On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 00:35:19 -0500, "Rob" <[email protected]> Crawled
out of the shop and said. . .:
>Very nice!
>
>Thanks for the tip!
>
>Rob
:)
Traves
Thanks for the information. Placed my order.
Preston
"George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The hardwood lumber association publishes a "book" (more of a very large
> booklet) that has color pictures of most species available in the US
> (including exotic hardwoods imported here), assesses their workability
with
> hand and power tools, and lists the engineering properties of them. It is
> $10.
>
>
> "Rob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I am thinking about buying this CD.
> >
> > It sounds pretty cool.
> >
> > Does anyone have experience with it?
> >
> > Is it easy to compare one species to another?
> >
> > Everyplace I see sells it for $49.99. Anyone find it cheaper?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
>
>
Unless it has been updated/improved in the last few years it is a marginal
purchase. Programmed for Macintosh and very poorly ported to IBM. Aggravating.
But it does have a lot of good information in its database. Comparisons can be
made.
-Doug
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"Rob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am thinking about buying this CD.
>
> It sounds pretty cool.
>
> Does anyone have experience with it?
>
> Is it easy to compare one species to another?
>
> Everyplace I see sells it for $49.99. Anyone find it cheaper?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rob
>
>
Very nice!
Thanks for the tip!
Rob
"Traves W. Coppock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 09:20:19 -0500, "Rob" <[email protected]> Crawled
> out of the shop and said. . .:
>
> >I am thinking about buying this CD.
> >
> >It sounds pretty cool.
> >
> >Does anyone have experience with it?
> >
> >Is it easy to compare one species to another?
> >
> >Everyplace I see sells it for $49.99. Anyone find it cheaper?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Rob
> >
>
> if wood identification is your goal, save your money.
> try this link here, many species, color photos of finished and
> unfinished examples, property descriptions and more.
> Enjoy!
>
>
> http://www.wood-worker.com/properties.htm
>
> Traves
>
"Rob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am thinking about buying this CD.
> It sounds pretty cool.
> Does anyone have experience with it?
I was a sucker and bought it last ear. I'm running it on WinXP Pro. Big
problem is that it fits in a small window in the middle of the screen and
will not enlarge. The small wood sample makes comparative identification
VERY difficult. Unless there have been vast improvements, I'd save my
money.
Larry
--
Lawrence L'Hote
Columbia, MO
http://home1.gte.net/llhote/
http://home.mchsi.com/~llhote
On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 09:20:19 -0500, "Rob" <[email protected]> Crawled
out of the shop and said. . .:
>I am thinking about buying this CD.
>
>It sounds pretty cool.
>
>Does anyone have experience with it?
>
>Is it easy to compare one species to another?
>
>Everyplace I see sells it for $49.99. Anyone find it cheaper?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Rob
>
if wood identification is your goal, save your money.
try this link here, many species, color photos of finished and
unfinished examples, property descriptions and more.
Enjoy!
http://www.wood-worker.com/properties.htm
Traves
The window size is fixed by number of pixels. Temporarily set your screen
resolution to 640x480 when running the CD and see if that helps. Screen
resolution is an easy maneuver.
--
SwampBug
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"Lawrence L'Hote" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Rob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I am thinking about buying this CD.
> > It sounds pretty cool.
> > Does anyone have experience with it?
>
> I was a sucker and bought it last ear. I'm running it on WinXP Pro. Big
> problem is that it fits in a small window in the middle of the screen and
> will not enlarge. The small wood sample makes comparative identification
> VERY difficult. Unless there have been vast improvements, I'd save my
> money.
>
> Larry
>
> --
> Lawrence L'Hote
> Columbia, MO
> http://home1.gte.net/llhote/
> http://home.mchsi.com/~llhote
>
>
Rob <[email protected]> schreef
> What version are you using?
> I have heard the latest version 2.5.
> Rob
+ + +
What I've got is 2.5
I imagine it is a lot better than having nothing, but I only use it once a
year or so. Trouble is that it was compiled by people having no beforehand
knowledge of wood. Picking errors is like shooting fish in a barrel. On the
whole a so-so product.
PvR
PVR responds:
>What I've got is 2.5
>I imagine it is a lot better than having nothing, but I only use it once a
>year or so. Trouble is that it was compiled by people having no beforehand
>knowledge of wood. Picking errors is like shooting fish in a barrel. On the
>whole a so-so product.
Agree. I've got the 2.5 and lightly regret spending the money.
Charlie Self
"Old age is fifteen years older than I am."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Guess I won't be buying it!
Thanks for the advice!
Rob
"Charles Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote in message
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> > PVR responds:
> >
> > >What I've got is 2.5
> > >I imagine it is a lot better than having nothing, but I only use it
once a
> > >year or so. Trouble is that it was compiled by people having no
beforehand
> > >knowledge of wood. Picking errors is like shooting fish in a barrel. On
the
> > >whole a so-so product.
> >
> > Agree. I've got the 2.5 and lightly regret spending the money.
> >
>
>
> And regret it even more this evening. I've been trying to install WOW
> 2.5 on my newest computer. And it consistently hangs the computer.
> Five tries. Five hangs. Seems like I paid a moderately high price for
> something that is only useful (and not very at that because it is
> clumsy)on one computer, a computer i no longer use.
>
> Wish I could recall where I bought the thing. I'd jump down a throat
> or 2.