This post has been revised, separating the product originally viewed from the issue and question of moon wood.
Touring the exhibits at the Wood Solutions Fair, I noticed a product made of what was called “moon wood.” The company website described it:
Popular with Guitar and Violin Makers
Science or Sham?
The trouble with this theory is that the phase of the moon has nothing to do with how strong its gravity is; that is a function of its elliptical path, and a full moon can occur when it is at perigee (close to the earth) and its apogee (far away). If gravity had anything to do with it, then guitar makers would cut wood during the apogee, not the waning phase.
However, according to one Swiss supplier, the question of moon wood has been studied and proven:
Again, I say really? The skeptic in me wants to call hogwash (stronger word removed at editor’s insistance) on the whole idea of moon wood. But then I recall Melissa’s posts on how Trees in the forest are social beings and how Trees can form bonds like an old couple and look after each other. Who knows, perhaps they stay up late and party during the full moon (keeping the sap levels high, like our blood pressure) and nap during the waning moon.
It’s an explanation that makes a whole lot more sense than the ones from the guitar makers and moon wood suppliers.
