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Yeah , I have my method , but was just following this as written since it's the first run .
This will be fine . It's such a high hydration it really needs some folding in my opinion .
It's heading in the right direction . Getting ready to go into the oven here in a bit .
Today's the day . Guess I'll be the first to have no 1st rise .
Just transferred to a loaf pan , no split .
I didn't weight it out , just did the physical measures . I don't like adding the salt in with the yeast . That might have got me . It will rise at some point I'm sure .
Stay tuned .
I did a chuck a couple weeks ago .
Ran it on the pellet grill at 200 for around 6 hours . The IT was 157 ( no joke ) when I took it off and wrapped in foil , then in the fridge overnight .
Next morning it went into the crockpot on low , with beef broth and some garlic .
Around 7 hours .
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Clif , it's pretty straight forward . I have a good understanding of radius work so that helps .
Each strip is a single setup . So make the rip cut , and glue the strip in .
After that drys , make the next rip , add the strip , and glue it up .
Then trim the excess , and sand it flush ...
I've been making these single drawer Shaker style tables / night stands .
I have one going in Maple right now , and my original plan was to use the Ambrosia .
After I got it home I changed plans .
Had to look that up . Is that used to fight against wear ? Sounds like it takes a pro to apply it .
That's how I relax Ray . I do sneak in a map around noon .
Nice . There's also " Spalted " which is caused by fungus that stains the wood . That looks like what you have there . Good looking stuff . Again , kiln drying stops and kills it .
I'm learning this on the fly too .
Birdseye Maple is...
I had heard of it , but didn't really know what it was . I researched it and learned about the bug damage . After its kiln dried the reaction stops and the wood is sterile and food safe .