[SCA-BMDL] AAR - Woodworking Field Trip

[Krista Cogan]

So cool! Thanks so much for the update!
~Bns Hilda

On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 2:57 PM Stórfréttir Updates <
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> There is new Baronial News at the Stórfréttir!
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> AAR - Woodworking Field Trip
> Posted by: Arts and Sciences Minister
>
> This is just a brief After Activity Report about the Woodworking Guild
> Field Trip this past Friday. Only a few of us managed to make it, but it
> was totally worth the trip. The main reason we went there was that Morikawa
> Rei mentioned that even though the price of construction lumber has gone up
> five-fold over the past year, woodworking lumber places like Woodcraft have
> not re-priced their stock. So, what looked like expensive specialty
> materials a year ago now looks like reasonably priced wood. In addition to
> that, when Rei, Turlough, and I arrived on Friday; Woodcraft had just
> received a shipment of off-cuts that they were selling at a serious
> discount. They had a stock of rough cut cherry, maple, cypress, and oak
> boards, in 4/4 and 8/4 thickness for $5 and $10 each! Only ~3 feet long,
> but still. Turlough was looking to make some tool handles, so the thick
> lumber was just perfect. Rei is planning to make some furniture, so being
> able to get more than enough furniture-grade lumber at a discount price was
> perfect. I bought some lumber, too, but I don't know exactly what I'm going
> to do with it. I've been thinking of doing some turning. Oak (top) and
> Cherry (bottom) 2 Inches Thick! Anyway, they probably still have a lot of
> that stuff left, so if you need nice lumber at a nice price, it's worth the
> drive down to Canonsburg. Thanks for suggesting the field trip, Rei! I also
> spoke briefly to an employee, and they have a classroom there where we
> might be able to have meetings or workshops.
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