modern marvels lumber yard

[semologger]

anyone else watching it tonight on history channel ?

[Mooseherder]

Yep, Just came across it.  It's a good one.

[Quartlow]

And the things you learn watching it, I never realized that OSB was made in specific layers withe the strands alternating directions kind of like plywood.

[semologger]

I learned alot also pretty neat stuff. I always try and watch modern marvels.

[metalspinner]

Yep,
Just finished.  I liked the Kauri mining bit in New Zealand.  So how much does a farm cost in New Zealand anyway? ;)

[ErikC]

I never realized that OSB was made in specific layers withe the strands alternating directions kind of like plywood.

Oriented Strand Board

Just a little building materials trivia for you. They call it OSB cause thats how they make it.


Erik

[thecfarm]

Seems like Ianab had a post on digging for logs.It was done the same way.I don't know where that huge log came from on that flat bed.The ones they were working on was smaller than that.

[mike_van]

That was a HUGE log! 8)

[beav39]

pretty cool show ,lots of people making money sawing in different ways,i like the place that saws old beams and things into flooring