Ft Rock planks question

[MissJean]

Ft Rock has these marvelous bridges made from planks of wood cut from long lengths of log.
Could someone please tell me where one might get some of those planks?
They would be perfect for a project in Yudicky.

Thanks,
Jean

[Husqvarna]

The Newfeilds group (NADS, i think) did the work, and i heard that Papa Wheelies made the donation. Jay Sullivan with the Exeter conservation commision and i think Dave Michaud of Marshabesic was also involved in getting the planks. I don't have any contact info for either of them.

Arm On Fire might have have Jay's contact info.

[radair]

Ft Rock has these marvelous bridges made from planks of wood cut from long lengths of log.
Could someone please tell me where one might get some of those planks?
They would be perfect for a project in Yudicky.

Thanks,
Jean

Hi Jean - check any local saw mill or find someone with one of those portable mills. You can usually get pine slabs pretty cheap.

[Shodan]

if you want to cut your own theres a device called an Alaskan saw mill that attaches to a chain saw, Currier lumber used to sell slabs, or Wilkins in Brookline

[MissJean]

Thank you everyone.

Alaskan saw mill that attaches to a chain saw,

Now that you mention it, I think someone said Peter bought one for the chapter.

- Jean

[ArmOnFire]

Miss Jean, here is what I got from the gentlemen in GNADS who procured those planks.

There is both Rand Lumber in Rye and Fernald in Nottingham. Both are in the
yellow pages. I usually select a spruce or pine material, as oak would
obviously be too heavy in big dimension. If you give them a heads-up, they
can select a log and custom cut it for you. Ask for edges to be "live" as
that generally makes the boards wider.

I use Penofin to treat the wood. They sell it at Rand. Arjay's Hardware in
Exeter might stock it as well.

Hope this helps, and you can always email me!

-Dan
armonfire@gmail.com

[Kris B]

Spruce or hemlock slab will last just about forever with no treatment. Native lumber of this type is fairly impervious to rot. Wood presevatives are usally toxic and bad for the enviro + they can make the wood slippery especially the enviromentally friendly nontoxic types. Non kiln dried wood contains substances that perserve it naturally, it is only after it is kiln dried that it is heavily prone to rot. Kris B