Woodpecker lumberyard tool

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  • jussi
    Veteran Member
    • Jan 2007
    • 2162

    Woodpecker lumberyard tool

    Not sure I would buy one but looks like something that you can easily make yourself.

    I reject your reality and substitute my own.
  • capncarl
    Veteran Member
    • Jan 2007
    • 3564
    • Leesburg Georgia USA
    • SawStop CTS

    #2
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    $60 phenolic ruler? I bet they do not sell many.

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    • capncarl
      Veteran Member
      • Jan 2007
      • 3564
      • Leesburg Georgia USA
      • SawStop CTS

      #3
      where did all these blank lines come from? enjoy!

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      • tfischer
        Veteran Member
        • Jul 2003
        • 2343
        • Plymouth (Minneapolis), MN, USA.
        • BT3100

        #4
        Holy sticker shock, Batman! $60????

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        • Stytooner
          Roll Tide RIP Lee
          • Dec 2002
          • 4301
          • Robertsdale, AL, USA.
          • BT3100

          #5
          Yeah, and it only measures out to about 1/9th of a board foot. Phenolic apparently grows on high dollar trees.
          Lee

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          • tfischer
            Veteran Member
            • Jul 2003
            • 2343
            • Plymouth (Minneapolis), MN, USA.
            • BT3100

            #6
            I find it funny that they had to explain what a board foot was. I'm wondering who doesn't know that, yet would spend $60 on a little ruler?

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            • radhak
              Veteran Member
              • Apr 2006
              • 3058
              • Miramar, FL
              • Right Tilt 3HP Unisaw

              #7
              Originally posted by tfischer
              I find it funny that they had to explain what a board foot was. I'm wondering who doesn't know that, yet would spend $60 on a little ruler?
              I think you answered that question - only those who don't know boardfoot would spend $60 on a little ruler!
              It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
              - Aristotle

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              • jking
                Senior Member
                • May 2003
                • 972
                • Des Moines, IA.
                • BT3100

                #8
                Originally posted by tfischer
                I find it funny that they had to explain what a board foot was. I'm wondering who doesn't know that, yet would spend $60 on a little ruler?
                I think you'd be surprised at how many people don't know how to figure a board foot. I do remember having it explained to me in jr high shop class & it seemed pretty convoluted at the time. I know how to figure it now, but, seldom use board feet. I would guess a large percentage of people who do woodworking as an occassional hobby may not know or remember how to figure a board foot.

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                • capncarl
                  Veteran Member
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 3564
                  • Leesburg Georgia USA
                  • SawStop CTS

                  #9
                  I guess it is a woodworking way of telling someone how much surface area is in the finished product, not necessarly the number of boards actually used or how big of a scrap pile you created. Some of my projects lately I should calculate the waste lumber in BTU's and see if anyone notices. Kinda like the weather lady on tv saying we had 3 10ths of rain.

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                  • tfischer
                    Veteran Member
                    • Jul 2003
                    • 2343
                    • Plymouth (Minneapolis), MN, USA.
                    • BT3100

                    #10
                    I guess I made a bad joke. My point wasn't that I expected everyone to know right off the top of their head how to calculate board feet (although I don't think it's that hard of a concept, but then I was a math major)... that's what Google is for. But they introduced the concept as if it was the first time anyone had seen the term. And I guess when I was starting out in woodworking I was concerned where every last dollar was going... I had to buy all these major shop tools, not to mention "minor" ones like clamps that could still be quite pricey, and dumping $60 on a little ruler wouldn't have even dented my radar. Wait... can you actually DENT radar? lol

                    -Tim

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                    • Cochese
                      Veteran Member
                      • Jun 2010
                      • 1988

                      #11
                      I think it's one thing to know the concept and another to calculate it competently. Many times I've been at the yard and was trying to figure out the rough cost of the board and been way too short. 8/4 6" wide boards are easy. 5/4 10" wide boards are a bit harder to do off the top of your head.
                      I have a little blog about my shop

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                      • Condoman44
                        Established Member
                        • Nov 2013
                        • 178
                        • CT near Norwich
                        • Ryobi BT3000

                        #12
                        And this becomes an instant heirloom ruler since only one production run will take place.

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                        • Cochese
                          Veteran Member
                          • Jun 2010
                          • 1988

                          #13
                          Woodpeckers doesn't do anything cheap, that's for sure.
                          I have a little blog about my shop

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