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Marilyn Harper wrote:
> Dear knowledgable preservationeers--
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> I have recently learned that there is at least one company
> specializing in the salvaging of logs sunk in lakes and selling the
> waterlogged lumber. Since the lakes are in the northern states, I
> assume the lumber is pine, but don't know that for a fact. The water
> is fresh.
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> Do any of you know what this lumber would be used for and/or what
> special (presumably desirable) qualities waterlogged lumber would
> have?
>
> Marilyn
there are dozens if not more log salvage operations throughout NA & SA- read
once of South american divers w/ hydraulic Chain saws harvest sunken timbers
The wood is used for everything wood is used for except perhaps cordwood &
pulp- especially flooring.
The wood presumably is some of this wood may be in the water for 100-150 or
more years, old growth ie slowgroth tight grained & in many cases the logs are
of much greater diameter than those available now...
This is a whole industry of modern day prospectors & claim jumpers, secretive
swamp journeys and heavy equipment, snakes, chain saws & pickup trucks....
Hmmm... Mid-life crisis... Sabbatical...
There is also a whole german/celt/euro Bog Oak phenom where logs are tossed
into swampy pools evidently so that they will not dry out & start checking
until ready for milling-
Evidently the troll piss, tannin in the peat, minerals etc add some pretty
phenomenal color to the wood...
DD
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