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Old 29-11-2004, 09:51 AM
Archimedes Plutonium
 
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Default old dead wood from a tree stronger than any other wood from that tree?

This is a question following from several observations of a elm tree.
There was an elm tree that was wind damaged and the limbs finally came
down after several years hanging in the tree. It was old and dry but
very strong and much harder to break than a green limb.

So I am wondering what is the preparation for the strongest wood from a
given tree. Whether the weakest wood is the green alive wood. Whether
cut wood that is dried in a dryer is stronger than green wood. And
finally whether the strongest wood of all is to kill the entire tree and
let it dry for several years and then harvest the wood.

If true, what is the explanation?

Archimedes Plutonium
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