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    What wood knots look like inside a tree trunk - photo

    What wood knots look like inside a tree trunk.

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    So if you cut a tree just above and just below a bevy of branches then knock out the inner bits you have a spoked wheel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jdurand View Post
    So if you cut a tree just above and just below a bevy of branches then knock out the inner bits you have a spoked wheel.
    Sure looks like it even have the hub as well.
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    I won't be surprised that is how the first spoked wooden wheels came about.

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    What wood knots look like inside a tree trunk.

    Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...k_fullsize.jpg

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