On Fri, 18 Dec 1998, Jack Aubert wrote: > IMHO, the bottom line on wood-for-sundials is that wood is basically an > unsuitable medium for this purpose, however there are some synthetic panels > which have woodlike properties and may contain some wood that could work > quite well. > > I once stopped to watch a sign being installed over a shop. The sign was > one of those things where the letters are deeply incised as if they were > chiseled into wood. I asked about the material and was told that it was a > type of plastic. It was quite light, and seemed to have about the same > workability as wood. I don't know what this stuff is called, but it might > make an excellent material for a sundial.
At least one of these products (sorry, I still don't know exactly what to call it, or ask for) is composed of recycled HDPE(?) milk jugs or the like. It's made into planks of various widths, and used in exposed conditions like playhouses... Dave
