week 13

 This week my dad and I went to buy the wood. We decided to get red oak which looks similar to cherry but i was a little more red so i decided that i liked it better than cherry. We went to Southern Tier Hardwoods and the place was awesome! they had really cool wood that I didn't even know existed! my favorites were purple heart and bloodwood. My dad also taught me that the way good wood is sold is by the "board foot" which is a volume measure that is one foot by one foot by one inch. I also learned that the different thicknesses of woods are measure by quarters (.25 inches) if you buy planed wood a 4x4 (4 quarters) piece of wood will end up just under an inch thick because when they plane it they are taking off material. So, overall it was a productive week and I can't wait to start building!

 This is purple heart, and yes, that is the natural color of the wood

 this is bloodwood