Robert wrote: "..... For me, it is childish I know, but I like to take
the pieces of
hardwood from a failed project out and use them in my smoker. Some
kind of perverse, childish behavior there, but to get even I burn them
up. The give their remaining existence to season my pork butts and
briskets.
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I also liked "Well that was instructive" the best.

Robert, I sort of do what you do, I get angry at the wood because it
"spoke to me" and I didn't like what it said. I take the failed
project off the lathe right to the bandsaw and slice it like a loaf of
bread cussing at every slice. It does my soul good. : )

Ruth
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