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The One-Stop Shop Guide to Lumber
Art of Manliness ^ | March 4, 2015 | Staff

Posted on 07/10/2016 8:54:19 PM PDT by Eddie01

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts over the years, while I’m not the handiest or craftiest guy, I do make an effort to expand my DIY skills when I can. One thing that often leaves me scratching my head is purchasing lumber whenever I take on a project that requires it.

You’d think lumber would be simple; it’s just going and buying a piece of wood, right? But it’s surprisingly complex. There are so many choices that, even with a supply list in hand, I often find myself wandering the lumber section at the home improvement store for 20 minutes trying to figure out which pieces of wood I should buy. Common board? Structural? C or D grade plywood? Pressure treated?

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To: 1_Rain_Drop
Mix the fine sawdust from the sanding of the doug fir with lacquer, to the consistency of runny baby poop.

Use a putty knife to pack the cracks in the floor, then do the hand sand after the lacquer/sawdust mixture dries.

Vacuum once again.

Lacquer is pretty nasty, so wear a respirator.

61 posted on 07/11/2016 10:04:22 AM PDT by kiryandil (Hillary Clinton is not sophisticated enough to understand the Bill of Rights, either.)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop
After he left, I vacuumed that sawdust considering that when poly will be applied that sawdust will mix with the poly and create a visual nightmare.

I forgot - just so. It would be vile.

62 posted on 07/11/2016 10:05:40 AM PDT by kiryandil (Hillary Clinton is not sophisticated enough to understand the Bill of Rights, either.)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

see
http://www.tedswoodworking.com/toxic-wood.htm

Respirator masks as opposed to cheap dust masks are the best when sanding down a floor. Douglas fir is not one that has a lot of problems.

Wood shops should have a good vac system around tool usage areas and good exhaust and ventilation systems. The dust can be a fire hazard with heaters that get it into their internals.

Likewise the fumes from a lot of wood working chemicals are best avoided or done outside.


63 posted on 07/11/2016 11:27:42 AM PDT by KC Burke (Consider all of my posts as first drafts. (Apologies to L. Niven))
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To: kiryandil
Thank you VERY MUCH for the lacquer/sawdust hint.

I do have a respirator which I love. It has interchangeable parts, one for dust and another one for fumes. Works great since I can't smell anything till I take it off.

64 posted on 07/11/2016 1:46:15 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: KC Burke

Thank you for the link.
I notice no fruit trees are listed such as cherry.


65 posted on 07/11/2016 1:53:31 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: Eddie01
DYI lumber project


66 posted on 07/11/2016 2:04:21 PM PDT by Daffynition (Who will stop her?"We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

There are other sites which give a variety of cautions.

Cherry pits are best to avoid, but we hear of lots of smoking pit cooking with a variety of woods — personally I like to smoke salmon with apple wood.

My basic point was that saw dust is very problematic and we don’t always know to avoid whatever exposure we can. Some that smell the best are actually the most harmful.


67 posted on 07/11/2016 2:39:55 PM PDT by KC Burke (Consider all of my posts as first drafts. (Apologies to L. Niven))
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