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Re: flat-grain
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 2/3/2000, 9:10 am
In Response To: a few wood questions (Chris Loeliger)

I don't have Nick's book handy to look it up, but you definitely should go with vertical grain strips. In the photo, the vertical grain strips are below the center light strips. The flat-grain strips above show more character, but they are absolutely murder to fair (at least for me).

Ross

Messages In This Thread

a few wood questions
Chris Loeliger -- 2/3/2000, 12:44 am
Re: flat-grain
Ross Leidy -- 2/3/2000, 9:10 am
Re: run-out
Ross Leidy -- 2/3/2000, 9:06 am
Re: a few wood questions
Dale Frolander -- 2/3/2000, 5:40 am