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Message 1
From: "Love Me"
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 23:36:21 +1000
Subject: [Baren 27705] Plywood Enthusiast Objects
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I am not against the use of electricity or computers but I do object to the use of MDF in any creative pursuit (except in California).

Stick to the imported (as in foreign) European or Russian Birch plywood, try 9mm (international unit of measurement). There ain't no gaps in there.

Tom K (from very far away)

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Message 2
From: "marilynn smih"
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 07:33:59 -0700
Subject: [Baren 27706] RE: Baren Digest (old) V31 #3025
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The wonder of work created by Mike is that the images would not exist were it not for his creative use of mechanical processes. As has been said before, good work is about compositon, color, etc. Great work is about pushing beyond the limits we have set while still creating something that is well balanced. Let your minds and hearts create, use whatever tool you can to ease the way.
Marilynn

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Message 3
From: Mike Lyon
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 09:53:14 -0500
Subject: [Baren 27707] Re: Plywood Enthusiast Objects
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Tom wrote:
>I am not against the use of electricity or computers but I do object to
>the use of MDF in any creative pursuit (except in California).

Why is that, Tom?

-- Mike


Mike Lyon
Kansas City, Missouri
http://mlyon.com

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Message 4
From: Wanda Robertson
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:44:43 -0700
Subject: [Baren 27708] Re: Plywood Enthusiast Objects
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I was wondering the same thing - what has Medium Density Fiberboard
ever done to anyone? And why California?

Wanda

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Message 5
From: GWohlken
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 13:51:13 -0400
Subject: [Baren 27709] Electric Carvers Message (for digest Bareners)
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Richard Farrel's message did not show on the Baren html digest. Here
is what he said:

> Electric carvers ? While this is not electric instead pneumatic (air)
> a
> company called GRS produces tools that is designed for engraving
> metal and
> carving wood using chisels the same as one would by hand. Here is
> their
> web site http://www.grstools.com/gravers.html wood .
>
> Richard

~Gayle

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Message 6
From: "Matt Laine"
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 19:57:11 -0400
Subject: [Baren 27710] Re: Plywood Enthusiast Objects
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Huh? What is the reason? Is MDF a Taliban product? Or Iranian? or ...........
>I am not against the use of electricity or computers but I do object to the use of MDF in any creative pursuit (except in California).
>
>Stick to the imported (as in foreign) European or Russian Birch plywood, try 9mm (international unit of measurement). There ain't no gaps in there.

>Tom K (from very far away)

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Message 7
From: "Beth Zentzis"
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 18:33:37 -0700
Subject: [Baren 27711] Re: Plywood Enthusiast Objects
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I do believe that the controversy surrounding the use of MDF is based on its glues having urea-formadehyde resins which can, in high enough concentrations, be considered carcinogenic. I'm poking around in Google. In California, from what I can gather, it has been required since 1994 that products that contain MDF (or formadehyde, such as synthetic carpet or other type of material that might "outgas") must be labelled. What I understand is that if you're working with MDF and you happened to be making a lot of dust, you must wear a respirator and eye protection. Some people are more sensitive than others to the formadehyde, and not all MDF is the same.

Beth

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Message 8
From: "Beth Zentzis"
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 21:26:18 -0700
Subject: [Baren 27712] Re: Plywood Enthusiast Objects
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Oops. I forgot the "l" in formaldehyde. And sheesh, maybe Tom K was being facetious. Now no snickering at me.

Beth

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