So I was driving around my house bored and i past by this hardwood flooring company and saw a bunch of people standing around a huge wood pile in front of the building so i pulled in and apparently all there cutting and rejected pieces are just put out front everyday and given to the public for free
this is solid oak hardwood floor .75" thick!!!
heck the only thing wrong with it is small knots or discoloration that they dont like it has tounge and groove on either side and on one face it has .125" grooves down the middle
so all i have to do is rip the tounge and grove off the sides and plane it down to .5" and bam!! I have solid oak .5" boards was i get a bunch processed all i have to do is glue them together and make big sheets of any size
and the best thing is they do this every single day!!! I filled up my truck this time but next I am bringing the truck
and really alot of people go nuts over natural knots in wood carving and projects it gives it a more natural look so even the knotted wood could be of use