Just got back from China today.. Thought some would like to see some … REALLY…. “OLD TIMBER”
Coffin of a rich old lady from the Han Dynasty.. Not sure what wood it is but I got thrown out of the place just for taking the pictures… Well, I hid the media card when the guard came! LOL!
The wood coffin was about 2100 years old when found it in 1972
.. No Idea of the age of that TREE or TREES!!!!
Why CHINA has no Timber… All of it must used in this tomb!
I could not take measurements but I would assume NO electric’ planers or ‘Chain Saws’ were used…..
Just amazing what hand tools can do if you ‘WORK’ at it!
This coffin is BIG!!!!
Must be about 20 foot high by 40 foot long… Geeeeee…………
I think timbers about 16 inches thick.. Just a guess….
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Now THAT'S a box!
BILL..
I tried to ask where the LID was but the guard did not understand my English!!!
The outside of that thing certainly belies the beauty of the inside. But it definitely served it's intended purpose of keeping the contents cozy and dry.
DRY! Gee she was so dry almost dust!
EDIT.. I think it was the real wood used for her coffin.. I asked but just got some 'stares'.... Just think what a Emperor had!
Edited 3/4/2005 5:58 pm ET by Will George
how many Macanudos will that hold I wonder?
Wicked Decent Woodworks
Rochester NH
" If the women dont find you handsome, they should at least find you handy........yessa!"
how many Macanudos will that hold I wonder?
At least 4 BIG ones!
That was one big Chinese gal!
Overkill in overbury.
Did you explain to them that they could plane the outside of it and make it look like new? ;)
jt8
The reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because when opportunity knocks, they are out in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers. -- Walter Percy Chrysler
Wonder what kind of glue they used?
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Wonder what kind of glue they used?
Tightbond 3 lol
What a waste,.... I say slap a top on it made out of 16/4 maple, shoulder vice, tail vice, coupla really tall barstools, you've finally got something sturdy enough to be the "man's workbench." For finishing, I'm thinking belt sander and a few five gallon buckets of poly applied liberally with help of a squeegee.....
Looking at that last, interior picture reminds me of the common use of the term 'Chinese box.'
Makes me almost wonder if to open this took 13 moves - slide the end panel an inch left, slide the top panel an inch right, return the original end panel to its position, etc ...
Clay
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