I guess I'll have to eat my words. That old English wood dial Patrick found
does look pretty good considering its age.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Powers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "John Carmichael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 10:50 AM
Subject: Wooden dials
Message text written by "John Carmichael"
You should see my old wood sundials now that they've been in the
sun for ten years. They look like sh--!<
Well, as you know we don't have your sort of sun here in the UK (!) -
though it was 84 degrees yesterday (for the one day!) - but how about this
oak dial on a church near me. The dial's thought to date back to around
the mid to late 1800s and possibly earlier. The planks are separating and
shrinking but it's still there and quite readable too and it's relatively
accurate.
I suppose that seasoned oak is the answer - and no Arizona sun!
Patrick
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