Andy Wright Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 I just cut into some salvaged long leaf pine that I've had in my shop for a while, and it confirms that saying "they don't make them like that anymore" This board was a 2x6 joist used for framing in a warehouse from the early 1900s. Its hard to get this level of quality from a hardwood supplier, and no way a board this nice would be used for framing. This is the color of the board after one light pass through the planer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 We call long leaf pine " Heart Pine " here in the south. My supplier buys all the wood from demolished turn of the century buildings , puts it on a rail car and ships it here to clean up and resaw into flooring, beams and lumber. A lot of the pine he buys grew in South Georgia and got shipped up north after the Chicago Fire for rebuilding. Now it's coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wright Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 1 hour ago, Mike. said: I am huge fan of vertical grain softwoods. You can still get Vertical Grain Doug Fir with similar tight grain if you look around a bit. I have a couple boards stashed in my shop. I need to find your supplier because I've never seen grain this tight in new wood. That is a 3.5" board with 75 years of growth rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Last I knew he was in Barnsville Ga. Can't remember his company name. Another place is in Marietta Ga. Search for Heart Pine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 There are at least a couple of suppliers in every state that I know of in the South East. This is the stuff I use almost every day. It continues to get more expensive. I think the wood in this pickup load was a little over $3k. One "load" I had specially cut, which included some 1x's 5" wide and 20 feet long made a lot smaller pile than that for about the same price. I think the 20 footers with no nail holes, and no knots were 27 bucks a board foot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wright Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 4 hours ago, Tom King said: There are at least a couple of suppliers in every state that I know of in the South East. This is the stuff I use almost every day. It continues to get more expensive. I think the wood in this pickup load was a little over $3k. One "load" I had specially cut, which included some 1x's 5" wide and 20 feet long made a lot smaller pile than that for about the same price. I think the 20 footers with no nail holes, and no knots were 27 bucks a board foot. I paid $2 a linear foot for 6" x1.5" x8' pieces here in TX, but it did have some knots and nails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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