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Terryd23/05/2010 17:45:37
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Sorry Sid if I gave the impression that I thought you were being anything other than inquisitive.  I had no such thoughts.  I was also intrigued that they used oak.  In the UK when I worked in the toolroom most (if not all) toolmakers cabinets were of Mahogany (mostly Moore and Wright).  It must be the finish and linings that have the protective effect.  I have emailed them to check and query the use of Oak.
 
I note that Gerstners also produce Maple and Cherry cabinets.
 
I think that it is good to query what is often bandied about.  Many myths and wrong uns can be debunked that way and better answers sometimes found.  I never have a problem with that, as I said, after nearly 40 years in the classroom I rather expect to be queried! 
 
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Terry
Ian S C24/05/2010 13:25:06
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Terry, it was oak, it had acorns, and oak leaves, the boiler almost full dia of a branch-2",the flat bits heart wood quarter sawn so it would be stable, it was green, I'd just finished cutting it down with the chain saw. A few years later and I could have seasoned it in the micro wave oven (an Austrailian idea), for a number of years until the mid 80s I was doing a reasonabley large amount of wood turning, until the dust started to get to me, even with a mask. I suppose if one got some Litmus paper, and damped an area on the wood one would find if it was acid. Ian S C
Terryd24/05/2010 13:38:11
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Hi Ian,
 
I wasn't trying to demean your comments or experience, just trying to understand why your experience is counter to just about every peice of advice iand evidence I have ever seen on this subject.  I too had a lot of woodworking experience given that I taught Engineering crafts and woodwork for nearly 30 years before getting my IT qualifications and pursuing a career in teaching IT.
 
All I know is the experiences of my fellow students, my own experiences with my own oak products 30 years of teaching, including the structure of my home and the advice of all the experts.
 
Terry
Ian S C25/05/2010 02:33:29
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Don't worry Terry, the lack of corrosion in this one case has puzzled me for years, the toy was not ment as a serious piece, but has remained around the house, and nephews, and now so far one grand nephew have played with it, and if it had rusted so what. Ian S C
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