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  • From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Re: Tomato Stakes
  • Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 06:20:59 -0500

>
> Buy 5/4" x 5 1/2" x 10' decking boards and and rip them three times and
> cut in half, leaving eight 5/4" x 5/4" x 5' stakes for $1.05 each.
>
> I like the idea of a longer, stout stake for about half the price of rebar
> and only about $.25 more than a 1" x 1" x 4'.

You may have better sawing facilities than I, but you need to carefully
consider your cutting costs.

Are you costing #1 lumber? #2 will have knots that will render many
stakes unuseable. At $8+ per board, I guess you are costing #1.

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