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   Eef | Jun 19, 2009 08:44pm | #1

   jayzus man!!
   elm's lovely stuff. would it not be worth the wait to leave them wide whilst they dry? imagine a 36" wide, perfectly dry, potential tabletop, three years from now. imagine how happy you will be. and, chris, you will still be young in three years, unlike some of us.
   eef

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   Napie | Jun 19, 2009 09:06pm | #2

   That would be a criminal act....

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   saschafer | Jun 19, 2009 09:09pm | #3

   Yes, but the difference won't be significant until the width approaches the thickness. In other words, unless you rip them quite narrow, around 4-5" or so, the difference is negligible.

   -Steve

    

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   flairwoodworks | Jun 19, 2009 10:43pm | #4

   You've confirmed my thoughts - leave them wide and reap the benefits later. Have a drool over this... (see attached)Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com and now http://www.flairwoodworks.com)

    - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

   
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   ring | Jun 19, 2009 11:44pm | #5

   Chris, that's a nice slab you've got there. Just let it be. IMHO it's best to let it stand until you've more or less forgotten that you've got it in the first place, then one day you'll find a gift from yourself.David Ring

   http://www.touchwood.co.il/?lang=e&id=1

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   Eef | Jun 20, 2009 12:21am | #6

   chris,
   you was just funnin' us all along-huh?
   eef

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   Ron01960 | Jun 20, 2009 06:44am | #7

   Don't forget to seal the ends.

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   davcefai | Jun 20, 2009 08:01am | #8

   I think he was serious and should be declared an unfit guardian for this wood. I volunteer to take it over :-)

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   flairwoodworks | Jun 20, 2009 09:04am | #10

   Ok Dave, but you have to come alone and I get to video you struggling to move it. I can barely slide one slab!Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com and now http://www.flairwoodworks.com)

    - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   davcefai | Jun 20, 2009 09:40am | #11

   Ah, but I'd bring a saw along and rip it so that it would dry faster!

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   flairwoodworks | Jun 20, 2009 07:39pm | #12

   AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!EDIT: Needed More A's.Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
   and now http://www.flairwoodworks.com) - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

   Edited 6/20/2009 12:39 pm by flairwoodworks

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   flairwoodworks | Jun 20, 2009 09:02am | #9

   Not entirely. Someone suggested that I rip them into narrower boards to speed drying. I didn't really believe it, but wanted to confirm my thoughts.Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com and now http://www.flairwoodworks.com)

    - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   Wingdoctor | Jun 21, 2009 10:03pm | #13

   You made the right decision Chris, in not ripping those slabs. If you had cut them up into strips I would have had to come and get you!  :<)

   That slab is beautiful!!Bruce"A man's got to know his limitations." Dirty Harry Calahan