Limwood

[Farrell]

Limewood is the tree on which the limes for Key Lime Pie are grown. The wood
is often cut down to little sticks about eight inches long to stir your
margarita. The wood is very dense and strong - two very important
properties. The strength is needed to stir through the thick icy slush of
the margaritas (some folks down here are REALLY lazy and just dump in a
bunch of ice cubes - then you really need that strength), and the high
density (>1.0) overcomes the tendency of other woods to float out of the
drink and make you look foolish - or then you have to pick the stick up, try
to wipe off all the sand, and use it again (I hate that grit in my mouth).

BTW, tell us why you ask about Limewood. You must know something of it!  ;-)

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <rbrekne@broadpark.no>
To: "PTG" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 6:28 AM
Subject: Limwood


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> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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