Many thanks to Shannon Rogers of The Renaissance Woodworker, the Hand Tool School and Hardwood To Go for spending over an hour to discuss wood during #woodchat.

Woodchat Transcript January 18, 2012 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@Paul_Sebastian: Some photos of the box I made #box #woodchat http://t.co/tMahl9AZ

@Paul_Sebastian: Some photos of the box I made #box #woodchat http://t.co/LjsP8DZw

@kweinert: I saw this on the Flair Woodworks blog: http://t.co/YR4oLDXR – rarest wood in the world contest. Mirror Maple-elpaM rorriM #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Are you new to #woodchat? Here’s how you get involved http://uppercutwoodworks.com/2011/10/woodchat-wednesdays and http://t.co/RvI4yfOP

@DyamiPlotke: RT @Paul_Sebastian: Some photos of the box I made #box #woodchat http://t.co/tMahl9AZ

@DyamiPlotke: RT @uppercutwood: Are you new to #woodchat? Here’s how you get involved http://uppercutwoodworks.com/2011/10/woodchat-wednesdays and http://t.co/RvI4yfOP

@uppercutwood: 2 1/2 hours until @RenaissanceWW is our guest on #woodchat? Here’s how you get involved bit.ly/sf1yng and bit.ly/9yHARe

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn It would also be great to get a list of his favorite “wood knowledge” links #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn I want to know what woods to avoid for toxicity, workability, responsibility, ecological reasons, etc. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood that calls for a big table, which someone on #woodchat linked to some weeks ago, at least for hazards

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn For toxicity, yup. I want to know which woods we should avoid for other reasons (like deforestation) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: In less than an hour we start the awesomeness. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Get your questions together for @RenaissanceWW #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I’ve been becoming more involved with using urban woods. There is so much fantastic wood that can be saved from going to landfills #woodchat

@superdav721: Ok guys I am new here. Thanks for the invite. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Richardsonrd #woodchat http://t.co/RvI4yfOP log in with twitter and jump in!

@uppercutwood: @superdav721 welcome! We’ll get rolling in about 25 minutes. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: I’m here…right place…right time…and actually able to post this time. Yeah.#woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ramblinrdesigns @superdav721 Welcome! About 20 minutes to go time. Got your questions ready? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @uppercutwood Going with the flow tonight. I’m sure Shannon will have lots of great tips to share. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ramblinrdesigns I already pumped him with questions over email #woodchat

@superdav721: Are these held every Wednesday? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 10 minutes to go time sign in with your Twitter account here to join in: http://t.co/XjehUYxu #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @superdav721 yes, every Wednesday 6pm pacific 9pm eastern. Check http://uppercutwoodworks.com/2011/10/woodchat-wednesdays and http://t.co/RvI4yfOP #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @dividedlight on your secondary bevel question, ask @RenaissanceWW tonight at 6pm P/9pm E #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @uppercutwood What’s the topic tonight Matt? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Hey kids….just dug my way to the shop.#woodchat

@Tumblewood: Laney, we have Shannon speaking on wood selection, etc.#woodchat

@uppercutwood: I will also hangout on Google during tonight’s session with @RenaissanceWW #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @Tumblewood How’s the bench coming Vic? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood Vic! I miss your scent! Good to see you! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: come join the hangout I just sent#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Hey Hey Hey! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: evening folks! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @thewoodninja no shop time this last weekend. This coming I’ll get things moving again. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood I miss you too, baby!! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Hey Jim #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I’ve got a project I need to have turned in for an art contest THIS MONDAY! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Tommy! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Evening Shannon #woodchat

@superdav721: Hello and good evening Shannon#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn nice job on the video Nick! Great, simple project! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench I’m glad I’m not on a deadline. No shop time this last week. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW Welcome.#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood VIC! Yo, how’s the snow? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Good evening Shannon and all! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I have to check that out still #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench I just dug it, man. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Total bummer, Vic. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: #woodchat machine just restarted. ugh.

@Tumblewood: Not that bad here. The Eastside of WA knows how to drive and have snow removal #woodchat

@superdav721: @renaissanceWW Shannon would you have any tips for a starting pod caster? #woodchat

@superdav721: @renaissanceWW Shannon would you have any tips for a starting pod caster? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Didn’t think you guys had snow shovels up there! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: OK all, we’re lucky to have Shanon Rogers here from @RenaissanceWW the Renaissance Wood Worker, the Hand Tool School #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood There’s a hangout invite on G+ for ya #woodchat

@uppercutwood: And @mcilvainlumber and http://t.co/6U2yfmDv to share his knowledge with us about wood #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Yay, Shannon! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Shannon, why don’t you get started telling us about your Blog and the Hand Tool School #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Not so much here. I grew up in Ellensburg, at the foothills of the Cascades. I love the snow. #woodchat

@ravinheart: Yo! Shannon … @RenaissanceWW #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 sure, just get started. quality of video is secondary to content so just kick it off & share what you are working on #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood thanks Matt (cue best radio announcer voice) #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW thanks Shannon! for those that missed it, here’s another link to it: http://t.co/Lr7bsKqK #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I can tell you, HTS is a good investment for me. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Big Ass Roubo Bench!#woodchat

@uppercutwood: Tonight’s woodchat is going to be more structured and less chaotic, let’s let Shannon do the bulk of the posting #woodchat

@uppercutwood: We’ll do Q&A when his brains are empty #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: my blog http://t.co/7udZaNzL is me rambling about my shop adventures. I podcast & write a lot on it, almost all hand tools now #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Vic – that thing looks like a brute #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: The Hand Tool School is a premium site I started a year ago that teaches hand tool techniques. Kind of a learn by doing approach #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Cover a joinery technique then back it up with a small shop project using that technique. Work at your pace in your shop #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench Thanks. There’s been a lot of hand work and some of the technique has been improved via Shannon..so I LOVE him.#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: A year ago I left internet marketing firm and became Dir of Marketing for a lumber co so know I live the dream #woodchat

@superdav721: Shannon I have caught most every podcast and watch you migrate to hand tools. Your instruction Is great. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench oh…I love YOU too, man. D #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: HTS semester 3 starts in a few weeks and we will be cementing techniques learned in last year with 3 projects #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 crazy to watch the old stuff isn’t it? I was all over the place #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Rock on, Brother Vic. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: so anyway, enough self promotion what do you want to know about wood? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Shannon-I’m a newbie turner. Any heads up on woods that cause trouble from the sawdust? #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW Its still good stuff my favorite is when you showed your face the first time. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns Beth really anything exotic cause skin irritation so breathing is bad 2. Highly resinous woods like Cedar also #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns some don’t react well to walnut, best to always wear a good respirator #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns it is the oils that really cause problems so all that jungle wood is a problem. Don’t worry just prevention #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Shannon – what wood do you think is the best to work with hand tools? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn Nick had a question about Khaya (African Mahog) vs Honduran (genuine mahog) I think #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW I see you wearing one in your vids. Are they uncomfortable? What’s your take on the ventilated systems? Overkill? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW @MansFineFurn yes he did #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @TomsWorkbench Personally I think Genuine Mahog is at the top but Walnut and Soft Maple are pretty close. Cherry 3rd #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Hello all.#woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Air dried Black Walnut works very well with hand tools. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns never used a ventilate system always wanted too. Not uncomfortable, you get used to it #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns no such thing as overkill when it comes to your lungs y’know #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW can you sum up the differences in working qualities, physical properties etc? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: What about the oaks, Shannon. Something to avoid? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @DJOfurnituremkr: Air dried Black Walnut works very well with hand tools.

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn well Khaya is almost 2x harder, interlocking grain makes cool figure but lots of tearout, Gen is opposit no tear out #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Hello everyone. Sorry I’m late. #woodchat

@superdav721: @renaissanceww Shannon how about sycamore for carving?#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn Khaya is a conglomerate product and has many species. Some great some awful. The awful gives it a bad rap #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @DyamiPlotke Hi Dyami #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke Good to see you buddy #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @DyamiPlotke It’s never too late.#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn look for Khaya ivorensis or senegalensis for the best stuff. Problem is most yards don’t know what they have #woodchat

@dbwolverinefan: Evening all.. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn Khaya can be dealt with by hand with close attention to grain as it will change often. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: is there a visible difference between K.ivorensis and K. senegalensis? grain? color? other? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: khaya photo coming momentarily….standby #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn not really, light pink, ribbon striping in flat and qs. Open pores but not fuzzy #woodchat

@BillGriggs: I spent the day at local State College. They plan to build a CNC Router Table with my advice.#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn the bad khaya will appear fuzzy and have lots of pin knots, also less dense aka wide rings #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Any woods that we should avoid because they are irresponsibily harvested or targeted by customs? http://t.co/m5gJEzlJ #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 for most species we work janka is just a comparison #, kinda a good to know thing #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 when you get to extremes like balsa, cedar or ipe, lignum then janka is something to watch #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @TomsWorkbench I really like Oak for hand work, it is hard sure but predictable #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @RenaissanceWW Well, that’s good to know! #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 limited experience with it but it seemed good, sharp tools necessary cause is soft. American anyway #woodchat

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW Do you reckon you can substitute species based mainly on similar Janka? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 English Sycamore is very similar to Maple #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 NO def not. Pore structure, grain pattern, growth area, etc all play into workability. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: I just ran pull out tests of deckmate screws in Doug Fir Vs. Timberstrand. Guess what, the Timberstrand held better. Up to 700psi #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW I thought there was a big difference between ours and theres #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 ie, Hard Maple and Khaya are similar in janka but very differnt to work #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn did I miss anything on Mahoganies Nick? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: great alternatives (cheaper) to genuine mahog are Utile, Sapele, Spanish Cedar #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Sapele is very dusty and more tearout prone, but Utile is spitting image of gen, just harder #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Spanish Cedar is awesome but if not dried properly it can weep, carve great #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW not as far as I’m concerned! #woodchat

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW That was my view too – it makes it very hard to translate designs to suit timber availability. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn going to do a video for @hardwoodtogo on a Mahog species rundown soon #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: BTW sorry to Facebook, forgot to unhook twitter from my profile, i’m speaking for #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: What did I miss #woodchat?

@RenaissanceWW: @DyamiPlotke how did you measure the psi rating?#woodchat

@MansFineFurn: #woodchat here’s a bad picture: in progress Khaya frame with fig.maple inlay. Had to scrape like mad…tearout. http://t.co/VichVypq

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW You didn’t miss anything. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW Woods that we should avoid becuz they are poorly harvested or targeted by customs? http://t.co/m5gJEzlJ #woodchat #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn looks like Khaya anthotheca. Not bad but grain grows like DNA so very unpredictable #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn anthotheca is kinda like drunken Sapele, you can get great figure but can’t walk a straight line #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW double helix grain, cool #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @RenaissanceWW I have a fastener pull out tester that we use for work. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW you can say that again. planed @55deg, then scraped to deal with tearout. can’t sand b/c of the maple next to it. #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW Does it have the 3d look like sapele #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: where is anthotheca from (not Cote d’ivoire or Senegal, I presume)?#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Shannon – how do you feel about figured wood in woodworking? Does figure affect workability with hand tools? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood this is a bit of a myth, most woods are sustainably harvested today but there are bad exporters #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood US has worst timber control of anybody. Other countries rely too much on the export so take good care of it #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW what’s a bad exporter? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood always exceptions of course but US biz is too regulated to buy from the bad guys. #woodchat

@Morton: @MansFineFurn @renaissanceww same with the padauk I’ve been using next to maple. I just leave the tearout; no1 will notice #woodchat

@superdav721: RT @uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW whats a bad exporter? ditto#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood China does all the buying from the bad guys and that keeps them in biz #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood really if the exporter doesn have chain of custody all the way back to stump avoid them #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW so in general if you can buy the wood at a local hardwood dealer, it’s probably responsible #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @BillGriggs well done, Bill. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: US Lacey act will hold you accountable if you cannot show proof of origin #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @JimAAshley hey Jim, #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW one reason I avoid Chinese products as much as possible #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 yes but not as predictable or uniform like Sapele #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood yes because they probably didn’t buy it direct. Instead someone like @mcilvainlumber bought it and has certs #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @jth I have tree service connections Many are happy to supply wood.#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @jth I work with a local sawmill operation – viable lumber. They find the good urban trees#woodchat

@BillGriggs: @DyamiPlotke Thanks. It’s nice to give back once in a while.#woodchat

@Morton: Like @DJOfurnituremkr and @uppercutwood I highly recommend finding urban wood in your area. Find a sawyer. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood the problem isn’t in legalit/sustainability it is in quality. Bar is lowering everywhere due to demand #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Morton yeah, but I’m neurotic…gotta get it out #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Evening all. Just got home from work and thought I’d say hi. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Morton totally agree, I love Windfall lumber in Washington. @WindfallLumber #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood oh yeah and just cause it says FSC doesn’t mean it is green #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @RenaissanceWW here’s the test setup. http://t.co/cdYZop0o #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW where is most of the demand? China? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW Really? FSC… tell us more. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @TheRealNeal Hello.#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 def and they want our domestics big time too #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Good source of local wood: tree services and land clearing, and find a local sawyer. Good wood cheap (I think I say the everytime) #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @jth One of the drop offs from last Summer: http://t.co/dGabTBRP #woodchat

@Morton: @MansFineFurn totally. Just so we recognize that fact as furniture makers. No1 cares about that 1/2″ spot as much as you do. #woodchat

@JohnELuke: Hello#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Far east in general buys like mad from Africa and Indonesia cause not embargos or reg laws. They cause bad harvests IMO #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Kennedy Hardwood South of Syracuse in Prebble N.Y. Great folks to deal with. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Find or ask local tree services in your area via: http://t.co/vSQU0HY1 #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr that’s huge! what’s it going to become #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs howdy Bill! #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood this covers most of it http://t.co/n3epYvC9 re: FSC #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW How about South America? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: http://t.co/PLoAeHgT #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @DJOfurnituremkr What will you make from that wood? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @BillGriggs I know those guys well, they are a client. Good lumber there, great people #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @uppercutwood Not sure yet, it’s Burr Oak, over 200 yr’s old. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 South America has some of the best forestry plans on earth. Toss up between Brazil and Canada actually #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: BTW – that was the link to Viable Lumber… the guy is part of a national network of urban tree harvesters #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia you have to have a 50 year plan already laid out before you can even get a land concession #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @BillGriggs Hey BIll. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood Howdy back. #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW great now get Africa on board. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @TheRealNeal hello, Neal. Happy #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @BillGriggs Not sure yet. It has a sister as well though. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 most of Africa is fine (run by Europeans) the high demand from Asia means bad can stay in biz cause they R less $$ #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @DyamiPlotke Thanks Dyami. I need it after the past couple of days at work #woodchat

@superdav721: @superdav721 Where is Russia in this picture? #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @RenaissanceWW I agree. They planed a 6/4 Black Walnut slab for me at no charge. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 totally fine, they have more birch than they can deal with and natural regrowth is very high #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 germans run most of the birch and beech export & they are meticulous and sticklers for detail #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW Good I am glad they are not sell to China more than theye are replanting. #woodchat

@jth: @DJOfurnituremkr TomsWorkbench forgot #woodchat hash tag on a few replies there…

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW @DJOfurnituremkr @superdav721 @uppercutwood Hey Woodworking Brotha’s I finally caught you guys #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ToddInMontana ’sup Todd #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @jth Whoopsie! Sorry ’bout that #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW I am so in love with Walnut it’s crazy. #woodchat

@superdav721: @ToddInMontana hey Todd#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 did you know that replanting ratio in Russian boreal was dropped because natural outpaced it? #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW Man I have missed you guys I am usually out in the shop evenings but I am doing paperwork #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 same thing goes for Canada and Fir and Cedar, 20:1 regrowth #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @uppercutwood I am with you on the walnut #woodchat

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW Do you think we should go back to using pine/deal/birch as substrate and veneer the hardwood like many C18 works? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @TomsWorkbench totatlly, probably my favorite: Walnut has much character #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @ToddInMontana Hi Todd, how’s it going? I’ve been playing around with making small items for Etsy. Kind of addicted to it now. #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW holly crap Batman. Thats good news. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RenaissanceWW I’m really grown to love Walnut. It has such a wide range of color.#woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Cocobolo is one of my favorites for the look, but oils can be trouble. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ToddInMontana Hey Todd! Man I miss ya! Walnut is *the* best. #woodchat

@kweinert: @RenaissanceWW For turning, Louro Preto, cherry, lignum, maple, rosewoods, walnut #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @RenaissanceWW I do also like the maple/walnut contrast.. plus, it’s two of my favorites! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Shannon how about air-dried vs. kiln dried. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 I wouldn’t say that. Mainly because pine is so poorly seasonsed now. it all goes to 2x4s so quality is terrible #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @DJOfurnituremkr Not necessarily a bad thing is it? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @RenaissanceWW I did birds eye maple with walnut for last projects, going to do more with walnut for next project. I like it. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @RenaissanceWW Funny – the SYP I get here in Florida is some REALLY nice stuff#woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Tulipwood turns well and has good color variety. As does olivewood. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @uppercutwood Air dried for me please. Kiln dried is like chill filtered single malt ;-( #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @kweinert love me some Rosewood, too bad it is so heavily regulated now. Very easy to be illegal with the Dalbergias #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @kweinert ask Gibson guitar about Rosewood sometime #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: On a typical job my wood choices are limited to what a given house already has in it & oak is overused I am sick of it #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @RenaissanceWW funny – I have my Fender bass on right now #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ToddInMontana regional tastes certainly play into that too. Not a lot of Mahogany rooms in MT eh? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @ToddInMontana I’m getting some sales but people are slow to give feedback. Looking forward to the Fine Furnishings Show though. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @TomsWorkbench SYP can be the exception because it is so resinous, but still be picky #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Walnut, Cherry, Maple, in that order for workability, but I like the smell of cherry more. For contrast, walnut w ash looks gd #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: What is the difference between Peruvian Walnut and Walnut? #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: Due to an ongoing project over the last 2 yrs I have been exposed to rift sawn oak and really taken a shine to it #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @RenaissanceWW The usual suspects-Walnut, Cherry and would love to try some Mahogany #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @JimAAshley any trouble with the birds eye and tearout? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW Gibson Guitar wood seizure: http://t.co/Vw97NPDr #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @TheRealNeal http://t.co/kAWLaLew sorry could’nt resist, but check out the Mahogany I just listed #woodchat

@uppercutwood: What about birch or beech? #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW in some of the old RR and ranch barons castles of the day #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood replace “seizure” with “rape” and the title is more appropriate #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @TheRealNeal I loved working with mahogany last time I used it. #woodchat

@kweinert: @RenaissanceWW You (or anyone) ever hear anything bad about Cook Woods? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DozersWorkshop weeping in general is due to poorly dried and unset resin. Higher & slower drying is necessary for these species #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @uppercutwood I have consistently had problems with birch the grain does not run very straight #woodchat

@superdav721: @ToddInMontana you aught to see some of it in the antebellum homes down here. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @RenaissanceWW NIce! #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @kweinert absolutely not, above the board all the way. Good folks, know them well #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @RenaissanceWW some tearout with the BE Maple. I did presoak with denatured alcohol before sending through the planer. #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @uppercutwood cutting it releases a lot of tension and the loss rate is high #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @superdav721 Where you at? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ToddInMontana lots of Mission style craftsman out there isn’t there? Also rustic open timbers stuff? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I have laser engraved cherry, and the sap heated and came to the surface, can I sand it off or should I wipe with mineral spirits? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @JimAAshley dangit that was the tip I was going to give you, good on ya #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ToddInMontana Like a case hardening problem #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Alright, cats… I’m outta here. Gotta instruct a basic Public Information Officer class tomorrow morning #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: gonna try a follansbee-style oak quartering from a 30″ diam. log soon. Don’t much like oak, but a joint stool is in my future #woodchat

@superdav721: Mississippi where cotton was king and built beautiful old homes #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW What’s your take on differences between Peruvian Walnut and Regular Walnut? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ToddInMontana Birch is a pretty unstable species actually, that’s why it is usually QS. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @TomsWorkbench Goodnight, Tom. #woodchat

@kweinert: @RenaissanceWW Good to hear, thanks. That’s the impression I had, but nothing to really back it up. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: RT @tyskkvinna: #woodchat I avoid working with birch as hard as I can…. the smell makes me want to vomit.

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench nighty night little Tommy #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW I am lucky to know some other craftsman that are defining a rustic/contemporary style in the heavy timbers #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns Peruvian is 2x harder, but still works well. Not that bad in price either, flooring industry may change that tho #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @superdav721 North, South, East or West. Senatobia? #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW I really want to video & photograph these guys in their shops #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @RenaissanceWW lol, blame @MBWPodcast ;-). I picked it up from him in his vid when he did those cutting boards #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns I have some Nogal (Peruvian Walnut) that I tested last week, I like it, great deep color #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RenaissanceWW Or it (Birch) makes really nice plywood #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: See you next week guys. #woodchat

@superdav721: @BillGriggs Johns just south of Brandon #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TomsWorkbench later Tom! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW What is your preferred sealer?#woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr Adios Dale #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW they sell it flatsawn by the bunkloads out here it is cheap by the bf but I mark the labor way up and by lots extra #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: wow an hour goes fast in #woodchat time! Any other questions?

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns Shellac and wet sanding, simple and cheap #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW I basically price it out of the picture and go to maple #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: especially when @RenaissanceWW is here #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW thanks so much for stopping by and helping us out tonight Shannon. If you have questions, visit Shannon’s Blog #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DozersWorkshop I’ve done it, polishes nicely and easily #woodchat

@superdav721: @superdav721 bill where is Senatobia? I cant place it #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @superdav721 Great. Near Jackson.#woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RenaissanceWW What do you recommend for filling in knots? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Do me a favor #woodchat, please check out my new retail lumber site http://t.co/kAWLaLew. I need feedback on function

@BillGriggs: @superdav721 Near Memphis. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Thanks Shannon. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: It is my first (hopefully last ecommerce site) so I’m all ears and won’t take offense to criticism #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Got to go guys. It’s been short but sweet! Great info tonight @RenaissanceWW #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW done deal #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Soooo…. who wants to help split that giant oak log? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Have a good night folks… thanks @RenaissanceWW for the great info. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @RenaissanceWW The links not working Shannon. #woodchat

@Morton: I’ve got some black birch cut from my property and air dried. Awesome color with cool streaking. Who knew. Gold and reds. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @benjamenjohnson sawdust and epoxy usually, sometime CA when I’m lazy #woodchat

@kweinert: @RenaissanceWW Thanks for all your input tonight Shannon. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RenaissanceWW I get a bad link on that site. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Your answers are likely on http://t.co/xxHOiqP7 or http://t.co/hQltlLHc #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Let’s try that again http://t.co/tXMX9bYO stupid typing skills #woodchat

@superdav721: @BillGriggs got ya. I gave you a follow. My email superdav721@gmail.com #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @kweinert my pleasure for a fellow Coloradan from a former Coloradan #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RenaissanceWW I scraped sawdust from a walnut piece and mixed it with some epoxy, looks like it’d work but wanted to double check #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DavidJUlschmid that doesn’t sound right. Is it a 12/4 piece? Weight is the bigger factor #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW ummm, what’s 14/16 QS sapele (front page center?), 7/8? #woodchat

@superdav721: Had a great time guys, Shannon, Todd, Bill all you guys are super. Goodnight. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn d’oh! silly fractions #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @superdav721 glad you joined us, see you next Wednesday! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @superdav721 Thanks. I returned the favor. I will shoot you an email.#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @benjamenjohnson you can always dye it and it doesn’t hurt to go darker since the knot will be dark anyway #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @superdav721 Good night. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DavidJUlschmid good tip, Ill see what I can do #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW sell it as 28/32 or 56/64 and double the price #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Shipping is usually the killer for online wood sales for me. How is your site handling this expense? #woodchat

@jth: @RenaissanceWW @ramblinrdesigns I made a trash/spice/cookbook/charge nook cabinet with Peruvian walnut #woodchat http://t.co/xQUyi4nk

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns we have strict size guidelines placed on us by UPS but we try to break up shipments if necessary #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @jth I like it! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW Have you considered filters besides species, like width, length, thickness? Could help for narrowing down #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Time to say goodnight to my daughter. Goodnight all and thanks Shannon! #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: Good To Catch you guys this week! #woodchat

@jth: @MansFineFurn if I could get to MA to help split and haul a slab back, I would! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @jth Nice. What’s the door panel? Looks lighter in color in the pic? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ToddInMontana good to see you, see you next Wednesday I hope! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @jth hah, you’ve even got coordinated in your profile, where are you (canada is my guess, ’cause of the curling) #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn good thought, should be easy enough to implement #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: http://t.co/tAPFAIYt going into my suppliers bookmark folder….NOW #woodchat

@jth: @ramblinrdesigns gel-stained birch ply, if I recall correctly. The cabinet was a pre-hand-tool-revelation project. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DavidJUlschmid I get $12.04 as an estimate on that board. Where are you? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn appreciate that Nick, subscribe to the email list too, I’ll be pushing specials a lot that way #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @paulvschulte yeah I like the mobile site. I’m still getting the logo cutting off on my iphone tho #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DavidJUlschmid the yard is in MD, but I plugged in a CO zip for the shipping estimate #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @jth, I was close! minneapolis to MA for a slab of oak? Worth it? maybe with a side trip to Plimoth Plantation to see Follansbee #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW How about listing available q instead of cart saying it is not available in Q desired. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @ramblinrdesigns That’s how our local food co-op handles their orders. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns I’m working on that, going to take a custom workaround , want to remove quantity box completely #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DavidJUlschmid I”m going to keep an eye on that David, thanks for pointing it out #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW done, thanks for showing up to chat tonight. hope to see you round here more often!! G’nite all! #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns right now what you see in the pic is what you get, if a board is gone the option in dropdown will not be shown #woodchat

@uppercutwood: OK guys, woodchat is officially way past over. Let’s thank Shannon and let him get back to his life #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns the quantity thing confuses the issue #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: S’okay #woodchat you have worn me out, I’m outta here, got some site changes to make

@SMeekWoodworks: Whoa, you guys are still going. cool. Evening #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW Makes sense. Thanks Shannon. Just trying to help. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @renaissanceWW will the species selections be expanded? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Bye all. Time for a late supper. See you next week. #woodchat