On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:31:09 -0500, "David F. Eisan"
calmly ranted:
I went to an auction on Saturday and bought a little bit of ash. The auction
listed it as 500 BF of 10-12' 8/4 ash. I couldn't take it home on Saturday
because it was at the back of a barn behind other piles of lumber. My little
Ford Ranger was in for service today so I borrowed a 4x4 5.4l F150. I don't
know what the truck is rated for, but I am sure I had over 2000 lbs of Ash
in it today. Hand loading that by myself was quite laborious, thankfully my
Dad was at the other end to help me unload. I think there is more than 650
BF in the pile. I am not used to driving a full size pickup, and driving one
loaded to the gills was quite a challenge. It was dancing with a fat chick,
every little bit of motion in the steering wheel caused the truck to jiggle
from side to side as it settled out.
We'll start calling you Papa Wheelie if you don't stop that, Davie.
Was that you we saw in another vehicle in the Borg parking lot with
that load of ply? Or that truck in Russia? Or the donkey cart in
Malaysia? You really get around, dude.
I was leading a parade for 150 KM on a
back highway as I actually drove the speed limit (80KPH).
Down here, if you have more than half a dozen cars behind you, you're
obliged to pull over and let them pass, speed limit or not.
http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/ash1.jpg
http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/ash3.jpg
http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/ash5.jpg
http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/ash6.jpg
All in all, I think it was worth the effort for 650 BF of 8/4 White Ash at
$0.57 CDN (about $0.46 US) a BF.
You suck. That's nice looking wood and nice thick stock. Whatcha gonna
build with it? Didja see my mahogany stash I got last month?
www.diversify.com/wood (Scroll to the bottom) I'll add my carving
bench pics there once I get the final details done. All that's left
(after just 2+ short years of planning) is to finalize the pivot
stops for the top, plus mount the release levers.
P.S: Did you ever get that kitchen painted. gd&r
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The older I get, the better I was.
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