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PHYRE DOJO’S
10 S.T.E.A.M. QUALIPHYRES
FOR HARVESTING A1 GRADE (HD) HAND DRILL PLANT STALK SPINDLES
– WHAT IS AN A1 GRADE (HD) HAND DRILL PLANT STALK SPINDLE?
AN A1 GRADE (HD) HAND DRILL PLANT STALK SPINDLE:
IS > 20” – 24” IN LENGTH
IS FROM 3/8” TO 1/2” DIAMETER AT THE BASE
IS COMPLETELY CYLINDRICAL
IS A LARGE PITH LUMEN STALK
IS A STABLE STALK THAT WILL NOT BREAK UNDER REPEATED USE
IS COMPLETELY ARROW STRAIGHT ITS ENTIRE LENGTH WITH ONLY A DEVIATION OF NOT MORE THAN 1/8”
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PHYRE DOJO’S
10 S.T.E.A.M. QUALIPHYRES FOR HARVESTING A1 GRADE (HD) HAND DRILL PLANT STALKS
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1) AVAILABILITY – EASILY SEEN AND FOUND “EVERYWHERE”
EASILY HARVESTED
> PRICKLY LETTUCE (LACTUCA SERRIOLA)
> TEASELS
> GIANT RAGWEED
> HORSEWEED (CONYZA CANADENSIS)
> VELVETLEAF
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2) TRIBAL – USUALLY GROWS IN LARGE GROUPS.
ETHICAL HARVESTING DUE TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF THE SPECIES.
> PRICKLY LETTUCE
> MULLEIN
> HORSEWEED
3) PROCESSING – LEAST AMOUNT OF BRANCHING REMOVAL.
LEAST AMOUNT OF OUTER BARK REMOVAL.
LEAST AMOUNT OF THORNS/NEEDLES.
EASILY SCRAPED/SHAVED/SANDED.
> PRICKLY LETTUCE.
> GIANT RAGWEED
4) STRAIGHTNESS – NEARLY ARROW 5/8” TUBE DROP FREE FALL TEST.
AXIS LENGTH FOR ABOUT 20” to 24”.
> NOT GREAT BURDOCK
> NOT CURLY DOCK
> NOT SWEET CLOVER, ETC.
5) SURFACE AREA – LARGE LUMEN/PITH WALLS ARE ABOUT 3/32”
THICK.
> REEDS ARE TOO THINLY WALLED.
> MUGWORTS, LAMBS QUARTERS, EVENING PRIMROSE, PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE, CAN BE TOO THICKLY WALLED.
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6) STABILITY – NOT FRAGILE
> NOT PILEWORT, NOT REEDS (PHRAGMITES).
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7) EASE OF USE – “FLOATS” VERY WELL.
DOES NOT REQUIRE A LOT OF PRESSURE VARIABLE WHILE SPINNING.
WORKS WELL WITH >ROTATIONS, >BACK AND FORTH, AND >SPEED VARIABLES.
<DENSITY/HARDNESS VARIABLE.
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8) DIAMETER BASES – 3/8”, 7/16”, ½”.
10MM/11MM/12MM.
HARD/DIFFICULT/UNCOMMON/RARE TO FIND DIAMETERS.
> WILD CARROT
> DAISY FLEABANE
9) CYLINDRICAL – THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE SPINDLE STALK
> PRICKLY LETTUCE (LACTUCA SERRIOLA) CAN HAVE AN OCCASIONAL OVAL SECTION IN THE STALK.
> HORSEWEED (CONYZA CANADENSIS) CAN HAVE AN OCCASIONAL OVAL SECTION IN THE STALK.
STALKS CAN IMPLODE! – AMARANTH, PILEWORT, LAMBS QUARTERS CAN BE ODDLY SHAPED
> SMARTWEED IS SHAPED LIKE “THE ELDER WAND” IN HARRY POTTER.
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10) OTHER – PET-PEEVES. DEFENSES.
> VELCRO-LIKE SEEDS. ETC. – COCKLEBUR (XANTHIUM SPP.), HACKELIA VIRGINIANA, GREAT BURDOCK (ARCTIM LAPPA), ETC.
> DERMATITIS/ALLERGIES/REACTIONS – MULLEIN (VERBASCUM SPP.)
> THORNS/NEEDLES/SPIKES – THISTLES, TEASELS.
> HOLES FROM INSECTS – YUCCAS, ETC.
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