Chestnut Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Wow the hickory! That is awesome! I must have a good hardwood dealer because i can easily pick through multiple boards 10"+. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombuhl Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 btw re: the wine cabinet Those legs are ash. Wish I had held out for some hickory in suitable thickness. Which I have found on other days at the dealer. The ash is my one regret on the wine cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Ash is slightly cheaper than hickory at my yard but Tom is right about the availability...however it's not the widths that are problematic, it's the thickness. I frequently see stacks come through the yard that are chock full of 9" and wider boards, but I never see stock thicker than 5/4. The reason for this, from what I gather, is that hickory and kilns don't get along so well, and the thicker stock wants to pull itself apart during the drying process and is highly susceptible to case hardening. Why this is, scientifically, I'm not sure. But it's what I've heard. Either way it makes it tough to build anything out of hickory that requires 8/4 material. YMMV...perhaps you have thick hickory in your yard. We don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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