[pianotech] New Quiz - Wood Threads

[paul bruesch]

Why would you make thread from wood, anyhow? Wouldn't it be a royal pain to
thread it through the eye of the needle? Personally, I prefer cotton,
polyester, or a nice percale.
Anon

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net>wrote:

>  Suzzzan said:
> "black locust --- had one in my front yard once."
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> Susan,
> Did it have threads on it?<G> Probably not. That is a very tough tree wood.
> And, probably would work, but it is not readily available to the public via
> Lumber Yards, etc. Sooooo, not the correct answer. The answer I'm looking
> for is what was traditionally used in our industry for wood threads? K?
> Joe
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> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain of the Tool Police
> Squares R I
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