Quarter Sawn?

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Re: Quarter Sawn?

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when it comes to "figured" wood (ie. birdseye, quilted) flat sawn is the way to go.
on the other hand i think any "plain" wood looks ten times better when quarter sawn.
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jingle_jangle wrote:... Couldn't we just have worked on the four days that start with the letter "T" or maybe how should "ghoti" be pronounced ? ...
How about: How many months have 28 days?
It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. - Seneca
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doctorwho wrote: How about: How many months have 28 days?

All of 'em! :mrgreen:

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If potatoes should be boiled for 20 minutes, can you say how long sausages should be grilled?
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jingle_jangle wrote:If potatoes should be boiled for 20 minutes, can you say how long sausages should be grilled?
In the same way as short ones...
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Nice first post, Dave!

Welcome and now it's your turn...
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Or he could just quit while he's ahead, cementing a position in RRF history.
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OK, I'll bite...

In which sport do the winners move backwards and the losers move forwards?
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Tug-o-war
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Erm, Craig? Your turn...
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If athletes get athlete's foot, what do astronauts get?



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Mistletoe?
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Astro-nuts?
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What falls but doesn't break
Breaks but doesn't fall?
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Night falls.
Day breaks.


Here is my father's all-time favourite joke/riddle. (apparently my conservative, accountant father has an absurdist sense of humour. Surprising to all who know him).

What is the difference between a duck?
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