tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2172547367189242981..comments2024-03-28T10:42:53.231-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The difference between red oak and white oakMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-26623637010879314442015-03-30T09:28:33.633-05:002015-03-30T09:28:33.633-05:00how did boat builders 100s and 100s of years ago f...how did boat builders 100s and 100s of years ago figure out that white oak was the wood to use?<br /><br />p.s. one export from the north ameican colonies to britain was white oak.<br /><br />I-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-86319214948806350652015-03-30T09:26:16.734-05:002015-03-30T09:26:16.734-05:00Comments like yours warm the cockles of a blogger&...Comments like yours warm the cockles of a blogger's heart. Tx.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-90704629601347399492015-03-29T22:38:18.947-05:002015-03-29T22:38:18.947-05:00That xylem tube and the Discovery link have just m...That xylem tube and the Discovery link have just made my day. As a professional chemist, it's not often I get my ideas of what liquids can do so thoroughly overturned.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930112890626149390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-76654243635574575712015-03-29T15:45:29.604-05:002015-03-29T15:45:29.604-05:00Noob asks, expert delivers :) Thanks for the link;...Noob asks, expert delivers :) Thanks for the link; fascinating!Drabkikkerhttp://drabkikker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-54658915932020026022015-03-29T10:29:46.790-05:002015-03-29T10:29:46.790-05:00The highest that water can ever be transported by ...The highest that water can ever be transported by capillary action alone is 33 feet - in a tree, or even in a glass tube in the laboratory. To understand the physiology of trees, start here -<br /><br />http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2015/01/negative-pressure-in-xylem-tubes-of.html<br /><br />- and then read the link offered by Dan Nolan in his comment.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-37427243621305560832015-03-29T10:14:53.111-05:002015-03-29T10:14:53.111-05:00So (total noob question here), how does a live whi...So (total noob question here), how does a live white oak transport moisture to the top, if not through capillary action?Drabkikkerhttp://drabkikker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com