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DIY & Home Improvement

JoeyT

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2. If I remember right,

Reply to Ohio Dem (Original post)

Thu Feb 16, 2012, 05:48 AM

Feb 2012

"setting" is what it's usually called for wood.

Edited to add: Which is an awfully fancy name for a process that's best described as "Smack it with something until it stops turning".

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I have a question for the smartest people on the internet. [View all] Ohio Dem Feb 2012 OP

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If I remember right, JoeyT Feb 2012 #2

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Yep, that was the word he was looking for. Ohio Dem Feb 2012 #7

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