Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 7 | 66 | They are a softer wood, and, View more quotes about less">less rigid, more flexible, are more inclined to bend with the wind and the yard, and so, under certain conditions, violent conditions, less likely to snap. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 7 | 63 | They were Tur trees. |
| 7 | 64 | These are used mostly for strakes, keels, beams, and planking. |
| 7 | 65 | Needle trees, of which there were none here, are usually used for masts. |
| 7 | 66 | They are a softer wood, and, less rigid, more flexible, are more inclined to bend with the wind and the yard, and so, under certain conditions, violent conditions, less likely to snap. |
| 7 | 67 | Too, the wood is lighter and this is useful in the raising and lowering of masts. |
| 7 | 68 | The yards, too, as would be supposed, are commonly of needle wood. |
| 7 | 69 | Needle trees, too, come to maturity more rapidly than Tur trees, and may thus be the sooner and the more frequently harvested. |
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They were Tur trees.
These are used mostly for strakes, keels, beams, and planking.
Needle trees, of which there were none here, are usually used for masts.
They are a softer wood, and, less rigid, more flexible, are more inclined to bend with the wind and the yard, and so, under certain conditions, violent conditions, less likely to snap.
Too, the wood is lighter and this is useful in the raising and lowering of masts.
The yards, too, as would be supposed, are commonly of needle wood.
Needle trees, too, come to maturity more rapidly than Tur trees, and may thus be the sooner and the more frequently harvested.
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