At the same place I bought some cherry, they had a stack of random width hickory that they're selling for $1.85 /bd ft. I asked why it was so cheap, and he said that the cuts weren't very good.
My question is, what makes it "bad" wood? I guess if it is cupped and warped, I can see that, but at a glance, it looked like the only problem with it was that the cuts were pretty rough.
If it is nothing more than that, assuming it is 13/16", couldn't I buy it and plane it down to some nice 1/2" hickory boards?
Thanks,
--Michael