I was re-reading Dale Yessak's article in PA last week. I got to Home Depot today armed with the article and my renewed knowledge of how to pic a board from the pile. Still could not pull the trigger. I will keep trying. No 2 X 2 s anyway. The article I am referencing is in Vol. 7 Issue 3 titled "A Stave By Any Other Name." Some of the best illustration and instruction I have seen.