Somebody please remind me why I turned my garage into a workshop. I have my
tablesaw, bandsaw, jointer, routertable and dustcollection system and a
plethora of assorted small power and hand tools. I decided to build myself a
patio set - table and four chairs.

So I looked at various plans and finally decided what I wanted to build and
set about pricing various types of wood - basically just considering PT
Pine, Cedar, Redwood and Teak. Considering that a table and four chairs
would consume around 100 or more BF I expected to pay a decent price.

Here in Southern California ( Los Angeles area) clear redwood 2x4 is
1.85/lineal foot - 2x6 is 3.15/lineal foot. The sad part is that for that
amount of money I can BUY many different types of great wooden sets,
including teak and all I have to do is assemble them.

Some days it really gets me down. I have the utmost respect for those of you
who do this as a business - frankly I don't know how you do it, unless you
live in a forest where you can get free wood

Sorry for the rant - it's been one of those days. Unfortunately I still
haven't decided if I'm going to spend the money on wood or just buy the damn
thing premade.

Have a great day,

Vic

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There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
don't