----- Original Message ----- From: "James Grebe" <pianoman@inlink.com> To: "pianotech mailing list" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: March 13, 2001 5:13 AM Subject: new > Hello All, > As many of you know, I create caster cups out of the exotic hard woods. I > just finished a set out of a species of wood called Lignum Vitae. I have > been told that the wood is among the hardest of all hardwoods and is used to > fabricate bearings. If you would like to see a scan of them drop me an > email and I will attach a pic. I got the wood at a source on the web called > The Lumber Lady in Yuma , Az > Peace > Jim ------------------------------------------------- Many years ago -- even before Joe's and my time, back during the steamship age -- lignum vitae was used to fabricate the shaft and thrust bearings for propeller shafts. It was impervious to water -- its density is something like 1.05+ and has quite a lot of natural oil which protects it from decay and deterioration under water. More recently it has been used for the soles of wood planes. I have several and they are wonderful tools to use. Del
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