• Two Tier Side Table #3: Selecting Stock

I can’t tell you how many times it took me longer to choose the right wood for the project than it took to build it.
I think you have the hardest part done.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.

Good deal! Glad you got a sunny day for stock selection. We were pretty gray all day up here until just before sunset when the sun peeked under the clouds.

-- Dave - Minneapolis

Nice looking boards. I noticed that your stock is very flat and true, appears to be S2S. Is this how you obtain it, or do you flatten it before it goes into the rack?

-- "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The point is to bring them the real facts." - Abraham Lincoln

Nice looking boards. I noticed that your stock is very flat and true, appears to be S2S. Is this how you obtain it, or do you flatten it before it goes into the rack?

- Oldtool

-- Ron in Lilburn, Georgia.  Knowing how to use a tool is more important than the tool in and of itself.

The color and grain of that cherry is really nice! What did you put on the boards to bring it out—is that mineral spirits or similar?

The color and grain of that cherry is really nice! What did you put on the boards to bring it out—is that mineral spirits or similar?

- Dan Wolfgang

-- Ron in Lilburn, Georgia.  Knowing how to use a tool is more important than the tool in and of itself.