Oak is $1 per board foot for 8" to 12" wide, and he'll cut the thickness you
want.  Plained or unplained is the same cost.

Cherry is $2 per board foot for the same range.

I just bought a 2"x12"x12' for $24 the hardwood store in Fredrick wanted $144
for the same piece.

The trick is that he does not have a "stock" or "inventory" he saws the logs he
gets, but will sorta take orders.  That is if you tell him what you are looking
for, he'll call you when he finds a piece.  Currently he has a 1x10,
1x12, 2x8, 2x10 red oak freshly cut (yesterday morning).  This is a really
clean piece of oak (sorry I already bought the 2x12's from it).  He also has a
piece of cherry 1x8, 2x8, 3x8, 4x8 all 8' long.

If anyone is interested please drop me an email.  For those coming to Dun
Carraig's Challenge of the Heart, he is a couple miles from the site.

Jonathas