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Old 08-25-2008, 12:06 PM   #23416
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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby View Post
I'll bet there were some old logs that had been submerged for a very long time. I would love to get my hands on those to make some furniture out of. I have seen the wood from long-submerged logs and it is beautiful.
The Captain's Cabin on the original Queen Elizabeth (not to be confused with the QE2) was paneled in wood from medieval oak bridge pilings taken from the Thames. It was reported to be a beautiful silver color with black grain. Unfortunately, it was all destroyed when the ship burned in 1972.
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