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For local or native wood ...I second the QS sycamore...mesmerizing it is.

I milled a 34" hard maple from my place about this time last year and realized recently that quite alot of it is quilted,...

Steve-

Not always true. In my case my Delta 15" planer was leaking oil like an old '73Chevelle and they didnt want anything to do with it. Delta was paying them quite handsomely to come out and...

As others have echoed get some AnchorSeal or Baileys log sealant. Latex paint may work, but Anchorseal is the cats meow.

I applied some to a hard maple log the other week when it was 20 out (at...

They are in the same subspecie family so the answer is .............yes.

Now if you said pin oak.......than no.........as thats a red oak.

Scott

Steve is correct on this emerald ash borer information.

As of December 1st, 2006 the states of Illinois, Ohio and Indiana will be added to the ban quarentine already established in Michigan for...

How big are the "logs" ?

Ive got a troybuilt Tomahawk series chipper shredder that will make nice smoking chips for arond a 4-5" limb/log.

If you can cut them down or in half that might work...

Certainly grab all you can now as in several years/ decade this tree and its beauty earthtoned wood will be gone.

There is a fungus thats been attacking the trees now for several years.

Scott

There are very few pices made of butternut these days and it made my day to see this project.

Last fall I happened upon 150 bf of select butternut and snapped it up with the intention of using it...

I wonder if Mr Bill Pentz has a comment on this *study*?

If I recall correctly, his website and yrs of research are because of this very subject....with much different results I assure you.
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.....cuz I spied some toys in the background and I know from experience (30 yrs or more ago) that Tonkas and wood dont mix very well !!!

Nice post cover BTW...

Scott

Don,

Thanks for posting the write up and the pics too.

I just saved it all and forwarded it to our companies safety personel who will distribute it to others....with the suggestion that it be a...

I was wondering...a while back we all posted our zip codes or pertainent info and I recall there was going to be a members USA Location Map done showing where all of us were.

Was it ever done?
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You guys crack me up !

Nice job...... :)

Scott

That is just plain awesome looking !!!

I just saved it's pic as inspiration for building one someday.

Glad you posted those dimensions....its looks alot bigger than that in the first pic.
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What if you were to simply add another extension to that existing one?

I had the exact same problem with my Unisaw, and just decided I would like the extra 8" of support and added another leaf to...

....and it was still under warranty....even had a tech guy come out and fix it.......all on Deltas dime ! She's A-ok now.

What I recall him doing was replacing the *O* rings and adding more oil...

I ended up going to the Multi colored borg (Menardos) and asked the paint *experts* and was told to just roughen up the face with sandpaper and shoot it w/ interior Dutch Boy.

Since its coming...

Any painting experts in the shop?

I need some painting expertise.
What is the best paint/cover to first apply to wood paneling as a primer or does it even matter?

I have 3 sides of a...

Scott,

That really bites for your area.

All 3 blazes were to business's owned by the same faimily?

That in itself sounds fishy....who did they PO ?

Just some random thoughts....

Here is the website with the number and description of the products they sell.

https://www.uccoatings.com/

They must be getting alot of calls cuz they used to give out free 1 gallon pails...
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Joe,

If I hear of any sycamore trees going down....storm, cleared area, whatever...I will be on it like a bug in a rug.

Seriously, if I knew how to post a pic here I would. Pretty wood it is....

.....whatever you do buy for a cabinet or even a contrator saw.....buy the base along with it or before assembly of the saw and build the saw upon it !!!

You will not be sorry .....believe...

It appears the consensus is to run it the long way....which in reality is across the joists ....as Rob correctly guessed....

Nice job Rob!

Wish us luck,it will be an experience....
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Hi all,

We are about to install 3/4" solid oak hardwood floors in our LR remodel and I need some advice.

First the background:

The room size is 16' wide x 26' long.
On either end of the...