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Old 02-05-2002, 01:24 PM   #1
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Birch Wood?

This site is great! But instead of just a few questions, now I have tons of questions.

I have been buying 3/4" and 1" dowels from Home Depot,,, birch wood I think? It turns terribly as it requires lots of tools pressure and comes off in small splinters, not nice chips. Does any one else have this problem or is it that my tools are cheap or dull. Could it be my lath speed?

If it is the wood does anyone have any other recommendations. I have tried bass wood, poplar and cedar and they seem to be a slight improvement over the birch.
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