Auctions for new and used wood are a great place for bargain. I built my workbench out of $5 of scrap wood by buying a homemade platform that had been used for

Auctions for new and used wood are a great place for bargain. I built my workbench out of $5 of scrap wood by buying a homemade platform that had been used for judging volleyball games, because no one else wanted a volleyball judging platform and I was willing to break it apart and cart away a couple hundred pounds of lumber. I recently purchased a good quantity of rough cut maple, locust and oak for around 10-25 cents a board foot from another auction because the owner of the woodshop in question was retiring and everything must go.