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Old 03-01-2022, 02:20 PM
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I want to buy a small amount of timber to make two bird boxes, but everything at Lowes comes in commercial "let's build a shed" sizes. Do you know if they sell off-cuts, or where else may?
Final update: found a nice piece of 2x4 planed (for the upright) that was around 3' long with a fractured break at one end. Took it to be priced. Scanned at $14 for the original and the lumber-man told the cashier to "put in 25". I assumed that meant 25% of the scan, or $3.50, which sounded reasonable. It actually meant 25c, which didn't seem too bad, either

Paid a lot more for the box-parts as there was nothing suitable in the off-cuts trolley, but ended up with two smart-looking bluebird boxes that I'm sure will attract a long line of prospective renters.