Ghyll:Tablankel - Revision history

Morbus Iff: Editalee, editaloo.

2005-10-10T15:16:50Z

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Brother Arfrus: first draft

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-Tablankel is a tree which once grew in the cactus forests of the south.  It was harvested to extinction two and a half centuries ago.  Centuries ago, [[Ancestral burial tableau|burial customs]] included filling graves with pieces of furniture.  Tablankel was a particularly favorite choice, because it is such a beautiful wood.  But, as [[Kmuppens' Taxonomy|Kumuppens]] noted, that popularity led to its ultimate demise.
+'''Tablankel''' is a tree which once grew in the [[cactus forests]] of the south. It was harvested to extinction two and a half centuries ago. Centuries ago, [[ancestral burial tableau|burial customs]] included filling graves with pieces of furniture. Tablankel was a particularly favorite choice, because it is such a beautiful wood. But, as [[Kmuppens' Taxonomy|Kmuppens]] noted, that popularity led to its ultimate demise.
-People still appreciate the appearance of the fine grain and rich green hues of tablankel wood, and the price for tablankel antiques continues to rise.  However, many pieces of antique furniture are in fact forgeries.  [[Pziqq]] wood can be finished to look, to the untrained or incautious eye, much like tablankel.  Honest furniture builders tend to finish pziqq with more natural and appropriate blue stains.
+People still appreciate the appearance of the fine grain and rich green hues of tablankel wood, and the price for tablankel antiques continues to rise. However, many pieces of antique furniture are, in fact, forgeries. [[Pziqq]] wood can be finished to look, to the untrained or incautious eye, much like tablankel. Honest furniture builders tend to finish pziqq with more natural and appropriate blue stains.
-The original furnishings for [[Folktown Amphitheatre]] included over 500 tablankel pieces built by the master cabinetmaker Thomas Heckeljeckel.
+The original furnishings for the [[Folktown Amphitheatre]] included over 500 tablankel pieces built by the master cabinetmaker Thomas Heckeljeckel.
-Tablankel is also a shade of green named for the wood.  However, the maritime adage, "Sailors turn for harbor in tablankel skies" refers not to the green clouds that presage an approaching storm, but to an old piece of ship's equipment called a [[weatherbeak]], which exposed more of it's tablankel frame when the weather was turning foul.
+Tablankel is also a shade of green named for the wood. However, the maritime adage, "Sailors turn for harbor in tablankel skies", refers not to the green clouds that presage an approaching storm, but to an old piece of ship's equipment called a [[weatherbeak]], which exposed more of its tablankel frame when the weather was turning foul.
-'''Citations''': [[Ancestral burial tableau]], [[Folktown Amphitheatre]], [[weatherbeak]].
+'''Citations''': [[Ancestral burial tableau]], [[Folktown Amphitheatre]], [[Weatherbeak]].
 --[[User:Brother Arfrus|Brother Arfrus]] 16:26, 7 October 2005 (EDT)
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−	~~dib~~	+	Tablankel is a tree which once grew in the cactus forests of the south. It was harvested to extinction two and a half centuries ago. Centuries ago, [[Ancestral burial tableau\|burial customs]] included filling graves with pieces of furniture. Tablankel was a particularly favorite choice, because it is such a beautiful wood. But, as [[Kmuppens' Taxonomy\|Kumuppens]] noted, that popularity led to its ultimate demise.
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		+	People still appreciate the appearance of the fine grain and rich green hues of tablankel wood, and the price for tablankel antiques continues to rise. However, many pieces of antique furniture are in fact forgeries. [[Pziqq]] wood can be finished to look, to the untrained or incautious eye, much like tablankel. Honest furniture builders tend to finish pziqq with more natural and appropriate blue stains.
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		+	The original furnishings for [[Folktown Amphitheatre]] included over 500 tablankel pieces built by the master cabinetmaker Thomas Heckeljeckel.
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		+	Tablankel is also a shade of green named for the wood. However, the maritime adage, "Sailors turn for harbor in tablankel skies" refers not to the green clouds that presage an approaching storm, but to an old piece of ship's equipment called a [[weatherbeak]], which exposed more of it's tablankel frame when the weather was turning foul.
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		+	'''Citations''': [[Ancestral burial tableau]], [[Folktown Amphitheatre]], [[weatherbeak]].
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		+	--[[User:Brother Arfrus\|Brother Arfrus]] 16:26, 7 October 2005 (EDT)
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		+	[[Category:Wildlife]]