http://www.woodshopshed.com/index.cgi The Woodshop Shed - adventures in woodworking and home maintenance, from my shop in a backyard shed en http://www.woodshopshed.com/index.cgi/2013/07/03#auto___a_misunderstood_heart Furnished content.<br /><br /><br /><ahref="http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/a-misunderstood-heart" title="pith_IMG_6402"><imgtitle="pith_IMG_6402" src="http://d2amilv9vi9flo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/pith_IMG_6402.jpg" alt="A Misunderstood Heart" width="200" height="150" /></a><br/> Here's a lie I heard once at a lumberyard: When picking out boards, you should always choose ones that have the heart "or pith" in them because that is the strongest part of the tree. Those boards will be the strongest. Here's a second lie I heard at another lumberyard: Never pick boards <br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/a-misunderstood-heart" target="_blank">here</a>