Wisconsin in the news @cheeseheadlucy @clearing_fog @satirehat
1/ "The 78 mahogany boards, likely brought to the Badger State🦡 as part of research into airplane propeller materials during World War I, sat in a basement storage stall for a century waiting for a purpose." (more)
1/ "The 78 mahogany boards, likely brought to the Badger State🦡 as part of research into airplane propeller materials during World War I, sat in a basement storage stall for a century waiting for a purpose." (more)
https://twitter.com/ktullymcmanus/status/1382839956280913920
2/ "That same old-growth wood, prized for its durability, straight grain and reddish-brown color, can’t be purchased today. The trees have protected international conservation status." (more...)
3/ "Robert 'Bob' Ross... the acting assistant director of the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wis.🦡, knew the exact location of a 3,000-pound stack of the wood that was collecting dust." (more...)
4/ "While the origin of the wood is hazy, Ross said he’s confident of several facts. The lab originally got it through a New York supplier called I.T. Williams & Sons, which harvested mahogany from places in Central America, Africa and Asia." /end
rollcall.com/2021/04/15/thi…
rollcall.com/2021/04/15/thi…
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