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Originally Posted by jack neville
The Tilly's are getting KD hardwood. Hardly authentic English oak but it will weather well here.
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Hi Jack,
I do not know specifically what wood was originally used in the Tillys, but body frames for cars and cabs for lorries were traditionally made from Ash. Sadly due to a disease that spread from the Continent, the Ash trees are dwindling in England now, with a lot having being cut down.
Richard
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