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谢谢大家捧场.
今天经过Rona买材料,发现他们从中国进了一批巴西樱桃木(Jatoba),4寸1/4宽条,是好东西,因为我上个月刚装过,加拿大制造的,供应商卖8元一平方英尺,现在这中国加工的jatoba只要5元左右,原材料都是巴西的,只是加工地不一样,好的北美mapple也就要这个价钱,但是巴西樱桃木的硬度是橡木的两倍,枫木的一点5倍,这些木头甚至用指甲都可掐出滑痕来.另外硬度比较高的木头是老虎木,跟mohogeny,还有巴西核桃木.
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Oct 21st, 2007, 16:17 | 只看该作者 #33 |
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旧房子有旧房子的好处,新房子有新房子的好处.
如果有好的location,较新的房子通常不大可能,新建的房子离downtown又远,西边的房子又极贵,没办法只好选了这个靠fishcreeek的旧区.在有竞争者的情况下,这年头还有象我这样的疯子去加两万抢房.又没车库.这是crazy. 不过话又说回来,在闹市中找到这一孤岛,让人住得心灵宁静,就算辛苦点算什么.在取舍衡量之下,只好如此了.小区里头有一泡泡公园,小桥流水的,很有意思.可惜基本上小溪边没什么人卖房.要不然打开后院栏栅看着潺潺的流水更妙. |
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Oct 23rd, 2007, 02:27 | 只看该作者 #34 |
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木头硬度表
Table of hardness of wood *Values (lbs), measured according to the Janka Hardness Test. 950 ------------American Cherry 1010------------American Walnut 1260------------Yellow Birch 1290---------------Red Oak 1300-------------American Beech 1320------------White Ash 1450-------------Sugar Maple 1500------------Sapele 2160------------Tigerwood 2200-------Santos Mahogany, Cabreuva 2350--------Brazilian Cherry, Jatoba |
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jarrah
The jarrah is one of the many species of eucalyptus. The jarrah tree usually grows to about 40-50 meters high, with a trunk diameter of three meters. The trunk of the jarrah is long, straight, and has no branches on it. The jarrah tree has rough grayish brown bark with vertical grooves, which sheds in long strips. The leaves of the jarrah tree are about 8 to 13 millimeters long. The top of the leaves are dark green and the bottom side is lighter. The species name of the plant "marginata" relates to the light colored vein around the edge of the leaf. The curved leaves are found at the top of the tree amongst the flowers. The flowers of a jarrah tree are white with a cone shaped bud cap, 5-9 millimeters long. The flowers are found in groups of 7-11. The flowers have a magnificent scent, while the ball shaped fruits grow to about 9-16 millimeters long. It flowers every other year making it a special event for bees to pollinate it and make honey. The jarrah tree can live as long as 500 years. The jarrah tree usually grows in gravely soil, but occasionally it is found in sand or loam. The jarrah tree has widespread distribution in the dry Australian Savannah. It forms its forests or woodlands ranging from Albany to Gingin, and there is one very old tree in Manjimup that is dated 500 years old. One of the adaptations the jarrah tree has made is called a lignotuber. The lignotuber is a large swelling underground. This swelling can store carbohydrates, and can make it possible for a young jarrah to grow back after a fire. Another adaptation the jarrah tree has made is its long roots. This makes it possible to pull up underground water during a drought. This drought resistance is helpful in its natural dry habitat. The jarrah tree is mostly used for timber. Jarrah wood makes very durable, strong furniture and building materials, such as wharves, bridges and railroad ties. Before modern asphalt the streets of Berlin and London were paved with blocks of jarrah. Another use of the jarrah tree is honey. Every other year when the jarrah flowers bloom, beekeepers have their bees pollinate the tree and make wonderful honey. To some animals the jarrah tree is very useful. Birds and other animals use big holes in the jarrah tree to nest. Feral bees make their hives in holes in the tree. Nectar from the jarrah tree is also a main food source to many insects, marsupials, and birds The jarrah trees population is decreasing because of heavy timbering. It is also very defenseless against dieback. Die back is a sort of algae that causes root-rot. This organism is related to the one that killed the potato crops of the Irish famine. Researchers are trying to make genetic transfers into the jarrah trees from the dieback resistant Marri gum, but it will take a long time. by Celeste B. 2001 |
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