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Driftwood in Washington State and Vancouver Island beaches?

Hi, Guys. I got the following request from Fred Wray a California woodturner:

"Hi Leif, I'm the one who had cherry salad bowls using the LLD method according to your treatise. I want to report that after 6 mos. there was NO cracking, and very little deformity.

As I said before, I'm in CA and I want to come up to the NW and come back with a vanload of turning wood, probably driftwood. On Vancouver Is. and NW Washington, what would likely be the species I'd find as driftwood? I particularly like maple, birch, and other pretty hardwoods. We get plenty of redwood and Walnut down here. Do you know of any really good beaches or other areas to get some wood?"

Can any folks on the newsgroup give Fred some answers to this? I'm not a beachcomber for turning wood and know nothing about the legalities.

Leif

P.S. You might note the reference to the use of LDD and its success! One more testimonial to the efficacy of the method! *G*

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Leif Thorvaldson
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Here on coastal British Columbia, namely Van Isl. most driftwood has been and still is the result of the forest industry. Not anywhere near as bad as it used to be since most logs are now moved by barges instead of booms, and sorted on dry-land rather then in the water. While there is still some around, very little if any would be hardwood, mostly conifers with the odd Alder. In the sixty some years I've been around, I've never come across any hardwood-driftwood. BTW, even cutting firewood from driftwood can play hell with your chainsaw, due to the sand and gravel imbedded in it.

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