The heft and feel of a well-worn handle,
The sight of shavings that curl from a blade;
The logs in the wood pile, the sentiment of huge beams in an old-fashioned house;
The smell of fresh cut timber and the pungent fragrance of burning leaves;
The crackle of kindling and the hiss of burning logs.
Abundant to all the needs of man, how poor the world would be
Without wood.

Everard Hinrichs, quoted by Eric Sloane in A Reverence for Wood

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Twelve Trees You Won't Believe Actually Exist

Here's a fun way to start out the new year on Go Wood. The title is self-explanatory, the video is snappy, and the trees are real.


Now I have to go dig through our Penn State wood collection to see how many of these we have. It is really amazing the stories behind all of the various tree species in the world. I'll start a new series this year on Amazing Woods, and share their stories as we Go Wood.
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2 comments:

David Paal said...

Unbelievable. The earth is full of these trees that likely few have ever seen before. Kudos Chuck for bringing them to our attention. Would like to find these in a tabletop book one day. (Where is Morris Lake when you need him? Maybe he could stand another project. LOL.)

January 20, 2017 at 12:01 AM
Henry Wischusen III said...

Fantastic

January 20, 2017 at 12:42 PM

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