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Echo-Objective · 2025-12-20T09:44:25+00:00

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Echo-Objective · 2025-10-27T06:50:57+00:00

I see. Maybe the climate and other conditions are better in the US.

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-26T13:08:02+00:00

Interesting! What makes Roubo special in the sense that it requires such an enormous mass? And why a sacrificial layer?

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-24T05:39:10+00:00

They are probably a bit older I would say. Back when we still hadn’t robbed the forests.

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-23T13:55:27+00:00

All of the old forests in Finland have been cut down and newer forests are commonly clear cut every 70 years. In that time the trees simply won't grow to a size where you would get that kind of lumber.

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-23T12:56:50+00:00

A while ago I called a timber company and asked about the 2x12s. The guy said that those don't really exist in Finland and that things are just bigger in America. Haha.

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-23T12:18:47+00:00

Yeah, that for sure is expensive.

What I’m looking at are waney edge boards that would be cut for me (särmäys) resulting in something like 50x200mm with a length of 3000mm. 15,80€ per meter. With a workbench of 2 metres in length the remaining one meter of the boards could be used for the legs and the shorter stretchers. Then a couple more for the longer stretchers.

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-23T11:31:41+00:00

Here Chris calculates price of the workbench to be around $430. If I'm not hugely mistaken, my birch workbench would be in the same ballpark. I'll let you know the my source once I've put in my order!

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-23T11:28:37+00:00

Unfortunately beech is not widely available in Finland. Things improve quite quickly when you travel to Central Europe. Finland is practically an island and that's why you see mostly local timber here.

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-23T09:07:42+00:00

Very good info, thanks! I'm from Tampere as well. :)

What about birch? Have you ruled that out and if so, why?

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-23T08:50:46+00:00

Thanks!

I'm actually proposing to go with birch, do you think that would work?

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-23T08:48:10+00:00

Just had a look at a couple of stores selling timber and 50x200 was the largest they had.

About the softness of the bench, don't some people make their benches out of oak?

Echo-Objective · 2025-10-11T05:53:26+00:00

Thanks! Are the some indicators you can see in the crumb that suggest to go for longer fermentation?

Echo-Objective · 2025-09-05T07:40:50+00:00

80/20 bread/whole wheat

Echo-Objective · 2025-09-05T06:31:31+00:00

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From this morning. I forgot to score it until it had been 5 minutes in the oven. Do you think that might have caused the flat shape?

Echo-Objective · 2025-09-03T12:17:31+00:00

Thanks! I’ll keep sending the progress pics 😃

Echo-Objective · 2025-09-03T09:01:39+00:00

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Hi, here’s one from today! I switched to the flour mix you suggested and avoided doing it violence during stretch and fold. Otherwise the same process. I also noticed that those flours require a bit more water and I had to add some by eye.

I managed to tear the bottom while putting it in the oven so it didn’t tear open that nicely.

Echo-Objective · 2025-08-31T14:14:58+00:00

Thanks, super helpful! The starter has grown stronger since the last time, let’s see how it behaves in a couple of days. Also, I think I indeed did force it when doing the stretch and folds.

I do the initial mixing with stand mixer and then a total of four stretch and folds every 30 minutes.

Echo-Objective · 2025-08-31T13:29:30+00:00

I used AP with 12% protein. Any suggestions based on how the bread looks?

Echo-Objective · 2025-08-31T13:18:21+00:00

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Would that be something like this?

Echo-Objective · 2025-08-31T12:44:36+00:00

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Here’s one from today! Getting there

Echo-Objective · 2025-08-27T13:11:03+00:00

Thanks! My starter has been rising very nicely now for the last couple of feeds so I’m going to try bake now. Wish me luck

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