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Andy Dingley
 
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On 10 Oct 2004 04:55:35 -0700, (xavier) wrote:


As for missing something. Does the fact that green timber changes its
characteristics somewhat as it's drying out not affect your project?


Yes. The skill is in understanding this.

know green oak is often used, but green softwood????


I use green larch a lot. You have to deal with shrinkage which is
easy, the bigger problem is its far greater tendency to twist compared
to oak.

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