I had a couple of 4 x 4's, 8' long that I had bought at Lowes. These were made of Doug Fir, nice and straight, and didn't have a bunch of knots in them.
One of the cool things about having some tools to work with wood, is, if what you have needs to be a different size, it's easy to make it into whatever you want.
I didn't say it's always quick. It's not just difficult.
The wood in the middle of the pic, was cut from the 4 x 4's. I planed them smooth on all 4 sides, cut them to length, and then ripped them in half on the table saw. That new Diablo saw blade I bought made easy work of ripping them.
After ripping them in half, I ran them through the planer one more time, just to make sure that they were all the same thickness.
There are 3 piles there, 4 pieces high on each pile, and they are exactly the same height. Nothing like having all the pieces for the next project the exact same size. Wahoo!
I'll keep the results of assembling those pieces a secret, until I'm done assembling them. It'll be a surprise.
