Very interesting my friend 😊 I often have the opportunity to get hold of reclaimed wood for free and it's usually because I am the one taking it apart to reclaim it, but it never occurred to me that such things are happening. I hope this video helps people to become aware of such things 😊 ॐ
The species of wood needs to be taken into account as well as the knowledge of it being truly well seasoned and probably more ecologically friendly to use. I was given a lot of quarter sawn genuine mahogany many years ago that came from a Victorian building that needed to be demolished. They were about 6 x 6 inch newel posts around 5 feet long. I'm sure in the right hands today, it would sell for great price and be in demand for those that know how hard it is to find these days 😊 I never turn any offer down due to the value of it to me. I can buy as much timber that I want at a local mill, but it's all freshly cut or kiln dried. I know what I prefer to work with and would honestly be glad to pay more for reclaimed wood if I needed too 😊 ॐ
The Wood Yogi now that sounds like the kind of old growth mahogany that people love. It’s great that you have it in the jewel post form, too which gives you something to reference back to in case people want to know where it came from! 👍
Good day! I am a new family member to your humble channel. Zamn I did not know about that "Reclaim Wood Fraud" oh my goodness mehn. I need to look into that whenever, I do go to the lumber yard again.... Oh so basically those other retailers that be saying they selling reclaim wood be spamming? Wow! Thanks for sharing this vital information my friend
About Face With Mona thanks Mona! Yesterday I was messaging with 3-4 people that had a laundry 🧺 list of criticisms of this video so I really appreciate your feedback! I’m relatively new to RU-vid content creation and it’s a lot trickier than I would’ve thought 💭. It’s weird because I know a good video when I watch one but MAKING a good video is another thing entirely! 😆
@@CommercialForest I have only been on YT since September. I get a thumbs down or 2 on every video before they even watch. I am not sure why people are mean lol. I thought you did an excellent job, both in content and presentation. I enjoy learning about a wide variety of subjects. Your video held my attention. You are doing great
About Face With Mona thanks. You too, Mona! When I started, I did not think I could really be interested in videos that were outside of my niche. Yet I find engagement comes from all over and I find myself watching (and being genuinely interested )in all kinds of topics. This morning, it was the cosmetics industry!
I tore down a 100+ year old house and used some of the timbers to build a garage. Had thousands of board feet of white pine lumber left over. It was very difficult to get rid of. Got maybe a few hundred dollars in the end. I would love to have known who was paying big bucks for reclaimed lumber. Could be my area - lots of old farmhouses and barns that are getting too old to maintain. The olny ones worth money are those that have chestnut timbers.
Peter Collin Hi Peter - I was surprised by some of the comments received from this video. I live in Southern California, so that’s my frame of reference. However, this video goes out to everyone, worldwide. A lot of people (mostly in rural areas) said something to the effect of “ what the hell are you talking about?” The expensive reclaimed wood phenomenon seems to be limited to wealthier areas. To many other people, it is just used wood!
@@CommercialForest There is an issue of practicality with the antique stuff. It is all rough sawn, and not standardized like modern lumber. So if it is used as structural timber, it is problematic because there will be an inch of variance with width and thickness! Nice thing is that the old timbers are heavy - I had lots of 4X6s and bigger. so your resulting structure will likely be strong to the point of being overbuilt. I tried resawing that old pine to make finer projects with. It was impossible to get every bit of metal out of them, and I wrecked many sawblades from those brittle square nails that break off inside and avoid getting detected. I gave up on it - no more reclaimed lumber for me. The only selling point I can see is that it's cheap if not free.
Yes agree mate people buy reclaimed a lot of the time because they think it's more environmentally friendly so very deceptive what the company did with the fence posts I think. 🤔
karlpopewoodcraft that was my thought too. I was initially repulsed (and still am). Ethically wrong but legally OK.... recipe for disaster, if you ask me.
tubbyguyoutdoors how are you doing? Merry Christmas 🎁 to you. I heard the weather is a little bit mild for this time of year in Ontario. We actually live about 15 minutes away from Ontario California, FYI. As you can imagine that causes a lot of confusion for travelers. Ontario, CA - does that mean Ontario Canada or Ontario California? 🤷♂️ 😝
It’s been really mild we had a pretty good storm come through and some cold days then it warmed right up yesterday was plus 7 so around 42 degrees I think and it’s currently plus 2 so 34 ish and the snow is all but gone .
It’s definitely big business in Southern California. It’s kind of funny because people in rural areas “reclaim” things all the time out of practicality. it’s the wine 🍷 & cheese 🧀 crowd catch that a big markup to do it 😝
Hi Aleksey ! You'd be surprised what kind of exotic woods hit the trash bins sometimes. We try not to let it happen here anymore but occasionally it still does.
Rain in southern Ca. Caused you to make a good and informative video! So, yay rain! I will share this with my husband- he is way into wood and lumber,etc. I never would have thought they would install fencing for a few months then sell it as reclaimed. I didn’t even know ppl want old fencing. I need to start selling some old stuff on out farm!
It's really interesting. I've had a lot of people say that where they're from, a lot of "used" items are sold (lumber or whatever). They consider it second hand, discounted, etc. It makes sense economically. The idea that selling used stuff at a huge markup is odd - and I suppose it is!
Mountain View Turning hi Chris 👋🏻 I just noticed that you just started your channel this summer. Keep up the good work! whatever you’re doing is paying off!
In my area 2 older houses were demolished. Even a house from the 50's has some great stuff, but these houses were razed and wasted. My folks 50's house has redwood shelves etc.
Henry S I know what you’re saying. I have mixed feelings. Part of me always wants to preserve history, houses, buildings etc. some of it is a bit romantic though. I dislike the idea that people should be made to preserve all things just because the rest of us want to look at them. It’s definitely a balancing act. My grandparents lived in Florida in a really scenic location off the Indian river. However their house was basically an army portable . there’s a McMansion there now 🙄
Merry Christmas Steve. Interesting topic, not sure if our markets are different or I'm just not looking at the right end of it. Might be true at the higher end but here in my hobby land reclaimed = cheap. You'd be hard to be ripped off as no one would pay MORE for old wood than milled. Just got 100m (300') for $20 of Oregon 2x4s. Hardest part here, other than nails, is identifying what the genetic 100 year old eucalyptus hardwoods you just picked up are...other than bloody heavy! 😊
It's an interesting phenomenon. I think most places are as you're describing but "reclaimed" wood products often sell for a premium here. It's definitely trendy. Ironically, the people most likely to pay a big premium for reclaimed would turn their nose up at the idea of "used"
How's she goin'? This is an interesting topic. I reclaim wood all the time, but since I source the wood I reclaim, I guess I know where it came from and what it is. I guess people and/or companies will do anything to make a buck... Take care!!!
Grampie's Workshop Hi Mike! Hope you have a good holiday with your family. It is pretty funny that reusing/repurposing/salvaging is something a lot of people do out of practicality but it’s kind of a novelty for people with a lot of disposable income 😝. Kind of like how people pay big bucks to have an “overnight experience” on Airbnb sleeping in an RV in the country. Lots of people scratch their head at that one but for someone who has never done it before…
Cj woodturning thanks CJ. I know. We are so spoiled in Southern California. Are used to live on the East Coast of the United States and it rained pretty regularly maybe not as regularly as the UK but I now expect sunny and 75° on a daily basis. I’m completely defenseless in the rain 🌧 or snow ⛄️!
👍👍😊😊👌👌💯💯✌️✌️ I'm very grateful for your visit to my channel, Commercial Forest. I'm always willing to help other RU-vidrs, and so I'm here to return the favor with a play *_in full_* (14 minutes) and a like #40 of my own! I hope your weekend proves a really great one, dude!
