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Arctic Beachcombing

In winter the boundaries of land and sea become blurred and can be a little unfathomable. Often there is no easy telling whether you are on solid ground or floating on ice, and were it not for the occasional tideline of flotsam you would not have any idea that you were on the beach at […]

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Bruce – I was trying to determine how best to count the annual rings in a 2×4 of Alaska Yellow Cedar that I have when I found your post. Hah! There must be no easy way to count.

To describe the rings in my piece the closest analogy would be stacking several reams of heavy bond paper, fanning them, then going at it. It was coincidental that this board was going to be part of an historical family chest. I will revise the joints to best display the end grain. Needless to say, the grain pattern is pretty boring.

I will linger and read more of your blog.

Bruce – I commented a few days ago, but… To follow up.

Managed to count the rings on a Yellow Cedar (Cupressus nootkatensis) 2×4 (3.81cm x 8.9cm -net) rift grain board, so counted the diagonal dimension of 9.21 cm having greatest number of rings. I counted 336 rings. This is a clear grained board, so is from a tree of much greater age.

I live on the west coast of the US. This is the first time I have seen Yellow Cedar lumber in 60 years. You might think I gloat at the age, but the reason this cedar is so plentiful is a sad story made gross by the culpability of political parties and heinous people ignoring persistent destruction and the world’s future damage.

I had a chance to view your posts and thank you for giving us a glimmer of a life and place most can not witness.

Angus Mill – Hi Bruce, Glad you liked the posts and good luck with the project.

A website of Angus Mill Photography - thanks for visiting.
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