Small Oak Bench

[SMARTINSEN]

I don't drink any more.

Do you drink any less?

[botebum]

I just realized that I posted three times in a row.

I'm officially retarded.
You can all quit wondering.

Doug

[Durnik]

That's so "over the top" (bad pun) that you might be gay. You should have that checked by a certified gaynition.
Whatever happened to 2x4's and bugees
Just sayin'

Doug

2x's were the previous incarnation.. The P/U is a 4x4 hi-lift w/ a high top cap.. I got tired of working at 7'+ adjusting them.. I'm 6'1" & I took that photo holding the camera over my head. - plus, you're just envious.. ;-)

Probably a Scarlet Oak

The bastard son of a Red Oak & a White Oak? I seem to recall a biologist friend told me there are only two kinds of oaks.. White, & Black.. All others belong to one of those. Anybody have any more confirming/conflicting info on that?

enjoy
bobby

[Bruce Taylor]

Hey, how did I miss this thread.

Nice red oak bench.

[Steve McMahon]

Where I come from we would classify it as "Dead Oak".
Nice Bench.

[Paul Girouard]

Do you drink any less?

Yes , zero would be less than a case , or more , every weekend and a twelve pack or so a night I'd say, how about you? Care to share? I could out drink damned near anyone I ever drank with, all over the world. 100 percent USN sailor, party hard , work hard , hoot with the owls and sour with the eagles as we used to say.

[Paul Girouard]

Scarlet Oak

What makes me wonder,,, with all they wrote about Scarlet Oak , why don't they just say, some where in the text, whether it's considered white or red Oak? WTF!!
I'd lean toward White Oak but didn't find any thing in English about that, maybe in the Latin names???

[Paul Girouard]

I just realized that I posted three times in a row.

I'm officially retarded.
You can all quit wondering.

Doug

We quit wondering about that 4 or 5 years ago!

[botebum]

I could out drink damned near anyone I ever drank with, all over the world. 100 percent USN sailor, party hard , work hard , hoot with the owls and sour with the eagles as we used to say.

He's kind of tame on the phone if anyone wants to know

Doug

[Paul Girouard]

Hey, how did I miss this thread.

Nice red oak bench.

Blind and / or retarded like Doug , or hung up about block planes, take yer pick.

[Paul Girouard]

He's kind of tame on the phone if anyone wants to know

Doug

It's to hard to get a word in edge wise with you , sort of like talkin to Lew Barrett, you do more listening than talking.

[Bruce Taylor]

Blind and / or retarded like Doug , or hung up about block planes, take yer pick.

I'm definitely blinder and retardeder than I used to be. But I have no block plane issues.

[Bruce Taylor]

It's to hard to get a word in edge wise with you , sort of like talkin to Lew Barrett, you do more listening than talking.

So...you can't "get a word in edge wise" because he listens more than he talks? Very odd.

ETA...OK, I decoded that sentence. The "you" is you. Still kind of odd.

[SMARTINSEN]

What makes me wonder,,, with all they wrote about Scarlet Oak , why don't they just say, some where in the text, whether it's considered white or red Oak? WTF!!
I'd lean toward White Oak but didn't find any thing in English about that, maybe in the Latin names???

Here is a picture of the leaves of the scarlet oak:


As you can see the leaves are pointy and that means....

I am with Bruce Taylor and Lefty, it is not white oak.

I will add the caveat that it is hard to really tell for sure over the intertubes.

[Paul Girouard]

The bastard son of a Red Oak & a White Oak? I seem to recall a biologist friend told me there are only two kinds of oaks.. White, & Black.. All others belong to one of those. Anybody have any more confirming/conflicting info on that?

FWIW ,


OAK: Oak is the most widely used hardwood. There are more than 60 species of oak grown in the U.S., which can be separated into two basic varieties; white and red. The red variety is also known as black oak (a reference to its bark).

Properties: Oak is a heavy, strong, light colored hardwood. It is ring porous, due to the fact that more and larger conductive vessels are laid down early in the summer, rather than later. Prominent rings and large pores give oak a course texture and prominent grain. Oak also has conspicuous medullary rays which can be seen as "flakes" in quarter sawed oak lumber.

Uses: Oak is the most popular wood used to craft American and English country designs. It is also used for Gothic and William & Mary reproductions, as well as many transitional and contemporary pieces.

From; http://www.hoovedesigns.com/woods.html

[Paul Girouard]

So...you can't "get a word in edge wise" because he listens more than he talks? Very odd.

ETA...OK, I decoded that sentence. The "you" is you. Still kind of odd.

Yes, the "you" would be or could be anyone on the other end of the phone with Doug or Lew, not necessarily me. Remember I'm from Rhode Island so broken English , mixed with broken French is my First language. LOL

[botebum]

... French is my First language. LOL

Retarded is your first language. Stick with what you know

As far as my talking! ... I got no defense
Get Lefty on the phone when he's been drinking! He's so much ...
Oh, right.

Ya'll just shut up!

Doug

[Bruce Taylor]

Yes, the "you" would be or could be anyone on the other end of the phone with Doug or Lew, not necessarily me. Remember I'm from Rhode Island so broken English , mixed with broken French is my First language. LOL

No prob...I'm maybe a little deaf, as well as blind.

I was on Rhodes island, once. Everyone spoke Greek.

[SMARTINSEN]

The bastard son of a Red Oak & a White Oak? I seem to recall a biologist friend told me there are only two kinds of oaks.. White, & Black.. All others belong to one of those. Anybody have any more confirming/conflicting info on that?

enjoy
bobby

Almost.

For the Americas, in the species quercus the red and black groups are the two predominant and the most prevalent and commercially important. But there are also the canyon oaks of the desert southwest. There are additional groups and subgroups of oaks in Asia and Europe.

Oak genus and species

[Paul Girouard]

No prob...I'm maybe a little deaf, as well as blind.

I was on Rhodes island, once. Everyone spoke Greek.

Well you can't read either , so I guess it's all good.

[botebum]

No prob...I'm maybe a little deaf, as well as blind.

I was on Rhodes island, once. Everyone spoke Greek.

Congratulations. You have successfully drifted this thread.

You're kinda screwed, poet boy.

Tomorrow, I become- A Ninja!

(Did I scare you just a little?)

Doug

[Bruce Taylor]

Congratulations. You have successfully drifted this thread.

You're kinda screwed, poet boy.

Tomorrow, I become- A Ninja!

(Did I scare you just a little?)

Doug

But while you're slinking north across the border in your black Ninja suit, I'll be sneaking south, in my, ah, sneakers. Unless airport security takes them from me.

Yeah, that's right. This time tomorrow I'll be closer to where you live than you'll be to where I live.

[SMARTINSEN]

Hey Paul, it that the bench that you inlayed a little fishie, to cover a blemish. It was Milo's idea, IIRC. I hope he is feeling better.

It is late here on the rainy east coast, and I am out of here.

[botebum]

This time tomorrow I'll be closer to where you live than you'll be to where I live.

And when you return to the home you thought was so safe, your wife will say to you- "Why is my panty drawer empty?"
You'll wonder, won't you? Was it him? Could it be?

Live in fear, my friend. Live in fear.

Doug

[Durnik]

FWIW ,


OAK: Oak is the most widely used hardwood. There are more than 60 species of oak grown in the U.S., which can be separated into two basic varieties; white and red. The red variety is also known as black oak (a reference to its bark).

Properties: Oak is a heavy, strong, light colored hardwood. It is ring porous, due to the fact that more and larger conductive vessels are laid down early in the summer, rather than later. Prominent rings and large pores give oak a course texture and prominent grain. Oak also has conspicuous medullary rays which can be seen as "flakes" in quarter sawed oak lumber.

Uses: Oak is the most popular wood used to craft American and English country designs. It is also used for Gothic and William & Mary reproductions, as well as many transitional and contemporary pieces.

From; http://www.hoovedesigns.com/woods.html

Thanks.. I had remembered the red & black switched.. It was quite a few years ago..

For the Americas, in the species quercus the red and black groups are the two predominant and the most prevalent and commercially important. But there are also the canyon oaks of the desert southwest. There are additional groups and subgroups of oaks in Asia and Europe.

This was an apparently full grown oak - maybe 6' or 7' tall, I found in AZ..






I take it these are of what you refer too?

enjoy
bobby

ETA: did you not mean "the white & red" or "the white & black"?

[Paul Girouard]

Hey Paul, it that the bench that you inlayed a little fishie, to cover a blemish. It was Milo's idea, IIRC. I hope he is feeling better.

Good memory , yes lets hope Milo continues to get better.

[botebum]

Is it just me or is there a corndog growing in that tree?

Doug

[Bruce Taylor]

is it just me or is there a corndog growing in that tree?

Doug

rofl

[botebum]

rofl

Dude!
I've got the munchies soooo bad!
And I don't even smoke pot!

Doug

[Durnik]

Originally Posted by botebum

is it just me or is there a corndog growing in that tree?

Doug

Your mind is in strange places tonight.. - It's just you.. ;-)

enjoy
bobby

[botebum]

Your mind is in strange places tonight..

Don't be jealous. The tickets are free. Yours for the asking.

(Why do people spend money on drugs? I have much more fun just goofing off.)

Doug

[Bruce Taylor]

Dude!
I've got the munchies soooo bad!
And I don't even smoke pot!

Doug

Me neither. But that corndog growing on the oak tree...it looks delicious.

[botebum]

I love my threads
I'm so retarded
I'm going to bed

Doug

[bobbys]

Is Doug sleeping now?.

Good.

Big Mac Daddy AL wooda had this stupid bench finished by now!.

O my I fear Dougs gonna kick my azz now!

[Paul Girouard]

Is Doug sleeping now?.

Good.

Big Mac Daddy AL wooda had this stupid bench finished by now!.

O my I fear Dougs gonna kick my azz now!

Schooner dude would have been done as well , prolly onto the next job by now! But give Da Bum a break he's thinkin Coor's a good beer , and corn dogs grow on trees, so ya gotta consider what he's got to work with between the ears. Cut um some slack eh bobbys.

[Mrleft8]

It's to hard to get a word in edge wise with you , sort of like talkin to Lew Barrett, you do more listening than talking.

I don't bother listening, or answering when Doug calls..... I just put the phone down and continue doing what I'm doing.... Every 5 minutes or so I pick it up and say "Yes dear", or "Oh, I agree dear, you're so right!" and then put the phone back down for another 5 minutes... At least it keeps the tele-marketers and political hacks from getting through.....
(It's not White Oak)

[Curtism]

I had the pleasure of (briefly) talking to Doug (botebum) on the phone once.
He certainly does know how to make the most of his minutes.

(It's not White Oak)

. . . I'll go along with Lefty and others here.

In John Gardener's book, Wooden Boats to Build and Use, he mentions types of red oak that are suitable for boat construction, believe it or not. He warned against using oak that smelled sour, the so called "piss oak".

I know, he's not building a boat, but since Doug said it smelled like cat piss, maybe that's what he's got.

And, Doug, if Scooter is likely to use that as a step stool at some point, you may want to figure out some way to give the feet a wider stance (front to back) or it may be tippy. Ask me how I know that.

[Paul Girouard]

#1: I had the pleasure of (briefly) talking to Doug (botebum) on the phone once.
He certainly does know how to make the most of his minutes.




#2: . . . I'll go along with Lefty and others here.

In John Gardener's book, Wooden Boats to Build and Use, he mentions types of red oak that are suitable for boat construction, believe it or not. He warned against using oak that smelled sour, the so called "piss oak".

I know, he's not building a boat, but since Doug said it smelled like cat piss, maybe that's what he's got.

#1: I assume you had no trouble figuring out what I was getting at in the post Bruce Taylor didn't understand right away then.

#2: Doug should try blowing some bubbles with his Oak , and take note of my earlier post about this , none of you are named "Bubble's";-))

[Ron Williamson]

A close look with a magnifying glass looks more scientifical.
I was tempted to call BB,but SWMBO was on her way home in crap weather.
R

[Paul Girouard]

I was tempted to call BB,

Pack a lunch , you'll need it!! LOL

[Ron Williamson]

Pillow and blanket,too,by the sounds of it.
R

[Mrleft8]

Pack a lunch , you'll need it!! LOL

Or ear plugs....

[Mrleft8]

It's still red...