Hello Leif,

Yes indeed... It's still underway and the results should be available in
late Spring, '06. As I mentioned, I like to have a minimum of 500 bowls in
each test, with some requiring more, based on the preset objectives and
goals of the testing.

For the LDD testing, this necessitated an extensive modification of the
testing protocols to include a broader number of species, wall thicknesses,
grain orientations, specific locations etc. This significantly increases the
time required to complete the testing. I hope to be finished by early summer
next year. Best wishes to you and yours for a safe and Happy Holiday Season!
Take care.

On 12/8/05 7:52 PM, in article , "Leif
Thorvaldson" wrote:



====Steve: Didn't you also say that you were going to run a study on LDD?

Leif



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