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"Why does briar have to be one hundred years old anyway? Is anyone suggesting that the quality of the material improves by the year once it’s over 50? Quality is determined by the climate and the condition of the soil. If these two circumstances are good, the burl will grow at the ideal rate. The soil should be neither too fertile nor to [sic] dry, and it should contain a lot of sand as well as some clay. There must not be too much rain since this would make the burl grow in an explosive manner, and not too much drought either. Only then will it achieve the proper balance between structural wood and filling, and that’s the only thing that matters." | "Why does briar have to be one hundred years old anyway? Is anyone suggesting that the quality of the material improves by the year once it’s over 50? Quality is determined by the climate and the condition of the soil. If these two circumstances are good, the burl will grow at the ideal rate. The soil should be neither too fertile nor to [sic] dry, and it should contain a lot of sand as well as some clay. There must not be too much rain since this would make the burl grow in an explosive manner, and not too much drought either. Only then will it achieve the proper balance between structural wood and filling, and that’s the only thing that matters." | ||
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