On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:53:40 -0800 (PST), ransley
wrote:

You could straighten it by taking heavy 2" heavy angle iron, drill
holes every foot, take 1/2" coarse thread lag bolts, pre drill the
wood with maybe 1/4" drill and tighten them down over a few days. it
hopefully wont crack but sister another piece along side. If the hight
is to high with the angle iron plane the beam a bit.

You are serious. I figgered this was a carpentry job ?!

Oren
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