Subject: Re: Oak for table legs

From: Douglas Fisher <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 20:32:54 +0000

In article <[email-masked]>,
[email-masked] writes
>Hi,
>We are in north central IL and my husband is unable to find 4x4 inch oak
>sticks to turn some legs for a table.  Found this newsgroup and wondered
>if anyone has any ideas about finding what we need.  Please send e-mail
>to: [[email-masked]].
>
>Thank you very much,  Gilda Kinzer

Gilda,

Being in the UK I'm sorry I can't help with your question but I love
your use of the word 'sticks'
-- 
Douglas Fisher

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From: [email-masked] (Michael Adkins)
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 23:06:16 GMT

>Thank you very much,  Gilda Kinzer

My supplier says oak in thick sections is difficult to find and is
unsafe due some wierd thing going on in the wood where you can get
some soft parts.

The best I could do is laminate some 4/4 stock.  It works just fine
for me.  And looks good as well.

Michael
Michael Adkins
Ridgecrest, CA
[email-masked]

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From: [email-masked] (John Paquay)
Date: 13 Feb 1997 17:05:49 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] says...
>unsafe due some wierd thing going on in the wood where you can get

Huh???  I'd say it's time to find a new supplier.

-- 
John Paquay
[email-masked],  [email-masked]
http://www.physics.purdue.edu/~jep/
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From: Patrick Burke <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 17:00:14 GMT

Gilda,

Being in Northern Indiana, I might be able to help you with your
question.

I go to White Lumber, technically in Valparaiso, IN, though actually
it's out in the sticks off of IN 149, about 3 to 5 miles south of US
20.  Depending upon where you are in N. Cent. IL it might be a hike, and
I would call before I went, but they usually have tons of oak, white and
red, of many thicknesses.  They are a sawmill, not a lumber yard, and
they let you pick through if you put it back.

Their info:

White Lumber
516 N. County Road 325 W
Valpo, IN
759-2592

While I haven't heard of "soft spots" in thick oak (from another post),
it does tend to twist and check more readily than the thinner boards,
probably because of uneven drying.  Best of luck.

-- 
Patrick Burke
Technical Writer/Training Specialist
Biological Sciences Division Academic Computing
The University of Chicago
[email-masked]
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