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  1. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    Here is a couple .They didn't come out as well as I'd hoped . I have 4- 5 more at work I haven't brought home yet ,slightly different .
  2. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    Well,actually I did cut some nylon 6/6 for wedges last week or so .Several sizes .I haven't had a chance to use them yet though . You have to get real creative to clamp them in a horizontal bandsaw . I'll take a pic the next couple of days of them if I don't forget .
  3. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    Well you could of course plane it ,probabley the only way you could do it . There is a local pallette works that use resaw bandsaws for reclaiming lumber .Those things could shave it off an eighth on an inch thick if they wanted to . Horizontal roller table deal that use rubber tires for...
  4. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    Now ,back to this veneer cut out of the log .On regular quarter sawing ,the way I 've seen it done ,the log is first squared . The log is either plain sawn down to the cut or the side pieces are cut deep and then resawn on the quarter .The remainer of the squared log is then quartered .These...
  5. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    I suppose it has to do with the type and demand for wood types as to the value . I know some locals that in their own rights are pretty fair furniture makers . I don't happen one of them though . My best is just good cabenetry . However some of these guys buy monkypod ,Hondurian mahogany and...
  6. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    Interesting .Regular books ends are of course just pieces left maybe 2 inchs thick then resawn at a later date . Used for cabinetry etc . Strange as it might seem I have in my living room a huge entertainment center that was originaly purchased in Germany .Book end matched raised panal doors...
  7. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    I think a hog can gnaw through anything .Elm will bend like a green willow before it breaks and would make a dandy livestiock fence I imagine . I had heard of certain grain patterns that were desirable for veneer for fine furniture but was under the impression that these were kind of freaks of...
  8. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    Well,nuts is relative I guess:lol: As for the elm I can't imagine why anybody would pony up that much money for one ,even a big one . I know that a big one is rare but other than split proof wood for wagon tongues or outrigger pads what is it good for :?--unless of course Danish elm is a lot...
  9. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    Wow ,that is one fast azzed tree to be tipping with a flush cut .
  10. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    Aha,a plan is born ,from Denmark no less . As it turns out I have access to bunchs of nylon 6/6 . I also have access to a horizontal bandsaw .:/:
  11. Al Smith

    Too many wedges?

    Well know I always thought that a "wedgee " was the same thing as an undy grundy . ..
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