Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 22:21:34 -0400
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To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: "Craig O'Donnell" <dadadata@friend.ly.net>
Subject: Re: [baidarka] Cutting a tree down for materials
>way. So, my questions are...
>
>1) Can I work these woods before they have been dried?
Sure.
>2) Does this even sound plausible?
Sure. See the book "Make A Chair From A Tree" or anything by Roy Underhill.
>3) Which wood would be best?
You don't say "which" hemlock. Eastern hemlock isn't worth using. Use the
cedar.
Craig O'Donnell
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