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How to extend a piece of timber
"Nick" wrote in message ... Only saw this today, suspect it may have been put up last Sunday. http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item...ilding-eletter Tinyurl preview: http://preview.tinyurl.com/7ketgmu Cool - I'l have some of that! In American terms, if you've got wood you can stretch it another 20% Awesome! -- No plan survives contact with the enemy. [Not even bunny] Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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David WE Roberts wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message ... Only saw this today, suspect it may have been put up last Sunday. http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item...-miscut-board- from-the-scrap- bin?&lookup=auto&V27=&V28=&V29=&V30=&V31=&V32=&V33 =&V34=&V35=&V55=&V56=&Taun_Per_Flag=True&utm_sourc e=email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_term=tools&utm_cont ent=20120402- fast-fix-short-board&utm_campaign=fine-homebuilding-eletter Tinyurl preview: http://preview.tinyurl.com/7ketgmu Cool - I'l have some of that! In American terms, if you've got wood you can stretch it another 20% Awesome! That's a lot of work and expense compared to buying a new bit of wood. But I wonder if that gunk would allow the easy bending and shaping of wood (ie what traditionally would have been done by steaming)? -- Tim Watts |
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Tim Watts wrote:
David WE Roberts wrote: wrote in message Only saw this today, suspect it may have been put up last Sunday. http://finehomebuilding.com/item/22728 Cool - I'l have some of that! In American terms, if you've got wood you can stretch it another 20% Awesome! That's a lot of work and expense compared to buying a new bit of wood. But I wonder if that gunk would allow the easy bending and shaping of wood (ie what traditionally would have been done by steaming)? Did you notice what the date *was* last Sunday? |
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Andy Burns wrote:
Tim Watts wrote: David WE Roberts wrote: wrote in message Only saw this today, suspect it may have been put up last Sunday. http://finehomebuilding.com/item/22728 Cool - I'l have some of that! In American terms, if you've got wood you can stretch it another 20% Awesome! That's a lot of work and expense compared to buying a new bit of wood. But I wonder if that gunk would allow the easy bending and shaping of wood (ie what traditionally would have been done by steaming)? Did you notice what the date *was* last Sunday? OK - hehe then... -- Tim Watts |
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"Tim Watts" wrote in message ... David WE Roberts wrote: "Nick" wrote in message ... Only saw this today, suspect it may have been put up last Sunday. http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item...-miscut-board- from-the-scrap- bin?&lookup=auto&V27=&V28=&V29=&V30=&V31=&V32=&V33 =&V34=&V35=&V55=&V56=&Taun_Per_Flag=True&utm_sourc e=email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_term=tools&utm_cont ent=20120402- fast-fix-short-board&utm_campaign=fine-homebuilding-eletter Tinyurl preview: http://preview.tinyurl.com/7ketgmu Cool - I'l have some of that! In American terms, if you've got wood you can stretch it another 20% Awesome! That's a lot of work and expense compared to buying a new bit of wood. But I wonder if that gunk would allow the easy bending and shaping of wood (ie what traditionally would have been done by steaming)? That gunk is amazing stuff, you just use the magic crayon (supplied) and write on the tin what you want it to do. |
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"Tim Watts" wrote in message ... David WE Roberts wrote: "Nick" wrote in message ... Only saw this today, suspect it may have been put up last Sunday. http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item...-miscut-board- from-the-scrap- bin?&lookup=auto&V27=&V28=&V29=&V30=&V31=&V32=&V33 =&V34=&V35=&V55=&V56=&Taun_Per_Flag=True&utm_sourc e=email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_term=tools&utm_cont ent=20120402- fast-fix-short-board&utm_campaign=fine-homebuilding-eletter Tinyurl preview: http://preview.tinyurl.com/7ketgmu Cool - I'l have some of that! In American terms, if you've got wood you can stretch it another 20% Awesome! That's a lot of work and expense compared to buying a new bit of wood. But I wonder if that gunk would allow the easy bending and shaping of wood (ie what traditionally would have been done by steaming)? Oh, and you might like to look up "getting wood" or "getting a woody" in an American slang dictionary ;-) -- No plan survives contact with the enemy. [Not even bunny] Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:54:00 +0100
"David WE Roberts" wrote: In American terms, if you've got wood you can stretch it another 20% Awesome! And using American arithmetic he managed to stretch a 4 ft plank 20% to 5ft. -- Mike Clarke |
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On 04/04/2012 15:50, Mike Clarke wrote:
On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:54:00 +0100 "David WE wrote: In American terms, if you've got wood you can stretch it another 20% Awesome! And using American arithmetic he managed to stretch a 4 ft plank 20% to 5ft. Indeed! [He'd only need to shrink it by 20% though to get back to 4 ft g] -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 11:54:00 AM UTC+1, David WE Roberts wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message ... Only saw this today, suspect it may have been put up last Sunday. http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item...ilding-eletter Tinyurl preview: http://preview.tinyurl.com/7ketgmu Cool - I'l have some of that! In American terms, if you've got wood you can stretch it another 20% Awesome! yes and in America 4 feet + 20% = 5 feet ! Robert |
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