Adding to our supply of wood

Sometimes Craigslist can be your friend.

I sometimes take a look at Craigslist to see what I can find. Last week I found something good.

There was an advert for some leftover wood. The gentleman had been doing some work in his house – shelves, cabinets, that sort of thing and had some wood left over. Monday I picked it up and it was much more than I had expected:

3/4 oak:
9″ x 10′, 7″ x 12′, 5″ x 10′, 5″ x 8′, 6″ x 5′, 5″ x 6′, 2″ x 7′,
11″ x 4′, 12″ x 4′, 4 pieces of 8/4 x 30″ (they looked like they were
supposed to be the legs of something as they have some mortising done to
them), 7/4 x 4″ x 3′, and assorted smaller pieces.

3/4″ soft maple:
8″ x 10′, 5″ x 9′

assorted bits of pine shelving.

Some of the assorted smaller pieces are too thin to use in our normal cube puzzles so I have something else in mind for them. Since I’m not entirely sure yet that I’ll be able to get permission to build them I’ll not go into more detail yet.

An amazing amount of wood. And Jeff’s only request? Remember him when we make our first million from our puzzles.

A very nice person (and he can now park in his garage again