Technically you can mill and shape lumber by hand with handsaws and like a jack plane. It does take awhile, though
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TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 1 day agoThis is why I only use fast-growing, purpose-harvested pine.
This, and the “costs money” part. You either have an entire lumber mill in your garage, or you buy the expensive, pre-milled stuff. There’s no way wood furniture is cheap. It’s like if they can’t sell us the finished furniture, they’re going to get their profit from the materials to build it.
Fuck Capitalism, and the billionaires who leech from us.
kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
SpaghettiMaster@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Given I want to make small things I have wondered about using firewood. Probably a lot of work to saw it down though and often has cracks from drying quickly.
There are some fallen trees in the park. Could I just take them?
Bluewing@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
No you probably can’t take them. They belong to whoever “owns” the park.
arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
There are some fallen trees in the park. Could I just take them?
That’s highly variable depending on country and local law. Usually no that wouldn’t be legal.
In places like National parks or conservation areas I’d encourage you to leave them alone. A dead tree is part of the natural cycle.
A city park where they will mulch it up tomorrow definitely ecologically fine to take. Check local legality
Drusas@fedia.io 20 hours ago
You also need to let the wood cure.
Bluewing@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
A connoisseur of crap wood I see. Those “fast growing, purpose grown” trees make the worst lumber and boards. Just look at the loose wide grain of the wood.
But, if you like that stuff, I got 80 acres of red pine I’ll sell you.