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  1. 05-08-2012, 10:47 PM #16
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    I'll be thinking about you on the 5th, Roger! I would say "What are the odds?", but I think it is pretty clear that they are close to 1:365.25...
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  2. 05-08-2012, 10:49 PM #17
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    Jim, I think I have your address. Let me know what size... If you want a large flat rate box blank, I can do that. If you want any other particular size, I can likely do that, too. Just let me know...
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  3. 05-09-2012, 12:27 AM #18
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    Mike, I had some apple wood that actually smelled bad. The roots may have been in a drain field. I referred to it as crappy maple.
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  4. 05-09-2012, 8:06 AM #19
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    I think this house has public sewage, not a septic. But I could be wrong... Would explain a lot, though... But did you mean crappy apple?
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  5. 05-09-2012, 11:57 AM #20
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    The smell most likely comes from a bacterial infection in the tree, and I would also suggest that the cracking is from a lightning strike. I've tried to use lightning stike maple, but will not use it for safety reasons. I've made some cuts on the bandsaw and have had pieces just fall off the block. No way will I stand beside that material spinning on a lathe. Too much like a bomb!
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    I've seen you do better work than this.
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    I've seen you do better work than this.
    Ouch!! And you two are friends. And Tony....on his birthday. Well, maybe.
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  8. 05-09-2012, 5:29 PM #23
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    I agree, Tony. I was shooting for something different for the rim. Better? Maybe not. Different... I'll try to get a profile pic later this evening...

    And Faust, yeah, we're friends. That's why he's honest...
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    Real pretty wood! I have turned a few pieces of maple that stunk up the shop like I was standing in the middle of a silage pit! If it wasn't for all the beautiful curl - I would have tossed it! Once dry - the smell was minimal and I didn't mind finish turning it!
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  11. 05-09-2012, 10:48 PM #26
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    PM sent, Don.
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    Steve, I may have tossed this one, too. But the grain was just so nice...
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  13. 05-09-2012, 10:59 PM #28
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    I stand corrected.Guess i was doing two things at once. Drinking and typing.
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  14. 05-12-2012, 9:45 PM #29
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    Okay, not sure if you guys will end up even seeing this now that it took me about a week to take the stupid profile pic... In true Mike fashion, I waited til the last minute to take this pic. The recipient will get it tomorrow morning.

    Sorry, I didn't have time to set up the photo tent. So, this was the best I could do...

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