Thinking of the cost of planed lumber... I have given up on the lumber yard
and use rough sawn lumber of a local saw mill. I buy air dried pine that is
a real one inch thick. It provides a much sturdier hive body ( and nuc
box ) than the finished 3/4 inch wood. Besides that, a 1 X 10 is a real ten
inches wide. I am able to get a deep hive body from one of these rather
than having to buy a finished 1 X 12 that I much rip down at a lumber yard.
I pay about $3.00 US for an eight foot board.
Larry Krengel
Marengo, IL
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