Lumberyard inspiration

I can vividly recall, back when we lived in the USA, sorting and sighting (for straightness) dozens and dozens of the cheapest 2x4s at Lowe’s or Home Depot for various projects. Whatever words I might attach to that experience, “inspiring” would probably not be one of them.¹

Going to the local lumberyard here is entirely different.

How can you look at entire logs sliced raw into thick slabs without starting to imagine things to make out of them?

Inside, you can wander around among the various wood products, including dimensional lumber, either comun (I think they use that term) or cepillado, planed. But then these gems of individuality.

But I wasn’t there for inspiration, but rather 3mm plywood veneer to re-face an abused and incredibly cheap bathroom door, since we have friends arriving in a week who will stay in the casita. It’s not a standard size, so I couldn’t simply buy a new one. Note that it doesn’t have a frame — just little pieces of wood glued to the veneer. I think they’re a little more solid up north.

So, glued, clamped, and ya veremos (we’ll see)!

¹ However, being in North America, at least I didn’t have to double-check them for accurate dimensions and right angles