Hi Joe I should have put quotes around the whole of what was in that post. Those werent my words, but the words of a fellow submiting a post whom in turn quoted Hoadly and then added his own comment... the one below. Cheers RicB RicB said: "If you work with wood with any sensitivity, you will learn to recognize reaction wood, and should expect it in juvenile wood, but if it is over-cooked, I don't think there are any visible clues." Ric, There are!<G> Maple gets the color of maple and it has an odd smell. Regards, Joseph Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I
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