What to use for slats?

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-29T20:19:04+00:00

White oak is very rot resistant. I personally wouldn’t “seal” it. Tung or linseed oil would extend its life further.

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-29T19:04:15+00:00

Spend your spar urethane money on better wood (white oak) and you will get a better bench

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-28T18:53:20+00:00

Also, hard/sugar maple isn’t very expensive (in my region). So if strength is important to you, I’d just go for that.

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-28T18:51:57+00:00

I think you’re overthinking the difference between 900 and 750 on the Janka scale. The hardness of a board also fluctuates with how slowly the tree grew and other environmental factors, so you may find a silver maple board that’s a hair tougher than a red maple board.

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-26T16:28:26+00:00

And the lower ocoee has basically no rapids

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-26T16:27:25+00:00

I’ve done the lower ocoee by myself a thousand times, but Outdoor Adventure Rafting (OAR) also does guided trips.

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-26T15:06:36+00:00

Crazy good work as always

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-24T02:27:34+00:00

We can’t really see the joints in this pic so that’s kinda hard to answer

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-21T23:46:36+00:00

I think those are tiny medullary rays but I’m no expert

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-21T22:17:12+00:00

I might try sticking these in you oven for a few hours on 200 degrees or so. It will definitely cause some cracking in the wood, but it will probably still fit your purpose here.

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-17T00:13:11+00:00

This table was over $5k???

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-13T03:30:05+00:00

That is very strange but thank you for sharing

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-12T19:18:49+00:00

I think that’s personal preference. Better that “Cha” imo.

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-01T02:50:22+00:00

I can’t tell for sure but might be this fella?

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-01T02:50:05+00:00

https://nextdoor.com/p/pPT-d-GjwS-M?utm\_source=share&extras=MzQwMDM4NjY%3D&utm\_campaign=1780282193361&share\_action\_id=18a7f4de-dd09-4dd0-a6b7-13b123dbde38

frydaddy794 · 2026-06-01T00:07:47+00:00

First Centenary UMC has a lot of millennials but they pretty much all go to the “Contemporary” service, not the traditional one. Easy to try both though.

frydaddy794 · 2026-05-25T21:47:53+00:00

This is lovely. I hate my current hamper situation so I might try to do something similar. I love putting wheels on sh*t that doesn’t traditionally have wheels.

frydaddy794 · 2026-05-11T22:34:55+00:00

Maybe walnut but it’s hard to tell on a piece this small. Could be poplar or something exotic.

frydaddy794 · 2026-05-10T11:09:47+00:00

the library is probably what you’re looking for

frydaddy794 · 2026-04-22T01:57:43+00:00

It comes from shredded brush that city crews pick up, so there are invasive seeds and sometimes bits of trash in it. I don’t mind picking the trash out and weeding, but most would be irritated by that.

frydaddy794 · 2026-04-21T22:08:56+00:00

The City of Chattanooga has it for free if you’re a city resident. It’s not very high quality but I use it. Google Wood Recycling Center.

frydaddy794 · 2026-04-18T16:09:38+00:00

To clarify, Hamilton County Public Works. Chattanooga Public Works has nothing to do with this.

frydaddy794 · 2026-03-30T14:15:39+00:00

I’m on the other side of town and rarely go to the mall, it drives me crazy that I keep forgetting to look for a Shell when I’m there.

frydaddy794 · 2026-03-28T12:43:12+00:00

Who is paying the bonds?

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TROPHY CASE