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Re: Bed wood thickness Barsteel #968618 09/02/2013 10:37 AM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Warrenton, Oregon C CASO Shop Shark
CASO Shop Shark C Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Warrenton, Oregon	The key is to sand the end grain smooth/closed... Makes for more even expansion and contraction of the pores/grain. A copper sulfate solution like they dip fence posts in would work but I'd hate to get a sliver with that s#*t on it! Give me ambiguity or give me something else

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Bed wood thickness	Barsteel	12/23/2010 12:29 AM
Re: Bed wood thickness	DrewP	12/23/2010 3:55 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	coach-frank	01/08/2011 4:32 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	SW_Radial	01/10/2011 7:24 AM
Re: Bed wood thickness	coach-frank	01/11/2011 5:42 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	durwoods59	03/05/2011 3:35 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	Brad Allen	03/07/2011 8:48 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	Britcon	03/07/2011 11:04 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	coach-frank	03/13/2011 3:43 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	Hellomrwilson	04/18/2011 2:53 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	Britcon	04/18/2011 4:26 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	FriedGreenTmater	04/18/2011 4:42 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	Whitelightning	09/13/2013 4:26 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	CASO	07/11/2013 11:14 AM
Re: Bed wood thickness	project51Tom	09/02/2013 9:33 AM
Re: Bed wood thickness	53Cowboy	07/11/2013 7:59 AM
Re: Bed wood thickness	CASO	09/02/2013 10:37 AM
Re: Bed wood thickness	project51Tom	09/05/2013 9:12 AM
Re: Bed wood thickness	Brad Allen	09/06/2013 3:58 PM
Re: Bed wood thickness	project51Tom	09/06/2013 5:37 PM

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