Ruth,
And how about Chestnut, Hickory and my favorite, Butternut.  I read,
somewhere, that in the sixteenth century and before that the hills were
covered with them, 150 feet tall.  By the way, my brother and sister tell me
there is actually winter up there this year.  My brother instructs at Smuggs
and has already skied 22 days this year!
Merry, merry...
Leland

Leland R. S. Torrence
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From: plz practice conservation of histo presto eye blinks
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ruth Barton
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 1:19 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [BP] home grown Vermont timbers

Leland,  I'll have to stick with my "home grown VT timbers," I guess.  I'm
too old and tied down with commitments to travel to CA, besides, when I was
there all I saw was palm trees and I don't think they make good timber, do
they?  I love my VT maple and oak.  Ruth



At 10:14 AM -0500 12/29/07, Leland Torrence wrote:
>John,
>I started early with Audel's as well.  I now have three versions.  My
>favorite for many years was a book I bought in 1969 by Herbert Edlin, What
>Wood is That, with 40 actual samples of wood specimens in the book. I was
>mostly used to home grown Vermont timbers, but had seen Bubinga or Lignum
>Vitae used by some, but, Circassian Walnut, Paldao or Iroko?  Holy shit!
>And then when I finally got to California and saw what our west coast
>brothers were creating, I was blown away.
>Have Hammer will Travel.
>Best,
>Leland
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