[Alberg30] Lizzard

[John Birch]

F.Y.I. Shackelton's Endurance and R.F.Scott's ship were sheathed in ironwood
below the waterline.

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Sutherland <sutherlandt at prodigy.net>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Lizzard


> In light of the recent thread I am sharing what my "Encyclopedia Of Wood"
has to say
> about "Lignum Vitae":
>
> Botanical Name: Guaiacum officinale Lignum vitae or "wood of life"
received its name for
> the supposedly curative qualities of its resin. This species, which is
extremely
> slow-growing, produces one of the world's heaviest commercial timbers, and
is virtually
> self-lubricating due to it's high resin content. This makes it ideal for
it's principle
> use, as bearings and bushings blocks for ship propellor shafts for which
there is
> presently no effective synthetic substitute.
>
> Other Names: Ironwood (U.S.A.); guayacan negro, palo santo (Cuba); bois de
gaiac
> (France).
>
> Sources: Tropical America and West Indies.
>
> Characteristics: Heavey,  dense wood; interlocked, irregular grain;
greenish-brown to
> black.
>
> Uses: Marine bearings, mallet heads, pulleys and turnings.
>
> Workability:  Difficult; dulls cutters moderatly; not suitable for gluing
unless treated
> first.
>
> Finishing:  Accepts finishes well  Weight:  77 lb./cu. ft.
>
> Price;  Very expensive.
>
> Tom S
> A30 412
>
>
>
>
>
> John Shell wrote:
>
> > Actually, it's a single purchase downhaul.  Tie it off to the clew, to
the
> > lizzard (mine is halfway up the headstay) to the tack, to the cockpit.
You
> > could go to the head of the sail if you want (I probably will, but I'm a
> > creature of habit).  The idea being to pull the clew in and "break" the
> > sail.
> >
> > Lignum vitea is a very hard and heavy wood.  I know it as being used for
> > cleats, blocks, belaying pins, mallets, but the shaft log is a new one,
> > thanks.  Interestingly, it doesn't float (learned the hard way)
> >
> > New vocabulary word:  Fife rails.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
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