On 4/18/2012 7:46 AM, Dave wrote:
On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:36:51 -0500, Leonlcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

I've been told by Kev in Australia to tell you that, You do good work.
I agree 100%!
Thank you and Tell Kev? thank you also.. Who is Kev?

One of the members of the Festool Owners Group.

One other question about the woodworking you do. I've noticed that you
like to build with combinations of contrasting wood. How easily
obtainable are those different woods down where you're located?

Up where I live, there's similar varieties of wood, but I'd have to
look much harder for it and the cost would go up exponentially.

Well, actually the contrast you see is mostly between the same species
hard wood and plywood. That said however, do you use a clear finish or
do you stain. I try my best to only use a clear varnish The 3 book
cases all pretty much use the same color/shade of white oak. With the
clear finish I use however the contrast changes, depending on the angle
that the board is at and or the light angle. For instance the if you
look at the cabinets from the front a side rail might appear dark,
viewed at the same angle from the rear with the light coming at a
different angle the rail looks lighter. By the same token if I rotate
the wood 90 degrees it may go from light to dark.