Re: [bolger] Re: Traditional Bolger
Bolgeratti
It's funny how the same species of tree can have differing quality of wood
depending on where it grows. In the US, we have two distinct populations of
Douglas Fir trees. One grows in wet coastal regions at low elevations, one
in dry areas of the interior mountains, above several thousand feet. It was
once thought that these were two different species.
Anyway, the coastal firs grow tall and smooth grained, and are widely used
for boat building. The intermountain Firs, on the other hand, tend to be
knotty and crooked, and have lots of defects like wind shake and pitch
pockets. Not the kind of thing you would want to use for that Micro.
Chuck
It's funny how the same species of tree can have differing quality of wood
depending on where it grows. In the US, we have two distinct populations of
Douglas Fir trees. One grows in wet coastal regions at low elevations, one
in dry areas of the interior mountains, above several thousand feet. It was
once thought that these were two different species.
Anyway, the coastal firs grow tall and smooth grained, and are widely used
for boat building. The intermountain Firs, on the other hand, tend to be
knotty and crooked, and have lots of defects like wind shake and pitch
pockets. Not the kind of thing you would want to use for that Micro.
Chuck
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> Foster,
>
> I live close to the native stands of "Cupressus macrocarpa" (Monterey
> Cypress), here it's considered such a poor wood that you can't even
> give the stuff away for firewood, and I can't begin to tell you how
> many I've cut down due to coryneum canker.
> There is one growing on a rock in the ocean, near the Pebble Beach
> Golf Course, called the "Lone Cypress" that they claim is the most
> photographed tree in the world. You made my day telling me that this
> species can grow into such a great boat building timber.
>
> Good luck in your search for a design.
>
> Rick