Juergen Hannappel wrote:
"George E. Cawthon" writes:
For a fence the choice is obvious: If the tree is thin: Make round
poles. If its to thick for that make pie shaped poles by splitting the
tree. If it's so thick that this still is no good idea use the
precious wood for something else.


Round is the strongest shape in nature. It resists pressure equally in all
directions. That's why a submarine's hull is round in cross section.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN


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