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Aquarium Stand Plans Newsletter
"Aquarium Projects for the Modern Aquarist"

August, 2005

In this issue you will find...

1) My First Newsletter Attempt

2) What type of wood is suitable for your project?

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1)My First Newsletter Attempt.

Though this first newsletter is - I admit a bit of a rush ... I hope to provide you with an overview of some of the info you will be provided with in upcoming copies - each and every month.
This newsletter will contain lots of woodworking tips, DIY tips and info but since I'm also an "aquarist" I hope to be able to pass on some of the how to tips - inside the tank as well, that others send in ........
Be sure to drop us a note so that we can all benefit from your letters ...
rick@aquarium-stand-plans.com

Be sure to watch for more great DIY projects and plans that will become available from time to time as well.

2)What type of wood is good for your project?
What you use for any given project depends on various factors: strength, hardness, grain characteristics, cost, stability, weight, color, durability and availability. Usually beginning woodworkers start out with softwood, such as pine.
It's soft and easy to work, and you don't need expensive tools to get good results. It is readily available at local lumberyards and home centers. However - it has it's limitations in furniture making, it is a soft wood and will damage easily.

Softwood is from an evergreen or coniferous (cone-bearing) tree. Common varieties are pine, fir, spruce, hemlock, cedar and redwood. These woods are mostly used in the home construction industry.
Cedar and redwood are excellent choices for outdoor projects, while pine is often used for "Early American Country Style" furniture.

Hardwood lumber comes from deciduous trees, the ones that shed their leaves annually. Popular domestic species are oak, maple, cherry, birch, walnut, ash and poplar.
Of these common native hardwoods, only red oak and poplar are usually stocked in home centers and lumberyards, the others have to be obtained from speciality stores.

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