Awl --
So my local corner church ( who for the longest time donated its very nice
stone wall to the asses of the local Drug Dealers and other non-taxpaying
self-employed) has regular tag sales, and one of the things that didn't
sell last week (and thusly got picked up off the street at midnight by yers
truly), was a nice-ish Ikea-ish dining room/breakfast room table, with side
extensions.
I took it for the sizable piece of wood, and under the sodium street lamp,
it looked perty nice.
I figgered it was particle board, but when I looked on the underside, lo and
behold, it had that that butchery-block appearance of nice biscut-joined
pine. What a find -- esp these days!
Sheeit, I mused, it's gonna be a shame to cut this up!! Mebbe I should go
back for the frame?!
So I placed it -- and a Nordic Track Xcountry skier, that also didn't
sell -- in m'truck, preparing for my gloat.
So, under my shop fluorescents, it still looked perty nice, but ahm lookin
anyway, lookin some more, saying, Wow, if this is pine, I haven't quite seen
a finish like THIS on top....
And, where's the end/side grain???
But, but, It's GOTTA be pine, well, cuz of the underside -- right??.
Wouldn'tcha know......
They *papered the underside in butcherblock*!!!
GOT ME!!!!
No doubt for the would-be "savvy" home-moaners (such as myself), who thought
they'd acquired a touch of experience.
I really chuckled over that one, and promptly cut the top up.
Man, you can never ever ever relax yer consumer vigilance.
I think my new invention (right after my Bachelor sink comes out, you know,
the one with urinal lip on the front, with a mini-flushometer) is going to
be Particle Butcher Block, made out of particle board!
So yeah, it will be a Butcher's Block.......
Oh, on the Nordic track, not sure, but I think the wood there is oak --
which is much more useful than the exerciser itself.
--
EA, and harmlessly PV'd
On Dec 1, 11:54=A0am, "Existential Angst" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Tony" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Existential Angst wrote:
> >> Awl --
>
> >> So my local corner church ( who for the longest time donated its very
> >> nice stone wall to the asses of the local Drug Dealers and other
> >> non-taxpaying self-employed) =A0has regular tag sales, and one of the
> >> things that didn't sell last week (and thusly got picked up off the
> >> street at midnight by yers truly), was a nice-ish Ikea-ish dining
> >> room/breakfast room table, with side extensions.
>
> >> I took it for the sizable piece of wood, and under the sodium street
> >> lamp, it looked perty nice.
> >> I figgered it was particle board, but when I looked on the underside, =
lo
> >> and behold, it had that that butchery-block appearance of nice
> >> biscut-joined pine. =A0What a find -- esp these days!
> >> Sheeit, I mused, it's gonna be a shame to cut this up!! =A0Mebbe I sho=
uld
> >> go back for the frame?!
>
> >> So I placed it -- and a Nordic Track Xcountry skier, that also didn't
> >> sell -- in m'truck, preparing for my gloat.
>
> >> So, under my shop fluorescents, it still looked perty nice, but =A0ahm
> >> lookin anyway, lookin some more, saying, Wow, if this is pine, I haven=
't
> >> quite seen a finish like THIS on top....
> >> And, where's the end/side grain???
>
> >> But, but, It's GOTTA be pine, well, cuz of the underside -- right??.
>
> >> Wouldn'tcha know......
> >> =A0 =A0 They *papered the underside in butcherblock*!!!
> >> GOT ME!!!!
>
> > I recently posted about the newer fake grain in particle board for
> > furniture. =A0(actually it's been around for 10+ years) =A0The grain is
> > stamped onto the board. =A0They even make the stamp so the individual p=
ieces
> > of butcher block are uneven, especially on the bottom. =A0Feeling the w=
ood
> > really makes it seem real.
>
> > (since we are talking about wood I deleted rec.crafts.metalworking)
>
> Heh -- particle board barely qualifies as wood. =A0Mebbe need rec.pressbo=
ard.
> --
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> - Show quoted text -
See this shed? Looks like rough sawn T11 ply right?
http://www.handyhome.com/kingston.htm
Trust me, it looks like T11 ply up close up.
It's "engineered press board".
Existential Angst wrote:
> I think my new invention (right after my Bachelor sink comes out, you know,
> the one with urinal lip on the front, with a mini-flushometer) is going to
> be Particle Butcher Block, made out of particle board!
>
> So yeah, it will be a Butcher's Block.......
You be punk'd, dood!
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www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
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"Tony" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Existential Angst wrote:
>> Awl --
>>
>> So my local corner church ( who for the longest time donated its very
>> nice stone wall to the asses of the local Drug Dealers and other
>> non-taxpaying self-employed) has regular tag sales, and one of the
>> things that didn't sell last week (and thusly got picked up off the
>> street at midnight by yers truly), was a nice-ish Ikea-ish dining
>> room/breakfast room table, with side extensions.
>>
>> I took it for the sizable piece of wood, and under the sodium street
>> lamp, it looked perty nice.
>> I figgered it was particle board, but when I looked on the underside, lo
>> and behold, it had that that butchery-block appearance of nice
>> biscut-joined pine. What a find -- esp these days!
>> Sheeit, I mused, it's gonna be a shame to cut this up!! Mebbe I should
>> go back for the frame?!
>>
>> So I placed it -- and a Nordic Track Xcountry skier, that also didn't
>> sell -- in m'truck, preparing for my gloat.
>>
>> So, under my shop fluorescents, it still looked perty nice, but ahm
>> lookin anyway, lookin some more, saying, Wow, if this is pine, I haven't
>> quite seen a finish like THIS on top....
>> And, where's the end/side grain???
>>
>> But, but, It's GOTTA be pine, well, cuz of the underside -- right??.
>>
>> Wouldn'tcha know......
>> They *papered the underside in butcherblock*!!!
>> GOT ME!!!!
>
> I recently posted about the newer fake grain in particle board for
> furniture. (actually it's been around for 10+ years) The grain is
> stamped onto the board. They even make the stamp so the individual pieces
> of butcher block are uneven, especially on the bottom. Feeling the wood
> really makes it seem real.
>
> (since we are talking about wood I deleted rec.crafts.metalworking)
Heh -- particle board barely qualifies as wood. Mebbe need rec.pressboard.
--
EA
Existential Angst wrote:
> Awl --
>
> So my local corner church ( who for the longest time donated its very nice
> stone wall to the asses of the local Drug Dealers and other non-taxpaying
> self-employed) has regular tag sales, and one of the things that didn't
> sell last week (and thusly got picked up off the street at midnight by yers
> truly), was a nice-ish Ikea-ish dining room/breakfast room table, with side
> extensions.
>
> I took it for the sizable piece of wood, and under the sodium street lamp,
> it looked perty nice.
> I figgered it was particle board, but when I looked on the underside, lo and
> behold, it had that that butchery-block appearance of nice biscut-joined
> pine. What a find -- esp these days!
> Sheeit, I mused, it's gonna be a shame to cut this up!! Mebbe I should go
> back for the frame?!
>
> So I placed it -- and a Nordic Track Xcountry skier, that also didn't
> sell -- in m'truck, preparing for my gloat.
>
> So, under my shop fluorescents, it still looked perty nice, but ahm lookin
> anyway, lookin some more, saying, Wow, if this is pine, I haven't quite seen
> a finish like THIS on top....
> And, where's the end/side grain???
>
> But, but, It's GOTTA be pine, well, cuz of the underside -- right??.
>
> Wouldn'tcha know......
> They *papered the underside in butcherblock*!!!
> GOT ME!!!!
I recently posted about the newer fake grain in particle board for
furniture. (actually it's been around for 10+ years) The grain is
stamped onto the board. They even make the stamp so the individual
pieces of butcher block are uneven, especially on the bottom. Feeling
the wood really makes it seem real.
(since we are talking about wood I deleted rec.crafts.metalworking)
DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Dec 1, 11:54 am, "Existential Angst" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> "Tony" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Existential Angst wrote:
>>>> Awl --
>>>> So my local corner church ( who for the longest time donated its very
>>>> nice stone wall to the asses of the local Drug Dealers and other
>>>> non-taxpaying self-employed) has regular tag sales, and one of the
>>>> things that didn't sell last week (and thusly got picked up off the
>>>> street at midnight by yers truly), was a nice-ish Ikea-ish dining
>>>> room/breakfast room table, with side extensions.
>>>> I took it for the sizable piece of wood, and under the sodium street
>>>> lamp, it looked perty nice.
>>>> I figgered it was particle board, but when I looked on the underside, lo
>>>> and behold, it had that that butchery-block appearance of nice
>>>> biscut-joined pine. What a find -- esp these days!
>>>> Sheeit, I mused, it's gonna be a shame to cut this up!! Mebbe I should
>>>> go back for the frame?!
>>>> So I placed it -- and a Nordic Track Xcountry skier, that also didn't
>>>> sell -- in m'truck, preparing for my gloat.
>>>> So, under my shop fluorescents, it still looked perty nice, but ahm
>>>> lookin anyway, lookin some more, saying, Wow, if this is pine, I haven't
>>>> quite seen a finish like THIS on top....
>>>> And, where's the end/side grain???
>>>> But, but, It's GOTTA be pine, well, cuz of the underside -- right??.
>>>> Wouldn'tcha know......
>>>> They *papered the underside in butcherblock*!!!
>>>> GOT ME!!!!
>>> I recently posted about the newer fake grain in particle board for
>>> furniture. (actually it's been around for 10+ years) The grain is
>>> stamped onto the board. They even make the stamp so the individual pieces
>>> of butcher block are uneven, especially on the bottom. Feeling the wood
>>> really makes it seem real.
>>> (since we are talking about wood I deleted rec.crafts.metalworking)
>> Heh -- particle board barely qualifies as wood. Mebbe need rec.pressboard.
>> --
>> EA- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> See this shed? Looks like rough sawn T11 ply right?
>
> http://www.handyhome.com/kingston.htm
>
> Trust me, it looks like T11 ply up close up.
>
> It's "engineered press board".
Grimace. Yeah, sounds like the faux T1-11 that is on my place. Under a
woodpecker's beak, it feels and smells like a rotten tree trunk. I now
have six patches in the wood chimney stack for my faux tin fireplace. I
priced getting house resided in Hardy T1-11. Only 17 grand or so....
--
aem sends, trying to remember if has any more leftover 1/4 luan to cut
patches out of....
On Nov 30, 7:34=A0pm, "Existential Angst" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Awl --
>
> So my local corner church ( who for the longest time donated its very nic=
e
> stone wall to the asses of the local Drug Dealers and other non-taxpaying
> self-employed) =A0has regular tag sales, and one of the things that didn'=
t
> sell last week (and thusly got picked up off the street at midnight by ye=
rs
> truly), was a nice-ish Ikea-ish dining room/breakfast room table, with si=
de
> extensions.
>
> I took it for the sizable piece of wood, and under the sodium street lamp=
,
> it looked perty nice.
> I figgered it was particle board, but when I looked on the underside, lo =
and
> behold, it had that that butchery-block appearance of nice biscut-joined
> pine. =A0What a find -- esp these days!
> Sheeit, I mused, it's gonna be a shame to cut this up!! =A0Mebbe I should=
go
> back for the frame?!
>
> So I placed it -- and a Nordic Track Xcountry skier, that also didn't
> sell -- in m'truck, preparing for my gloat.
>
> So, under my shop fluorescents, it still looked perty nice, but =A0ahm lo=
okin
> anyway, lookin some more, saying, Wow, if this is pine, I haven't quite s=
een
> a finish like THIS on top....
> And, where's the end/side grain???
>
> But, but, It's GOTTA be pine, well, cuz of the underside -- right??.
>
> Wouldn'tcha know......
> =A0 =A0 They *papered the underside in butcherblock*!!!
> GOT ME!!!!
>
> No doubt for the would-be "savvy" home-moaners (such as myself), who thou=
ght
> they'd acquired a touch of experience.
>
> I really chuckled over that one, and promptly cut the top up.
>
> Man, you can never ever ever relax yer consumer vigilance.
>
> I think my new invention (right after my Bachelor sink comes out, you kno=
w,
> the one with urinal lip on the front, with a mini-flushometer) is going t=
o
> be Particle Butcher Block, =A0made out of particle board!
>
> So yeah, it will be a Butcher's Block.......
>
> Oh, on the Nordic track, not sure, but I think the wood there is oak -- =
=A0
> which is much more useful than the exerciser itself.
>
> --
> EA, and harmlessly PV'd
Haha, I disassembled one of those skiers for the wood too. Some of it
is solid wood, and other pieces are plywood. All straight and clear,
nice finish on them.
Scrily
On Nov 30, 5:34=A0pm, "Existential Angst" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Awl --
>
> So my local corner church ( who for the longest time donated its very nic=
e
> stone wall to the asses of the local Drug Dealers and other non-taxpaying
> self-employed) =A0has regular tag sales, and one of the things that didn'=
t
> sell last week (and thusly got picked up off the street at midnight by ye=
rs
> truly), was a nice-ish Ikea-ish dining room/breakfast room table, with si=
de
> extensions.
>
> I took it for the sizable piece of wood, and under the sodium street lamp=
,
> it looked perty nice.
> I figgered it was particle board, but when I looked on the underside, lo =
and
> behold, it had that that butchery-block appearance of nice biscut-joined
> pine. =A0What a find -- esp these days!
> Sheeit, I mused, it's gonna be a shame to cut this up!! =A0Mebbe I should=
go
> back for the frame?!
>
> So I placed it -- and a Nordic Track Xcountry skier, that also didn't
> sell -- in m'truck, preparing for my gloat.
>
> So, under my shop fluorescents, it still looked perty nice, but =A0ahm lo=
okin
> anyway, lookin some more, saying, Wow, if this is pine, I haven't quite s=
een
> a finish like THIS on top....
> And, where's the end/side grain???
>
> But, but, It's GOTTA be pine, well, cuz of the underside -- right??.
>
> Wouldn'tcha know......
> =A0 =A0 They *papered the underside in butcherblock*!!!
> GOT ME!!!!
>
> No doubt for the would-be "savvy" home-moaners (such as myself), who thou=
ght
> they'd acquired a touch of experience.
>
> I really chuckled over that one, and promptly cut the top up.
>
> Man, you can never ever ever relax yer consumer vigilance.
>
> I think my new invention (right after my Bachelor sink comes out, you kno=
w,
> the one with urinal lip on the front, with a mini-flushometer) is going t=
o
> be Particle Butcher Block, =A0made out of particle board!
>
> So yeah, it will be a Butcher's Block.......
>
> Oh, on the Nordic track, not sure, but I think the wood there is oak -- =
=A0
> which is much more useful than the exerciser itself.
>
> --
> EA, and harmlessly PV'd
It's up-scale particle board. When applying laminates, a balance
sheet should be applied to the opposite side to avoid warping. In
most cases, this is just a no-pattern laminate sheet. I should say,
in most cases where they apply the balance sheet, I've seen I don't
know how many counter tops and table tops where they didn't and they
got that familiar edge swoop upwards typical of the cheap stuff.
Stan
Existential Angst wrote:
> Awl --
>
> So my local corner church ( who for the longest time donated its very nice
> stone wall to the asses of the local Drug Dealers and other non-taxpaying
> self-employed) has regular tag sales, and one of the things that didn't
> sell last week (and thusly got picked up off the street at midnight by yers
> truly), was a nice-ish Ikea-ish dining room/breakfast room table, with side
> extensions.
>
> I took it for the sizable piece of wood, and under the sodium street lamp,
> it looked perty nice.
> I figgered it was particle board, but when I looked on the underside, lo and
> behold, it had that that butchery-block appearance of nice biscut-joined
> pine. What a find -- esp these days!
> Sheeit, I mused, it's gonna be a shame to cut this up!! Mebbe I should go
> back for the frame?!
>
> So I placed it -- and a Nordic Track Xcountry skier, that also didn't
> sell -- in m'truck, preparing for my gloat.
>
> So, under my shop fluorescents, it still looked perty nice, but ahm lookin
> anyway, lookin some more, saying, Wow, if this is pine, I haven't quite seen
> a finish like THIS on top....
> And, where's the end/side grain???
>
> But, but, It's GOTTA be pine, well, cuz of the underside -- right??.
>
> Wouldn'tcha know......
> They *papered the underside in butcherblock*!!!
> GOT ME!!!!
>
> No doubt for the would-be "savvy" home-moaners (such as myself), who thought
> they'd acquired a touch of experience.
>
> I really chuckled over that one, and promptly cut the top up.
>
> Man, you can never ever ever relax yer consumer vigilance.
>
> I think my new invention (right after my Bachelor sink comes out, you know,
> the one with urinal lip on the front, with a mini-flushometer) is going to
> be Particle Butcher Block, made out of particle board!
>
> So yeah, it will be a Butcher's Block.......
>
> Oh, on the Nordic track, not sure, but I think the wood there is oak --
> which is much more useful than the exerciser itself.
>
Could it be that the assembler could choose which side to show for the top?
--
Steve W.