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wood blades | 4 comments (4 topical, editorial)

Re: wood blades (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by frackers (g8ecj at *nospam* gilks dot org) on Fri May 30th, 2008 at 04:13:37 AM MST
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Well seasoned (NOT kiln dried) timber will be your best bet - I did well at the reclamation yard with some old joists, well denailed and planed off on one side and edge to give a reference to work from.

So far they haven't budged a bit and the wood was a joy to work with - no knots, burrs or splits (I did spend a fair time selecting the pieces I wanted!!). Did I mention cheaper than 'new' timber?

I've painted mine (4 coats oil based enamel) but left the ends of the blades untreated (built 1" too long, painted up to the end and then cut to length) so that they can 'breath'.
Robin - Down Under (or are you Up Over)

wood blades | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 editorial)

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