42,000-year-old kauri tree shows how Earth's magnetic field collapsed long ago
Scientists used an ancient tree to piece together a long-speculated theory.
By
Robert Dalheim,
February 19, 2021 | 10:41 am CST
kauri wood
50,000-year-old New Zealand Kauri wood forms earth table
Featuring 50,000-year-old Kauri wood from New Zealand, Italian design woodshop Riva 1920’s “Earth Table” aims to be a stylized representation of the earth, metaphorically representing the continents and oceans.
The table’s top places the Kauri wood into a resin setting, allowing the material to float above a tubular base. The resin, which makes up the oceanic segments, forms an interplay of light and shadow.
By
Robert Dalheim,
February 1, 2017 | 4:20 pm CST
50,000 Year Old Kauri Lumber, Still Workable, Most Viewed in 2014
A 50,000 year old kauri board, still workable and used by Wisconsin furniture maker Ancientwood, was among 2014's most viewed Project Gallery items. Also, a walnut table 3D printed prototype, a match stick space station, curly cherry bar, and a teardrop plywood and aluminum trailer
By
Bill Esler,
December 28, 2014 | 11:01 pm CST
