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Old growth heart pine-WOW
Just bought about 45 bf (half FS & half QS). What a shock, it averaged about $10/bf before milling with a waste factor of about 25-30%. :eusa_booh It is beautiful wood, but my wallet is kind of in a seizure mode-it keeps trembling and shaking. Any similar experiences out there? Did I get a... -
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Old growth mahogony from Central America
Hello; I recieved the Popular Woodworking newsletter yesterday, and there was an article about 200 year old, old growth mahogony from Central America being harvested from the river bottoms where 1/2 of it sank years ago. Does anyone know when it will be available, and who from? I probably...- Ragtimeman
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Free old growth pine boards
My neighbor is in the process of remodeling a farmhouse that was built around 1890. I scavenged around 15 boards out of his dump pile, along with an old mantle, that date back from when the house was built. They are heart pine, between 6" - 12" in width, and lenghs of 5 - 8 feet. Some of...- scsmith42
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Holy Growth Rings!!
Hey guys, I just cut a dead (or dying) mimosa out of my backyard and look at the size of these growth rings! I think it was a lil too close to the drainfield... The slab you see is probably 8-9 inches around, maybe 10 or better. But the rings are close to an inch! Now hows that for a fast growin...- oderus1671
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- growth holy rings
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Preventing algae growth on decks
I just got done doing a repair to a deck I built several years ago. It's a ground level deck around a pool, and one of the plumbing pipes had broke, so I had to pull up quite a few deck boards to access and repair the pipe. The deck was originally stained, but hasn't been since the first...
