tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post8347887693545183548..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: Source Material IIIAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-10104016130558439942009-03-18T11:18:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:18:00.000-04:00You should get enough wood, no matter which specie...You should get enough wood, no matter which species, to replace everything even if you can salvage something - that way, there will be enough down to road (keep the extra in storage) as eventually, the original remainder might need replacing and you will have the matching species.<BR/>If it were up to me, I'd go with something local and harvested in a sustainable way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-3311672983347409582009-03-18T08:44:00.000-04:002009-03-18T08:44:00.000-04:00I was surprised that you didn't include river-reco...I was surprised that you didn't include river-recovered "sinker" cypress as an option. As sustainably harvested as can be, and old growth stuff to boot. Of course, there is that whole non-native species thing, as well as the resultant need to truck all that stuff from Florida or Louisiana to New England, which I find really undesirable. <BR/><BR/>Was wondering how hard black locust is on hand tools, considering its density. I am picking up a couple of timbers from a sawyer in N.J. on Friday and am curious as to what I am in for.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your always interesting posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com