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  • From: Don Bowen KI6DIU <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Off grid living
  • Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:34:42 -0700

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




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