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Pop used to be used to make Haywains (horse drawn hay wagon)

 

That be where he gets the wagon back thing from.

 

In the Constable painting "The Haywain" it is in the river to swell the timber, as it would shrink and the joints would became loose.

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Pop used to be used to make Haywains (horse drawn hay wagon)

 

That be where he gets the wagon back thing from.

 

In the Constable painting "The Haywain" it is in the river to swell the timber, as it would shrink and the joints would became loose.

 

So it isnt THAT weak then? Does it not rot quickly?

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I've heard it's the traditional timber for truck beds etc something to do with it being springy, light and flexible...

 

But maybe that was all that could be afforded....!

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So it isnt THAT weak then? Does it not rot quickly?

 

I don't find it that weak and is MUCH stronger once dry, the dead wood in pops can be like iron sometimes.

 

Its quite flexible, which would be good for carts.

 

I think they would have painted them (probably with lead paint) which would help with preservation.

 

Pop was also used for brake blocks on steam rollers and traction engines as it is very hard wearing.

 

It used to be peeled to make a sort of thick veneer and used to make cabbage boxes.

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I don't find it that weak and is MUCH stronger once dry, the dead wood in pops can be like iron sometimes.

 

Its quite flexible, which would be good for carts.

 

I think they would have painted them (probably with lead paint) which would help with preservation.

 

Pop was also used for brake blocks on steam rollers and traction engines as it is very hard wearing.

 

It used to be peeled to make a sort of thick veneer and used to make cabbage boxes.

 

Thanks for that Dave- a bit annoying though as i ringed up a lovely stem a few weeks back thinking it was crap.:thumbdown: Ill not do it again though.:001_smile:

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I don't find it that weak and is MUCH stronger once dry, the dead wood in pops can be like iron sometimes.

 

Its quite flexible, which would be good for carts.

 

I think they would have painted them (probably with lead paint) which would help with preservation.

 

Pop was also used for brake blocks on steam rollers and traction engines as it is very hard wearing.

 

It used to be peeled to make a sort of thick veneer and used to make cabbage boxes.

 

It also goes through a chipper really, really fast :001_tt2:

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It also goes through a chipper really, really fast :001_tt2:

 

LMFAO- i had noticed this......around the same time as i was ringing up what could have been really good timber......"no- its pretty crap from what i can tell" was my answer to the guy who i was climbing for that day:blushing::blushing::blushing:

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Low loader decks always used to be boarded with poplar. As people have spent more and more on their super expensive low loaders, the manufacturers started using expensive hardwood decks. Pointless really, as a track machine tears up a deck in no time.

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