rtb's Blog at LumberJocks.com http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/rtb/blog Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:13:35 GMT biggest wood working project ever 1. http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/rtb/blog/5153 Having recently returned from my first visit to an on line (?) purchase with which I have falled in love and has to be a wood workers dream.

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3 yrs old with thermopane windows and doors,instant hotwater heater,2 baths etc. The inside is compleat to the point that the contractor did what was necessary as part of the house, loft, stairs etc. the prev. residents started to finish things inside while living there and while there are plenty of good intentions…consider a bath room shelf of 3/4 osb on 2×4 ’s..need I say more.

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well, you get the idea, wife is there now getting her first look-see. expect to go back in 3-4 weeks for serious, renovation & will post again then. rt

]]> Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:13:35 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/rtb/blog/5153 rtb Wood Library.. Hickory http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/rtb/blog/4701 A beautiful but very “hard” wood. Lends itsself more to carpentry than to fine woodworking. It often took 45-60 mins to plane a 12 ft board. Screws, with pilot holes very often, striped the heads (square drive), snapped or simply reached a point where they stalled out. Found most effective method was a framing gun at +/- 100lbs. Have not yet attempted to glue any but will update this when I do. I suspect that this will not respond well to hand sanding and will require very sharp hand tools if they are not motorised. Still a beautiful wood.

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