Thian Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 Just now, sometimewoodworker said: Sapwood can be prone to insect damage at any age if the tree. In Europe we use the term spintwood for the outer white layers....i guess the Britts also use it. But sapwood will become heartwood if the tree grows more new outer rings on the stem and gets older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Thian said: In Europe we use the term spintwood for the outer white layers....i guess the Britts also use it. But sapwood will become heartwood if the tree grows more new outer rings on the stem and gets older. As a Britt I can tell you we don't it isn't in the English dictionary's I have. But as to sapwood becoming heartwood you are correct Edited September 14, 2017 by sometimewoodworker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 1 minute ago, sometimewoodworker said: As a Britt I can tell you we don't But as to sapwood becoming heartwood you are correct https://www.google.co.th/search?q=spintwood&oq=spintwood&aqs=chrome..69i57.2521j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Well google also knows that term....no idea where it comes from though but in Holland we use it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Viking Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Thian said: https://www.google.co.th/search?q=spintwood&oq=spintwood&aqs=chrome..69i57.2521j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Well google also knows that term....no idea where it comes from though but in Holland we use it all the time. Edited September 14, 2017 by Techno Viking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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