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Re: Airlifting trees

Subject: Re: Airlifting trees
From: Andersonarb
Date: May 02 2008 08:38:04
 
In a message dated 02/05/2008 01:21:58 GMT Standard Time,  
jadunster@xxxxxx.com writes:

This  prevents the log from shattering when it is cut down. Some of that old  
growth fir has 12+ rings per inch and is very valuable.

The type of  operation that sorts the men from the boys.



Er; wow!!!
 
I understand that slow grown timber is less likely to warp and bend as it  
seasons Julian but didn't realise that it was quite so valuable as to justify 
 
such an apparently iffy palaver. What do they use such timber for? Is there a 
 
market that we small islanders have simply never even imagined?
 
Bill.
 



   

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