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Wood for Shutters

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I built some house shutters 5 years ago using white pine for the frames and MDO for the solid panels. After 5 years they are badlyrotted. I never would have expected that. I used primer and SW's Emerald exerior paint, yet the water got in and did it's work. So now I have to replace them.

I've been thinking about using AZEK for both the frames and panels, but am concerned about warpage of the frames in the hot sun. This is WNY, but it still gets really hot in the afternoon when facing west, which these shutters do. Then I thought about Utile,Spanish cedar, and northern white cedar. I can get 5/4 Utile locally. Not sure about the Spanish cedar or northern white cedar though. Has anyone used AZEK or any of these woods for exterior shutters? I'm planning to use 1/2" PVC sheet for the panels, no matter what the frames are made of.

John

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Metal staining problem

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Hi there. As you can see from the photos, I'm having a problem with rust/staining on my tools. I soaked the rule in WD40 rust remover soak overnight, and it made the problem WORSE. Ditto the saw. it had some light rust a while back I tried rubbing it out with the soak to little effect. Can anyone recommend how to clean these tools up?

Thanks,
Tim


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How do you hang tools on the wall?

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I'mbuilding a corner workbench and I want to hang some tools above the bench. I have looked at pegboard(which looks really nice) but it has some disadvantages such as the hooks sometimes fall off the board, the hooks are relatively expensive, etc.

I also saw a you tube video by a man named Herrick Kimball who uses 12 gauge Romex copper wire to fashion various ways to hold his tools to a sheet of plywood attached to the wall. The advantage to what he is doing is the copper wire is cheap and he can bend the wire to accommodate the tool better thanthe standard hooks and brackets that the pegboard system uses. With his system he is able to space the tools such that he can get more tools on the wall than you could with the pegboard system.

I also know that there are French cleats that come in handy for attaching some tools to the wall.

So what do you guys use and do you have any other ideas that you like?

Thanks

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