Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Robert Riches Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Shopping carts, baskets, bags... Date: 15 Dec 2025 01:05:03 GMT Organization: none-at-all Lines: 36 Message-ID: References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <10gmh72$273r2$7@dont-email.me> <10gugbh$19phl$1@dont-email.me> <10gulau$1c5u8$1@dont-email.me> <10h14vm$2caj1$1@dont-email.me> <10h3tc7$3elsi$1@dont-email.me> <10h4eqq$3khj5$1@dont-email.me> <10h4l1m$3mik2$1@dont-email.me> <10h9gr2$tuo4$1@dont-email.me> <10hb0cd$1a5kd$1@dont-email.me> <10hbkqn$1di3b$21@dont-email.me> <10hbo42$1fjnp$7@dont-email.me> <10hjfof$3ukif$1@dont-email.me> Reply-To: spamtrap42@jacob21819.net X-Trace: individual.net 49R2niAySae/JWpzdEomugSFl+YVvGy8mh91qsSudSx5RXF33m Cancel-Lock: sha1:9ms6zcBqViYsSxTdGEhXxsY+ieI= sha256:S26y/S9SwOdixyG34Z3OYrKC5Q9TJEkUO4Pf1pZmMgU= User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:79114 On 2025-12-14, rbowman wrote: > On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:48:15 -0500, c186282 wrote: > >> We really need a cheap and sustainable wood substitute, >> good enough for structural uses, very similar to white or yellow pine >> boards. >> >> This would mostly be "weeds", glued and then heavily hot-pressed. Use >> as little 'plastic' as possible. The damned "glue" needs to be REALLY >> good also, similar to the stuff for ship-building. > > I think they call it OSB :) I walked by a house under construction today > and it was skinned with plywood. Maybe the economics are changing. That would be a good thing to switch from OSB back to plywood! Our 1992 "dream house" was sided with OSB. There was a big lawsuit and settlement. In 1997, the OSB siding was growing mushrooms in at least one location. The OSB was on its way to disintegrating on the lower 6-12" of the lower story. With some help from my father, I replaced the OSB siding with plywood sheathing, a layer of leatherback, and 8x3/4 bevel edge clear pre-primed cedar with 6" reveal. Galvanized ring-shanked nails secured the plywood, and stainless steel ring-shanked nails secured the cedar. On every surface of cedar I cut, I applied primer to provide a little more water resistance. Close to a box of Vulkem caulk finished things off. The $8k I got from the settlement 100% replacement helped with the ~$20k total cost of the project. -- Robert Riches spamtrap42@jacob21819.net (Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)