We have a lot of guitar builders out here, and I have heard and seen a few acoustic guitars with beautiful redwood tops that rang like bells. . The good old stuff can be very similar to good spruce which as you know makes a killer top on an acoustic.
Just did a google search, and apparently you...
My little hood was saved by 2 of the biggest barons in the area, who saw the writing on the wall, and decided to save this beautiful place for future generations.
Not a days goes by that I am not thankful for their forethought and bold moves!
I do, but its frowned upon by building codes and inspectors here. Its also extremely expensive to do, but I don't have to worry about that!
Thanks Mick. This is what you get when you add a few kickass cups of coffee to an already hyperactive body/mind!
Fir definitely has more structural strength than Redwood. You can find charts online which will tell you what dimension are acceptable when using Redwood for structural stuff.
It was a few mile of rough roads and we were laying in on pretty thick, but I was shocked when the quarry tickets showed we had gone through a few million pounds of rock. It was an ongoing project that took over 6 weeks of on/off work, but I am sure glad its done. Now I can get back to my own...
Thanks for catching that Burnham. What I meant to says was 2 thousand tons. I think thats what they call fuzzy math. Thank god Im not an accountant.
We have 2 old redwood bridges here that are a bottleneck when it comes to getting material or heavy equipment in. I had my buddies Super dump...
Been fixing some severly neglected roads in the hood in my spare time. 2 thousand tons of base rock later, and Im tired. Back to the trees on Monday. Thank Gawd!
I was recently showing my wife some old pics of Ak clear-cuts I left in my wake. She said they reminded her of the photos of the Mt. St Helen aftermath. Nuff said.
My feelings concerning clear-cutting are based on my experience in the late 70's-80's. I spent nearly a decade clear-cutting and logging forests that had never seen a saw before. We walked into beautiful untouched forests with big timber, and incredibly diverse ecosystems. When we left it...
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