Willow wood can be used to make baskets. It is a wood that is brittle and the tree is prone to wind, rain, ice damage in the landscape. Willow trees get a bad...
... to be more clear, I think it should be.... If they applyied any finish to the wood they usually painted it. Sometimes they used no finish at all. Baron...
.. just saw a little Mythbusters episode on sharks... they tested the "sharkskin as sandpaper" thing... turns out dried shark skin (forgot the species)... has...
... This works great for positive evidence, true, but have a care not to take this documntation source too far from its area of usefulness either. Yes, you get...
There are exceptions to the statement below, but I think it is a reasonable summation of the current state of research. Master Will You think woodworking is...
It is a wood that is brittle and the tree is prone to wind, rain, ice damage in the landscape. Tell me about it. Some idiot many years ago planted a willow in...
Hi there I'm a newb, I make dagger & bollock knife handles in the UK. While the Mary Rose is great I have to say if you ever have the chance to visit Stockholm...
I can get it back to the early 19th Century - sharkskin sandpaper was a minor industry in Colonial Australia, at least at Eden in NSW. The shore whalers used...
... I picked up a great book while in England: "The Secret Middle Ages" by Malcolm Jones. It is excelent! I give you the first sentence: "One day in 1521 the...
As historical trivia on the same mayor. A knight cadre headed by Franz von Sickengen came in and tortured the man in the market square until a ransom demand...
Greetings to the list! If those of you who do turning work could address the following query, I'd be ever so grateful -- Is the following object something...
Needle cases are fairly common at least back to my era(10th century Norse) Though I don't know of any finds of wooden ones I don't see why they couldn't have...
... I have (in the last 30 seconds) seen documentation on similar needle cases. They are shown on "Before the Mast: Life and Death aboard the Mary Rose" So...
There seems to be some wierd math involved that I cant seem to figure out. If i give the dimensions of the lumber I need can someone tell me an aprox. amount...
Halv; The math is fairly basic, as 1 bf is a volume of material equivalent to a piece 12 X 12 X 1. (All dimensions are in inches.) To calculate bf, multiply...
... --Thanks Charles! That's a fair bit of wood. ... --Yup, it takes a fair bit to build a longhouse:) Though at the prices I am looking at it appears as if we...
Keep in mind that I assumed all the dimensions you gave were in inches. Over at Rockler there's kiln dried, S2S red oak ¾" thick for $3.50/bf. As long as...
... I was curious about that. 16 10"x10"x10" boards? Seems odd. I would have expected, for his project, 16 10 FOOT by 10"x10" posts. If the first digit of...
ah ha! Tibor spots my mistake! Yes thats the deal, the first increment was 10 feet the rest was inches:) Still a better deal than I had imagined! Halv...
... Sorry, my friend. ... (I was thinking you had decided to make a doll-house...) ... It's a very good price, even if you have to purchase 20% overage to...
... --The current plan is to have the Amish not only cut the wood but also be part of construction as well, the local community is very involved in local house...
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James W. Pratt, Jr.
cunning@...
Apr 5, 2006 4:27 pm
... If other than these the standard is 1 board foot = 12 wide x 1 inch thick x 1 foot long x per 1board James Cunningham Sawyer assuming 16 pieces 10inches...
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James W. Pratt, Jr.
cunning@...
Apr 5, 2006 4:43 pm
That is about average you will loose about a fourth to a third in drying. But the 10 x10s are cheap per/board foot to cut out. Thin lumber is the expensive...
I loaned a large, evil, old drill press and it came back minus the chuck key. Where can I find a replacement? It has a 5/8" chuck (therefore 1/2" keys are too...
... You might try http://froogle.google.com, where I found several: http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=5%2F8+chuck+key&btnG=Search+Froogle Tibor...
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James W. Pratt, Jr.
cunning@...
Apr 5, 2006 5:19 pm
I think I have missed a posting to the list. What type of cabin are you going to build? Remember you cannot drive nails into dry oak. James Cunningham...
The short answer is: yes. Turned wood boxes such as your example are in existence (at least from Roman times). Detailed information on them (and how to...
Next question The local Amish can supply me with the wood i need Their prices are $0.15/board foot to cut logs we supply, and I believe $0.50/ board foot for...
