Dadio Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 7 hours ago, John Morris said: I think I found a useful spot for the one left over sheet of crappy plywood, a sacraficial layer for the top of my workbench! I never worked with such crap in my life. John, I think you are going to have to put a wood edge band on that or you might end up with slivers in your belly or hands. just saying, Herb HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 (edited) short cut... paint (size) it w/ thinned wood glue... in fact.. size the whole sheet... Edited May 6, 2017 by Stick486 HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted May 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 @Dadio and @Stick486, you both are absolutely right, I already got belly slivers working on it while building the boxes, it's a combination of a bigger belly and crappy plywood. Thanks for the knock on the head, I'll definitely do something like you all are suggesting. Dadio, p_toad and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted May 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 On 5/4/2017 at 7:09 AM, Chips N Dust said: I remember a story the surveyor for Roseburg Forest Products told me one time. He was researching the survey notes and legal descriptions for some property the company had recently purchased in Northern CA. He found in the fields notes, "Sent 'Joe' back to re-set corner yesterday. He has not come back yet, either Indians or bears got him." This, if I remember correctly, was one of the first surveys in this area setting the section lines. Precisely why I love Land Survey history, it's great reading the old field notes! Thanks Kelly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 Good thought, Herb. Stick, that trick is also good for the end grain to keep it from soaking up glue and starving the joint in a butt joint application. Sizing the whole sheet is not overkill, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARO50 Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 16 hours ago, John Morris said: I never worked with such crap in my life. You know, John, I'm starting to get the impression that you really aren't all that fond of this plywood! John John Morris and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted May 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 16 minutes ago, HARO50 said: You know, John, I'm starting to get the impression that you really aren't all that fond of this plywood! John Never seen stuff like this Haro, been awhile since I worked with ply, my memory of good ply is way different than this crap. Dadio, HARO50 and Grandpadave52 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kelso Chris Posted May 10, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Cool post. One of my great great grandfathers was Francis Hodgeman. He was a member of the first graduating class of what is now the university of Michigan. He was a surveyor they worked for the Denver Rio Grande RR. He did the surveying for the first railroads in Colorado and Utah and did some surveying along the Mississippi River for early flood control and drainage projects. He wrote several manuals on surveying as well as poetry and was a prolific painter. He would paint landscapes of various areas his crew would set up camp in. We have one of Castle Valley Utah that he painted as well as a copy of one if his poetry books. To my understanding student at the University are still required to study his manuals and they have a full archive of all his work. Dadio, Chips N Dust, Gerald and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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