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SUMMARY
Expand our Plain Boards offering to include both standard (no $12 Setup Fee) and custom($12 Setup Fee), per series email below.

Standard widths to include:
3/4", 1-1/2", 2-1/2", 3-1/2, 5-1/2, 7-1/4", 9-1/4", and 11-1/4"

Standard thicknesses to include:
3/4",

From: Roland
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 4:45 PM
To: Gregory Tatsch
Cc: 'Ellen Fowler'
Subject: Re: Expanding Plain Boards Offering - 6

***rht 11.24 below

On 11/24/2014 3:02 PM, Gregory Tatsch wrote:

rht,

So, just to be sure i"m understanding... are you suggesting we offer all BB wood types in "standard" (no $12 Setup Fee) widths (either 2.5", 3.5, 4.5, 5.5, 7.25", 9.25" and 11.25" or BB widths + 7.25, 9.25 and 11.25) with any other widths considered custom ($12 Setup Fee)?
***rht 11.24 - Yes. I will need to ck a few species, such as the Alders and Cherry since they typ are not as readily available in wider widths or length as in the case of Cherry, but we will be able to limit them if necessary to what is readily available.

Since some of our wood types ARE purchased S4S, I think it would save labor to NOT offer in "BB" widths of 3-1/4 and 5-1/4 so we don't have to remove 1/4" from standard S4S widths to produce those. Also, since cs are used to working with 3-1/2 and 5-1/2, I think it would be better to stay with those thicknesses. Would we want to offer 3/4" and 1-1/2" widths as standard?
***rht 11.24 - I agree and think it is better, which was my first choice, on going with the standard widths of boards. Particularly since Cs are use to the the 3.5", etc. We could offer the 3/4" and 1.5" as standard also. Don't have a strong feeling for it. Also, we could drop the 4.5" as standard and it could be custom.

And are you suggesting each of the above standard widths could be offered in "standard" thicknesses of 3/4", 1", 1-5/16", and 1-9/16"? Do these thicknesses avoid the need to plane, both for S4S and RWL lumber?
***rht 11.24 - Yes, to the thickness issue with following exceptions. As to planning, I will need to ck since some of the species are not available in 1-5/16" and we would have to plane those from 1.5". Example would be Cedar or Redwood that is not available in 5/4. Most to all of our s4s purchased are not available in 5/4".

I think now the 1" should be dropped from all as standard as it has to be planned and there will be low demand for it. You can purchase it in some limited species but we do not stock since there is such a low demand for our products in 1". We could do the 1" on a non standard and charge the $12 set up fee or just leave it out and let the Cs ask for it.

What I'd like to do is offer standard widths and thicknesses (no $12 Setup Fee) for all wood types we normally offer for BB, and with those standard sizes set so we don't have to resize S4S lumber nor have to plane any lumber. If necessary to accomplish this goal, we can note which of our wood types come standard in which thicknesses.
***rht 11.24 - Yes, I think this is the way to go.

gt

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From: Roland
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 2:06 PM
To: Gregory Tatsch
Cc: 'Ellen Fowler'
Subject: Re: Expanding Plain Boards Offering - 4

Gt,

I was just expanding on what we are already doing @ Plain Bds with Poplar, Cypress and the Oaks in limited widths that are purchased RWL.

My thinking below in #2 is that we can offer an S4S bd in different widths of 2.5", 3.5, 4.5, 5.5, 7.25", 9.25" and 11.25" in the RWL and s4s species and thicknesses and therefore add more species to our present listings. I added the 4.5" since it is between the 3.5 and 5.5.

OR, in a new thought perhaps even better, we could offer in the same widths as our bb/vg finished width since those cost are known as to the blank size and finished size and would require less time to implement and maintain and then do the cost and upchange to retail on the 7.25, 9.25 and 11.25" on the same basis as the moulding where we add the extra .12 per ft to the cost.

I would think that the cost for the s4s plain bd would be the same cost as the bb/vg if we went with the moulding widths, since it is the same blank and therefore same material cost. We do not send our Plain Bds thru the moulder but could still charge the extra .06 for the moulder since we do have to do some additional hand sanding on the edges if they are rough or have burn marks on them. This would make it much easier to keep up with.

Rht

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On 11/24/2014 8:13 AM, Gregory Tatsch wrote:

rht,

When u say, "... expand our plain bd section in the standard true widths of ..." are u referring also to wood types we buy RWL?

gt

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From: Roland
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 4:43 PM
To: Gregory Tatsch
Cc: 'Ellen Fowler'
Subject: Re: Expanding Plain Boards Offering - 2

Gt,

I think it is a very good idea you outline below.

Also we should also expand our plain bd section in the standard true widths of 3.5", 5.5", 7.25", 9.25" and 11.25" to also include 1", 1.25" and 1.5", where applicable, with noting that the 5/4 is 1-5/16" and the 6/4 is 1-9/16". The 1" IS 1".

Agree we should make a seperate page for the YW's.

Rht

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On 11/18/2014 11:11 AM, Gregory Tatsch wrote:

(we may have discussed this previously but didn't take action)

rht,

In the same way that we cut AZ T.bds to custom sizes, I think we should offer our wood Plain Boards in custom sizes, particularly since we already have this inventory in the lumber shed. And as w/ AZ, we cd h a $12 Setup Fee per order. We may find that we will sell a lot more Pl Bds if we offer them in custom sizes, since our current Pl Bd offering is very ltd.

At present Plain Bd sizes correspond with components we already utilize, but I think we should go strictly w/ custom sizes, since I don't think we sell many Pl. Bds at present.

I've just added YW Plain Boards for the 2x4 and 2x6, but since we don't want to rip these, I could make a new page just for them, w/ a link to that pg at Pl Bds, just as we now have a link to AZ T.bds at the Pl Bds pg. The new YW Pl Bds pg wd not, of course, offer custom sizes.

What do u think?

gt

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