As a post script ... for anyone wondering why I was carrying a bunch of cut, kiln-dried red oak boards to Alabama ...
Here's a picture of the tree they came from ... Should explain why these boards are important to me.
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
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No need to explain. I have wood that I’ve moved twice. One was a plank of red Philippine mahogany, my father had back in the 60’s that I’ve been using small pieces of on various projects over the years. The other, I have no idea what it is. It was given to me from a logger that stored two pieces in my garage for several years he took one and gave me the other. I have not idea what type of wood it is. All I know is it’s from Africa, 4’ long by 2’ wide but here’s the mystery. The middle is 2-1/2” thick and tapers down to nothing on both sides. It’s estimated that the tree was at least 8’ in diameter. It would make a great coffee table. I haven’t got a “roundtoit” so it keeps following me.
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My late father in law was a master wood carver, among a lot of his other talents. I've got a barn stall full of his project wood, stuff we hauled from southern Illinois to Tennessee when we moved them in with us about 25 years ago. One of these days I might get around to whittling on some of it. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
