All I can think of is the line in the Movie "Trading Places" with Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroid.
"I'm Inga from Sveden, Please to help me with my rucksack?"
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
retsignalmtr I don't buy any lumber from Home Depot. It is not the greatest, but if all you have is a Home Depot to shop at I guess you have to. I've used their 1" X 4"s from Sweden and was not amused with the warping and racking. I have several lumber dealers in my area that are still hanging on and I purchase lumber, windows, doors, nails and screws from them. Over the last few years I have been reusing used lumber that homeowners doing renovations on their homes have thrown out. I have a stock of 1" X 6" 's, 1" X 8" 's, 1" X 10" 's tongue and groove pine that I cut and mill to whatever size I need. No warping or racking, beautiful boards.
I don't buy any lumber from Home Depot. It is not the greatest, but if all you have is a Home Depot to shop at I guess you have to. I've used their 1" X 4"s from Sweden and was not amused with the warping and racking. I have several lumber dealers in my area that are still hanging on and I purchase lumber, windows, doors, nails and screws from them. Over the last few years I have been reusing used lumber that homeowners doing renovations on their homes have thrown out. I have a stock of 1" X 6" 's, 1" X 8" 's, 1" X 10" 's tongue and groove pine that I cut and mill to whatever size I need. No warping or racking, beautiful boards.
Many times the warping in wood is caused by a moisture problem. It may not be an issue with wood or the manufacture but the transportation and storage. If wood is transported in a manner that exoses it to moisture or lack there of can cause the wood to either gain moisture or loose it. Usually when it looses moisture is when you start to see warping. I am with you. I do not shop at Home DeSpot for moral reasons.
The first I saw of this imported Swedish wood was when the Walthers showroom here in Milwaukee was building its large display layout. It was a long time since I had seen such clean, straight and knot free wood and each piece had a little tag saying it was imported from Sweden. Even the guys at Walthers had not noticed that. it was just what they found on the shelves at the big box store they went to.
Dave Nelson
ACRR46 Boy was I surprised this morning. I'm adding an extension to my shelf layout and selected a dozen 1'x 4 'x 8' from Home Depot. All the wood was "Made in Sweden" I thought the wood would be from a U.S. supplier because of size and weight . If not from a U.S. supplier, I would have expected the wood from our Canadian neighbors. Frank Funny story about Canadian lumber. During the last construction boom we were having an awful time getting lumber. Our Northern neighbers had plenty to sell but there were some trade restrictions in place to protect American manufactures.So Canada could not ship standard lumber to us. However there was no trade restrictions on "manfactured" wood products. So you know what started showing up on sites in the US of A ? 2x4s with a notch cut in the bottom which changed them from a 2x4 to a "manufactured 2x4" Guess where it came from ? You got it right, Canada.
Boy was I surprised this morning.
I'm adding an extension to my shelf layout and selected a dozen 1'x 4 'x 8' from Home Depot. All the wood was "Made in Sweden"
I thought the wood would be from a U.S. supplier because of size and weight . If not from a U.S. supplier, I would have expected the wood from our Canadian neighbors.
Frank
Funny story about Canadian lumber. During the last construction boom we were having an awful time getting lumber. Our Northern neighbers had plenty to sell but there were some trade restrictions in place to protect American manufactures.So Canada could not ship standard lumber to us. However there was no trade restrictions on "manfactured" wood products. So you know what started showing up on sites in the US of A ? 2x4s with a notch cut in the bottom which changed them from a 2x4 to a "manufactured 2x4" Guess where it came from ? You got it right, Canada.
ACRR46 Boy was I surprised this morning. I'm adding an extension to my shelf layout and selected a dozen 1'x 4 'x 8' from Home Depot. All the wood was "Made in Sweden" I thought the wood would be from a U.S. supplier because of size and weight . If not from a U.S. supplier, I would have expected the wood from our Canadian neighbors. Frank The lumber would probably be available if the U.S. did not have trade tariffs on Canadian lumber as they say our lumber is Government subsidized. Free trade eh? And you don't think lumber from Sweden is not subsidized ? (it's just cheaper)
The lumber would probably be available if the U.S. did not have trade tariffs on Canadian lumber as they say our lumber is Government subsidized. Free trade eh? And you don't think lumber from Sweden is not subsidized ? (it's just cheaper)
andrechapelon rrinker: Well, at least it's not Norwegian.... --Randy Cute, Randy, cute. However, I do think the reference is lost on the younger crowd. Ditto the lyrics to "Alice's Restaurant" and references to the "Group W bench". Andre
rrinker: Well, at least it's not Norwegian.... --Randy
Well, at least it's not Norwegian....
--Randy
Cute, Randy, cute. However, I do think the reference is lost on the younger crowd.
Ditto the lyrics to "Alice's Restaurant" and references to the "Group W bench".
Andre
I heard that "Good Norwegian Wood" is the best! (Beatles..... BTW)
And I never had to go sit among all those people on the "Group W bench" either... Close a few times though....
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
rrinker Well, at least it's not Norwegian.... --Randy
A few years ago I built a new table. All of the 1"x4" L-girders and framing that I bought from Home Depot was from Sweden. The wood was nice and straight, not twisted and seemed lighter in weight. It hasn't bowed or otherwise given me any problems since the table has been built. It seemed to be dryer. Maybe due to the time frame for shipping or the way it's processed. No apparent strength issues.
I remember that song, but not who performed it?
- Bob
Life is what happens while you are making other plans!
Called Free Trade.
You will see more European wood now that Canada is shipping the majority of its dressed wood to (guess where) China and not the USA.
Russia and the Nordic countries have enormous amounts of spruce wood..
Apparently the quality of Canadian wood for the price it is being traded at is considered a bargain.
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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