[ElkGroveDan]

Think of the fortune in lumber that could be milled from that thing. How many 40,000 year old table tops could you make from that, and what would people pay for them -- a lot I'd guess.

[SunkenCiv]

Heh... depends on the structural integrity of the wood.

[blam]

"Think of the fortune in lumber that could be milled from that thing. How many 40,000 year old table tops could you make from that, and what would people pay for them -- a lot I'd guess. "

See my post #34.

[Rebelbase]

I hope they make a couple of guitars out of it. Would beat the Spector bass made from 32,000 year old wood and inlaid with mammoth ivory.

"Spector NS-4 30KBC NEW 32,000 YEAR OLD BASS The NS-30K BC utilized what is believed to be the oldest wood ever used in the construction of a musical instrument. Obtained by Spector from logs discovered buried 40 feet deep in a sand quarry in Georgia, USA, the wood is perfectly preserved, due to the sterile nature of the sand and the natural decay resistance of the cypress wood itself.

Using carbon 14 testing techniques, samples of the wood were examined by Beta Analytics, in Miami, to check for radioactive decay in the small amount of carbon that is present in all living organisms. This wood was dated as 31,970 years old, plus or minus 570 years.

Only 1 built."

http://www.spectorbass.com/about/images/guitars/sidebar_NS-4-30KBC.jpg

[TChad]

How many 40,000 year old table tops could you make from that, and what would people pay for them -- a lot I'd guess.

You're right.

https://kaurivault.com/dining-tables

One NZD is worth about 67 cents.