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11-02-2006, 10:52 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: staten island, ny
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|  red oak i am going to start my first intarsia project. is red oak considered light, medium or dark wood? the judy gale roberts book i have says i needed a medium wood....so i picked up the red oak...hope its considered medium...thanks joe |
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11-03-2006, 12:56 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan
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| I would consider it a medium colored wood. Theresa |
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11-03-2006, 03:07 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin
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 | Well, thats a tough question. It is light compared to walnut, and dark compared to maple.But if you were using red oak, cherry, and walnut, i would call it a light wood, and if your using it with maple,pine,and poplar, I would call it a dark wood. I say just go with it, worst case scenario, you would have to stain it, which is no biggie, and cheaper then you going back to the lumber supplier! dale |
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11-03-2006, 12:18 PM
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| Master Scroller  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan
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| I was going to call it medium, but you make a good argument dale.
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11-03-2006, 02:16 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cottageville, West Virginia
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| Dale's right. It's all relative to the types of wood you intend to use in the piece. You might want to look at some Western Red Cedar boards. You can often get all the colors you need from the same board due to the difference in shades between the heartwood and sapwood. You could also use poplar and then stain the segments after they have been cut, shaped and sanded to get the colors you need. I know the intarsia purists frown on that approach but if you're just getting started in intarsia as I am and don't have a selection of hardwoods readily available it's a good alternative. I had intended on buying some nice boards for intarsia this month but decided to get a small dust collector for my basement shop instead. The furnace pulls some sawdust upstairs in the winter and Betty says I'll have to do the dusting if I don't put a stop to it.  The wood will have to wait 'till next month!!! 
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11-03-2006, 02:25 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SW MN
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11-03-2006, 10:10 PM
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| Master Scroller Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan
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| When I used to scroll in the basement I was beside the furnace too. I told my wife all the dust is from deteriorating insulation in the walls, and cheap carpeting. That worked for me 
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11-03-2006, 11:41 PM
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| Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SW MN
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| Jeff, you sneaky devil you. I'm going to have to remember that. However, if I mentioned the cheap carpet, I'd be stuck buying new carpet. I think I'll just stick with the deteriorating insulation.  |
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11-04-2006, 11:56 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hammond, IN
Posts: 659
| So you're up for a re-insulation job! Might be cheaper to buy a better dust collector. Being single means I don't have to make excuses!
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11-06-2006, 02:40 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD
Posts: 972
| Gee, I hope none of you guys are sawing by a GAS furnace. I think you would have spontaneous combustion if there was dust blowing in the area of the pilot light when it fired up and BOOM! You would not only be replacing the rugs and insulation but the whole house from the basement up!! At least that's what my very safety minded hubby keeps telling me, sawdust can catch fire or blow up in the blink of an eye. Anyway, he scared me to the other side of the basement!! BE CAREFUL!!  Betty
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