[CAUT] Semantics

[Ron Nossaman]

Keith Roberts wrote:

> Oh, oh. One of my pet theories that will be dismissed due to part A... 
> Wood as it dries after it is dead takes on an internal tension. The 
> fibers are stretched and being interlocked, pull on each other, creating 
> tension. You can see this internal tension (evidence) when you run a 
> board through the table saw and the gap of the cut is getting wider. 
> Without this tension, wood does not transmit sound well. Wet or green 
> wood does not transmit sound well (this may or may not have anything to 
> do with the theory). 

This is good to know, should I ever find a need to transmit 
sound through wood. Hasn't come up yet, but you never know.


>Different wood has different tension. Milling 
> process can release the tension. It is designed to make the wood stable. 
> That is one reason spruce is flat sawn for soundboards.

But spruce is quarter sawn for soundboards.

Tension mounts...
Ron N