http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2009/02/16/8-hours/ Ramblings of a Computer Geek and his Wife... Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:34:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2009/02/16/8-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-67033 EJ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:06:52 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/?p=1082#comment-67033 A few things learned thus far: 1) I'm really tired of splinters. 2) Oak is a bit more difficult to use a router on than other softer woods. 3) Wood glue is amazing stuff - I read that Titebond holds 3600lbs. of pressure at room temperature. When it failed at that pressure, 77% of the time it was the wood that broke, not the glue. Cool stuff. 4) Knowing when to call it a day saves a lot of mistakes - and therefore trips back to buy more wood. A few things learned thus far:
1) I’m really tired of splinters.
2) Oak is a bit more difficult to use a router on than other softer woods.
3) Wood glue is amazing stuff – I read that Titebond holds 3600lbs. of pressure at room temperature. When it failed at that pressure, 77% of the time it was the wood that broke, not the glue. Cool stuff.
4) Knowing when to call it a day saves a lot of mistakes – and therefore trips back to buy more wood.

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