Scrap woods?

[juancarlos]

where would one look for scrap hardwoods for woodworking projects. I've tried kijiji to no avail. and the prices that places like windsor plywood want are insane !!

[calgarychef]

Find a cabinet making shop. I got loads of small stuff as firewood but it breaks my heart burning it...there's lots of really nice small stuff if you have small projects.

[Red Bullets]

a long shot.. depending how big of pieces you need you might try a few woodworking shops scrap bins. Might be pieces good enough for laminating together.

Alder is considered a hardwood. Lots of old farmyards have some fairly big box alders in their shelterbelts. Go for a country drive/scout and you might be able to get full logs for nothing. If I still had my farmyard you could have had logs for free. Alder is nice clear knot free wood too.

[chris762]

Some pallets are made of hardwood. Not sure what kind, though.

[Sushi]

Watch for free pianos?

[uncle buck]

Box elder is the same tree as manitoba maple. Slightly better than poplar for heating but not a very hard wood.

[Deasoninc]

I use to get truck loads of it from Russel metals years ago , they use to just burn it. It was used on the rail cars between the steel plates. I use to get 4x4 and 4x6 pieces up to 20' long.

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by Sushi

Watch for free pianos?

This!

When my dad passed away, he left behind a huge stockpile of quality wood scraps. He had gotten the bulk of them from an industrial millwork place that was owned by a friend of his. Unfortunately, all that "raw material" is long gone now.

[Kim473]

Originally Posted by chris762

Some pallets are made of hardwood. Not sure what kind, though.

X2

[J0HN_R1]

Originally Posted by Deasoninc

I use to get truck loads of it from Russel metals years ago , they use to just burn it. It was used on the rail cars between the steel plates. I use to get 4x4 and 4x6 pieces up to 20' long.

It's called "dunnage".

[Feener86]

We have some bundles of hardwood offcuts that we like to sell. Most pieces are 12" to 16" long. Bundles are about 16" diameter. Depending on the projects we are doing some have more walnut or oak or maple...totally depends.

If you want more info let me know.

[Sooner]

My uncle likes to cook his steaks out camping on hardwood coals. he finds his scraps at industrial yards in Nisku etc. Left over moving crates and such.

[purgatory.sv]

The spindle factory was the place to go in edmonton when they were located off 142st,i have never checked the new location in the west end.