link to lumber grading guide

On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 16:27:16 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
wrote:
>How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?

And, Douglas, can you tell us why there are only 49 contestants in the
Miss Ebonics USA pagent?

Hmmm? Can you???

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Nobody wants to be Miss Idaho.

In article <[email protected]>, "Howard Ruttan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I ran across the following link this morning (Thanks to the Geoff's Woodwork
>site in the UK -http://www.geoffswoodwork.co.uk ). I am not sure how many
>of you have seen this document but I found it to be an excellent source of
>information on grading of N. American hardwood species. The diagrams and
>photos of defects and grading practices helped me understand even more about
>the lumber grading process. It is an excellent document (in PDF format)
>that all woodworkers should be able to benefit from. Just thought I would
>share it with you.
>
>http://www.ahec.org/hardwoods/pdfs/IllustratedGradingGuide.pdf
>
Fabulous! Thank you for posting that. The pictures are particularly great.
I'm gonna print a copy for reference. I can think of a couple of lumber
retailers I'd like to hit over the head with it... I told one of our local
hardwood dealers recently that much of their "S&B" hard maple barely met the
standards for 1COM, and if they were paying for S&B then they'd better have a
talk with their supplier. I'm not sure they believed me. Maybe this will help.

--
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?

"Frank McVey" wrote ...
> More than that, Howard, I would earnestly recommend a browse through
Geoff's
> site to any newbie woodworker, and perhaps those more experienced
> woodworkers who wish to brush up on their knowledge. I'd say that it's
> primarily of interest to those who aspire to hand craftsmanship, but there
> are a whole host of topics such as timber grades, conversion, seasoning
etc
> which will inform every description of woodworker
>
> The man has patently put a great deal of experience and effort into the
> site, and to good effect as well.

Excellent advice, Frank. Geoff is a good guy and I love visiting his site
when I get the chance. It is well worth the time spent!

--

Cheers,
Howard

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Visit me in the woodshop - www.inthewoodshop.org

More than that, Howard, I would earnestly recommend a browse through Geoff's
site to any newbie woodworker, and perhaps those more experienced
woodworkers who wish to brush up on their knowledge. I'd say that it's
primarily of interest to those who aspire to hand craftsmanship, but there
are a whole host of topics such as timber grades, conversion, seasoning etc
which will inform every description of woodworker

The man has patently put a great deal of experience and effort into the
site, and to good effect as well.

Cheers

Frank


"Howard Ruttan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I ran across the following link this morning (Thanks to the Geoff's
Woodwork
> site in the UK -http://www.geoffswoodwork.co.uk ). I am not sure how
many
> of you have seen this document but I found it to be an excellent source of
> information on grading of N. American hardwood species. The diagrams and
> photos of defects and grading practices helped me understand even more
about
> the lumber grading process. It is an excellent document (in PDF format)
> that all woodworkers should be able to benefit from. Just thought I would
> share it with you.
>
> http://www.ahec.org/hardwoods/pdfs/IllustratedGradingGuide.pdf
>
> --
>
> Cheers,
> Howard
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Working wood in New Jersey - [email protected]
> Visit me in the woodshop - www.inthewoodshop.org
>
>