What did you mill your logs with? I don't see any apparatus and it looks too good for free hand.Milling Walnut, Silver Maple, and some mystery logs!
Hey all,
Thanks for checking out my first blog post!
I've been collecting logs for the past year or so with the intention of milling and drying them, but only recently got around to it. Most of it is from jobs I've done for people cleaning up fallen or storm damaged trees. A bunch of it is from neighbors on my street, too. I know most of the species I have in my log pile, but there are a few mysterious chunks I picked off the curb which could be just about anything. If anyone has suggestions as to what they might be, please chime in!
The ol' log pile:
![Automotive tire Plant Wood Toy Reptile]()
Here's what I think may be some Mulberry:
![Watch Wood Clock Trunk Hardwood]()
I planed it down a bit to have a better look at the grain:
![Brown Wood Beige Amber Flooring]()
![Wood Tints and shades Hardwood Pattern Shadow]()
Here's what I think might be Cherry, though it's a touch burly/crotchy (not sure if that complicates ID'ing):
![Brown Wood Amber Flooring Wood stain]()
And finally we've got some beautiful walnut grain:
![Brown Wood Trunk Hardwood Flooring]()
![Brown Table Wood Flooring Floor]()
The walnut is from my friend Lou. He brought it up here for me from the Poconos, where it fell down on his family's property. I'll have to think of something real good to make it into for him!
I didn't take closeups of the maple for some reason, but there's a bit of that, too. There's also 8 or 10 ash logs out in the log pile I still need to get to, and many more mystery logs! I'll try to post again when they are milled.
Here's the pile of slabs from about 20 minutes of milling (I would have done more, but it started raining):
![Wood Natural material Hardwood Lumber Plank]()
I figure I milled about 15 board feet of nice lumber out of what would otherwise be landfilled or firewood, all for a half hour of work plus maybe a pint of gas and a cup of bar oil for the saw. Next step for me is to paint up the end grain and stick it up in my basement ceiling joists to dry for a few months. In the end, most of it will probably be table legs and cutting boards. I'll try to keep you posted
Thanks for looking!
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Milling Walnut, Silver Maple, and some mystery logs!
Hey all,
Thanks for checking out my first blog post!
I've been collecting logs for the past year or so with the intention of milling and drying them, but only recently got around to it. Most of it is from jobs I've done for people cleaning up fallen or storm damaged trees. A bunch of it is from neighbors on my street, too. I know most of the species I have in my log pile, but there are a few mysterious chunks I picked off the curb which could be just about anything. If anyone has suggestions as to what they might be, please chime in!
The ol' log pile:
![Automotive tire Plant Wood Toy Reptile]()
Here's what I think may be some Mulberry:
![Watch Wood Clock Trunk Hardwood]()
I planed it down a bit to have a better look at the grain:
![Brown Wood Beige Amber Flooring]()
![Wood Tints and shades Hardwood Pattern Shadow]()
Here's what I think might be Cherry, though it's a touch burly/crotchy (not sure if that complicates ID'ing):
![Brown Wood Amber Flooring Wood stain]()
And finally we've got some beautiful walnut grain:
![Brown Wood Trunk Hardwood Flooring]()
![Brown Table Wood Flooring Floor]()
The walnut is from my friend Lou. He brought it up here for me from the Poconos, where it fell down on his family's property. I'll have to think of something real good to make it into for him!
I didn't take closeups of the maple for some reason, but there's a bit of that, too. There's also 8 or 10 ash logs out in the log pile I still need to get to, and many more mystery logs! I'll try to post again when they are milled.
Here's the pile of slabs from about 20 minutes of milling (I would have done more, but it started raining):
![Wood Natural material Hardwood Lumber Plank]()
I figure I milled about 15 board feet of nice lumber out of what would otherwise be landfilled or firewood, all for a half hour of work plus maybe a pint of gas and a cup of bar oil for the saw. Next step for me is to paint up the end grain and stick it up in my basement ceiling joists to dry for a few months. In the end, most of it will probably be table legs and cutting boards. I'll try to keep you posted
Thanks for looking!
Hey all,
Thanks for checking out my first blog post!
I've been collecting logs for the past year or so with the intention of milling and drying them, but only recently got around to it. Most of it is from jobs I've done for people cleaning up fallen or storm damaged trees. A bunch of it is from neighbors on my street, too. I know most of the species I have in my log pile, but there are a few mysterious chunks I picked off the curb which could be just about anything. If anyone has suggestions as to what they might be, please chime in!
The ol' log pile:
Here's what I think may be some Mulberry:
I planed it down a bit to have a better look at the grain:
Here's what I think might be Cherry, though it's a touch burly/crotchy (not sure if that complicates ID'ing):
And finally we've got some beautiful walnut grain:
The walnut is from my friend Lou. He brought it up here for me from the Poconos, where it fell down on his family's property. I'll have to think of something real good to make it into for him!
I didn't take closeups of the maple for some reason, but there's a bit of that, too. There's also 8 or 10 ash logs out in the log pile I still need to get to, and many more mystery logs! I'll try to post again when they are milled.
Here's the pile of slabs from about 20 minutes of milling (I would have done more, but it started raining):
I figure I milled about 15 board feet of nice lumber out of what would otherwise be landfilled or firewood, all for a half hour of work plus maybe a pint of gas and a cup of bar oil for the saw. Next step for me is to paint up the end grain and stick it up in my basement ceiling joists to dry for a few months. In the end, most of it will probably be table legs and cutting boards. I'll try to keep you posted
Thanks for looking!
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Well, it sounds like I should either take that as a big compliment or as a warning that I'm doing something terribly wrong!Milling Walnut, Silver Maple, and some mystery logs!
Hey all,
Thanks for checking out my first blog post!
I've been collecting logs for the past year or so with the intention of milling and drying them, but only recently got around to it. Most of it is from jobs I've done for people cleaning up fallen or storm damaged trees. A bunch of it is from neighbors on my street, too. I know most of the species I have in my log pile, but there are a few mysterious chunks I picked off the curb which could be just about anything. If anyone has suggestions as to what they might be, please chime in!
The ol' log pile:
![Automotive tire Plant Wood Toy Reptile]()
Here's what I think may be some Mulberry:
![Watch Wood Clock Trunk Hardwood]()
I planed it down a bit to have a better look at the grain:
![Brown Wood Beige Amber Flooring]()
![Wood Tints and shades Hardwood Pattern Shadow]()
Here's what I think might be Cherry, though it's a touch burly/crotchy (not sure if that complicates ID'ing):
![Brown Wood Amber Flooring Wood stain]()
And finally we've got some beautiful walnut grain:
![Brown Wood Trunk Hardwood Flooring]()
![Brown Table Wood Flooring Floor]()
The walnut is from my friend Lou. He brought it up here for me from the Poconos, where it fell down on his family's property. I'll have to think of something real good to make it into for him!
I didn't take closeups of the maple for some reason, but there's a bit of that, too. There's also 8 or 10 ash logs out in the log pile I still need to get to, and many more mystery logs! I'll try to post again when they are milled.
Here's the pile of slabs from about 20 minutes of milling (I would have done more, but it started raining):
![Wood Natural material Hardwood Lumber Plank]()
I figure I milled about 15 board feet of nice lumber out of what would otherwise be landfilled or firewood, all for a half hour of work plus maybe a pint of gas and a cup of bar oil for the saw. Next step for me is to paint up the end grain and stick it up in my basement ceiling joists to dry for a few months. In the end, most of it will probably be table legs and cutting boards. I'll try to keep you posted
Thanks for looking!
I did freehand them. Here's my method:
I lay the log on top of a big chopping block and place other logs to either side of it to hold it steady. Then I cut a flitch off one side that I want to be the bottom, just enough to give me a flat face to keep it more steady. Rotate the log 90° so the flat face is down, and then use the tip of the bar to scribe a straight line down the log, dividing it into the boards I want. I follow these marks as I rip the log into slabs. All cuts are made as if I were bucking firewood, bu instead of crosscutting or ripping into edge grain, I'm cutting in the same direction as the long grain. The wood fibers just kinda peel out real easy this way. If you start the cut with the bar at about a 25-30 degree angle to the log, the length of the cut as it gets deeper keeps the bar real straight inside the kerf.
I originally planned to get a rip chain and make an alaskan mill, but this works real well for me, so i'll probably stick with it. It seems cutting into all that end grain with an alaskan mill would be lots more work. If I were milling bigger logs, say 24" or more in diameter, then my technique wouldn't work so well and I'd definitely have to upgrade!
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well done.Milling Walnut, Silver Maple, and some mystery logs!
Hey all,
Thanks for checking out my first blog post!
I've been collecting logs for the past year or so with the intention of milling and drying them, but only recently got around to it. Most of it is from jobs I've done for people cleaning up fallen or storm damaged trees. A bunch of it is from neighbors on my street, too. I know most of the species I have in my log pile, but there are a few mysterious chunks I picked off the curb which could be just about anything. If anyone has suggestions as to what they might be, please chime in!
The ol' log pile:
![Automotive tire Plant Wood Toy Reptile]()
Here's what I think may be some Mulberry:
![Watch Wood Clock Trunk Hardwood]()
I planed it down a bit to have a better look at the grain:
![Brown Wood Beige Amber Flooring]()
![Wood Tints and shades Hardwood Pattern Shadow]()
Here's what I think might be Cherry, though it's a touch burly/crotchy (not sure if that complicates ID'ing):
![Brown Wood Amber Flooring Wood stain]()
And finally we've got some beautiful walnut grain:
![Brown Wood Trunk Hardwood Flooring]()
![Brown Table Wood Flooring Floor]()
The walnut is from my friend Lou. He brought it up here for me from the Poconos, where it fell down on his family's property. I'll have to think of something real good to make it into for him!
I didn't take closeups of the maple for some reason, but there's a bit of that, too. There's also 8 or 10 ash logs out in the log pile I still need to get to, and many more mystery logs! I'll try to post again when they are milled.
Here's the pile of slabs from about 20 minutes of milling (I would have done more, but it started raining):
![Wood Natural material Hardwood Lumber Plank]()
I figure I milled about 15 board feet of nice lumber out of what would otherwise be landfilled or firewood, all for a half hour of work plus maybe a pint of gas and a cup of bar oil for the saw. Next step for me is to paint up the end grain and stick it up in my basement ceiling joists to dry for a few months. In the end, most of it will probably be table legs and cutting boards. I'll try to keep you posted
Thanks for looking!
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Jesse,Milling Walnut, Silver Maple, and some mystery logs!
Hey all,
Thanks for checking out my first blog post!
I've been collecting logs for the past year or so with the intention of milling and drying them, but only recently got around to it. Most of it is from jobs I've done for people cleaning up fallen or storm damaged trees. A bunch of it is from neighbors on my street, too. I know most of the species I have in my log pile, but there are a few mysterious chunks I picked off the curb which could be just about anything. If anyone has suggestions as to what they might be, please chime in!
The ol' log pile:
![Automotive tire Plant Wood Toy Reptile]()
Here's what I think may be some Mulberry:
![Watch Wood Clock Trunk Hardwood]()
I planed it down a bit to have a better look at the grain:
![Brown Wood Beige Amber Flooring]()
![Wood Tints and shades Hardwood Pattern Shadow]()
Here's what I think might be Cherry, though it's a touch burly/crotchy (not sure if that complicates ID'ing):
![Brown Wood Amber Flooring Wood stain]()
And finally we've got some beautiful walnut grain:
![Brown Wood Trunk Hardwood Flooring]()
![Brown Table Wood Flooring Floor]()
The walnut is from my friend Lou. He brought it up here for me from the Poconos, where it fell down on his family's property. I'll have to think of something real good to make it into for him!
I didn't take closeups of the maple for some reason, but there's a bit of that, too. There's also 8 or 10 ash logs out in the log pile I still need to get to, and many more mystery logs! I'll try to post again when they are milled.
Here's the pile of slabs from about 20 minutes of milling (I would have done more, but it started raining):
![Wood Natural material Hardwood Lumber Plank]()
I figure I milled about 15 board feet of nice lumber out of what would otherwise be landfilled or firewood, all for a half hour of work plus maybe a pint of gas and a cup of bar oil for the saw. Next step for me is to paint up the end grain and stick it up in my basement ceiling joists to dry for a few months. In the end, most of it will probably be table legs and cutting boards. I'll try to keep you posted
Thanks for looking!
We're pretty blow away by your freehanding! Can't wait to see more.
L/W
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Hey Jesse,Milling Walnut, Silver Maple, and some mystery logs!
Hey all,
Thanks for checking out my first blog post!
I've been collecting logs for the past year or so with the intention of milling and drying them, but only recently got around to it. Most of it is from jobs I've done for people cleaning up fallen or storm damaged trees. A bunch of it is from neighbors on my street, too. I know most of the species I have in my log pile, but there are a few mysterious chunks I picked off the curb which could be just about anything. If anyone has suggestions as to what they might be, please chime in!
The ol' log pile:
![Automotive tire Plant Wood Toy Reptile]()
Here's what I think may be some Mulberry:
![Watch Wood Clock Trunk Hardwood]()
I planed it down a bit to have a better look at the grain:
![Brown Wood Beige Amber Flooring]()
![Wood Tints and shades Hardwood Pattern Shadow]()
Here's what I think might be Cherry, though it's a touch burly/crotchy (not sure if that complicates ID'ing):
![Brown Wood Amber Flooring Wood stain]()
And finally we've got some beautiful walnut grain:
![Brown Wood Trunk Hardwood Flooring]()
![Brown Table Wood Flooring Floor]()
The walnut is from my friend Lou. He brought it up here for me from the Poconos, where it fell down on his family's property. I'll have to think of something real good to make it into for him!
I didn't take closeups of the maple for some reason, but there's a bit of that, too. There's also 8 or 10 ash logs out in the log pile I still need to get to, and many more mystery logs! I'll try to post again when they are milled.
Here's the pile of slabs from about 20 minutes of milling (I would have done more, but it started raining):
![Wood Natural material Hardwood Lumber Plank]()
I figure I milled about 15 board feet of nice lumber out of what would otherwise be landfilled or firewood, all for a half hour of work plus maybe a pint of gas and a cup of bar oil for the saw. Next step for me is to paint up the end grain and stick it up in my basement ceiling joists to dry for a few months. In the end, most of it will probably be table legs and cutting boards. I'll try to keep you posted
Thanks for looking!
Great work man. Love the use of reclaimed logs… I do the same when the opportunity presents itself. I think your mystery log might be Russian Olive instead of Mullberry? I am no expert but I milled up a log that looks very close to what you showed and was told it was RO. Just my 2 cents.
One other thought - I can't tell from the picture but if the freshly planed wood has a strong yellow color, it could be Osage Orange… I have some of that too and it is beautiful! I only say that because some of the flecking you can see in the pic reminded me of the Osage I have worked with.
Nice work on the freehand ripping. I use a 3/4" 3TPI blade on my band saw with pretty good results. Infeed and outfeed are a real problem though. I probally need to build some table extensions.
Thanks for sharing!
-Will
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I don't think its either of those species because it's pretty soft stuff. It has actually gotten even yellower as it continues to dry!Milling Walnut, Silver Maple, and some mystery logs!
Hey all,
Thanks for checking out my first blog post!
I've been collecting logs for the past year or so with the intention of milling and drying them, but only recently got around to it. Most of it is from jobs I've done for people cleaning up fallen or storm damaged trees. A bunch of it is from neighbors on my street, too. I know most of the species I have in my log pile, but there are a few mysterious chunks I picked off the curb which could be just about anything. If anyone has suggestions as to what they might be, please chime in!
The ol' log pile:
![Automotive tire Plant Wood Toy Reptile]()
Here's what I think may be some Mulberry:
![Watch Wood Clock Trunk Hardwood]()
I planed it down a bit to have a better look at the grain:
![Brown Wood Beige Amber Flooring]()
![Wood Tints and shades Hardwood Pattern Shadow]()
Here's what I think might be Cherry, though it's a touch burly/crotchy (not sure if that complicates ID'ing):
![Brown Wood Amber Flooring Wood stain]()
And finally we've got some beautiful walnut grain:
![Brown Wood Trunk Hardwood Flooring]()
![Brown Table Wood Flooring Floor]()
The walnut is from my friend Lou. He brought it up here for me from the Poconos, where it fell down on his family's property. I'll have to think of something real good to make it into for him!
I didn't take closeups of the maple for some reason, but there's a bit of that, too. There's also 8 or 10 ash logs out in the log pile I still need to get to, and many more mystery logs! I'll try to post again when they are milled.
Here's the pile of slabs from about 20 minutes of milling (I would have done more, but it started raining):
![Wood Natural material Hardwood Lumber Plank]()
I figure I milled about 15 board feet of nice lumber out of what would otherwise be landfilled or firewood, all for a half hour of work plus maybe a pint of gas and a cup of bar oil for the saw. Next step for me is to paint up the end grain and stick it up in my basement ceiling joists to dry for a few months. In the end, most of it will probably be table legs and cutting boards. I'll try to keep you posted
Thanks for looking!
Speaking of osage, I've got a couple branch stubs sitting around the shop. They're not too big, but I'm holding on to them to use for something someday. Perhaps knife handles or a couple wooden spoons. That can be another blog post down the line here
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Update: I was planning to get out and get some video of milling a few more logs today to share with yall…Milling Walnut, Silver Maple, and some mystery logs!
Hey all,
Thanks for checking out my first blog post!
I've been collecting logs for the past year or so with the intention of milling and drying them, but only recently got around to it. Most of it is from jobs I've done for people cleaning up fallen or storm damaged trees. A bunch of it is from neighbors on my street, too. I know most of the species I have in my log pile, but there are a few mysterious chunks I picked off the curb which could be just about anything. If anyone has suggestions as to what they might be, please chime in!
The ol' log pile:
![Automotive tire Plant Wood Toy Reptile]()
Here's what I think may be some Mulberry:
![Watch Wood Clock Trunk Hardwood]()
I planed it down a bit to have a better look at the grain:
![Brown Wood Beige Amber Flooring]()
![Wood Tints and shades Hardwood Pattern Shadow]()
Here's what I think might be Cherry, though it's a touch burly/crotchy (not sure if that complicates ID'ing):
![Brown Wood Amber Flooring Wood stain]()
And finally we've got some beautiful walnut grain:
![Brown Wood Trunk Hardwood Flooring]()
![Brown Table Wood Flooring Floor]()
The walnut is from my friend Lou. He brought it up here for me from the Poconos, where it fell down on his family's property. I'll have to think of something real good to make it into for him!
I didn't take closeups of the maple for some reason, but there's a bit of that, too. There's also 8 or 10 ash logs out in the log pile I still need to get to, and many more mystery logs! I'll try to post again when they are milled.
Here's the pile of slabs from about 20 minutes of milling (I would have done more, but it started raining):
![Wood Natural material Hardwood Lumber Plank]()
I figure I milled about 15 board feet of nice lumber out of what would otherwise be landfilled or firewood, all for a half hour of work plus maybe a pint of gas and a cup of bar oil for the saw. Next step for me is to paint up the end grain and stick it up in my basement ceiling joists to dry for a few months. In the end, most of it will probably be table legs and cutting boards. I'll try to keep you posted
Thanks for looking!
But, as Friday the 13th would have it, we saw our first day of winter! Instead, here's a picture of what happens to your fresh milled walnut plank when you leave it in a corner of the shop for a couple weeks and forget to seal up the ends:
"Check" it out!!
Happy new year!
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Massive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them If you're in the Upstate, NY area, give these guys a call. Although they specialize in flooring, they seem to have enough additional odd stuff to keep us woodworkers happy. I know I am.
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
Just massive!
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
The tops:
Clear grain:
Grain close-up:
More grain close-up:
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
If you're in the Upstate, NY area, give these guys a call. Although they specialize in flooring, they seem to have enough additional odd stuff to keep us woodworkers happy. I know I am. They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
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what fun and nice score.Massive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
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That sounds like an awesome store. Real Nice Score!Massive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
CtL
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That 's the kind of finds that I like Jesse…..Massive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
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very good. thnx for sharin the infoMassive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
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COOL WOOD!Massive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
There is a very slight chance that my wife & I walked on those boards back in the mid 1960's!
COOL place! (at least it was…)
Will be interesting to see how you work with them…
Thank you.
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Nice score and nice wood! Word of caution; the sand and salt will be very hard on your edged tools! As long as you take that into consideration, you will be fine.Massive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
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Thanks guys! I've ripped the edges clean and started my glue-ups for the birthing stool. I'll be making two of them to have an extra available for sale or rental. Here are a few pics:Massive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
My template made from a birthing stool cushion:
The template shows both layers of the lamination overlapping in the same view. The upper layer will run diagonal to the grain of the lower layer in a v-formation.
Stock laid out above the template on wax paper:
The glue up:
I'm wondering how much longer I'll need to clamp these for than I usually would with a softer hardwood. The ripped edges are all glassy smooth, almost seems like there's nothing for the glue to adhere to!
Thanks for looking!
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Nice score!Massive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
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Jesse,Massive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
"Birthing Stool"?
What are they used for?
Don't our females go to the hospital anymore? lol
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Great find on the woodMassive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
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Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
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Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
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A great find! I dig it. Why are we needing a stool? Is your wife…...well expecting?Massive oak posts and planks from the Coney Island Boardwalk! (Wood gloat!)
Wow. It's been an eventful day! I visited a friend who works out at Pioneer Millworks (PioneerMillworks.com) this afternoon, and hauled in quite a load! Pioneer specializes in reclaimed wood flooring, but also provides timber framing and millwork services. They receive massive beams from old barns, factories, and other structures as well as flooring planks, massive joists, and plank siding from all over the northeast. It was mind boggling to see their outdoor lumber yard plump with what must have been dozens, if not hundreds of old structures, all stacked and stickered while waiting to begin a new life. I could write a full post just covering what I saw there today, but I'd do a disservice to you and to them without including photos. I'll be sure to get out there again in the next few weeks and snap away lots of pics.
For now: let the wood gloat begin!
First up are three 16/4 oak posts. These are 4"x4"x8 feet long! They were discarded because of their odd size and a couple mortises. I suppose it was not worthwhile for the mill to de-nail, resaw, dimension, sand and mill these into less than 8 square feet of usable flooring each. I don't mind that at all!
The board in the middle of the bunch there is beech. It's 10/4 by 5" and 8' long. There is also a shorter piece of oak sitting there too. I've got a laundry list of projects waiting for stock this size! Those who saw my first workbench in this video will agree. Have a look see:
All in a row:
![Wood Hardwood Metal Beam Room]()
![Wood Gesture Flooring Tints and shades Human leg]()
Just massive!
![Sleeve Wood Gesture Finger Thumb]()
.
Ok. Now the awesome: Pioneer did a job a few years back milling flooring from sections of the old Coney Island Boardwalk. The boards themselves were thick planks of mixed tropical hardwoods. I'm no expert on tropical woods, but since it looks like cherry to me, I'm guessing it may be Ipe or some type of mahogany (again, I'm no expert and maybe cherry looks nothing like those woods to more discerning eyes!). After resawing what they needed for the flooring, they were left with thin top layers less than 1/2" thick. These leftovers are uneven in thickness, and too thin for most flooring applications. Perhaps they could plane them down to make a thin wear layer for engineered flooring, but I'm guessing that they already would have done so if it was financially feasible. However, it does make great paneling! I'll be using mine for a special project I was asked to do by a midwife friend of ours: a birthing stool! Imagine coming into this world on the boardwalk of Coney Island! I'll definitely be posting more about this project as it develops
Anyway, I picked up a few square feet of this stuff, too. Here be the pics:
The bundle:
![Wood Table Creative arts Art Flooring]()
Beach sand and salt still embedded!
![Brown Wood Flooring Plank Road surface]()
The tops:
![Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Plank]()
Clear grain:
![Wood Table Wood stain Composite material Plank]()
Grain close-up:
![Brown Table Wood Beige Wood stain]()
More grain close-up:
![Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor]()
.
Best part is I got a great deal on this wood (and I didn't even tell anyone I was going to blog about them
They'll also be having a "friends and family" sale on March 21st, and I'm told they'll be pulling out a lot of stuff just for woodworkers. Although I was there well over an hour today, I haven't seen a fraction of their surprises!
Thanks for looking!
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