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[log in to unmask] wrote:
> In a message dated 1/3/2005 12:11:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> Not enough information Ralphy ol’ boy, or as my drafting
> instructor would have written on my drawing “MMPG” which meant
> “More mashed potatoes & gravy!” *That's all there is, there ain't
> no more.*
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> Under the right conditions fungal attack begins immediately. That
> is why sawmills “dip” their product if it is the kind of would
> prone to fungal staining. White oak heartwood for instance is very
> rot resistant due to the fact that the longitudinal cells are
> plugged up with tyloses, but the sapwood, which still has cells
> that are open for conducting water, will begin to fungal stain
> overnight due to capillary action and become dodie in less than a
> year if left outdoors. *Is "dodie"the official carpentry term for
> "shit?"*
>
> You need to know: species, sapwood content, density, moisture
> content of the wood and ambient moisture content in the roof and
> whether there is an active source of fungal spores, which there
> usually is. *Let me check that for you. Meanwhile, wait out by
> the mailbox. And hold your breath.*
>
> _Understanding Wood _by R. Bruce Hoadley/ ISBN 0-918804-05-1
>
> He knows even more than my uncle Tree Wood Man *Will check this
> with my friend and boss The Chairmaker, who thinks everything but
> a genuine Windsor chair should be burnt.*
>
>
> *Ralph*
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I suppose one argument is that if there is a wealth of information
available re: wood rot & tar schmears to make a correct diagnoses then
why did the PI and his newly anointed artichoke not undertake due
diligence in their investigation prior to the reconstruction?
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