Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[kinboshi]

Vans are now queueing up to load this timber up. I saw an Escort Van which was only half the length of the timber, (it extended way beyond his bonnet & equally far off the back) which was strapped to the roof-rack. He has no chance of getting far with that, the first time he stops, it'll be all over the road. Good timber, mind, proper hardwood.

OK, can't stop, I'm busy busy.

Hope you've got a bigger van now.

[tikay]

Vans are now queueing up to load this timber up. I saw an Escort Van which was only half the length of the timber, (it extended way beyond his bonnet & equally far off the back) which was strapped to the roof-rack. He has no chance of getting far with that, the first time he stops, it'll be all over the road. Good timber, mind, proper hardwood.

OK, can't stop, I'm busy busy.

Hope you've got a bigger van now.

If Beemer made Vans, they'd be the best vans in the world.

[kinboshi]

Vans are now queueing up to load this timber up. I saw an Escort Van which was only half the length of the timber, (it extended way beyond his bonnet & equally far off the back) which was strapped to the roof-rack. He has no chance of getting far with that, the first time he stops, it'll be all over the road. Good timber, mind, proper hardwood.

OK, can't stop, I'm busy busy.

Hope you've got a bigger van now.

If Beemer made Vans, they'd be the best vans in the world.

...without indicators.

[AndrewT]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7198735.stm

"The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has warned that anyone who keeps the washed-up timber from the Ice Prince could be arrested and fined up to £2,500."

Now, I'm no expert, but what exactly would be the resale value of timber which had been floating about in salt water for a week? My guess would be 'not much'.

A lot of boats are made of wood, they seem to do ok.

So I was right, then.

I am no expert.

[RichEO]

I thought they floated timber downstream to the sea? Or do they just keep it in fresh water?

[Shogun112]

Why would a ship carrying ONLY timber sink?  Surely the timber on board would be a bouancy aid?  LOL..  Thats the way I see it anyways...!!

[Karabiner]

Why would a ship carrying ONLY timber sink?  Surely the timber on board would be a bouancy aid?  LOL..  Thats the way I see it anyways...!!

It was the ship that sunk, not the timber...

[Shogun112]

I have not seen this, but I understand it was a big ship...!!  Was all the wood on the top deck...?  and none in the hold?

[tikay]

You play for 4 days, & then the Heads-Up battle rages for 2 hours.

Oppo Raises, you RR, he moves all-in for 600k more. (2.8 mill in play).

CALL you say. And flip over 5-5.

The man's blessed.

OK, off to my Hotel in Hickstead, though Flushy is teasing me to go via the Rendezvous for the Cash Action.

What a lovely day, Jules did the bizz, & Tom has started a Diary.

Life is good.

[vegaslover]

Go and play cash

[taximan007]

You play for 4 days, & then the Heads-Up battle rages for 2 hours.

Oppo Raises, you RR, he moves all-in for 600k more. (2.8 mill in play).

CALL you say. And flip over 5-5.

The man's blessed.

OK, off to my Hotel in Hickstead, though Flushy is teasing me to go via the Rendezvous for the Cash Action.

What a lovely day, Jules did the bizz, & Tom has started a Diary.

Life is good.

AND QUOTE: "the first face I saw was Flushy's. So I touched him for £20" 

[RichEO]

Why would a ship carrying ONLY timber sink?  Surely the timber on board would be a bouancy aid?  LOL..  Thats the way I see it anyways...!!

The timber isn't actually a bouancy aid unless it is displacing water. ie the ship needs to sink 1st

[b4matt]

Ahhhh Timber.... my favourite subject

A few days in water will not really harm the wood, however it will need drying to a suitable moisture content before it can be used.

Timber drying is a much misunderstood thing by the layman, wood traditionally was 'air-dried', when a log was cut it was stacked back in its tree shapes with sticks placed at intervals between the boards and left outside but sheltered from rain for a minimum of 1 year per inch of thickness of cut board. This would reduce the moisture content in the board and produce 'seasoned' timber. However it was still not suitable for a number of uses. For example if it was furniture grade timber, further internal drying is required and nowadays we have most timber artifically seasoned by kiln drying it.

Timber is hydroscopic and its moisture content is in a constant equilibrium with that of its surroundings, if the moisture content increase the wood will expand and the expansion in timber is along the annular rings, this is why front doors start sticking in winter etc.

Most timber is cut from logs in a through and through style- this is literally just sliced in paralell boards and produces a generall grade, however premium hardwoods are often cut differently, ie English Oak for example is best when it is quarter sawn, this is where the log is cut so the majority of the boards are cut at 90` to the annular rings, in oak it also produces fantastic figuring and this technique produces boards which are extremely stable.

Specialist timbers are often cut into veneers- a common example of this would be the Burr Walnut veneer found on many car dashboards, this is cut from an un-natural growth found on some trees, basically a big lump which generally has hundreds of tiny branches and when sliced this produces the fantastic figuring, though it is not at all stable in a solid form.

When we see logs felled and carried to rivers, they are generally floated down stream to the saw mill, obviously a cheap and efficient way to transport the huge timbers with the advantage that the timber won't start splitting as it dries in log form as its kept moist.

Right i'm of to make a Burr walnut veneered treasure chest, lined in Maple with dovetailed drawers- A commision from Thewy to keep his millions in...

[tikay]

What a terrifc Post Matt! Thank you.

[tikay]

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