Boreal Borer (Increment) ?

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• Subject: Boreal Borer (Increment) ?
• From: "Eric M. Nielsen" <emn8c@fermi.clas.virginia.edu>
• Date: Wed, 08 Jun 1994 16:17:50 +0300
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Hello out there.

  I'm going to be spending most of the summer sampling forests
in Saskatchewan (near the southern boreal forest border) and
northern Manitoba (near the northern edge) and will be
collecting cores for dating minimum stand ages.  I need to buy
an increment borer and am trying to pick the right one.

  I'm thinking of getting a 3-threaded 12" bit length model
(although 12" may be longer than I need there, I'd like it to
be useful here in Virginia as well).  I haven't decided on a
core diameter yet.  The main issue is that I'd like the cores
to fit easily but snugly inside typical drinking straws for
storage.  I might get a .169" (4.3mm) diameter just because I
know it would fit, but maybe .200" (5.15mm) would be a better
choice...  Anyone who's got any advice please respond to this
list or e-mail me at emn8c@virginia.edu.   Thanks.

  Eric

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