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Re: my new music room...

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:32 am
by Gino
Wood also shrinks if exposed to pictures of old naked ladies.

Re: my new music room...

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:58 pm
by alexg
Gino wrote:Wood also shrinks if exposed to pictures of old naked ladies.

:lol:

Re: my new music room...

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:14 pm
by vintage_dog
alexg wrote:
mtrs wrote:My uncle used, more or less, the same sizes in his house. It was initialy good but expanded tremendously and left a lot of huge gaps!
Can anyone give advice on how to avoid this?


You mean shrunk?

If you don't have access to kiln for drying, then you have to store the narra flitches for about a year after the tree is cut (maybe longer if the flitches are thick). You need to arrange the flitches so that air can circulate freely, by stacking them with spacers (enhance air circulation), check out how lumber yard stack their lumber. This will dry it enough so that it will no longer shrink.

Huge gaps on solid wood flooring is due to using the wood "green", as it dries, wood shrink.


the wood was air dried for a long time and kiln dried over 2 weeks...like some things in life,
some stuff do shrink with age. so long as they remain functional, i don't mind ;)

Re: my new music room...

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:30 pm
by alexg
vintage_dog wrote:some stuff do shrink with age. so long as they remain functional, i don't mind ;)

:rofl:

Re: my new music room...

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:55 pm
by Gino
I have a teak wood chairs and sofa from Bali. I was told this can stand the weather ( rain?) I have not put it outside. Is this true? Of course, I'll set aside the cushion when it rains.

Re: my new music room...

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:22 pm
by zenaudio
alexg wrote:
vintage_dog wrote:some stuff do shrink with age. so long as they remain functional, i don't mind ;)

:rofl:

:rofl: :rofl:
As you said, konting air drying lang ang katapat nyan. :lol:
Haven't heard your system in the new room pala...

Re: my new music room...

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:44 pm
by JackD201
We must set a Bayanihan set-up day!!!!!!! :) VD's system is still currently in an un-wired state :devil:

Time to get them gems hooked up and playin'!!!!!!! :rock: :rock: :rock:

Re: my new music room...

PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:08 pm
by rtsyrtsy
I'm in! Here till next wkend to help vd get wired up and to consume good food.

Re: my new music room...

PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:04 am
by alexg
Gino wrote:I have a teak wood chairs and sofa from Bali. I was told this can stand the weather ( rain?) I have not put it outside. Is this true? Of course, I'll set aside the cushion when it rains.


Hi Gino,

If the finish is "exterior" grade, then your teak will survive the weather.

Though it will be nice if it will be partly shaded during the day, last longer. Teak was used on ship decks and aircraft carrier decks in the 40's.