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[Don Bowen KI6DIU <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

At 10/3/2007, you wrote:
> Faced with needing some such large timbers in my building, I began to
> laminate available wood.  If I needed  6x8's, I got three 2x8's and bolted 
> them
> together.  Since the grain can be vaired somewhat, the resulting laminated 
> beam is
> stronger than a solid one.

That is sort of what I am doing on the current workbench project.  It 
appears to be very sturdy and rigid.  It uses a 2X3 core with 1X4 external 
members screwed and glued.  See journal for progress.



Don Bowen              Awl Knotted Up                       KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com