yeah I was hoping for someone to notice that. to be honest, I'm leaning towards buying the lumber, which is free from the nails and other foreign objects, and ready to use. reclaiming the "free" lumber takes so much time, and still doesn't fully guarantee you found ALL the nails / screws, and you might STILL damage your expensive machinery, and pay a lot more than the new lumber in the end.
I find a nail punch very helpful with this sort of work. I hit nails in my last reclaimed lumber job, even with my cheap metal detector, so the costs add up. Lucky the "Iron Wood" itself did not set off the detector. ar ar.
that's a very sharp line hehe. you nailed it mate! ["iron wood"] I bought GP Pointer from China, for literally few dollars. I didn't have high expectations, especially after a number of negative online reviews. but before spending USD127 on Garrett, I couldn't resist testing GP Pointer out. what I found out, the ferromagnetic rod inside the coil in GP Pointer was poorly assembled. I opened the battery compartment, and using 3 mm stainless steel rod, I "felt" the ferromagnetic rod, and pushed it all the way in, so that it touches the end of the orange plastic chassis. this little "hack" brought my GP Pointer to 80% of the Garrett's performance. it now detects metals, including tiny objects such as broken screw tips of 6mm in length, from 1 1/4 inch distance! I guess this made my GP Pointer usable. if iGP Pointer didn't work, I would have to spend more money on the Garrett or alike. after the systematic metal detection job on this pile of lumber, I didn't leave any nails behind. and I didn't hit any metal objects with my machines. very happy with the outcome.
@@TigerCarpenter I use a nail punch if you can see both ends and need to punch the nail back out enough to get a claw hammer on the head. The last lumber I got from the salvage yard were floor joists that had the heads ground flat. I ripped the piece and got one good half. the other half with nails could only be used if the nails were punched further in. Digging the nails out would have destroyed the timber.
yes this is the iron wood found only in the tropics I got it for "free" but this video shows how much time and effort is required to prepare this wood for the furniture making it also introduces the risk of damaging your expensive machines, should you miss one of the nails / screws buried inside the reclaimed lumber. after damaging my blades on several occasions, I tend to go for the commercially purchased wood, ready to use. in the end it will cost you a lot more if you damage your tools on the "unexpected" metal objects I hope this video answers that question: IS THE RECLAIMED WOOD REALLY FREE?
It's a lot more work than one might have thought
yeah I was hoping for someone to notice that.
to be honest, I'm leaning towards buying the lumber, which is free from the nails and other foreign objects, and ready to use. reclaiming the "free" lumber takes so much time, and still doesn't fully guarantee you found ALL the nails / screws, and you might STILL damage your expensive machinery, and pay a lot more than the new lumber in the end.
I find a nail punch very helpful with this sort of work. I hit nails in my last reclaimed lumber job, even with my cheap metal detector, so the costs add up. Lucky the "Iron Wood" itself did not set off the detector. ar ar.
that's a very sharp line hehe. you nailed it mate! ["iron wood"]
I bought GP Pointer from China, for literally few dollars. I didn't have high expectations, especially after a number of negative online reviews.
but before spending USD127 on Garrett, I couldn't resist testing GP Pointer out.
what I found out, the ferromagnetic rod inside the coil in GP Pointer was poorly assembled. I opened the battery compartment, and using 3 mm stainless steel rod, I "felt" the ferromagnetic rod, and pushed it all the way in, so that it touches the end of the orange plastic chassis.
this little "hack" brought my GP Pointer to 80% of the Garrett's performance. it now detects metals, including tiny objects such as broken screw tips of 6mm in length, from 1 1/4 inch distance!
I guess this made my GP Pointer usable.
if iGP Pointer didn't work, I would have to spend more money on the Garrett or alike.
after the systematic metal detection job on this pile of lumber, I didn't leave any nails behind. and I didn't hit any metal objects with my machines.
very happy with the outcome.
@@TigerCarpenter it's worth it.
@@Saw-IT I forgot to ask you how do you use the nail punch for this job?
@@TigerCarpenter I use a nail punch if you can see both ends and need to punch the nail back out enough to get a claw hammer on the head. The last lumber I got from the salvage yard were floor joists that had the heads ground flat. I ripped the piece and got one good half. the other half with nails could only be used if the nails were punched further in. Digging the nails out would have destroyed the timber.
@@Saw-IT thanks for the thorough explanation. I will use that method in the future, cheers!
Those are expensive wood
yes this is the iron wood found only in the tropics
I got it for "free" but this video shows how much time and effort is required to prepare this wood for the furniture making
it also introduces the risk of damaging your expensive machines, should you miss one of the nails / screws buried inside the reclaimed lumber.
after damaging my blades on several occasions, I tend to go for the commercially purchased wood, ready to use. in the end it will cost you a lot more if you damage your tools on the "unexpected" metal objects
I hope this video answers that question: IS THE RECLAIMED WOOD REALLY FREE?