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Strip: Quick questions on wood selection
By:tosetter
Date: 10/7/2010, 9:03 pm

I ordered WRC from a local lumber yard that had to have it delivered in from a regional supplier. What I ordered was 1 x 6 S4S. When I placed the order, the guy at the desk confrimed that it would be 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Well I picked it up today, and it looked great all bundled up. When I got home I realized that it's only finished on 3 sides; not 4 as agreed, and its already down to 5/8 inch thick instead of 3/4. If I were to finish the 4th side (don't currently have a way to do it), it'd be closer to 1/2 inch thick. What would you do? Bring it back and hope that they can get stuff actually finished on 4 sides and 3/4 inch thick, or just deal with what they gave me? If I decide to just deal with it, does anyone know of a practical way of finishing that 4th side without going out and buying a planer? It's the wide 5.5 inch side that's unfinished, so I was wondering if maybe I rip the strips, and somehow plane them in strip form, but this seems like it would be an awful lot of work. I should also add that I don't plan on bead and cove, otherwise I could shave off the unfinished side when creating the cove. Since this stuff is already down to 5/8 though, if I go bead and cove, I won't have much left to work with.....

Comments appreciated

Thanks,

TO

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Quick questions on wood selection
tosetter -- 10/7/2010, 9:03 pm
Re: Strip: Quick questions on wood selection
Randy Echtinaw -- 10/11/2010, 6:03 am
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Jay Babina -- 10/8/2010, 9:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2010, 12:29 am
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tosetter -- 10/8/2010, 10:49 am
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Dean -- 10/8/2010, 8:21 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/8/2010, 7:22 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/8/2010, 2:44 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2010, 2:05 am
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Tim Sheehan -- 10/8/2010, 12:13 am
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G New -- 10/7/2010, 9:41 pm
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Oliver Bloch -- 10/7/2010, 9:39 pm
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Joy -- 10/8/2010, 7:50 am