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Steve in Idaho reacted to ppine's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with
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In the early days at UW George Pocock built the fastest crew boats in the world. He imported what he called Spanish cedar until he... -
Steve in Idaho reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
Since no one asked what Canoewood tree I was talking about, I'll keep talking to no one. I have a Tulip Tree (Liriodendron...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to samb's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with
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Glenn, I have to correct you. All the canoes in these photos are made from true cedar, Cedrus Libani (cedar of Lebanon) which in small... -
Steve in Idaho reacted to tketcham's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
And then there's Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) which was originally thought to be a hemlock (Tsuga), thus, the subsequent...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Cruiser's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
Interesting ... new information for me. There are so many things that have a common name that belies there scientific designation. I...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to ppine's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
Common names are nothing but trouble.
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Steve in Idaho reacted to yknpdlr's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
Or what we know in North America as a Moose, the same animal in Europe is called an Elk. Names for completely different species in the...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Nick Pending's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
Or an American Pronghorn an "antelope". Antelope are native to only the "old" world -- which happens to be the same age as the "new"...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Dana's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
Kind of like how everybody calls a bison a "buffalo".
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Steve in Idaho reacted to scoutergriz's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
I think at this point the species is far less important than the style, "Cedar strip" to me invokes a particular style more than a...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Gamma1214's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
No kiddin'... especially retired guys still looking to split a few hairs... :) I'll have to remember this when someone refers to my...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
A pedantically accurate correction, Nick, and entirely within the subject matter and tone of the topic. Thanks. Nevertheless, I will...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Nick Pending's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
Sigh. Lawyers these days! No true cedars are native to North America, but I happen to have several planted on my own property, so to...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Cedar canoes aren't made from cedar trees with Like.
This is thread is about pedantic, nitpicking, picayune—but accurate—vocabulary. The arborists and forestry experts can correct me, and...
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My favorite area is Northern Maine. (done Allagash multiple times, St. Croix from Spednick, Debsconeag Loop, and more) I also enjoy the...