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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Christian made that for us in shop class in school. It was made on a laser engraver. It's pretty neat.

5/4 = five quarter, or 1.250" 1 1/4" …. 10/4 is 10 quarter or 2.500" 2 1/2"
The "oversize" is usually left on so the wood can be milled to thickness and finished smooth to a "whole" dimension.

Originally Posted by 34_40

5/4 = five quarter, or 1.250" 1 1/4" …. 10/4 is 10 quarter or 2.500" 2 1/2"
The "oversize" is usually left on so the wood can be milled to thickness and finished smooth to a "whole" dimension.

Exactly! Slabs are rough cut in quarters - the language of the sawyer - and after dry, planed smooth to consistent thickness. While a "standard" finished board (S4S, or Surfaced 4 Sides) is 3/4" thick, I like a bit more bulk in most projects so I mill to 5/4 or 1.25" which gives me a finished board about an inch thick, or a bit more. You can always plane down more, or resaw the board for thinner stock. I had a couple of nice logs about 13+" diameter but only around 6' long so I had took a couple of 5/4 slabs, then cut a couple of slabs from the center section at 2 1/2" for something like a sofa table, entry hall table, or a nice bench with a more substantial thickness, and then finished with more 5/4 slabs on each of the two.

Seth, behind that nice laser engraved sign I see a string of mini-Christmas lights! I did the same when we moved in to this home, and they work great! My electrician put a string of plugs on Romex atop the upper cabinets from a common switch, and the mini-lights are perfect. Your kitchen looks amazing!

I wasn't sure if it was worth it but I'm glad I did it. It doesn't do much for lighting but the glow does look neat.

Just recently picked up a truck load of Cherry that has been air dried over 40 years. Beautiful stuff

Wow, how you find something like that? I bet they knew what to ask for it !

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

Wow, how you find something like that? I bet they knew what to ask for it !

My Dad bought it over 40 years ago. He used some for trim and casing for bookshelves then stacked the rest in a barn on his farm and forgot about it.

Seth, it looks really nice! I really like that counter top! Allyson and I have been thinking of doing something similar in ours. Let me know when you're getting ready to move. I hear they might be placing a tech at our sewer city location. I will need an acreage with a shop if I can get the position.

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I'm embarrassed to tell you how long it took me to figure out you meant Sioux City.lol.

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

I'm embarrassed to tell you how long it took me to figure out you meant Sioux City.lol.

A guy I work with always calls it that because it always smells like a sewer treatment plant every time he drives through there. I found it fitting as well.

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LOL! I didn't get till you said it! I was thinking he was going to work at a sewage plant!!~!!! LOL! Now who's embarrassed????