Greetings all,

I am getting into the barn quilting craze and looking for a source for wood panels to use. The local craft stores are selling unfinished 8'X8" boards for $5.99 and 12"x12" for $9.99.

I was thinking about possibly using some veneer but I think 1/2" or 3/4" hardwood instead. I'm not finding much success with coming up with enough pallet wood or scraps from the cut bin at the local wood yards, any suggestions?

How big are the barn quilts?

 

I'm looking to make them 12"x12" if I can find as source that has something the proper size. If not the I will have to adjust based on what I can find.

What is barn quilting?

Is there a local sawmill in your area?

Here's a couple of articles on the subject, basically its painting wooden blocks of various sizes to look like a quilt square to be displayed in, on or around your home or barn.

 

http://barnquiltinfo.com/history.html

https://www.craftsy.com/quilting/article/what-are-barn-quilts/

looking for mills but haven't found any yet. I'm just getting off the ground with this and was hoping I wouldn't have to search for a convenient and affordable source of materials. 

You should be able to glue up boards to get the width you want. For outdoor applications, just be sure the glue is made for exterior use.

Ok. Learned something today. 

 

So the size of two sheets of plywood. 

1 hour ago, DAB said:

What is barn quilting?

There is a automotive repair shop just down the road from me, I'm guessing that he has about 100 pallets stacked tip in front of the place. I've often wondered what I could do with them, now you just gave me one more use for them. Some day I just may have to stop by and ask what they do with them. 

1 hour ago, Commy_2 said:

looking for mills but haven't found any yet.

here some folks that have portable mills.. I could be a start..

 

JIMMY CECIL ( LT35G25 ) - ATHENS, WV

Solo Sawyer

 

Dugan Farm ( LT40HDD42 ) - CHARLESTON, WV

We'll mill logs on your site.

 

Uncle Larry's ( LT40HDG25 ) - ELIZABETH, WV

I saw as a hobby mostly. I have a wood shop and make a few items. I do some custom sawing.

 

Bryan's Excavating ( LT15G19 ) - INDEPENDENCE, WV

We are fully-licensed and insured general contractors specializing in excavation. We have heavy equipment to handle any job. With our Wood-Mizer mill, we can clear your land or building lot and saw the trees into lumber to build a shed, barn, or any structure for you. We can also haul the mess away and take care of it at our shop.

Other Services: We have heavy equipment to handle any job.

 

A+ Custom Sawmill & Lumber LLC ( LT70HDD62-RX ) - HEDGESVILLE, WV

 

Panhandle Sawmill ( LT28G18 ) - HEDGESVILLE, WV

Mobile sawyer in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. Selling air dried hardwood, raised beds and outdoor furniture

 

Green's Sawmill Services ( LT35HDG25 ) - HINTON, WV

Provide mobile milling services to the southern WV area with an LT35 Hydraulic bandmill. Can provide custom cut tulip poplar lumber from trees I own and will cut on demand.

 

Boster's Woodworks LLC ( LT40HDD42 ) - HURRICANE, WV

Willing to do custom sawing at my place. No minimum to saw at my place.

Other Services: Custom Cabinet Work

 

S & K Enterprises LLC ( LT40HDD33-RA ) - KEARNEYSVILLE, WV

We perform tree removal and clean up. We also do custom sawing and take orders for lumber.

Other Services: Tree removal and trimming.

 

Ward Farms ( LT30G ) - LEON, WV

We are a family farm with livestock, hay production and wood products with our LT30 sawmill. We also can perform small scale and low impact logging as well as timber salvage.

Other Services: Small scale and low impact logging

 

Roger S. Fluharty Sawmilling ( LT40HDD42-RA ) - MANNINGTON, WV

Custom sawing to your specifications, your place or ours.

Other Services: Stump Grinding

 

Woodmount Forest Products ( LT40HDG28 ) - PINEVILLE, WV

Portable sawmilling available. Will saw your logs at your location, or bring your logs to me. Logs sawed to your specifications. Log pickup available with loading assistance. Lumber delivered to your location.

 

S/K ( LT40G20 ) - RIPLEY, WV

Portable milling. Buy logs and sell lumber.

 

George's Portable Sawmill ( LT70HDD55-RH ) - SOUTHSIDE, WV

We make logs into lumber! Bring your logs to my location and go home with lumber.

 

Willis Portable Sawmill ( LT40HDG24 ) - UNION, WV

I have been a Wood-Mizer sawyer for 19 years. I have experience with logging and drying lumber as well as sawing. I have experience sawing crooked or odd shaped logs for specialty furniture. We have timber available for custom lumber orders if needed. I bring years of experience to my customers and free estimates or consulting is available for prospective customers.

 

Lambson Enterprises LLC ( LT35HDG25 ) - UNION, WV

Our business is a small husband & wife effort at custom milling, intending to use and offer products from trees harvested on our privately owned woodlot.

Other Services: Turning blanks, bowl blanks, crotch, burls, and slabs.

 

Hickory Hollow Kiln Drying, LLC ( LT40HDG28-RA ) - WALKER, WV

Supplying the area cabinet makers and craftsman with kiln dried appalachian hardwoods.

To add to what Stick said-

 

https://www.yellowpages.com/fayetteville-wv/saw-mills

1 hour ago, It Was Al B said:

You should be able to glue up boards to get the width you want. For outdoor applications, just be sure the glue is made for exterior use.

and the wood..

 

WOOD FOR OUTDOORS – APPLICATIONS.pdf

Edited December 2, 20187 yr by Stick486

Didn't know barn quilting was a thing.  Never saw any around here but will have to look harder now that I know it could be out there.

Welcome aboard Commy_2

My first thought would be to use MDO plywood, sometimes referred to as "sign plywood".

https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/panel-products/mdf-mdo-panels/roseburg-1-2-x-4-x-8-mdo-plywood/1255003/p-1444452504136.htm

 

It is made for exterior use and has one side with a paper face.  In this area most building supplies can rip or cut plywood sheets to size for you - sometimes 1 or 2 cuts are free.

 

Tell us a bit more about the quilts.  They are much larger than 12"x12".  Do you paint up the squares and then mount them to backer boards or a sheet of plywood?  If that were the case you might not need an actual 12x12 board, you could do with 2 pieces of 6"x12" boards or 3 pieces of 4"x12"?  That would be much more doable with pallet material...

 

A couple thoughts about both pallets and wood scraps you might find.  They are (again, in this area) just tossed and stacked up outside.  That means wet, and that means time to dry out before painting.  Pallets left as pallets to dry will stay straighter (relatively) than will small cut up pieces.  Any wet lumber needs air circulation around it to dry properly.

Edited December 2, 20187 yr by Cal

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions, I will check out the mills in Beckley and Hinton this week.

21 hours ago, Commy_2 said:

looking for mills but haven't found any yet. I'm just getting off the ground with this and was hoping I wouldn't have to search for a convenient and affordable source of materials. 

In addition to the suggestions already given, if you haven't already, check your area Craiglist Postings under "Free", "Materials", "Farm+Garden", "Garage Sales" and "General."

In my area, I see various types of lumber, saw mill services, pallets and the like quite frequently. Worth taking the time to watch on a regular basis.