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Secondly, how do I tell if the blade on a bandsaw mill is dulling? Of course I want a razor sharp blade for every cut, but I want to do something besides change blades every ten minutes. Where do others draw the line? Forum Responses
From Gene Wengert, forum technical advisor: Probably half of the wooden caskets in this country are made from cottonwood. If you check the price of FAS cottonwood, you will see that it is fairly high and is not a trash wood at all. From contributor G There's an experienced saw miller in Canada, who often reads these threads. He told me something fascinating about cottonwood, which, here in Washington state, is known as garbage wood: too long to dry for fire wood, and all the other negative characteristics you mentioned. I was told that cottonwood is often used for horse and cow stall floors because the wood is more tolerant of urine than other species. I don't know if that's true, but this person has never led me wrong. From Gene Wengert, forum technical advisor: Indeed, the odor of urine is well controlled by poplar species, so I suspect that would include the Western cottonwood as well as Eastern and also aspen.
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