Robert McGowen
04-09-2007, 4:14 PM
A maple question please. The lumber yard where I get most of my hardwood has very little hard maple and none of it is dimensioned. It is sold by the board foot. They have a LOT of soft maple and all of it is dimensioned. It is sold by the linear foot and ends up being about 60% more than the non-dimensioned lumber, but of course, has very little waste. I would be using it for segmented work and need to know what the difference is, if any, in turning hard maple versus soft maple?
P.S. Posting this makes me think about all the posts where the northern turners get a nice piece of spalted maple out of the firewood pile and I'm thinking "give me a break!" I have a whole trailer full of nice mesquite logs that my oldest son wants to bar-b-que with though.
Oh well....... :rolleyes:
P.S. Posting this makes me think about all the posts where the northern turners get a nice piece of spalted maple out of the firewood pile and I'm thinking "give me a break!" I have a whole trailer full of nice mesquite logs that my oldest son wants to bar-b-que with though.
Oh well....... :rolleyes: