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Quote of the Month
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the places and moments that take our breath away.” |
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- ANONYMOUS |
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New Arrivals! |
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We get new stock every week, here are some more notable new arrivals:
View a list of current specials HERE!
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Ebony Tree in Kew Gardens
London, UK
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| The Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop Walkway (Kew Gardens, London) opened to the public in 2008 on International Biodiversity Day. It was designed by Marks Barfield Architects, who also designed the London Eye. |
Many ebony species (Diospyros) have the familiar jet-black heartwood, and despite being extraordinarily expensive, demand for ebony continues resulting in the increasing need for sustainable management and conservation. The jet-black heartwood comprises only 25% of the tree’s volume, however, I was amazed as to how black and smooth the outer bark was.
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Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event
Jan. 27 & 28 at West Wind Hardwood
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(click the poster for more info)
West Wind will be hosting a Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event.
Receive hands-on demos from Lie-Nielsen professionals.
FREE ADIMISSION
DOOR PRIZE DRAW
Friday, Jan. 27: 10am - 6pm
Saturday, Jan.28: 10am - 5pm
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New Taproot Features
Readers Forum & Taproot Blog!
Our Newsletter has gotten many great reviews! Here is one nice one we received:
Hello
I'm impressed by your newsletter. I especially enjoyed the informative article on the yellow cedar. I live in Japan and frequently see it used in a variety of applications. I make artisan lamps and would love to get my hands on some of that beautiful yellow cedar!
Thanks
John at the Canadian Language Centre
We thank you all for reading, these newsletters take a lot of work and we always try to keep things new and fresh! There are two new things this time 'round:
- Taproot Blog - Read more of the articles you see here plus more content about the West Wind Team!
- Readers Forum - Longtime reader of The Taproot, Bill Howard, shares his expertise in BC Wood with us in a new article "Readers Forum"!
WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT WEST WIND!
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Machinery from Toads Landing
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| Bill's turn-of-the-century thickness planer |
As mentioned in our May (#34) Newsletter, Bill Garden, Naval Architect extraordinaire passed away on April 29th at the age of 92. His island, fondly known as Toad’s Landing, has since been placed on the real estate market and his possessions disbursed per his wishes. Jan was the fortunate beneficiary of his larger (turn-of-the-century) woodworking machinery. Some pieces were already in place when Bill purchased the island. The island, actually known as Johnson Islet, was purportedly owned by homesteader and renown local pioneer, W. Newell Copeland.
For the time being, they rest safely at West Wind Hardwood; eventually Jan would like to create a static display for interested people.
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| Loading onto the barge... |
SEE MORE OF THE JOURNEY TO WEST WIND >>
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If you live on Vancouver Island, you have a deck or patio and have some nasty chairs and tables. If you are a woodworker on Vancouver Island, winter is the time – the gardens are done and the fishing is waning.
Two winters ago, my dear friends asked me to build some deck chairs and a small table for their cabin. Their cabin is on a small island in the Gulf. I tried to entice them with the prospects of Ipe or Sapele, but their wishes were for something lighter, so anyone could lift the pieces and store them away.
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Written by Bill Howard
Trained in forestry (B.Sc.) and economics (M.A.) Specializing in BC woods, Douglas-fir and salvage.
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European Beech
Fagus sylvatica, the European beech or common beech, is a deciduous tree belonging to the beech family Fagacaea. It has a natural range extending from southern Sweden though to central Italy, west to France, northern Portugal and central Spain. Although oft regarded as a native in southern England, recent evidence suggests it did not reach here after until after the English Channel was formed in the ice ages.
It is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to 49 m and 3 m trunk diameter. It has a typical life span of 150 to 200 years, though sometimes up to 300 years. The appearance varies according to its habitat and forest conditions; it tends to have a long, slender light-gray trunk with a narrow crown and erect branches; in isolation with good side light, the trunk is short with a large and widely spreading crown with very long branches.
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| Beech Forest at Roesnaes Nature Reserve, Denmark; also a Beech Forest near Korsør, Denmark |
The leaves of beech are often not dropped in the autumn and instead remain on the tree until the spring. This particularly occurs when trees are are clipped as a hedge (as commonly seen in Denmark).
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