On Friday 07 Aug 2009, Torsten Dreyer wrote: > > On Fri, 7 Aug 2009 08:46:57 +0000 (UTC), Martin wrote in > > message > > > > <h5gpm1$vj...@osprey.mgras.de>: > > > Torsten Dreyer wrote: > > > > Looks like Scotland and Germany have something in common > > > > ;-) > > > > > > .... except from the fact that there are even fewer trees in > > > Scotland because of their crazy ancestors' decision to build > > > a magnificent naval force ;-) > > > > ..you forget a lot of _that_ wood came from Norway. ;o) > > Fortunately they did not use Swedens wood. IKEA wouldn't exist! > > Torsten
I'm just wondering how much hardwood there is in Sweden. Sweden's Firs might have been ok for the masts and spars but hardwood was needed for the hull and superstructure, typically Oak for the keel and frames and other hardwoods for hull and deck planking. Teak was especially favoured for deck planking once trade had opened up the tropics. A relatively little known fact is that Balsa is actually a hardwood :-) LeeE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
