rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) (10/24/85)
> Dehumidifiers?? These guys really need a visit to the Midwest. (Must be > boring not to have seasons...) Seasons ain't the problem in understanding. We got seasons here in Colorado, no problem. (Sometimes they get a little mixed up, of course; we've already had our first three snows but the weather is beautiful and warm now--er, last time I looked it was...) The difference is that we mostly keep water in lakes/rivers/etc. and breathe air. Must be interesting to need gills back there in the Midwest, but if I never experience another winter near Lake Michigan I won't count it as a lost experience of my youth. Seriously, when you get to a dry climate you get to trade rusting tools for cracking/checking/warping wood. If anyone feels like posting some general notes on dealing with solid wood (i.e., not plywood) in the face of 5-10% relative humidity, I'd be interested. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...At last it's the real thing...or close enough to pretend.
barrys@hercules.UUCP (Barry Steel) (10/28/85)
My solution was to move from Wyoming to Oregon. It's amazing how much that dry, cracking wood swells back up. Too bad you can't stop it when it returns to the "correct" (ie. original) size. :-( I've seen a lot of "professionally" hand-made furniture and such that seens to survive quite well, it looks like is has been laquered (it certainly wasn't oiled). I wonder what they use on the commercially produced "Scandanvian" furniture - looks like an oil finish and I presume it holds up well or the American public would not buy it. barry steel