Rossbob

Katy, TX, US
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Born in Pryor, OK, moved to Burkburnett, TX in '61, then Idalou, TX in '66. Graduated from high school there and went to Texas A&M University and graduated there in '82. Have worked for Schlumberger Oilfield Services since '83. Started woodworking in early '90's doing projects for fund raising auctions for my children's schools. Mostly boxes and crosses, but also some other things (see www.ruckerdesigns.com ).


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Re: Inexpensive furniture woods

During construction of a freeway near my home, I noticed they were discarding large piles of construction lumber. I asked to salvage some and found 2.5" X 8-10" boards that were mostly twisted and warped. But some were worth working with. I believe it was mostly water oak, but occasionally one appeared to be white oak (noted a difference in odor when cutting as well as appearance. The water oak has a slightly nasty smell!).

posted: 7:29 am on February 4th