05-29-2008, 04:23 PM
Yeah, Ed offered to finish it like his other pieces - glass smooth and gleaming from a light oiling. The guys at work offer to get anchovies and lettuce and compete for the world's largest Caesar salad! I declined both offers.
The final weight is about 14 pounds (6.4kg). I don't have an accurate scale, but eyeing the bucket of sawdust I collected, I bet that's close. I was told that poplar (in the US) is the softest and lightest of the "hardwoods". Some pines are actually harder than the poplar.
The final weight is about 14 pounds (6.4kg). I don't have an accurate scale, but eyeing the bucket of sawdust I collected, I bet that's close. I was told that poplar (in the US) is the softest and lightest of the "hardwoods". Some pines are actually harder than the poplar.
Cheryl Boeckmann