[Public-List] Spreader Material

[Greg Bover]

I think I recognize the wood properties chart from page 4-7 of  The Wood
Handbook: wood as an engineering material, put out by the Forest Service. A
well-thumbed copy sits on my desk in the organ building company where I've
been a wood worker and designer for 35 years. It is available at many
libraries, especially academic ones, and can be had for cheap second hand at
Alibris. Hickory does have great compressive strength parallel to the grain,
but is in the grouping of "slightly or non-resistant" when it comes to
decay, (page 3-18). The best domestic wood with the highest compression
rating and in the "resistant to very resistant" category is black locust,
followed closely by white oak. The book goes on to say that decay is
hastened by water intrusion, so as others have mentioned, keeping the finish
up and the bolt holes sealed is the key to longevity.

Greg Bover
A-30 #114
LINNET
Gloucester



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