What is this material?
 

What is this stuff?

http://mocoloco.com/archives/gus_bench_icff_may_05.jpg

The description says (available from main page):

"Detail from a new bench from Gus made from construction beam material."

The end grain looks like compressed worms.


-Brett.

"Brett Viren" wrote in message
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What is this stuff?

http://mocoloco.com/archives/gus_bench_icff_may_05.jpg

Glulam.

--
"New Wave" Dave In Houston

LVL. slightly different from glue lam, but same idea.


"D. J. MCBRIDE" wrote in message
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"Brett Viren" wrote in message
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What is this stuff?

http://mocoloco.com/archives/gus_bench_icff_may_05.jpg

Glulam.

--
"New Wave" Dave In Houston

It is Laminated Veneer Lumber, commonly known as LVL's. It is used for
high strength headers, beams, and joists in (mostly) residential
construction. Now a cool idea would be to make, say, a picture frame
from endgrain slices of scrap. Wouldn't that be cool!

"woodworker88" wrote in
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It is Laminated Veneer Lumber, commonly known as LVL's. It is used for
high strength headers, beams, and joists in (mostly) residential
construction. Now a cool idea would be to make, say, a picture frame
from endgrain slices of scrap. Wouldn't that be cool!


I bet that it would make an interesting turned form as well.

Patriarch,
thinking maybe a 36 grit gouge would be in order...

On Tue, 17 May 2005 19:28:31 -0500, Patriarch
wrote:

I bet that it would make an interesting turned form as well.

You think that's a weird material? Try "Fluff"
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/002733.html
or "extruded pathogen-free municipal solid waste compost" to its
friends.