In addition to the very good information already offered about finding and
cultivating knowledgeable and helpful salespersons at your hardwood supplier - I
will add:
Unlike wood products from your local BORG, hardwood from a real supplier comes
in random widths and lengths, and can contain knots and other irregularities.
It's up to the consumer (you) to make these pieces into the correct finished
dimensions for your project. Understand what a board foot means - basically 12
square inches of rough cut lumber wood that is 1 inch thick. Realize that when a
supplier planes the surfaces, and possibly straightline rips a edge, that the
piece of wood you're buying will no longer actually be its rough dimensions - 1"
thick, or the measured width. And also understand that when a plan or cutting
diagram says you need X board foot, you will need to buy more than X - 10-20%
more - to have enough to cut out your finished pieces. And maybe even more than
that to allow for oopses or pretty grain selection....
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JeffB
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