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Offline Jim R. Glines

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« on: January 07, 2005, 10:01:44 AM »
what type of wood do you guys use to make the carriage for your mortars? Will red cedar work or is that to soft? I have a hard time finding oak that isn't the same price as gold.
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« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2005, 12:36:11 PM »
I use pine, laminated and bolted for prototypes.  (see avitar on left)

I'm also setting up a run of mortars that will have walut bases as it's available and I like the looks.

Cedar would be cool.
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« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2005, 02:40:35 PM »
Dont know  where NE is but  oak should be available from saw mill at about 70cent a board ft . . If not ask there recommendation  popular or ash would do fine.
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« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2005, 06:36:36 PM »
NE is Nebraska....i'm not sure then even have trees there....You need some white oak, I got some white oak.  We can work a deal.
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« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2005, 12:49:09 AM »
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NE is Nebraska....i'm not sure then even have trees there....


I think there's ONE tree there, probably a cottonwood out next to the Platt River.  When we lived in Iowa we knew that the only thing holding back those cold winter storms coming down off the Rockies was that tree and a two strand barbed wire fence somewhere in Nebraska - and one of those strands was broke.
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« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2005, 03:28:09 AM »
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I think there's ONE tree there, probably a cottonwood out next to the Platt River. When we lived in Iowa we knew that the only thing holding back those cold winter storms coming down off the Rockies was that tree and a two strand barbed wire fence somewhere in Nebraska - and one of those strands was broke.


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I remember that tree and it didn't have very many branches on it. I was in Iowa for 15 years and DAMN was it cold! Wasn't summer usually about the third week in August?   :)  That's why I don't live there anymore.  

Seriously though, we had several local sawmills where you could get Oak, Walnut, Maple and several other hardwoods real reasonably. Don't miss winter but I sure do miss cheap lumber. In South Florida, Oak is $5.50 a board foot.   :(
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« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2005, 01:04:17 PM »
Give the finish dimensions of your mortar bed . I,ll give you a price you can't refuse .javascript:emoticon(':-)')
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