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DIANE WROBEL-ILLES: I called at least three of them. One of them was Big C Lumber Company, another company was located near Michigan, and the other one was Eckler Lahey Lumber Co. JOHN OXIAN: Eckler Lahey Lumber Co. couldn't get you the lumber? DIANE WROBEL-ILLES: They told me that it would be very costly to get the cut that I needed, and they didn't know of anyone that would have it. The wood I need is actually cedar and poplar. I did not purchase the cedar due to the cost. I purchased the poplar wood instead in the sizes that I needed.- I am going to try and put this wood in so that it doesn't show any seam coming through. I am asking for any advice that anyone may have to help me in getting this look. The area that needs to be fixed will be on the south side of the house. This area will be in the sun, so I want to buy good wood that will last. Any suggestions that you may have would be appreciated. GARY VAN OVERBERGHE: What size lumber are you looking for? KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: Eight feet long and sixteen inches broad and an inch -in -a half thick. GARY VAN OVERBERGHE: We have some catalogs at our shop that deal with this type of historical material. They do a lot of demo as far as old farms, old factories, etc. These catalogs contain odd sizes of lumber and there is probably planking in there specific to the size that you need. I know we had to get some old lumber for a museum in Benton Harbor that was twenty-four inch board planks that were an inch and three quarters in width that we found in one of these catalogs. I could bring some of those catalogs in for you. The wood that is in these catalogs can not be purchased locally; it would all have to be shipped in via transit carrier. I know that one of the distributors is out of Wisconsin in the Madison area. They supply all kinds of older styled lumber. DIANE WROBEL-ILLES: I would be interested in looking at these catalogs; however, I am also looking at the cost that will be involved. JOANN SPORLEDER: How many pieces do you need in total? DIANE WROBEL-ILLES: I need one sixteen foot by sixteen inch board. I have already actually purchased all of the other pieces of wood that will be seamed and fitted together. The larger sized board was the piece I could not seem to find. _ JOANN SPORLEDER: Gary, if you make a rabbited joint on the top and bottom of that so that it could then be fitted really tight together by using the two eight inch pieces could that be put together in such a way so that it would end up looking like one larger piece? GARY VAN OVERBERGHE: You can use a spline joint. Is it for exterior application? JOANN SPORLEDER: Yes.