the burr oak is common here in minnesota. compared to white oak but not
as strait grained therefore not as prone to split as white or red oak.
if you look at the growth rings on the end of the log the burr oak rings
will be wavey and white oak will be more symetric. very hard tough wood,
i just supplied some to a friend for the same purpose of making a work
bench.
good choice.
ross
www.highislandexport.com
On Sep 17, 5:56 am, B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote:
> ed_h wrote:
> > Some pics of a woodworker's bench just finished:
>
> >http://thehollingsworths.net/WP_Bench.html
>
> Great job!
>
> What makes burr oak different from the standard red and white species
> that most of us normally work with?
Burr oak is a type of white oak, and is probably sold commercially
under the name white oak . I find it a little darker than the typical
commercial white oak. We happen to have a lot of it growing around
here.
On Sep 17, 8:22 am, B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote:
> ed_h wrote:
>
> > Burr oak is a type of white oak, and is probably sold commercially
> > under the name white oak . I find it a little darker than the typical
> > commercial white oak. We happen to have a lot of it growing around
> > here.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Is "here", the NE USA, SE USA, Eastern Canada, Europe?
>
> I'd never heard of it, so you grabbed my interest. I see how the photos
> look a tad darker than most white oak, it's very pretty.
"Here" is Missouri river valley in eastern Nebraska/western Iowa, but
I think Burr Oak is pretty common up into Minnesota and maybe down to
Texas.
On Sep 18, 8:32 am, "asmurff" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The bench is fantastic, only how are you going to bring yourself to work on
> it.
>
> Mike
> Watch for the bounce.
> If ya didn't see it, ya didn't feel it.
> If ya see it, it didn't go off.
> Old Air Force Munitions Saying"Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
I guess I'm waiting for the first inadvertent ding. It will then be
properly christened, and fit for duty.
Please ship to me for closer inspection. Will return when done via e-mail
:>O
"ed_h" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Some pics of a woodworker's bench just finished:
>
> http://thehollingsworths.net/WP_Bench.html
>
"Mark & Juanita" wrote
> ed_h wrote:
>
>> Some pics of a woodworker's bench just finished:
>>
>> http://thehollingsworths.net/WP_Bench.html
>
> Very nice combination of woodworking and metalcraft. Really like the
> tail
> vise, both the padauk and the vise mechanics.
>
I agree with the above remarks.
I also like the nice LONG handle on the tail vise. I can remember lots of
time needing a little more leverage while trying to tighten a vise on
something without flat sides.
I like your bench dogs too. I built my dogs out of some big bolts I found at
the scrap yard.
ed_h wrote:
>
> Burr oak is a type of white oak, and is probably sold commercially
> under the name white oak . I find it a little darker than the typical
> commercial white oak. We happen to have a lot of it growing around
> here.
Thanks!
Is "here", the NE USA, SE USA, Eastern Canada, Europe?
I'd never heard of it, so you grabbed my interest. I see how the photos
look a tad darker than most white oak, it's very pretty.
The bench is fantastic, only how are you going to bring yourself to work on
it.
Mike
Watch for the bounce.
If ya didn't see it, ya didn't feel it.
If ya see it, it didn't go off.
Old Air Force Munitions Saying
"Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:A%[email protected]...
> Please ship to me for closer inspection. Will return when done via e-mail
> :>O
> "ed_h" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Some pics of a woodworker's bench just finished:
>>
>> http://thehollingsworths.net/WP_Bench.html
>>
>
>
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:03:16 -0700, ed_h <[email protected]> wrote:
>I guess I'm waiting for the first inadvertent ding. It will then be
>properly christened, and fit for duty.
Kinda' like that first scratch or ding on a pickup. <G>
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