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"todd" wrote:

"Robatoy" wrote in message
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In article ,
"todd" wrote:

Here's another old adage: "And why do you
look at the splinter in your brother's eye, and not notice the beam which
is
in your own eye?"

Bingo! Finally back to woodworking.

Let's discuss The Beam.

You first.

Well, there is a very large LVL beam sitting in my driveway right now. It's
3 1/2" thick, 14" deep, and about 19 feet long waiting to start holding the
second floor of my home addition so it doesn't become part of the first
floor.

todd

Let me be the first to congratulate you on the fact that that beam is
not in your eye.

I find those LVL beams much more elegant than the steel I have used in
the past.
I recently saw a hallway table made from a beam like that. About 8 feet
long...about 14" wide maybe, but nice and thick. The vertical pieces
were just a continuation of the beam, but attached at either end of the
horizontal piece with large box joints. Very attractive.. just clear
poly as a finish.