DerbyDad03 on Sat, 1 May 2021 08:28:13 -0700
(PDT) typed in rec.woodworking the following:
On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 6:44:08 PM UTC-4, pyotr filipivich wrote:
DerbyDad03 on Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:12:06 -0700
(PDT) typed in rec.woodworking the following:

It's kind of weird to call it "reclaimed", which I consider wood left over
after a project. Taking a entire building apart and building a new one just
because you want the old wood isn't my definition of "reclaimed", but
using that term is a great way to get a higher price.

"The wood I want to use for your project was reclaimed when they tore
down some tobacco drying sheds in Massachusetts."

It's not really a lie, but it does stretch the truth a bit.
And then there is the option to rip the planks in half and
laminate the resulting thin planks to a substrate, and use them for
"ambiance". The "old look" coffee shops etc.

Since you said "resulting thin planks" I assume you mean resaw, not rip.

Well, they're not cutting across the grain, so 'rip'. But if
'resaw' is the term for when you make two 1/4 inch board out of a 1/2
inch board, then yeah, resaw.

Ripping a 2 x whatever (once) results in two 2 x (0.5 * whatevers). You've
~ halved the width, but you haven't changed the thickness.

Resawing a 2 x whatever (once) results in two 1 x whatevers. The width remains
the same but the thickness is ~ halved.

It would suck to take a bunch of really cool wood to a mill-work shop and ask them
to rip it in half when you really want them to resaw it. I can only imagine the look on
your face when you go to pick it up. Ouch.

Thanks for the tip. One of those areas where I didn't know there
was a specific term for what I had in mind. I'm likely to do my own
resaw work anyway.
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