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| Rough Red Oak Lumber - Is it Wet? Help? |
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Posted by: Strokes77 - 12-14-2015, 11:02 AM - Forum: Woodworking Hand Tools
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Strokes77 said:
I purchased some rough cut red oak from a new source. He told me it has been "Air dried for 1 year". It was cheap, so I bought it.
I cross cut about a 3 foot section, and started to flatten it for a little table top. To me, It "Feels" wet. It smells wet, and it's hard to describe but the shavings and sawdust from working it feel moist.
The boards were about 10" wide, and 4/4... actually 7/8.. which by the time it's milled I can barely get 3/4".
But, is it simply that I am used to Kiln dried woods, and air dried has a different feel?
Is there a way for a laymen like me to say for sure, dang, this stuff is still wet?
Invest in a moisture meter. Not terribly expensive and well worth it in the long run.
If you have more (much more) time than money (again, the meters aren't terrifically expensive) you can weigh a small piece of the wood in question and continue to weigh it weekly as it is stacked with the rest. When it stops changing weight, it is dry. My a "small piece" I'm thinking something that weighs a pound or more and use a scale that can report in fractions of an ounce.
This is considered to be a pretty darn good meter:
http://www.amazon.com/Lignomat-USA-LTD-m...+moisture+meter
Many choice come up in Amazon for less $$. My meter is an RF style but the name escapes me right now. I think it was about the same $100 price tag as you find for the Lignomat. But you have to be careful about how you use the RF meters as they are typically set up to work with material at least 3/4" thick and sometimes thicker. So you have to stack the wood to be sure you aren't somehow averaging in the moisture content of your bench with the material at hand.
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| Lumber sources - Group Buy deliver to D/FW (still happen?) |
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Posted by: Strokes77 - 12-14-2015, 10:54 AM - Forum: Woodworking
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Strokes77 said:
Back when I joined the forum 10 years ago or so, I remember buying lumber from guys that would do a group buy, and have it delivered to Dallas, Tx. It seems like I remember this happening pretty often.
Does anyone know of this anymore? The Hardwood for sale here in DFW is around $5-6 a foot for cherry/oak based on me calling around.
Who can I talk to?
That's very high for lumber here in dfw. Call Sweeney hardwoods, barney Robinson or check fort worth plywood at www.plywoodcompany.com.
Sweeney delivers for free or at least they do for me.
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| vinyl plank flooring (floating) |
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Posted by: Cooler - 12-14-2015, 10:28 AM - Forum: Home Improvement
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there are spacers to raise toilet flanges. My brother just went through this, because a lot of people don't realize that wax seals are not strong enough to hold the water back if they aren't backed up by the flange. He discovered it when there was a water spot on the ceiling downstairs.
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| Finger joint drawer glue up issue |
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Posted by: Sparetime - 12-13-2015, 07:20 PM - Forum: Woodworking
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Sparetime,
If the joints dry-fit well then you are probably right about the Titebond swelling the wood. And yes, Titebond will grab from the friction of sliding a tight joint together. Recutting finger joints to loosen them has never worked well for me. Light sanding/filing the fingers is my preferred solution. You can buy Titebond with an extended open time or try hide glue (it really is stronger than most people think. Plenty strong enough for a mechanically strong joint
Doug
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