But the question was not 20 percent of 5000, it was 20 percent of 5000 â¦ percent. So the answer is 1000 percent. And that, in turn, gives the correct answer of 10.
Split boards are easily repaired if you detect the splits before you incorporate them into a piece of furniture. If you notice the split in the wood after you build something, you may have a bigger problem. To avoid the risk of splits, always cut off the last 2 or 3 inches from a piece of lumber before using it.f you notice the split in the wood after you build something, you may have a bigger problem. To avoid the risk of splits, always cut off the last 2 or 3 inches from a piece of lumber before using it.
We have been using up an old supply of dry oak lathes-very think strips of split oak that used to be used to support wall plaster in old buildings-but these will soon run out and we'll be back to splitting our own kindling wood again. Generally splitting kindling is a pain-you swing with your hatchet and pieces fly off.