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That's it ! Black Locust ! I knew it had something to do with bugs ! I'll see if any is available here.
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What did you do to your deuce this week?
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rustystud
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I've never seen Red Oak at my Home Depot. I'll ask the next time I'm down there.
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my home town home depot sells red oak, but a couple towns over they don't, and then a couple towns over the other way, they sell white, not red...has to be a store thing, but I am sure they can order it for you.
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The mid-Atlantic here is nearly cleaned out of all of our Ash because of infestation by that little Emerald Ash Borer; cleaned us all out.
But yeah, the Locust, the Red Oak, and White Oak are all good; all of them are typically used for post-and-rail fencing. One or the other of them shouldn't be hard to find.
If it's not kept inside, red oak will rot where water can find an entry point, like bolt holes. And Home depot is the top price. It's also hard to get sealers to penetrate where water will find. White oak is the premium of the more "available" native woods, but if you let it weather, will give some splinters. Try Cole hardwoods in Logansport Indiana for kiln dried, cut to size and surfaced. It might be worth getting a group together and buying 500 or 1000 board feet or so, finished 3 or 4 sides. Ash is about half the price but like red oak, will rot if water can find a place to get through the finish. I like poplar, as it doesn't give splinters and will take some deep penetrating sealers and moderately resists rot. Once I used Brazilian ironwood for a fence and the splinters were extremely painful and unavoidable. I'm not sure, but would expect a similar splinter from Locus. I'm not sure how well locus takes finish, I think there are chemicals that bleed through. But it does last.
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I'm with you there. Six months of the year I pray for cooler temps. The other six months I pray "Why can't it be this nice in the summer". I am happy The Lord brought us here though as there were no jobs in Colorado & there is ample work here. Besides, I wouldn't have met M35A2-AZ in Colorado & I wouldn't have such a beautiful Deuce.Up my way, in winter snow... the mountain roads can be tricky! Chains are the only way for me in snow-n-ice!
Was just down at Sky Harbor and thoughts of cooler temps were the norm.
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Got the bed off to start the bob process and some wiring cleaned up the previous fire company had done.
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Well I went down to Home Depot today and they do not carry Red Oak. The only hard wood they do carry is White Oak. The problem with this Oak is it is made from smaller pieces glued together ! You can see the glue lines !
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Contact some of your local CABINET MAKERS/SHOPS who MAKE there cabinetry. Politely explain your project so you aren't mistaken as a potential competitor, then ask them from where they source their hardwoods. They might even be able to mill the wood to your required dimensions at a reasonable price.
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I got enough whiskers to remember when you could get Redwood readily, even over here in D.C. The heartwood, too (that stuff was rot-proof).
That lumber would be native out your way, rustystud. But I'm guessing that all of that is long gone, and logged out now.
But, maybe I'm wrong, who knows?
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You might try Hemlock. Plenty of those and great for log cabins
Do you know if it's waterproof glue? I doubt that it is. I think their (oak) wood is intended for indoor use only.
What are the size slats, I measure 3/4" by 3 x 12' on my fiberglass on the deuce and assume the 5 tons are 14' but same size. Is the wood different dimension?
I'm checking on inventory at Cole to see if 12' and 14' long is available in poplar and white oak and their cost to mill it to size. Will let you know results. I asked to price 200 bf.
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For the record, there is actually nothing "wrong" with that kind of board:
- It's just a way to make-up a full board out of scrap pieces of lumber. And depending on the jointing method and the glue used, those boards can be deceivingly strong.
But yeah, it doesn't look as nice as a board of solid lumber.
Only if you can get it flat and already dried. Most of the hemlock boards that you get from a mill are green and very wet. Green hemlock boards twist and warp like crazy as they dry. Green hemlock will squirt you in the eye if you try to put a nail in it. It also can't really be painted until it dries. Hemlock is cheap, fairly weather resistant, and holds up well to the elements.
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Installed rebuilt LDS-465-1A with modified transmission behind it (Waterloo OD). Replaced a hard brake line. Hooked everything up (clutch adjust, throttle adjust etc.)
First test drive today! Absolutely awesome! Some minor fixes to do, install fan and brush guard, adjust brakes and start breaking her in!
I'm in the pool with two beers typing this. I guess that says it all!
First test drive today! Absolutely awesome! Some minor fixes to do, install fan and brush guard, adjust brakes and start breaking her in!
I'm in the pool with two beers typing this. I guess that says it all!
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Now that sounds like a good day !
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I really love my Waterloo gear set! Nice work.
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Check this out:
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I know, my family has been in construction for several generations, but I still don't like them. Especially on something that is suppose to be exposed for it's beauty.
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I agree completely. I stay away from them if I can. Nothing looks nicer that a full-length, milled board on the side. I need to renew my troop seats before Veterans Day. I get the honor to haul the local Vietnam Vets around in the parade again. I'm going to go with white oak. I think the PO used S4S dried #1 pine.
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