08-07-2020, 02:01 PM | #16 |
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HD is notorious for selling "wet" wood, i.e. lumber which has not been properly kiln-dried before it's sold. Wood like that will warp & rot a lot more quickly than the good stuff. It's become hard to find top grade building lumber these days.
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08-07-2020, 04:25 PM | #17 | |
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08-07-2020, 05:02 PM | #18 |
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I got a treated 2x10x12 yesterday at Lowe’s
That damn board weighted at least 125 lbs... |
08-07-2020, 05:03 PM | #19 |
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Nice work MERC
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08-07-2020, 05:11 PM | #20 |
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I bought some treated plywood and 4x4's to make a floor for the greenhouse we are building. Got them a couple months ago and laid the wood out on some pallets. After a couple months of sun and rain, the 4x4s are twisting and plywood is curling.
Got the wood at a local lumber yard, not one of the big box stores. At least it is flooring, so deck screws will get it mostly straightened out and the 4x4s will be on soft soil. But still....
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08-07-2020, 06:02 PM | #21 |
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Bad idea to embed any kind of wood in concrete. I always use dry sand instead. Depending....I pour a concrete footer for the lumber to sit on.....then pour sand to secure the wood. It does not stay real dry.
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08-07-2020, 07:28 PM | #22 | |
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08-07-2020, 08:39 PM | #23 | |
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an excellent piece . Real mahogany. $6 a foot for 1"x 9".x 12ft or 13ft. There was a more expensive mahogany but the Sepele pieces had an excellent grain as you can see. . Exotic woods are very expensive , so I fish through it very carefully. It is unlikely you will find a 1" , 5/4" or 6/4" board under 10ft long Below is the raw 5/4" x 10" x 12ft cherry I used on Jamie's make up box . Dense , heavy , and hard as steel . Beautiful wood . I like cherry with only poly. Jamie wanted it a bit darker. MERC
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08-07-2020, 08:40 PM | #24 | |
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I had brass hardware screws for the cherry. I had to change to steel screws with the brass hardware. So like you making multiple trips to the plumbing supply for the water heater , I made multiple trips to my local hardware store changing hardware and swapping brass for steel on the hardware screws . The cherry broke every brass screw even I pre-drilled the holes . Didn't matter.. MERC |
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08-07-2020, 08:42 PM | #25 | |
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I painted the screw heads on the mahogany black after I took those pics . Every screw was pre-drilled MERC |
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08-07-2020, 08:44 PM | #26 |
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08-07-2020, 09:05 PM | #27 |
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General layout for my daughter's bedroom chest .
I have until Thanksgiving for this . I want this to look like "Kaboom !!" when you walk in her new Master Bedroom . A lot of bells and whistles . Half round file work . Jig saw design on top . Double 2x4's on the bottom as you see . 2x4 braces on the inside . I told her that her boyfriend better eat his Wheaties when he helps me get it in the house . It will be big , heavy , and shine I want her grandchildren to fight over who gets it . MERC |
08-07-2020, 09:30 PM | #28 |
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I’m working on a Pie Safe that was my
great grandmother’s, may have been her mothers before her...I’m trying to retain as much of the original parts as I can, but when I got it the legs were rotted off and they are part of the stiles and they run all of the way to the top... Like a lot of this kind of furniture, from the 1870’s - 1900’s it was made of popular... not a great wood but it is easy to work with ...if it is stained oak it looks like oak, same with walnut or a lot of other woods...a lot of old furniture would have the main wood on the front but the sides would be popular Anyway the big thing about this piece besides the family thing is the amazing Camphor Glass doors on it...pictures someday... |
08-07-2020, 09:34 PM | #29 | |
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08-07-2020, 09:35 PM | #30 |
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Merc...the simple solution for which
grandchild gets the piece is to make a half a dozen of them...lol... |
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