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4 December 2022 at 6:51 am #782438
That stick was the perfect size for riving into chair parts or splits for weaving baskets and chair seats. It would split well into small boards, too.
12 May 2022 at 1:57 pm #759551Ed, I think it depends on what you are making. If you are making something with a lot of small pieces you can use a lower grade of lumber. You just spend a little longer working around defects. For larger pieces use a better grade. I’ve pulled pieces out of the slab pile to use for drawer supports, and some select and better for a chest,all at the same time.
3 February 2022 at 4:02 am #747241I would put a finish on the panels before assembly. Glue is less likely to stick, and if they shrink there won’t be any bare wood showing.
27 December 2021 at 2:19 am #742434[postquote quote=742064]
No, I’ll just bull my way through it. Not concerned about the bottom of the groove, just the show corners. I also score the location with a mortice gauge to help keep them clean.
5 February 2020 at 4:53 am #647734I live in the same state as Mat. Also in an unheated shop. I use oilstones for my sharpening, and my honing oil gets too stiff to use at -20F, so I have to use kerosene. 3in1 gets pretty stiff at 20 below. of course, after about an hour, my hands do, too. Tea time, then. Gotta thaw out.
19 January 2020 at 1:46 am #645495I made mine out of white pine, but only because I could get some 16 inch wide boards from my uncle. If I had to buy the lumber I would have used popple from the local sawmill. I think both would work equally well.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.25 November 2019 at 3:43 pm #630579That’s some nice looking lumber. Where is the mill located? I haven’t seen any oak in my area with that type of coloring.
I spent twenty years working around sawmills, started off-bearing when I was about eight years old. Was head sawyer at a mill by the time I was 25. It sure can be interesting, but also hared work. It’s amazing the difference there is in boards by just turning a log. You can turn #1 Select into Grade 3 pallet lumber by turning at the wrong time. It makes for interesting work. I kind of miss it.
29 August 2019 at 2:45 pm #603797I would saw it to rough length and width for the project. Doing that will get rid of some of the twist, and make it easier to plane for a thicker board.
29 August 2019 at 2:40 pm #603796They are birch. You can tell by the bark on the one piece. It is smooth and papery. also, the growth rings in the wood are not as prominent as in most pines. The wood will also feel denser, harder, and smoother.
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