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Title: modern marvels lumber yard
Post by: semologger on March 03, 2008, 08:22:47 PM
anyone else watching it tonight on history channel ?
Title: Re: modern marvels lumber yard
Post by: Mooseherder on March 03, 2008, 08:25:26 PM
Yep, Just came across it.  It's a good one.
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Post by: Quartlow on March 03, 2008, 08:58:42 PM
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.
Title: Re: modern marvels lumber yard
Post by: semologger on March 03, 2008, 09:04:03 PM
I learned alot also pretty neat stuff. I always try and watch modern marvels.
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Post by: metalspinner on March 03, 2008, 09:06:00 PM
Yep,
Just finished.  I liked the Kauri mining bit in New Zealand.  So how much does a farm cost in New Zealand anyway? ;)
Title: Re: modern marvels lumber yard
Post by: ErikC on March 04, 2008, 12:25:42 AM
QuoteI 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
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Post by: thecfarm on March 04, 2008, 04:36:07 AM
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.
Title: Re: modern marvels lumber yard
Post by: mike_van on March 04, 2008, 04:58:41 AM
That was a HUGE log! 8)
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Post by: beav39 on March 04, 2008, 06:03:44 AM
pretty cool show ,lots of people making money sawing in different ways,i like the place that saws old beams and things into flooring