Maybe Joe is replying to this........ >Pick a wood that doesn't splinter/crack easily. My oak may not be the best choice as I had one bar crack and >launch across my shop. Fortunately no one was in the trajectory of the very sharp spear that went flying! :-) Avery At 03:21 PM 4/3/2006, you wrote: >What's shear got to do with go-bars? > >Terry Farrell >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:joegarrett at earthlink.net>Joseph Garrett >To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>pianotech >Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 3:22 PM >Subject: Re: Go Bars...(Material) > >I should thing Hickory would be the best choice for go bars, as it >is the best wood for resistance to sheer. I used to own a pair of >hickory skis and they we heavy but very flexible. It's THE material >for making wooden threaded stock, for piano legs, etc. > > >Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) >Captain, Tool Police >Squares R I > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060403/b67d446a/attachment.html
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