[TheForge] Bellows wood thickness

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The bellows I made and one of the refurbished originals had 5/4 wood. The original one we are now using at our North Augusta forge is only 3/4 and works fine. It was easier to hit good wood on the thicker wood paddles as the originals had been redone several times. I did some nail hole refilling prior to redoing the set from Camden, SC. 

As someone said, I coated my canvas with a linseed oil/beeswax solution that has worked very well. 

Barry