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So I laminated some slightly bowed 2x4s together for the apron… as a result, One of the aprons cracked/split along the grain! Surprise! right? Can I still use the cracked apron, or should I make a new one? If I make a new one, can I use the cracked apron as the well board? Is that a bad idea too? The crack is about 6″ long.
Anyone consider this one from Veritas? You could install it with the back jaw protruded from the bench top, like Paul teaches us. Thoughts?
http://www.leevalley.com/US/Wood/page.aspx?p=67755&cat=1,41659
Thanks for the quick replies guys, I went to home depot like you guys suggested and picked up a bunch of the KD Premium Whitewood/Doug fir. They don’t feel Kiln Dried or Premium in any way, but they are a bargain at less than $3 a stud!
I’ve been planing with my #4 all day,with the goal of squaring the rounded corners, and removing the machine marks (some of which are really deep!). The knots trip me up a little but I just kept on planing through them. Are knots bad for the plane? I don’t know how else to deal with them.
I’m currently trying to build a workbench according to Paul’s instructions.
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the suburbs, and I find it nearly impossible to get 2×4 Dry Pine or Spruce! And I’ve called 5 lumber yards!! I’m either left with the stuff at the Home Depot/Lowes, which is horrible and questionably dry… or we start getting into laminating 1×4 clear pine boards.
I guess my question to you all is, Where are you getting your wood? What kind of wood are you using? And is it necessary to get Dry wood? What about redwood? There seems to be tons of that stuff, dry, in my area. More expensive though. Thanks for any input!
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