neotoyOct 2, 2024
Just had to tell someone, 'cuz I'm doing this in total isolation. Laboriously salvaging and pulling nails from ancient wood from demolition that would have otherwise just gone to the dump. Redwood from 1890-1940s California, when they unconscionably cut down trees over a millennium old ;_; light as a feather, stronger than steel. Milled ages ago and structurally unfazed. Only a culture beyond salvation would treat this priceless material like trash.
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@neotoy Bravo. I cringe when observing dumpsters from rebuild projects that are often filled with near-perfect salvageable wood. Unfortunately contractors consider it not worth the time and labor effort to salvage it, transport and store.
The ReStore branch of Habitat for Humanity often gets such materials when they have been delicately removed, also overbought items, where they can be purchased for very low cost.
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