That is interesting but do be careful how far you run with that though. One mechanical property was tested, compressive strength. It and density went up with moon phase and energy value fell during that same phase... this sounds like an extractive, it could be silica for that matter. This did not measure any other mechanical properties that would be more indicative of a change in the wood itself. A chemical analysis would be interesting to see what is causing the density increase. I'm not dismissing the report by any means.
We do brand products with whatever the market wishes to buy. I'm reminded of the standing dead claim by some suppliers. I ran into a logger who told me "yup between the time when the saw exits the cut and the tree hits the ground, it's standing and it's dead".
This can be circular and frustrating and I don't want to be perceived as having my heels locked. We are learning new, or old, things every day. By the same token it is easy to hear what one wants to hear and to see proofs where they may not exist, healthy skepticism is warranted, this is slower but tends to reveal the truths, which is in the end what we want to get to.
This is a link to book 2 of Vitruvius, a contemporary of Julius Caeser, roughly the time of Christ, scroll down to chapter 9;
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Vitruvius/2*.html
Don, I've enjoyed your postings as well. My wife's family is from NL, I've followed your posts with a bit of special interest.
