Hey bro! Love your channel. It’s nice to see a fellow Christian woodworker/youtuber. My question is; what app do you use to edit video? Getting tired of iMovie. I’ve uploaded over 100 videos using it but I think it’s time to make a change.
One other thing, the reason I subscribed was due to your woodworking. But, I've come to love this channel because you seem like an amazing person that loves God and his wife. Keep doing what you're doing brother.
This is the very reason why I like this channel. It reminds me why I began learning woodworking in the first place: for my wife and my daughter. I didn't want to be that Dad my little girl couldn't rely on to fix anything... So I learned how to fix and build anything for her and my wife. Actually, I'm going to go and let them know I love them very much! Thank yall, my friend's.
Matt I'm so glad that I was able to stumble upon you and your wife's channel. I recently just started being interested in wood working and helping father in law with projects for me and my wife helps too. I'm glad to find a Christian wood working channel. God bless you both
I usually go to menards for lumber. Huge selection. Also I'm with you on the window shopping. I look at the same tools I just looked at 2 weeks ago, and have looked at on the internet 100 times.
My little tip for buying lumber at Lowe's or Home Depot: buy the 16-ft lengths if you can. They come from the lower part of the tree that's more stable, and they sit on the shelves longer because not as many people use them, so they have a longer time to dry out and show any twist. Take your battery circ saw with you and cut them up in the parking lot to fit them in your vehicle if needed. I only buy 2x4s if doing actual construction projects. For woodworking type stuff, I just buy 2x10s and 2x12s and rip them down on the table saw.
Great tip! I would not have thought of that otherwise! Lowe's here in Rapid CIty, SD has terrible quality wood, but I'll have to go back and check out their longer boards! No Home Depots within 5 hours of me.
Fellow Arkansas woodworker here. Used to do construction, but became a teacher. At the start of Spring break, when we went virtual at school, wife got a booth in Russellville and had me make shelves, benches, and other simple things since she thought I was bored. It is a small booth, so only have a few things at a time. My skill has gotten better. Been watching your videos for tips. Done a few custom shelves, bit finally got an order for a farmhouse table! Spent an hour at Lowes looking for lumber... There are good pieces, you just have to go through the entire stack.
Last year my buddy and I went to a cabinet shop outside of town and checked out the pallets of scraps and let me tell you, they had a lot of pallets of hardwood scraps. Prices ranged from $50 to $300. We bought one for $150 at $75 each and holy crow just half of that was a lot of wood. I'm still using it today. I will probably see if he wants to go in on another pallet soon. We got a great variety of wood like oak, maple, poplar, some walnut although not much of that and some type I think is alder but not too sure. Mostly panels of various sizes, some large some small. Any rate if you have a cabinet shop nearby check them out. Another great video Matt. Thanks.
You're a lucky dog. I live in Tucson Arizona flat desert no sawmills, hardwood is expensive here. I can drive 4 hours to Lumber Mills in the mountains but, down and dead Mesquite and Ironwood are plentiful. I go deep into the desert and chainsaw my own, rip down to usable pieces, but no Amish 'round these parts pard. Got lucky once I still have two 2"x14"x6' ironwood slabs, I'm just waiting for them to talk to me and tell me what project they want to be.
Hey man, new SUB here and what a great video... but the best part was hearing you talk with admiration about your wife and your marriage, congratulations! I also know how truly blessed I am to be married to my best friend and deeply in love with my wife for 15 years and how amazing the mother of my six kids is! Love your channel! Adam The New Woodworker
Mr. 731, I would like to thank you for your content, you truly are a blessing. Sure I dont know you from a whole in the wall but between the content you share and the character you are with your holy walk, you continue to show that God is good. Keep em coming bud and God Bless.
Love the marriage comedy, but love the faith and love shown!! Most of my wood i collect myself from naturally felled trees for my clocks, but for other projects I usually go to the local lowes or the sawmill thats an hr away, depends on what they've been cutting recently!! Would love to see a mallet video, and I appreciate all the hints and tips, thanks for taking the time for this!! God Bless and virtual 👊!!
The marriage testimony is awesome! My wife and I are exactly the same. The odd thing is that people close to us think that it’s abnormal to spend so much time together and “we should want our own space and time.” If that’s abnormal, I’m grateful we are! #lovenomatterwhat #gracenomatterwhat #yourspouseisyourbestfriend
@@731Woodworks My wife and I have that "problem" too. We took a road trip where our longest stint together in the car was 14 hours (stopping to eat and pit stops of course) and we just loved the time together. When we tell others that, they are usually like, "We would've been at each others throats if we were in the car that long together." God is good all the time. Especially when you keep Him first. Both my wife and I want to be second in each other's lives.
Great to learn you’re from my local here in Arkansas! I’m in North Little Rock and will be visiting Les Steen’s Hardwoods soon. It’s great to see you and your wife sharing time like you do. My wife and I-also married 22 years-do a lot together as well. Thanks for all you do and may God continue to bless you two as He has and does with us. Vic
Here is my best guess for your wood just from the couple seconds I could see them, in the order you pulled them out. Number 1,3,4,5 and 7 all look like cherry or red oak. 2 and 6 are definitely poplar. 8 does look like maple. Don't know about the cut offs. The red one is definitely cedar. The darker brown one is walnut. Next to last look like cherry again. Last one may be ash or white oak. Hope this helps
I ordered this box and got red oak, white oak, ash, poplar, a little walnut, a piece or two of maple and a very nice piece of purple heart. My thoughts are your box was very similar, and neither box had any cherry. It's easy to tell the white oak from the red as the white oak is noticeably more dense and thus heavier (also the color is a little different). White oak is prized for boat building since it's tough and resistant to the elements (and the reason the USS Constitution got its nickname, "Old Ironsides"). Anyway, there are good pieces in this box for mallets, small jewelry boxes or other small projects. I will buy it again.
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge in these videos. Like you I'm a lucky man. 48 yrs with my bride and you can bet I'd do it again. My only blind date who initially turned me down. Everything went fine until I answered the question, "why aren't you working, where have you been? The answer in the Navy wasn't what she was looking for. She simply said "I don't date sailors i assured her i didn't either. By the way owes has designated parking for vets 4a 10% discount. Those of us serving in the 60s didn't expect to be able to use the sidewalk. I hope vets patronize Lowes.
It's always good to see Ms. 731 in your videos. My wife and I were married in 1969 and our shopping trips are a lot like yours. We are both "patient" while the other shops. I enjoyed seeing you two together. When you opened the box from Amazon, I had some of the same thoughts that you did regarding what to build. I also thought that the woodworkers who turn pens might like it. I'd be interested to hear what your subscribers thought that they might build with this lumber.
I love you brother. I know how much you love your wife, because it reminds me of how I feel about my wife. You make me laugh in all of your videos, always informative, always entertaining. Thank you.
I never purchase my hardwoods at the big box stores. I'm lucky enough to have a selection of hardwood dealers within an hour of where I live here in central Indiana. Awesome videos!!! I like keeping up with your stuff.
Hey, it's the dude who was moaning about sound quality on one of your older videos the other day..... Well I finally caught up to your newer videos! And yeah that new mic is excellent 😁 fixed everything 😁
The fact that you mentioned the Lord in your video just sent my respect for you over the top sir. Im brand new to wood working and ive been watching your videos constantly. Thank you for the amazing content and the willingness to teach and help. I spent 8 years in the army and you definitely give off a veteran vibe, I like that alot as well. Have a blessed day sir!
I appreciate your service! Matthew 5:16 "In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
Oh thank you Don you just saved me from having to search, i'm in southeast Wyoming and was just going to start looking for a hardwood dealer, ran by veterans is even better!
@@jerrynix5206 probably best to call ahead to see if they have what you're looking for, inventory changes up depending on what they find deals on. Nothing exotic.
Love Bartons here in Kennett, but lumber is getting so hard to find, and all the prices went up. When I do go there in forced to go to the big box stores, and like you said, a lot of it is bowed and twisted. Here's you a cool tip a lot of people don't know. If you go to Bartons, and you see any damage what so ever in the lumber, they sell it to you 1/2 price. So say you see a 1x6 with the end chipped, go up front tell them, and it's yours 1/2 price.
I'm in central florida and I buy from the big box stores. I can usually get good boards if I dig a little. What I have found at all the other lumber yards, is that Spruce and Pine is stored outdoors and uncovered. SO its always wet. I'm willing to travel a little to find better boards. I also wish I could find 2X8 or 2X10 Spruce or SPF. No one in the state seems to have it.
@@silentscorn23 thanks for the heads up. Just moved into our new home so getting settled but I have been watching their site. That is a good deal on lumber
Awesome to see how much complaints you have for her and how the connection seems genuine. Not everyone is lucky enough to find that. Hold on and don’t let go! Love the videos !
Woodcraft has a great selection and hasn't disappointed me yet. They are constantly running deals too. Freight costs are a killer when ordering large quantities though. Almost doubled the price of the lumber as a matter of fact. $14 per board foot lumber became $27 per board foot.
I'm in southeast AL, and I couldn't find a decent hardwood supplier within 100 miles for stuff like cherry, hard maple, walnut, etc. I almost went with Woodworkers Source, but then I found two smaller mills with better prices. One is Badger Hardwoods (in Wisconsin, I think) and the other is Wall Lumber in North Carolina. I ordered from Wall because the price was slightly better, but they have an order minimum of 10 BF per species. I was able to get 10 BF each of 8/4 hard maple and cherry (surfaced two sides, one straight edge) from Wall for less than 8 BF of each would have cost at Badger, and both prices blew away Woodworkers Source.
LOVE your videos, just stumbled up on these and really like what your doing. I'm knew to trying to build a few items in woodworking and you have encouraged me to try. I know your area well in Arkansas, I live in North Mississippi and travel with my work all the time calling on the Hospitals in Arkansas. Keep doing what your doing, really enjoy and your willingness to talk about God and your Faith!
Also I've used Forest 2 Home for online orders and their prices are pretty competitive and offer free shipping. I recently ordered some walnut which is about $11/bf + shipping and theirs was $15 with free shipping. With walnut weighing about 3 lbs/bf, shipping would add up to over $90 if I had to pay for it
Next time you are in LR check out Sunset Premium Hardwoods. They have a much wider selection than Les Steens. The owner is a really good guy and has thrown in a extra piece or two for me a couple of times (don't tell him I told ya that.. lol). There is also a place here in Conway called Urban Timbers that turns locally harvested trees into ruff cut boards but you have have the tools to finish them into dimensional lumber. I really like the idea of it but, the prices are really not that much better when compared to the finished lumber you get at the other hardwood dealers and the selection is limited to what we have around here. The stock is hit or miss also because obviously they only have walnut for example if they have cut one down recently.
That Allied Supply looks just like Wightman Lumber here in New York near Cooperstown. Wightman has all sizes of white pine. In a climate controlled building is red and white oak, plain and curly cherry, hard and soft maple (plain, curly and bird's eye), basswood, poplar and walnut. Moldings are in another building.
I didnt catch your rocking chair joke at first. Once I was in Lowe's and i was looking through some 2 x 4's. I cut open a new stack of wood and I had half the pile on the floor cause I couldn't find one straight piece. The manager came by and asked if I needed some help. I said I needed some straight boards. He said the whole pile was full of them. He didn't even stop to help because he knew there weren't any!!
Next time you come up here, stop at Sunset Premium Hardwood. It's on Arch Street north of Sheridan in the Landmark area. AH-MAZE-ING selection of exotic stuff and VERY easy and reasonable fellas to work with.
I'm not sure if all that wood is the same species, but that second board you picked up is definitely poplar. I have a vintage dresser made out of it, the drawer fronts look just like that. Beautiful!
I'm newly subbed to you. I'm a beginning wood worker so I love watching these. I also forwarded your channel to my cousin because he is new to this as well. Thanks for what you do.
One odd place you can sometimes get big sheets of lumber from is church pews. Sometimes a church redoes their space, and replaces their pews, and they get down to a few left over (usual sales are from expanding or renovating established churches to newer churches, who may have less space) and you can sometimes get those for a surprisingly low price.
In Northwest Arkansas, Springdale, you will find that Schaller Lumber has cabinet grade solid wood, c g plywood, mdf, Baltic birch, Masonite, a large selection of poplar random length and live edge pieces.
I am doing a project for a friend right now making a wheelchair ramp to get into her manufactured home and the wood I got from the "Orange Box" and it is the worst. I let it sit in my shop area for a day while I was setting up the cuts and it twisted very badly. I took it back and went to the lumber yard in my area. The wood does cost a bit more but the quality is amazing. I will never buy wood from the Big Box stores any longer. I just looked up "Contractor's Wood Supply near me" and it was right there in my area.
Okay, I have a challenge for you. My friend is handicapped from 2 strokes. Subsequently, she has suffered contractures on her right side so can't use her right hand at all. I'm trying to make it easier for her to cook (her passion). She wants to be able to shred cheese, carrots and such. It would also be great if she could slice tomatoes and other veg. I know it's a BIG ask, but if I could make her something that would help her do what she likes, I would be grateful!
@@731Woodworks I'm not sure.... Maybe a holder for one of those plastic shredders you can get. Your wife might know what I mean (LOL). Something that won't slip all over the counter. I've hit a wall with this design and am looking for ideas. An all in one design would be best for the comfort of the kitchen. I feel like I'm being overrun with cooking stuff! Hahaha
I will take a stab at the box lol. Pretty sure it was oak,poplar, cherry,the colorful one was either aromatic cedar if it smells like a hamster cage lol or it was purpleheart cedar. Pretty sure the real dense stuff was hickory. Just want to say really love your videos and all the help you put out their. I have found your videos very informative and helpful in a lot of ways. Thanks.
I use big box stores and local sawmills have great prices on specialized woods (getting ready to pick up some rainbow poplar). Never bought online, but I may need to check that out.
About a third of that box was softwood. I saw poplar, pine, cedar as well as the following hardwoods: cherry walnut, ash and I believe white oak. I haven't watched to the end, but there should be ~$25 plus shipping there. That 1x6x8 cherry would be about $2 here.
When you're shopping a big box store for lumber, even if it's just for shop furniture or a jig for a table or band saw, or a router table. Look for lumber that is marked KD-HT. That stands for Kiln Dried-Heat Treated. Generally this lumber is going to be much straighter than just about anything else they're selling, and that's because it has been kiln dried AND heat treated. The moisture level in this lumber is going to be very low compared to lumber that has only been kiln dried. The benefit of this is that you don't have to really worry about the lumber twisting, cupping or bowing, after it has been ripped, re-sawed, or cross cut.
the reason your marriage has stayed strong for 21 years is because you are honest and humble. all of us can see those 2 qualities overflowing in your videos. women love those 2 qualities as well. my best wishes to you from India and hope u two hit 50 together
Hey Matt, shout-out from Chicago. Awesome channel, my wife loves your project and now is making me do them lol... I would love to see your versions of a farmhouse computer desk and a L-shaped desk. I've built both of them already with a 4x4 base/legs... looks awesome...
Last comment I promise sir lol I just want you and all your viewers to know that Wood Craft is having a 60-70% of sale on all Purple Heart lol I just bought almost $200 worth that I will use for inlays and small pieces in future pieces and what they sent me was amazingly straight and flat all 3/4” thick and I got form 2’ through 6’ awesome deal you will not find cheaper Purple Heart in the us than the sale that they are having
I have recently found a lumber source that is close to me, and may have a second source. You're right, local is the way to go, if you want wood that is not warped, bent or twisted. The store staff has no problem ripping down a 1x12 or a 1x8, and I don't think I'm getting charged for the cut. I paid roughly $4.50 each, for two 6 foot 1x4s. I don't think that's bad for straight wood. I have one other place to check out that is closer, but I think I'll spend more there.
This might be common knowledge but I can get decent pine at Home Depot, what you might consider select or #1 without buying the pine that is actually labeled as select grade. If you look for the 2x12s, you can typically find boards that have a combination of rift/quarter sawn and plain sawn. You have to go through the trouble of ripping the lumber yourself since part of the 2x12 will be plain sawn and not ideal for fine furniture. But typically, this is a pretty good value especially compared to the select boards they have in stock there. Typically, you can get about 2 2x4s of good rift/quarter sawn lumber and then a third 2x4 of flat sawn. This usually puts the cost of the 2x4s at 50-75% the cost of their select labeled pine, which usually is not even that good of quality. At my local Home Depot, we have southern yellow pine that comes typically wetter (12-20% moisture) than the other lumber so I try to stock up and dry it in my drying room so it's ready to go later. The rift sawn portions of each board are near perfect--tight straight grain with hardly any knots if at all. Some have quarter sawn portions instead of rift sawn which are easier to find. It's kinda rare to find rift sawn boards in 2x12, sometimes I'll get the 2x10s which I've noticed have a higher likelihood of having rift sawn boards but 2x12s are the best value, if you only consider the amount of lumber you get and the dollar cost. At my Home Depot, the 2x12s are on a different aisle than the 2x4s--at mine, it's sort of mixed in with the treated lumber so you might have to look a little bit to find them. You'll have to rip cut and cross cut the boards some to remove the big knots but if you take the time to process the boards some and dry them right, you'll have cheap but durable furniture-grade lumber. I thought I saw you check out their 2x12s when you were at HD so I thought I'd explain further since I don't think you mentioned the possibility of good lumber from 2x12s.
Thanks for mentioning the contractor discount or professional discount. I hadn’t thought of that. I always ask for the military discount and the sales tax exemption. But no one has ever offered the contractor discount.
Man I live in Rison which is an hour from LR. I know the struggle of getting wood in AR :( I had to drive to Memphis one time just to get some hard wood on a Saturday and I drove all the way to Fort Smith to get my SawStop
@@731Woodworks The saw is great! One of the best purchases I've made. I'm a software engineer so I need to keep all my fingers haha. I just bought the new woodpecker rip-flip fence stop system they made. I can't wait for it!
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Hey bro! Love your channel. It’s nice to see a fellow Christian woodworker/youtuber. My question is; what app do you use to edit video? Getting tired of iMovie. I’ve uploaded over 100 videos using it but I think it’s time to make a change.
Arkansas has a bunch wood mills, i don't live there i am in Oklahoma near eastern boarder with Arkansas.
Checked out your advice on where to find hardwood lumber. You were ‘spot’ on. Thanks again
Thank you
One other thing, the reason I subscribed was due to your woodworking. But, I've come to love this channel because you seem like an amazing person that loves God and his wife. Keep doing what you're doing brother.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Amen, brother!
SAAAAAME!
Well said.
🙏🇺🇲💪 that's right
This is the very reason why I like this channel. It reminds me why I began learning woodworking in the first place: for my wife and my daughter. I didn't want to be that Dad my little girl couldn't rely on to fix anything... So I learned how to fix and build anything for her and my wife. Actually, I'm going to go and let them know I love them very much! Thank yall, my friend's.
Matt I'm so glad that I was able to stumble upon you and your wife's channel. I recently just started being interested in wood working and helping father in law with projects for me and my wife helps too. I'm glad to find a Christian wood working channel. God bless you both
I usually go to menards for lumber. Huge selection. Also I'm with you on the window shopping. I look at the same tools I just looked at 2 weeks ago, and have looked at on the internet 100 times.
lol
My little tip for buying lumber at Lowe's or Home Depot: buy the 16-ft lengths if you can. They come from the lower part of the tree that's more stable, and they sit on the shelves longer because not as many people use them, so they have a longer time to dry out and show any twist. Take your battery circ saw with you and cut them up in the parking lot to fit them in your vehicle if needed.
I only buy 2x4s if doing actual construction projects. For woodworking type stuff, I just buy 2x10s and 2x12s and rip them down on the table saw.
That is excellent information! Thank you
Great tip! I would not have thought of that otherwise! Lowe's here in Rapid CIty, SD has terrible quality wood, but I'll have to go back and check out their longer boards! No Home Depots within 5 hours of me.
The box stores will usually cut them in half for you as well. Depending on the store, there may be a small cut fee.
" Take your battery circ saw with you and cut them up in the parking lot to fit them in your vehicle if needed." THE BEST ADVICE EVER!
That's awesome advice! I never thought it through like that but that makes perfect sense. Thanks!
Fellow Arkansas woodworker here. Used to do construction, but became a teacher. At the start of Spring break, when we went virtual at school, wife got a booth in Russellville and had me make shelves, benches, and other simple things since she thought I was bored. It is a small booth, so only have a few things at a time. My skill has gotten better. Been watching your videos for tips. Done a few custom shelves, bit finally got an order for a farmhouse table! Spent an hour at Lowes looking for lumber... There are good pieces, you just have to go through the entire stack.
Hello neighbor!
Last year my buddy and I went to a cabinet shop outside of town and checked out the pallets of scraps and let me tell you, they had a lot of pallets of hardwood scraps. Prices ranged from $50 to $300. We bought one for $150 at $75 each and holy crow just half of that was a lot of wood. I'm still using it today. I will probably see if he wants to go in on another pallet soon. We got a great variety of wood like oak, maple, poplar, some walnut although not much of that and some type I think is alder but not too sure. Mostly panels of various sizes, some large some small. Any rate if you have a cabinet shop nearby check them out.
Another great video Matt. Thanks.
Good info thanks
Man, the way you speak of your wife is absolutely heartwarming!
And that, "Mrs. 731" is hilarious!
I buy my lumber from my local Amish sawmills. The closest one is just a 5 minute drive so its most certainly convenient.
that's awesome
You're a lucky dog. I live in Tucson Arizona flat desert no sawmills, hardwood is expensive here. I can drive 4 hours to Lumber Mills in the mountains but, down and dead Mesquite and Ironwood are plentiful. I go deep into the desert and chainsaw my own, rip down to usable pieces, but no Amish 'round these parts pard. Got lucky once I still have two 2"x14"x6' ironwood slabs, I'm just waiting for them to talk to me and tell me what project they want to be.
Hey man, new SUB here and what a great video... but the best part was hearing you talk with admiration about your wife and your marriage, congratulations! I also know how truly blessed I am to be married to my best friend and deeply in love with my wife for 15 years and how amazing the mother of my six kids is! Love your channel!
Adam
The New Woodworker
I appreciate that!
@@731Woodworks you’re very welcome! Happy Thanksgiving!
-Adam
The New Woodworker
I don’t think there can ever be too many mallet videos as each one is unique.
Thanks
Mr. 731, I would like to thank you for your content, you truly are a blessing. Sure I dont know you from a whole in the wall but between the content you share and the character you are with your holy walk, you continue to show that God is good. Keep em coming bud and God Bless.
I appreciate the kind words!
Love the marriage comedy, but love the faith and love shown!! Most of my wood i collect myself from naturally felled trees for my clocks, but for other projects I usually go to the local lowes or the sawmill thats an hr away, depends on what they've been cutting recently!! Would love to see a mallet video, and I appreciate all the hints and tips, thanks for taking the time for this!! God Bless and virtual 👊!!
Thank you
The love you have and show for your wife is an inspiration!
She’s quite easy to love!
The marriage testimony is awesome! My wife and I are exactly the same. The odd thing is that people close to us think that it’s abnormal to spend so much time together and “we should want our own space and time.” If that’s abnormal, I’m grateful we are! #lovenomatterwhat #gracenomatterwhat #yourspouseisyourbestfriend
Exactly same here. Everyone things we are the weird ones lol
@@731Woodworks My wife and I have that "problem" too. We took a road trip where our longest stint together in the car was 14 hours (stopping to eat and pit stops of course) and we just loved the time together. When we tell others that, they are usually like, "We would've been at each others throats if we were in the car that long together." God is good all the time. Especially when you keep Him first. Both my wife and I want to be second in each other's lives.
That’s awesome and rare these days! You’re certainly blessed
@@731Woodworks All I can say is, AMEN! And, I forgot to thank you for the great video. Thank you.
Me too. 42 years and counting
Great to learn you’re from my local here in Arkansas! I’m in North Little Rock and will be visiting Les Steen’s Hardwoods soon. It’s great to see you and your wife sharing time like you do. My wife and I-also married 22 years-do a lot together as well. Thanks for all you do and may God continue to bless you two as He has and does with us.
Vic
Thank you. Had some tell me that Sunset Premium Hardwood in Little Rock has more selection than Les Steen
@@731Woodworks thank you!
Would definitely like to see a mallet video.
Noted!
Definitely grate idea on a mallet video😁
Me too, but I'm really suspect about that... Because I love mallets. 😬
I second this request! :)
Mallet video is on the channel now
Heck yes on the mallet video. Awesome info thank you. I completely agree buy local, but small.
Mallet video is here: ua-cam.com/video/ymS8qQELWdI/v-deo.html
Here is my best guess for your wood just from the couple seconds I could see them, in the order you pulled them out. Number 1,3,4,5 and 7 all look like cherry or red oak. 2 and 6 are definitely poplar. 8 does look like maple. Don't know about the cut offs. The red one is definitely cedar. The darker brown one is walnut. Next to last look like cherry again. Last one may be ash or white oak. Hope this helps
thank you!
Agreed. Also 2 and 6 are 100% poplar and the purple one has got to be purple heart
I ordered this box and got red oak, white oak, ash, poplar, a little walnut, a piece or two of maple and a very nice piece of purple heart. My thoughts are your box was very similar, and neither box had any cherry. It's easy to tell the white oak from the red as the white oak is noticeably more dense and thus heavier (also the color is a little different). White oak is prized for boat building since it's tough and resistant to the elements (and the reason the USS Constitution got its nickname, "Old Ironsides"). Anyway, there are good pieces in this box for mallets, small jewelry boxes or other small projects. I will buy it again.
Thanks for sharing
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge in these videos. Like you I'm a lucky man. 48 yrs with my bride and you can bet I'd do it again. My only blind date who initially turned me down. Everything went fine until I answered the question, "why aren't you working, where have you been? The answer in the Navy wasn't what she was looking for. She simply said "I don't date sailors i assured her i didn't either. By the way owes has designated parking for vets 4a 10% discount. Those of us serving in the 60s didn't expect to be able to use the sidewalk. I hope vets patronize Lowes.
Thank you for your service!
You had me at “I coulda made a hundred rocking chairs.” 🤣🤣🤣 New subscriber 👊🏽
lol 👊🏻
Lol the tool window shopping! I do that every time! Especially when I got my eye out for those clearance tags
It's always good to see Ms. 731 in your videos. My wife and I were married in 1969 and our shopping trips are a lot like yours. We are both "patient" while the other shops. I enjoyed seeing you two together. When you opened the box from Amazon, I had some of the same thoughts that you did regarding what to build. I also thought that the woodworkers who turn pens might like it. I'd be interested to hear what your subscribers thought that they might build with this lumber.
Thank you. I like it when she's in the videos too
Ty vm for always commenting on the military and their discounts. I am new subscriber and love your channel. God Bless and stay safe!
thank you
I love you brother. I know how much you love your wife, because it reminds me of how I feel about my wife. You make me laugh in all of your videos, always informative, always entertaining. Thank you.
Thank you
I never purchase my hardwoods at the big box stores. I'm lucky enough to have a selection of hardwood dealers within an hour of where I live here in central Indiana. Awesome videos!!! I like keeping up with your stuff.
thank you for watching
Do you think you could do a quick video on how you choose the wood for a project and how to tell if it is good/bad/ect?
Thank you for the idea. I’ll look into it
VERY INTERESTED!!!!!!!
Hey, it's the dude who was moaning about sound quality on one of your older videos the other day.....
Well I finally caught up to your newer videos! And yeah that new mic is excellent 😁 fixed everything 😁
Thank you 👊🏻. It’s a work in progress and learning as I go
The fact that you mentioned the Lord in your video just sent my respect for you over the top sir. Im brand new to wood working and ive been watching your videos constantly. Thank you for the amazing content and the willingness to teach and help. I spent 8 years in the army and you definitely give off a veteran vibe, I like that alot as well. Have a blessed day sir!
I appreciate your service! Matthew 5:16 "In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
Thanks for another great video! Time to expand my horizon out of homedepot and support local business.
Go for it
I'm in northern colorado and I buy a lot from Western Hardwoods in Wellington. Great prices, selections change, and it's run by veterans!
Awesome. Lucky to have a place like that!
Oh thank you Don you just saved me from having to search, i'm in southeast Wyoming and was just going to start looking for a hardwood dealer, ran by veterans is even better!
@@jerrynix5206 probably best to call ahead to see if they have what you're looking for, inventory changes up depending on what they find deals on. Nothing exotic.
@@donlightbody8270 great, thanks again! I will call first for sure.
Love Bartons here in Kennett, but lumber is getting so hard to find, and all the prices went up. When I do go there in forced to go to the big box stores, and like you said, a lot of it is bowed and twisted.
Here's you a cool tip a lot of people don't know. If you go to Bartons, and you see any damage what so ever in the lumber, they sell it to you 1/2 price. So say you see a 1x6 with the end chipped, go up front tell them, and it's yours 1/2 price.
Good tip, thanks
I'm in central florida and I buy from the big box stores. I can usually get good boards if I dig a little. What I have found at all the other lumber yards, is that Spruce and Pine is stored outdoors and uncovered. SO its always wet. I'm willing to travel a little to find better boards. I also wish I could find 2X8 or 2X10 Spruce or SPF. No one in the state seems to have it.
My local lumber store stores lumber outside but it’s covered
Bring on the mallet video I like the looks of yours and would like to see how you do it. Bless You Brother !!
Thank you
I live in phoenix arizona and have a woodworkers source about 3/4 of a mile from me and they have an amazing selection of wood and great people
Awesome
@@731Woodworks I'm just getting into woodworking and your videos are a big help
Thank you
Living in the Phoenix area, I shop at Woodworkers Source.
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Check out petermans lumber off 43rd ave and i-10. Great prices and a huge selection
@@silentscorn23 I'll do that. Thanks for the tip :)
@@bloodtypexneg here now. 4 bucks a bf for 6/4 maple. 4.50 a bf for 6/4 cherry.
@@silentscorn23 thanks for the heads up. Just moved into our new home so getting settled but I have been watching their site. That is a good deal on lumber
I saw Ash.. Tulip Poplar(Tulip tree).. Red cedar(You we’re calling Walnut) Red Oak. Nice!
Thanks for the info!
The lumber with greenish color is most likely poplar.
Thank you
Agreeded it looks like poplar to me too
Worth mentioning: you can drop one side and use the clamps to hold boards in place for easier painting. I did this for staining/painting doors.
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Awesome to see how much complaints you have for her and how the connection seems genuine. Not everyone is lucky enough to find that. Hold on and don’t let go! Love the videos !
I'm holding on with both hands. She's definitely a keeper!
Wow. I used to live Monticello about 4 years ago. Wish I had found this then!
the first board looks like maple, the second one definitely looks like poplar. thanks for the video!
Thank
“Boy I listened ALOT” 😂😂😂
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Woodcraft has a great selection and hasn't disappointed me yet. They are constantly running deals too. Freight costs are a killer when ordering large quantities though. Almost doubled the price of the lumber as a matter of fact. $14 per board foot lumber became $27 per board foot.
Thanks for the info
I'm in southeast AL, and I couldn't find a decent hardwood supplier within 100 miles for stuff like cherry, hard maple, walnut, etc. I almost went with Woodworkers Source, but then I found two smaller mills with better prices. One is Badger Hardwoods (in Wisconsin, I think) and the other is Wall Lumber in North Carolina. I ordered from Wall because the price was slightly better, but they have an order minimum of 10 BF per species. I was able to get 10 BF each of 8/4 hard maple and cherry (surfaced two sides, one straight edge) from Wall for less than 8 BF of each would have cost at Badger, and both prices blew away Woodworkers Source.
great info. Thanks for sharing
LOVE your videos, just stumbled up on these and really like what your doing. I'm knew to trying to build a few items in woodworking and you have encouraged me to try. I know your area well in Arkansas, I live in North Mississippi and travel with my work all the time calling on the Hospitals in Arkansas. Keep doing what your doing, really enjoy and your willingness to talk about God and your Faith!
Thank you.
Greetings from Greenbrier AR. I just came across your channel and I really love your Content. Keep up the good work.
Also I've used Forest 2 Home for online orders and their prices are pretty competitive and offer free shipping. I recently ordered some walnut which is about $11/bf + shipping and theirs was $15 with free shipping. With walnut weighing about 3 lbs/bf, shipping would add up to over $90 if I had to pay for it
I’ve looked at their website. Seems like they have decent prices
Next time you are in LR check out Sunset Premium Hardwoods. They have a much wider selection than Les Steens. The owner is a really good guy and has thrown in a extra piece or two for me a couple of times (don't tell him I told ya that.. lol). There is also a place here in Conway called Urban Timbers that turns locally harvested trees into ruff cut boards but you have have the tools to finish them into dimensional lumber. I really like the idea of it but, the prices are really not that much better when compared to the finished lumber you get at the other hardwood dealers and the selection is limited to what we have around here. The stock is hit or miss also because obviously they only have walnut for example if they have cut one down recently.
Awesome. Thanks for the info
Big fan f this guy after this video! God bless bro
thank you
That Allied Supply looks just like Wightman Lumber here in New York near Cooperstown. Wightman has all sizes of white pine. In a climate controlled building is red and white oak, plain and curly cherry, hard and soft maple (plain, curly and bird's eye), basswood, poplar and walnut. Moldings are in another building.
I bet that's nice to have in your area!
@@731Woodworks Yes, it sure is.
I didnt catch your rocking chair joke at first. Once I was in Lowe's and i was looking through some 2 x 4's. I cut open a new stack of wood and I had half the pile on the floor cause I couldn't find one straight piece. The manager came by and asked if I needed some help. I said I needed some straight boards. He said the whole pile was full of them. He didn't even stop to help because he knew there weren't any!!
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Next time you come up here, stop at Sunset Premium Hardwood. It's on Arch Street north of Sheridan in the Landmark area. AH-MAZE-ING selection of exotic stuff and VERY easy and reasonable fellas to work with.
Awesome. I’ll have to check them out
Such a good channel great content. Not only wood info also great life content I'm obsessed
I appreciate that!
That was an excellent
video thank you for the information.
Glad it was helpful!
Man I love your channel! Great woodworking, great ethics, great relationship advice! Cant beat it! Keep up the awesome work please!
I appreciate that!
I'm not sure if all that wood is the same species, but that second board you picked up is definitely poplar. I have a vintage dresser made out of it, the drawer fronts look just like that. Beautiful!
Thanks for the info!
Great information. Great advise. Love your humor and of course your knowledge! Thanks! 👍
Thank you
I'm newly subbed to you. I'm a beginning wood worker so I love watching these. I also forwarded your channel to my cousin because he is new to this as well. Thanks for what you do.
Welcome aboard!
Thank you
I appreciate your video. I love your shirt!
Thank you
One odd place you can sometimes get big sheets of lumber from is church pews. Sometimes a church redoes their space, and replaces their pews, and they get down to a few left over (usual sales are from expanding or renovating established churches to newer churches, who may have less space) and you can sometimes get those for a surprisingly low price.
In Northwest Arkansas, Springdale, you will find that Schaller Lumber has cabinet grade solid wood, c g plywood, mdf, Baltic birch, Masonite, a large selection of poplar random length and live edge pieces.
Nice selections!
We have 84 Lumber here in the San Antonio area. Great place!
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I am doing a project for a friend right now making a wheelchair ramp to get into her manufactured home and the wood I got from the "Orange Box" and it is the worst. I let it sit in my shop area for a day while I was setting up the cuts and it twisted very badly. I took it back and went to the lumber yard in my area. The wood does cost a bit more but the quality is amazing. I will never buy wood from the Big Box stores any longer. I just looked up "Contractor's Wood Supply near me" and it was right there in my area.
glad you were able to return the other
I have found that if you are cutting short lengths for certain projects, you can still use bowed or warped boards if they aren't to bad.
True
September is the hevho month of woodworking for small projects, home decor for the coming holidays.
I have a woodcraft store about 30 minutes from me and have picked up some very nice hardwood at very reasonable prices.
you're lucky!
Great video. Love your fun spirited personality. Always make it fun and interesting. You have practical advice. Thanks for all you do.
Thank you
Find local saw mills too. There is one in Mulberry that is fantastic and thier slab bundles are great for practicing and smaller projects
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That was a nice story about you and your wife. Congratulations.
Thank you!
The one that has a greenesh tone is poplar. Thanks for the video
Thank you
New subscriber and have enjoyed your videos so far. You and miss 731 make me smile and remind me of my wife. Thanks for the videos brother
Welcome! Thank you
I found a guy with a sawmill the other day. Red oak was only $40 for an 8 ft 23 inches wide. All kiln dried too!
Okay, I have a challenge for you. My friend is handicapped from 2 strokes. Subsequently, she has suffered contractures on her right side so can't use her right hand at all. I'm trying to make it easier for her to cook (her passion). She wants to be able to shred cheese, carrots and such. It would also be great if she could slice tomatoes and other veg. I know it's a BIG ask, but if I could make her something that would help her do what she likes, I would be grateful!
Hello. Not sure what I could make that would assist. Do you have ideas?
@@731Woodworks I'm not sure.... Maybe a holder for one of those plastic shredders you can get. Your wife might know what I mean (LOL). Something that won't slip all over the counter. I've hit a wall with this design and am looking for ideas. An all in one design would be best for the comfort of the kitchen. I feel like I'm being overrun with cooking stuff! Hahaha
Thanks for the tips, Matt....excellent info!
Thank you
I will take a stab at the box lol. Pretty sure it was oak,poplar, cherry,the colorful one was either aromatic cedar if it smells like a hamster cage lol or it was purpleheart cedar. Pretty sure the real dense stuff was hickory. Just want to say really love your videos and all the help you put out their. I have found your videos very informative and helpful in a lot of ways. Thanks.
I appreciate the kind words. Glad the videos are helpful
Yes, last see a mallet video. It’s great having lunch with 731 Woodworks!
Thank you
I use big box stores and local sawmills have great prices on specialized woods (getting ready to pick up some rainbow poplar). Never bought online, but I may need to check that out.
That's awesome
I would definitely enjoy a mallet video, especially since I haven't made one yet.
thank you
I would love to see a mallet video. Also future sawdust needs to be on a Tshirt.
lol thanks
About a third of that box was softwood. I saw poplar, pine, cedar as well as the following hardwoods: cherry walnut, ash and I believe white oak. I haven't watched to the end, but there should be ~$25 plus shipping there. That 1x6x8 cherry would be about $2 here.
Thank you
Give Lowe's a try with their Pro program. They're rolling out a lot of good/neat things for Pros. Great video, thanks.
Thanks for the tip!
@@731Woodworks Happy to help. If you run into any issues, shoot me a message. I'll see what I can do for ya from my store.
When you're shopping a big box store for lumber, even if it's just for shop furniture or a jig for a table or band saw, or a router table. Look for lumber that is marked KD-HT. That stands for Kiln Dried-Heat Treated. Generally this lumber is going to be much straighter than just about anything else they're selling, and that's because it has been kiln dried AND heat treated. The moisture level in this lumber is going to be very low compared to lumber that has only been kiln dried. The benefit of this is that you don't have to really worry about the lumber twisting, cupping or bowing, after it has been ripped, re-sawed, or cross cut.
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Hey Matt, shout-out from Chicago. Awesome channel, my wife loves your project and now is making me do them lol... I would love to see your versions of a farmhouse computer desk and a L-shaped desk. I've built both of them already with a 4x4 base/legs... looks awesome...
Thanks for the ideas
I was just in Lowes last night and it is out again already. Lol We are not even through Halloween yet
I find an awesome hard wood lumber today.
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Last comment I promise sir lol I just want you and all your viewers to know that Wood Craft is having a 60-70% of sale on all Purple Heart lol I just bought almost $200 worth that I will use for inlays and small pieces in future pieces and what they sent me was amazingly straight and flat all 3/4” thick and I got form 2’ through 6’ awesome deal you will not find cheaper Purple Heart in the us than the sale that they are having
Wow. Thanks for the heads up!
No greaTer Love. The shirt is awesome. And great info.
Thank you
Awesome, THanks!
You're welcome!
Please make a mallet video, love to make one....thanks...love all your videos
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I have recently found a lumber source that is close to me, and may have a second source. You're right, local is the way to go, if you want wood that is not warped, bent or twisted. The store staff has no problem ripping down a 1x12 or a 1x8, and I don't think I'm getting charged for the cut. I paid roughly $4.50 each, for two 6 foot 1x4s. I don't think that's bad for straight wood. I have one other place to check out that is closer, but I think I'll spend more there.
That's great!
This might be common knowledge but I can get decent pine at Home Depot, what you might consider select or #1 without buying the pine that is actually labeled as select grade. If you look for the 2x12s, you can typically find boards that have a combination of rift/quarter sawn and plain sawn. You have to go through the trouble of ripping the lumber yourself since part of the 2x12 will be plain sawn and not ideal for fine furniture. But typically, this is a pretty good value especially compared to the select boards they have in stock there. Typically, you can get about 2 2x4s of good rift/quarter sawn lumber and then a third 2x4 of flat sawn. This usually puts the cost of the 2x4s at 50-75% the cost of their select labeled pine, which usually is not even that good of quality. At my local Home Depot, we have southern yellow pine that comes typically wetter (12-20% moisture) than the other lumber so I try to stock up and dry it in my drying room so it's ready to go later.
The rift sawn portions of each board are near perfect--tight straight grain with hardly any knots if at all. Some have quarter sawn portions instead of rift sawn which are easier to find. It's kinda rare to find rift sawn boards in 2x12, sometimes I'll get the 2x10s which I've noticed have a higher likelihood of having rift sawn boards but 2x12s are the best value, if you only consider the amount of lumber you get and the dollar cost. At my Home Depot, the 2x12s are on a different aisle than the 2x4s--at mine, it's sort of mixed in with the treated lumber so you might have to look a little bit to find them. You'll have to rip cut and cross cut the boards some to remove the big knots but if you take the time to process the boards some and dry them right, you'll have cheap but durable furniture-grade lumber.
I thought I saw you check out their 2x12s when you were at HD so I thought I'd explain further since I don't think you mentioned the possibility of good lumber from 2x12s.
Awesome info! Thank you
The first board you pulled out of your mystery box looked like white oak or some type of oak, and the second board looked like poplar.
Thank you
A must see video is Matt’s Mallet build!!!
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I recently tried Bell Forest for a project pack and it wasn’t bad. Also had some filler pieces like the box you got.
Good to know
If you have Amish around they can be good to work with as well!
Thanks for mentioning the contractor discount or professional discount. I hadn’t thought of that. I always ask for the military discount and the sales tax exemption. But no one has ever offered the contractor discount.
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Man I live in Rison which is an hour from LR. I know the struggle of getting wood in AR :( I had to drive to Memphis one time just to get some hard wood on a Saturday and I drove all the way to Fort Smith to get my SawStop
nice saw! How do you like it?
@@731Woodworks The saw is great! One of the best purchases I've made. I'm a software engineer so I need to keep all my fingers haha. I just bought the new woodpecker rip-flip fence stop system they made. I can't wait for it!
Nice set up