sitka spruce

The point is there is very little american wood in alaska, not deeded wood obligated to foreign nations. I know there
are a lot of trees standing.
--
Dan D.



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"Ron Webb" wrote in message ...
If what I hear is true, there is very little american wood left in Alaska

Son...you haven't got a clue! And you have been listening to NPR for too
long ;^{

The loggable area in the Tongass ALONE is the size on Conneticut, and the
hoopla is over a few square miles...

Look at the following text copied from one of the environmentalist web
sites.

""
A surprising amount of the Tongass National Forest isn't forest at all.
Actually, two-thirds of the 17-million acre Tongass is rock, ice, muskeg
(wetlands), and scrub timber. While one-third of the Tongass is considered
commercial forest, the biggest stands of old-growth forest make up only 4%
of the National Forest. These lush valley-bottom and beach fringe areas are
most in demand--they provide critical habitat for fish and wildlife and are
the most lucrative forest for logging. In the past 50 years, over half of
this habitat has been clearcut.
"

Has 17 million acres been clearcut? Well No...
Has 30% (the part covered with huge trees) been cut? Well no...
Has 4% been cut? Well No...
Has 2% been cut? Yea, OK - But that took 50 years! And that's using THEIR
numbers.

When I was in engineering school, we had a whole semester on "engineering
economics". The last half turned into a course on "How to LIE with
statistics". These people seem to have used most of the methods.

"RU ok" wrote in message I could break spruce wingtip bows on 235 hp
Pawnees with relative
ease. However, since it was not good for business, I eventually
ceased the unprofitable behavior.

You quit landing?

D. (couldn't resist)

Blah, blah, logging, blah... getting back to the point of this thread...

Wow! Ron, the flybaby seems to have taken a very serious hit. I'd say the
pilot was lucky to get out like he did. Stall-turn or turn-stall?

I've been watching videos of a friend-of-mine's Wright gliders flying at
Jockey's Ridge. (Still waiting on funds for my own trip up there with my
1902.) His glider seems to flex about the same way mine does when it smacks
something. Almost like its made of rubber! I've had a few moments over the
past two years that "should" have broken a spar, but never did.

Here's an interesting side-note though. Many of the undercarrage parts, and
certainly all of the wingtips on Wright machines are made of laminated white
ash. The early gliders also used steam-bent white ash ribs. This wood is
extremely strong, but also very heavy. Fortunately for me, its fairly cheap!

I havn't tried laminating any speuce yet. Could it be used to make 4" radius
bends when ripped into 1" wide x 3/32" thick strips? Early Wright wingtips
have a nearly rectangular " [ " shape. I'm also currently debating the
constructon material used in the hip-cradle of the '02. I used a 2 piece
design made from laminated ash. Since then, I've descovered that this design
is prone to failure and should have been laminated into a 1-piece shape.

Harry

"Capt.Doug" wrote:

"RU ok" wrote in message I could break spruce wingtip bows on 235 hp
Pawnees with relative
ease. However, since it was not good for business, I eventually
ceased the unprofitable behavior.

You quit landing?

D. (couldn't resist)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Yep....
along with Pawnee take-offs.


Barnyard BOb