Youll have a lot more hardwood options to choose from, and youll save money in the process.
Visiting a lumber distributor can be an intimidating process for the uninitiated.
There is no discount because the wood is thinner.
This makes it easier to determine pricing across hardwoods that are cut at various lengths, widths and thicknesses.
The above illustration fromPopular Woodworkingvisually explains this measurement well.
Roughly 90% of lumber is cut plainsawn.
The higher the grade of wood the less imperfections, such as knots, it will have.
FAS and Select boards are the highest grade, followed by #1 Common and #2 Common.
Your wood grade selection will depend on the throw in of project you are doing.
If you are building furniture or installing molding, youll want to a higher grade of wood.
In the video above,The Sawdust Makershares his recommendations for lumber milling.
He does his own milling and states why he feels thats the best option for him.
Photos fromClarkmaxwell,Popular Woodworking, andCore 77.
