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Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 12:22 am
by skou
Ed, I'm guessin' here, but "wild rice?"
I'd pay as much for that, as that "pole."
steve
LG
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:21 am
by wrmnfzy
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:43 am
by JPG
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 12:26 pm
by algale
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 4:08 pm
by Mike907
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