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PHOTOS: Madison lab provides rare wood for Capitol restoration
Mahogany boards
Bob Ross, a wood scientist with the Forest Products Laboratory, with samples of mahogany left over from a World War I study that will be used to restore parts of the U.S. Capitol damaged in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Mahogany
Mahogany boards stored since 1919 at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison.
Mahogany boards
Left over from a study of aircraft propellers during World War I, 78 pieces of clear mahogany boards were stored on a shelf at the Forest Products Laboratory until February, when they were shipped to Washington, D.C.
Mahogany-Williams
A stamp identifies the source of the mahogany as I.T. Williams & Sons.
Mahogany
Workers with the Architect of the Capitol unload a mahogany board from the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison. The wood, used for research during World War I, was shipped to the Capitol in February and will be used to repair damage from the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Mahogany
Scraps of mahogany from the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison will be used to restore woodwork in the U.S. Capitol damaged during the Jan. 6 insurrection. The wood, originally used for aviation research during World War I, is considered priceless.
Mahogany loading
Three thousand pounds of mahogany left over from World War I research is loaded onto a trailer at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison to be shipped to Washington, D.C., where it will be used to restore the U.S. Capitol. Assistant lab director Bob Ross said he didn't rest for three days until hearing the priceless lumber had arrived safely.
Wood propellers
Experimental propellers produced from seven different species of wood by the Forest Products Laboratory.
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Samples of mahogany boards that will be used to restore the U.S. Capitol. Mary Oehrlein, historic preservation officer for the Architect of the Capitol, said the wood is “unavailable at any price, anywhere in the world.”
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Workers with the Architect of the Capitol unload a mahogany board from the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison. The wood, used for research during World War I, was shipped to the Capitol in February and will be used to repair damage from the Jan. 6 insurrection.
