Yea, my 2x4's were pretty green when I made the strongback and I wondered how good of an idea it was to seal green wood -- but it seemed to work...

Using 2x6's is a good idea -- it'll give you a larger surface for keeping things handy, like a stapler and a bottle of wood glue. I don't know how many times my stapler fell off of my strongback and probably annoyed my downstairs neighbors... (I can't wait to get a real house with a real workshop one of these days...)

Dean

: Polyurethane sounds like a good idea.

: I thought I was taking the smart approach. I bought what I thought were good
: straight boards two months ago. I bought my boards ahead of time because I
: was concerned about using green lumber. Much of the twisting occured as
: the boards continued to dry in my garage.