Missourian
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- Aug 30, 2008
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This trailer has been down for two months. Can't get apitong right now in the right configuration and dimensions.
It's just too expensive to waste. Thought I had the right stuff...7 inch by 1.125 inch...but when it came in it wasn't rectangular but shiplapped on both sides. Great if you're making a floor, but these are nailer strips 3.5 inches wide. Without the shiplap each 10 foot board would make two nailers.
With the shiplap, one nailer per board, which doubles the $700 cost to $1400...and I'd have to make two cuts per board.
Plan B. Had the sawmill cut red oak rough planking to dimension. $49.20 for 100 feet in 10 foot sections, 3.5"x1.125".
Going to give it a try and see how it holds up.
Worn out nailers and their replacements...
Trimmed to fit and marking the layout...
Made an area to soak with sealer...
That's the stain I made years ago from black walnut hulls and water. (Link here )...
Stained the tops...
Then sealed them with Thompson's clear and inserted...
One side down.
Tomorrow the middle.
It's just too expensive to waste. Thought I had the right stuff...7 inch by 1.125 inch...but when it came in it wasn't rectangular but shiplapped on both sides. Great if you're making a floor, but these are nailer strips 3.5 inches wide. Without the shiplap each 10 foot board would make two nailers.
With the shiplap, one nailer per board, which doubles the $700 cost to $1400...and I'd have to make two cuts per board.
Plan B. Had the sawmill cut red oak rough planking to dimension. $49.20 for 100 feet in 10 foot sections, 3.5"x1.125".
Going to give it a try and see how it holds up.
Worn out nailers and their replacements...
Trimmed to fit and marking the layout...
Made an area to soak with sealer...
That's the stain I made years ago from black walnut hulls and water. (Link here )...
Stained the tops...
Then sealed them with Thompson's clear and inserted...
One side down.
Tomorrow the middle.
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