Old, big wood

[Tom Dunlap]

A while ago there was a thread about this wood from New Zealand. Now it's available in the US.

http://www.ancientwood.com/index.htm

 

[PUClimber]

I wonder what the cost is per board foot.

 

[Zac]

that's a big piece of wood!

 

[fastlil1]

I just saw that on the history channel about 20 minutes ago. They didn't really say much about it, but I would guess it is out of my price range.

 

[Colin]

That's fricking amazing!

 

[TreeBarber]

That’s very nice wood, cool grain. Although I question the age, to accurately carbon date something you need to know the original carbon levels. 50,000 years old???? The big fir trees around here don’t last long laying on the ground.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

These trunks were 'in' the ground, covered by wet mud so they didn't decay. Quite an interesting harvesting story.

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

Amazing.

 

[treehumper]

$30-40 per board foot for slabs of 3-14" thick and up to 52" wide.

Beautiful wood.