Tonight we are looking at everything about wood. form movement to hardness, the silica content. plus whatever questions come up.

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00:00:00 James Wright: What are we going to do today?
36:00 Ana Phylaxis: What finish would you choose for a wood shelf over an oven? It's Walnut
38:00 Cosmin: Did you ever find that dream workbench slab?
39:00 Peter DeWitt: ​how can we preserve the vibrant colors in greenwood? I'm thinking of the vibrant red in the log from your one-chisel stool that dulled over time.
40:00 John Hayes: How true is wood shrinking for building projects; and what sizes of projects where that doesn't matter?
43:00 Anton H: I heard that the sapwood of hard maple is preferred to the heartwood, unlike in other woods where sapwood is less stable and/or more prone to rot. Is that the case?
45:00 John Hayes: ​when gluing up several pieces together. Does alternating rings up and down help straining the piece?
47:00 John Hayes: how long should you keep wood to stabilize before building minimum of 2 years? if you don't want to buy kiln-dried
50:00 Ana Phylaxis: Is there a moisture meter that you recommend?
51:00 Warren Munn: ​Question with your Ultimate Bench, if you made that from a solid slab you would have a lot of movement but if you made the same bench from narrow laminated strips very little movement?
53:00 Tom's Crafts: ​Does expansion and contraction matter for end grain chopping boards? Is there any benefit if I arrange the sticks so that the grain direction is similar on both sides of a glue joint?
55:00 Jim Hyslop: ​I have a piece of 2x4 maple that I bought about 35 years ago. Can the thumbnail test tell me if it's hard maple or soft maple?
56:00 C Joe: ​I’ve always heard to not use oak for hammer/axe handles, is this true?
58:00 AndrewR Prince: ​Will steam ironing remove/restore dings? (Australia)
59:00 Jose Moral: I notice when using a tung oil finish it works great with hardwoods. On the other hand, when using a tung oil finish on a soft pine, it takes forever to dry, any idea or experiences, thanks!