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Re: choice of wood
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:09 pm
by Hobbyman2
roy_okc wrote:It's been ages ago, but we used a decent piece of 2x4 (no sap, knots, etc.). Shaped it for comfort and sanded whole thing well to ensure clean wood.
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I might have a piece of swamp cypress but wow,,,, does that stuff have a aroma about it.
Re: choice of wood
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:32 pm
by JPG
Hobbyman2 wrote:roy_okc wrote:It's been ages ago, but we used a decent piece of 2x4 (no sap, knots, etc.). Shaped it for comfort and sanded whole thing well to ensure clean wood.
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I might have a piece of swamp cypress but wow,,,, does that stuff have a aroma about it.
So does sauerkraut!
Re: choice of wood
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:36 am
by garys
It appears that beech and hard maple are around the same weight. Charts I can find on the internet show both of them at 40-45# per cubic foot.
Re: choice of wood
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:20 am
by Hobbyman2
thanks thats good info.
Re: choice of wood
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:18 pm
by rpd
Re: choice of wood
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 3:43 pm
by Hobbyman2
Nice looking turning, thats a good link , thanks Ron
Re: choice of wood
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 7:44 pm
by Hobbyman2
I went with beech , we will see how well it holds up
Thanks for the iinfo
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Re: choice of wood
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:53 pm
by moggymatt
Don't think I've ever seen one. Who's got a picture?
Well now I feel silly. Didn't see.the second page of posts.
Re: choice of wood
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:36 am
by Ishika
I think ash will be fine.