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<blockquote data-quote="TheDoubleD" data-source="post: 3155468" data-attributes="member: 43754"><p>I am looking for good clear dry commercial wood such such as you buy at Lowes or Home depot. Nothing from the neighbor hood sawmill. I have been down that road and proper drying and clear wood is necessary. I have a bunch of white oak that was cut 16 years ago and it is still moving. It was air dried under a house in Virginia for the first 4 years. Then an additional 12 years of drying in a dark attic in Montana. It has worked wonderfully for small projects. It has just enough imperfections to not be worthy of this project. And then even after all this drying the sawyer cut it Carpenter 2 inches, not machinist 2 inches. I need 2 inches actual. This wood is 1 3/4", I need that to have enough thickness to reinstall the original hard ware.</p><p></p><p>I can use the wood from Lowes or HD, by laminating 1" planks together to get my thickness. I will be painting the carriage so the laminations won't be seen, but solid wood just seems more right. Laminating may be what I do in the end any way. </p><p></p><p>As to the Surgery, that happens this Friday. If you are inclined to prayer, add the Surgeon for a steady hand and my wife for strength. This will be my second knee replacement. While not as simple as having your tonsils out, I know what to expect. My wife on the other hand is a basket case, so definitely pray for her. After surgery then pray for me, wife will be my home care nurse. She will smother me to death with nursing. Oh well guess she loves me. She is worried.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheDoubleD, post: 3155468, member: 43754"] I am looking for good clear dry commercial wood such such as you buy at Lowes or Home depot. Nothing from the neighbor hood sawmill. I have been down that road and proper drying and clear wood is necessary. I have a bunch of white oak that was cut 16 years ago and it is still moving. It was air dried under a house in Virginia for the first 4 years. Then an additional 12 years of drying in a dark attic in Montana. It has worked wonderfully for small projects. It has just enough imperfections to not be worthy of this project. And then even after all this drying the sawyer cut it Carpenter 2 inches, not machinist 2 inches. I need 2 inches actual. This wood is 1 3/4", I need that to have enough thickness to reinstall the original hard ware. I can use the wood from Lowes or HD, by laminating 1" planks together to get my thickness. I will be painting the carriage so the laminations won't be seen, but solid wood just seems more right. Laminating may be what I do in the end any way. As to the Surgery, that happens this Friday. If you are inclined to prayer, add the Surgeon for a steady hand and my wife for strength. This will be my second knee replacement. While not as simple as having your tonsils out, I know what to expect. My wife on the other hand is a basket case, so definitely pray for her. After surgery then pray for me, wife will be my home care nurse. She will smother me to death with nursing. Oh well guess she loves me. She is worried. [/QUOTE]
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