DAGS and read the FAQ with no luck. Just purchased a fair amount of
hardwood from an auction at a cabinet shop. It's all surfaced and
edged, random widths and 8 to 10 feet for the most part. Oddly, and
happily for me, no one else was interested in the wood and most people
had by then left or were loading up the tools they purchased. Does the
fact that the board ends are painted BLUE signify the quality of the
wood or is this a random thing? Is there a color standard for this?
Thanks

Mike in Arkansas wrote:
DAGS and read the FAQ with no luck. Just purchased a fair amount of
hardwood from an auction at a cabinet shop. It's all surfaced and
edged, random widths and 8 to 10 feet for the most part. Oddly, and
happily for me, no one else was interested in the wood and most people
had by then left or were loading up the tools they purchased. Does the
fact that the board ends are painted BLUE signify the quality of the
wood or is this a random thing? Is there a color standard for this?
Thanks


there is no global standard. there may or may not be a color code in
use at the mill that made those boards, but if there is it stops
meaning anything after they leave the yard. I'd guess that if a mill
did use end sealer color for anything it would be about date- how long
the tree had been felled.

It identifies the mill or sawyer from which the wood originated .. .. ..



Mike in Arkansas wrote:
DAGS and read the FAQ with no luck. Just purchased a fair amount of
hardwood from an auction at a cabinet shop. It's all surfaced and
edged, random widths and 8 to 10 feet for the most part. Oddly, and
happily for me, no one else was interested in the wood and most people
had by then left or were loading up the tools they purchased. Does the
fact that the board ends are painted BLUE signify the quality of the
wood or is this a random thing? Is there a color standard for this?
Thanks

Mike in Arkansas said:

DAGS and read the FAQ with no luck. Just purchased a fair amount of
hardwood from an auction at a cabinet shop. It's all surfaced and
edged, random widths and 8 to 10 feet for the most part. Oddly, and
happily for me, no one else was interested in the wood and most people
had by then left or were loading up the tools they purchased. Does the
fact that the board ends are painted BLUE signify the quality of the
wood or is this a random thing? Is there a color standard for this?
Thanks

Not that I'm aware of. I just bought maple that had blue ends.
It's probably what they got a hold of cheap... g


Greg G.

"Mike in Arkansas" wrote in message
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DAGS and read the FAQ with no luck. Just purchased a fair amount of
hardwood from an auction at a cabinet shop. It's all surfaced and
edged, random widths and 8 to 10 feet for the most part. Oddly, and
happily for me, no one else was interested in the wood and most people
had by then left or were loading up the tools they purchased. Does the
fact that the board ends are painted BLUE signify the quality of the
wood or is this a random thing? Is there a color standard for this?
Thanks


I think it means "Infested" ;~)