"Kint' is a phonetic abbreviation of the quintal, the standard barrel that salted and dried cod was shipped in. I try to imagine what kind of vessel could take ten thousand pipe staves plus fifty quintals of cod, bound for the Canaries or the Madieras, aka the Wine Islands. I recall being at the Mayflower replica and hearing a tourist ask what scale the boat was made at. And they were shocked to hear it was full size.
True, but a lot of this work was done on un-seasoned timber. I’ve worked oak logs cut in every month of the year and seen no difference in how they work. But I have seen a difference in how they survive storage. Summer - insects can get in them more quickly. But another factor can be how to get the logs moved out of the woods too - easier in winter when the ground is hard, even better when there’s snow. Modern trucking wipes out some of that concern…
"Kint' is a phonetic abbreviation of the quintal, the standard barrel that salted and dried cod was shipped in. I try to imagine what kind of vessel could take ten thousand pipe staves plus fifty quintals of cod, bound for the Canaries or the Madieras, aka the Wine Islands. I recall being at the Mayflower replica and hearing a tourist ask what scale the boat was made at. And they were shocked to hear it was full size.
Thrilling twist at the end, there!
I’ve been told that the best time to fell trees was winter when the sap is down. Is that a fallacy?
As far as harvesting oak, or any tree in winter, It's all about dormancy-a log cut while the sap is running won't season as well.
True, but a lot of this work was done on un-seasoned timber. I’ve worked oak logs cut in every month of the year and seen no difference in how they work. But I have seen a difference in how they survive storage. Summer - insects can get in them more quickly. But another factor can be how to get the logs moved out of the woods too - easier in winter when the ground is hard, even better when there’s snow. Modern trucking wipes out some of that concern…