What happens to wowod when it ages.

[gordon stelter]

I think that what happens is that the volatiles
evaporate from the resins, so that the resins get
denser and harder as they cling to the cell walls.
Therefore the wood gets 1) Harder to cut. 2) Lighter.
3) Stiffer.
     Of course, here in the soggy South all that is
reversed, as the wood takes on moisture and microbial
munching rots it slowly, even in someone's parlor.
     Thump


--- Joe Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> wrote:

> David Love said: "I think that's backwards.  As
> boards get older they get stiffness
> challenged.  More loudness comes from being less
> stiff, lower impedance,
> more energy is absorbed by the board rather than
> reflected back, so
> louder and less sustain.........."
> David, 
> I think you are confusing stiffness with strength.
> As wood ages it gets stiffer and at the same time
> loses strength. Thus, the boards ability to fight
> off the energy decreases....as in sustain.<G> K?
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I



		
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