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Built to last.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
Richard Brookhiser's ode to wood in the May 23 issue ("Branching Out") struck a chord with me. Raised in heavily forested South Carolina, I have always considered any place with less tree coverage to be essentially a desert. I love the look of wood, and constructed the bookcase headboard for my bed out of California clear redwood, covering it with the thinnest of transparent varnishes.
I had the unfortunate privilege of spending a portion of my Air Force career at the Pentagon. That building is constructed like a fortress, as if its builders expected it to have to withstand ...
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