Wood Identification - What is this?

skou · Post by **skou** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 12:22 am

Ed, I'm guessin' here, but "wild rice?"

I'd pay as much for that, as that "pole."

steve

wrmnfzy · Post by **wrmnfzy** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:21 am

Many years ago before the plastic night sticks I had a LV nightstick. As a 135 lb police officer it came in handy. I also remember a local wood expert telling ,me that during WWII that sometimes made ball bearings for ships out of LV.

I made a small biplane out of it and remember what it did to my tools, it wasn't pretty. The fumes it gave off were bordering on toxic.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:43 am

wrmnfzy wrote:Many years ago before the plastic night sticks I had a LV nightstick. As a 135 lb police officer it came in handy. I also remember a local wood expert telling ,me that during WWII that sometimes made ball bearings for ships out of LV.

I made a small biplane out of it and remember what it did to my tools, it wasn't pretty. The fumes it gave off were bordering on toxic.

Bearings, yes. Ball bearings, no. Think bushing bearing. Most likely split.

algale · Post by **algale** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 12:26 pm

JPG40504 wrote:Bearings, yes. Ball bearings, no. Think bushing bearing. Most likely split.

I have an antique mortar and pestle made of LV that my wife bought at an auction. Impressively heavy and hard.

Mike907 · Post by **Mike907** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 4:08 pm

John Harrison built a clock in 1722 with lignum vitae parts, and it is still running, without ever being lubricated. The clock in Brocklesby Park, England.

For a fascinating story, get a copy of The Illustrated Longitude by Dava Sobel.

Mike

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