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What is the usual ring/inch for redwood tops? I got me some WAAAY tight-grained redwood. I lost count / went cross-eyed at 50/inch. I'll post some pics if I get a chance but doubt the rings will be visible. It's difficult to see with regular eyeballs much less a point and shoot in the hands of a caffeine junkie!


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Take a magnifying glass and a pencil. Mark it every ten grains. Then count your marks and multiply by ten. I did this on some red cedar and in eight inches it was 170 years.

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ask hank mauel, he is the redwood king!
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I've seen it anywhere from 4 lines per inch to close to 75...or more.

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Bruce,
Took you 170 years to count eight inches? Man... I'm not sure I have the time left to do that....

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[QUOTE=Joe Beaver] Bruce,
Took you 170 years to count eight inches? Man... I'm not sure I have the time left to do that.... [/QUOTE]

The "Beve" has spoken!

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[QUOTE=PaddyD] ask hank mauel, he is the redwood king![/QUOTE]

Funny you mention Mr. Mauel... He lives 20 minutes from me...
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[QUOTE=ATaylor] [QUOTE=PaddyD] ask hank mauel, he is the redwood king![/QUOTE]

Funny you mention Mr. Mauel... He lives 20 minutes from me...[/QUOTE]

And those must be the tops you bought from me a week or so back, yes?
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[QUOTE=HankMauel] [QUOTE=ATaylor] [QUOTE=PaddyD] ask hank mauel, he is the redwood king![/QUOTE]

Funny you mention Mr. Mauel... He lives 20 minutes from me...[/QUOTE]

And those must be the tops you bought from me a week or so back, yes?[/QUOTE]

Yes indeed. They are some fabulous tops. I pick them up 2X/day and tap on them... Still acclimatizing before joining. The rain and humidity aren't doing me any good currently (big hailstorms today).

Just scored 3 sets of Walnut B/S from Bluespirit. Little by little.
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