Yeah...I understand that. Was referring to Komo's suggestion, an' your mention of the phloem xylem and cambium. Thanks...
So...where, if at all, does poplar fit into this?
I'm a wee bit east of Neah Bay...in Port Angeles, gateway to Hurricane Ridge.
Good...Thank you, Trip!
Maybe 8-10 years ago, at a flea market locally (extreme NW corner of the US map); fellow said he didn't know anything about it, except he got it...
Gee...thats a long time, Komo! Can you offer a species for this million year old treen?
I'll happily take your word for all that, Bear...'tho I'll have to do some research about those three descriptors...of things you can see but I've...
Thanks, Bear!
Pic 1 is the cut face, which is ~3" top to bottom. Its length is roughly the same; pic 5 is the other (natural) end. Its weight is ~24 ounces. The...
Are such folk part of Antiquers, Bear...or to be found elsewhere?
Ahh...Very GOOD! NOW I unnerstand...Thanks, Marote!
The small compartment would be for adding various tiny bits of weight to 'balance' the tables to zero when the scale is at rest without load.
I'm confused, Steve...you show (apparently) an 'original' cover in the first pic; then 3 views of a simpler design. No obvious Lazy Suzan...are...
Welcome...you're in good company here, Jilly!
Patience, Terry!
Sit on it a bit longer...my silver guru (Franklin Sanders) predicts $40 by the end of the year; a mere 5 1/2 months distant.
Your pic, if an example of your query, doesn't show 'bent' as in deformed...to me, anyway.
It may have been Myrtle wood...there's an industry along the Oregon coast making treen utensils from it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbellularia
Truly a mystery...
I don't know...but don't see it as a ray-gun cutter.
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