Cydrome Leader wrote in news:nnb3ap$7t5$ snipped-for-privacy@reader2.panix.com:
There are bicycles made of wood (the frame, at least). It doesn't lend itself to mass-production, so most bicycles will be metal or composite (e.g. carbon fiber).
John
Because Fukushima hadn't happened yet?
Many decades ago, when Japanese cars were still a joke, Road & Track ran a spoof about a Japanese F1 car, with a frame made of bamboominum tubing...
Technically, that would be botanically...
Gunner Asch fired this volley in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
Gunner, we usually only call dicots 'wood'. 'Woody' monocots are not usually included in that genre. A weird exception might be palm trunks used as fence posts, but they're _barely_ 'woody', at their best.
Lloyd
"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" wrote in news:XnsA654C73E78881lloydspmindspringcom@216.168.4.170:
I would not call bamboo products wood. I suspose I might refer to a quantity of bamboo intended for building something "lumber".
I just cut a dead palm down. I would not call that wood either. ("pain in the ass" is what I would call it...)
John
Do you call particle board "lumber"? I suppose bamboo is closer to butcher block but I wouldn't call it "lumber", I don't think. The point being that it's made up of a bunch of small pieces (strips) glued together to make something of a useful size.
Gunner Asch fired this volley in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
Indeed, it is!
LGunner Asch on Fri, 29 Jul 2016 20:04:13 -0700 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
I think the technical term is "Woody."
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They crush coconuts and eats the meat and drinks the 'milk'. I lived in the south pacific and these were all to common. The claw could crush an arm. They were good to eat but you had to know what you were doing and have help going up a tree after one.
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