jupiteruke
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I have some redwood that used to be water tanks on top of New York City apartment buildings. I got to go through the pile of planks that were taken down and replaced and could pick out some that are perfectly quarter-sawn. The planks are 2.25" thick and 6 to 12 inches wide.
I have one plank that has very fine grain. I got a cool little microscope that plugs into a USB slot on my computer and is just another camera to the computer. I took a small off-cut from making a top, fine-sanded the edge, and set about counting the rings. It took 331 years to grow a section that is 4.5" wide. Very slow growth!
Here is a picture from the microscope. That is a .5mm mechanical pencil tip.
I have one plank that has very fine grain. I got a cool little microscope that plugs into a USB slot on my computer and is just another camera to the computer. I took a small off-cut from making a top, fine-sanded the edge, and set about counting the rings. It took 331 years to grow a section that is 4.5" wide. Very slow growth!
Here is a picture from the microscope. That is a .5mm mechanical pencil tip.
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