il Tue, 18 May 2004 01:22:36 -0400, Anonymous ha scritto:

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:45:21 +1200, Loki wrote:


The Japanese were moving giant full grown trees back in the days when they
had to be drawn by a team of horses. The roots were wrapped in hessian and
kept soaked. I imagine they took lots of care that overcame the low-tech
style of achieving it.

What is hessian?

Well, I couldn't say for sure it was hessian in the photos but it is
what coal sacks were made of and sarking as well. Is it what you call
burlap? It's synonymous in my dictionary. Made from jute or hemp.
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Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]