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! SPLENDID SPINTERS
Here's a collection of fascinating and informative wood facts and lore, excerpted from "Splendid Splinters," a monthly newsletter published by an old pal, Dave Mather of Lyme, NH, who has spent over 3...
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Here's a collection of fascinating and informative wood facts and lore, excerpted from "Splendid Splinters," a monthly newsletter published by an old pal, Dave Mather of Lyme, NH, who has spent over 3...
Keywords: Splendid Splinters, Popular
AMBROSIA MAPLE
by Dave Mather One of the great things about being in the lumber business is that customers keep you on your toes with their questions. Recently at the Sunapee Craft Fair a turner showed me a beautifu...
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by Dave Mather One of the great things about being in the lumber business is that customers keep you on your toes with their questions. Recently at the Sunapee Craft Fair a turner showed me a beautifu...
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AMERICAN CHESTNUT, PART 1
by Dave Mather A very good friend e-mailed me a lot of information about the American Chestnut tree. Consequently I would like to do a two part series. This issue will describe the tree, its wood, and...
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by Dave Mather A very good friend e-mailed me a lot of information about the American Chestnut tree. Consequently I would like to do a two part series. This issue will describe the tree, its wood, and...
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AMERICAN CHESTNUT, PART 2
by Dave Mather If "American Chestnut, part 1," you learned that the American Chestnut tree was a towering and grand component of our eastern forests and that its lumber and nuts were highly prized. Yo...
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by Dave Mather If "American Chestnut, part 1," you learned that the American Chestnut tree was a towering and grand component of our eastern forests and that its lumber and nuts were highly prized. Yo...
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AMERICAN HOLLY
by Dave Mather A few months ago I was asked about the American Holly tree and its wood. About the only thing I knew was that its leaves and berries were traditionally used for Christmas decorations. S...
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by Dave Mather A few months ago I was asked about the American Holly tree and its wood. About the only thing I knew was that its leaves and berries were traditionally used for Christmas decorations. S...
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AMERICAN SYCAMORE
by Dave Mather A few days ago we bought and sawed out our first Sycamore log. It was a huge 36" log and what we were after was the quarter sawn fleck figure. Our sawyer said that it was the heaviest l...
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by Dave Mather A few days ago we bought and sawed out our first Sycamore log. It was a huge 36" log and what we were after was the quarter sawn fleck figure. Our sawyer said that it was the heaviest l...
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BOXELDER BUGS
by Dave Mather Early last winter I was speaking with my dentist (also a close personal friend) who told me that he had had a Boxelder (Acer negundo) shade tree cut down in front of his clinic. I asked...
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by Dave Mather Early last winter I was speaking with my dentist (also a close personal friend) who told me that he had had a Boxelder (Acer negundo) shade tree cut down in front of his clinic. I asked...
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BUG TRACK
by Dave Mather Bug Track A couple newsletters ago, I listed some White Birch that was peppered with "bug track" and said that although we found these particular boards attractive, White Birch veneer b...
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by Dave Mather Bug Track A couple newsletters ago, I listed some White Birch that was peppered with "bug track" and said that although we found these particular boards attractive, White Birch veneer b...
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CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE
by Dave Mather In my ongoing pursuit of oddball woods, I recently purchased a couple large California Buckeye root burl slabs. In the process, I did my usual research and learned quite a lot about the...
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by Dave Mather In my ongoing pursuit of oddball woods, I recently purchased a couple large California Buckeye root burl slabs. In the process, I did my usual research and learned quite a lot about the...
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CHARLES FORSTER AND TOOTHPICKS
by Dave Mather According to my Forest Products textbook (copyrighted in 1962), Charles Forster of Strong, Maine, is believed to be the first American to manufacture toothpicks. His first were handmade...
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by Dave Mather According to my Forest Products textbook (copyrighted in 1962), Charles Forster of Strong, Maine, is believed to be the first American to manufacture toothpicks. His first were handmade...
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CORK OAK
by Dave Mather Did you know that cork comes from the outer bark of the Cork Oak (Quercus suber L.), which is a small to medium size tree found in the Mediterranean area? It is estimated that the Cork ...
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by Dave Mather Did you know that cork comes from the outer bark of the Cork Oak (Quercus suber L.), which is a small to medium size tree found in the Mediterranean area? It is estimated that the Cork ...
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CUCUMBER MAGNOLIA
by Dave Mather Every now and then I embarrass myself professionally. This happened the other day when I was looking at a pile of lumber in Bradford, Vt. I didn't recognize a few boards and asked what ...
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by Dave Mather Every now and then I embarrass myself professionally. This happened the other day when I was looking at a pile of lumber in Bradford, Vt. I didn't recognize a few boards and asked what ...
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ENGLEMANN SPRUCE
by Dave Mather Last March we attended a wood show in N.Y. State and I was talking to a good friend who was a judge in the woodworking competition there. I remarked on how beautiful the straight graine...
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by Dave Mather Last March we attended a wood show in N.Y. State and I was talking to a good friend who was a judge in the woodworking competition there. I remarked on how beautiful the straight graine...
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FALL FOLIAGE
by Dave Mather I thought the foliage this year was pretty weak and I wondered why. In conversations with friends I heard many different theories but no one seemed sure as to what was really going on. ...
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by Dave Mather I thought the foliage this year was pretty weak and I wondered why. In conversations with friends I heard many different theories but no one seemed sure as to what was really going on. ...
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HEMLOCK
by Dave Mather Recently I was asked the difference between Western and Eastern Hemlock. Many of us from New England know that Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is an evergreen with short, flat needle...
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by Dave Mather Recently I was asked the difference between Western and Eastern Hemlock. Many of us from New England know that Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is an evergreen with short, flat needle...
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IPS ENGRAVER BEETLES
by Dave Mather Lindy and I had finished all our projects last time we were "down-to-camp" in northern Florida. So, this November we were ready for some real R & R. Unfortunately, a gang of critter...
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by Dave Mather Lindy and I had finished all our projects last time we were "down-to-camp" in northern Florida. So, this November we were ready for some real R & R. Unfortunately, a gang of critter...
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J.R.R. TOLKIEN AND TREES
WoodCentral's Splendid Splinters by Dave Mather I first read the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien 30 years ago and have been a fan ever since. After seeing the movie, I decided to re-read m...
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WoodCentral's Splendid Splinters by Dave Mather I first read the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien 30 years ago and have been a fan ever since. After seeing the movie, I decided to re-read m...
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LAKE LOGGING
by Dave Mather Last winter an ex-Navy diver, who had begun "Lake Logging" in northern Maine, contacted me. I had read about such operations plus I am always curious about potential sources of outrageo...
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by Dave Mather Last winter an ex-Navy diver, who had begun "Lake Logging" in northern Maine, contacted me. I had read about such operations plus I am always curious about potential sources of outrageo...
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LIVE OAK
by Dave Mather I get a magical and somehow warm feeling when I view Live Oak trees down south with the Spanish moss hanging from their low spreading limbs. They beckon the "kid" in me to climb up and ...
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by Dave Mather I get a magical and somehow warm feeling when I view Live Oak trees down south with the Spanish moss hanging from their low spreading limbs. They beckon the "kid" in me to climb up and ...
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NORTHERN HARDWOODS, PART 1
by Dave Mather The northern hardwoods form one of the major forest types of northern New England. They are the American beech, paper and yellow birch, sugar (hard) and red (soft) maple and white ash. ...
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by Dave Mather The northern hardwoods form one of the major forest types of northern New England. They are the American beech, paper and yellow birch, sugar (hard) and red (soft) maple and white ash. ...
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Splendid Splinters
Here's a collection of fascinating and informative wood facts and lore, excerpted from "Splendid Splinters," a monthly newsletter published by an old pal, Dave Mather of Lyme, NH, who has spent over 30 years as a forester and purveyor of New England timber, specializing in white pine, butternut and burls. Sit back by the fire, grab a hot buttered cider, and enjoy these informative tales of the Northeastern forest!
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