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Re: Birch Strips
By:Roland Baldwin
Date: 3/7/2000, 10:06 pm
In Response To: Re: Birch Strips (Tony Ling)

Tony

Thanks for your advise on birch wood. I may try carving one of those cups just for the fun of it sometime.

> Birch is great wood for funiture not boat. The nice gain pattern look good
> for coffee table, but when cut into thin strips as in SB, it breaks. I
> have also heard it somewhere that it rot quickly in salt water. I
> definately would not cut it for firewood. A nice burly cup would be nice,
> you can still burn the shaving.

Messages In This Thread

Birch Strips
Roland Baldwin -- 2/21/2000, 2:23 am
Re: Birch Strips
Harald Rishovd -- 2/27/2000, 9:40 am
Re: Birch Strips
Roland Baldwin -- 3/7/2000, 10:10 pm
Re: Birch Strips
Tony Ling -- 2/24/2000, 1:28 pm
Re: Birch Strips
Roland Baldwin -- 3/7/2000, 10:06 pm
Re: Birch Strips
Jay Babina -- 2/21/2000, 12:42 pm
Re: Birch Strips
Roland Baldwin -- 3/7/2000, 10:03 pm
Re: Birch Strips
Shawn Baker -- 2/21/2000, 11:47 am
Re: Birch Strips
Roland Baldwin -- 3/7/2000, 9:52 pm
Re: Birch Strips
Robert Sonday -- 2/21/2000, 7:35 pm
Re: Birch Strips
Roland Baldwin -- 3/7/2000, 9:58 pm