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(Jana) wrote in
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Hi Larry, I'd suggest the epoxy. I too, love the variation in
heartwood and sapwood. But then, I like it in cherry and walnut, also,
in the right piece or floor. I would like to comment on the knots and
cracks in the heartwood, which I personally like the look of but
wonder why so many people think that heartwood has superior quality
when it's actually the dead part of the log and where the knots,
cracks, and rot are? I'm thinking of the Lowe's commercial that says
all their framing materials come from heartwood. Like that's a selling
point?! I can tell that guy never spent a day on the sawmill. Another
one is "heart pine". Guess I should quit sawing cants.

Jana, I think it's a marketing/emotional/sociological thing. If it's near
and dear to the heart, it must be good, no?

Patriarch