Chapter 1136 - Corkwood (1/2)

Chapter 1136: Corkwood

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio <i class="_hr">Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

From time to time, a cheer would be heard from a warehouse, which would ed to hat

For treasure hunters, the auction was a harvest feast

Of course, not every warehouse had valuable goods Often, when people started

theained

When Li Du opened a warehouse, treasure hunters froathered around

and asked, “What is in there?”

The warehouse was full of old tarpaulins, which Godzilla and Big Quinn tore open to

reveal so Quinn

dickens wondered, “Boards? Big Li, is this Asian any?”

“No, they aren’t,” said Li Du

“What’s this?” someone else asked

Li Du went over and patted the boards, inhaling their sht, these are all corkwood planks, and looking at their pattern, I think they are used to

make floors”

“Corkwood floorboards? Wow, youthis time,” exclaimed Ollie

Someone promptly asked, “Corkwood floor? What is that? I haven’t heard of it before”

“So ignorant,” Ollie gave the treasure hunter a despising look “Corkwood floors are the

best Not only is this high-grade real wood, but the floor can hold up a person’s weight

steadily when stepped on It’s pleasantly springy, like stepping on very stable foam

Compared to floor mats, they are made of natural products and are more secure It

doesn’t matter if a baby touches or even licks the floor”

A group of treasure hunter said with envy, “So these are such high-end goods? I've

never heard of it”

Looking at the envious expressions of the treasure hunters, Li Du save Ollie a

push and said, “Stop that Don’t put up stories anymore, they actually believe you”

“So it’s not true?” asked Carl

Ollie laughed and said, “You are so stupid Of course not You ht not have seen a

corkwood floor, but haven’t you seen a cork from a wine bottle?”

“Are these the same? Li, you tell me I don’t believe what this bastard Ollie said,” asked

Big Beard Carl

Li Du smiled and nodded “Yes, corkwood floors, like wine corks, come from the bark of

cork oak”

Cork oak was a unique tree As the saying goes, People are afraid of hurting their

hearts and trees are afraid of hurting their bark The bark of a corkwood tree would grow

a layer of cork, and stripping this layer would not affect the tree

Cork was made from this layer The cork used for wine bottles was of prime quality and

was carved from freshly peeled bark

However, the corkwood tree had a long growth cycle It had to be 20 to 30 years old

before the first harvest, and then one could harvest the bark once in nine years The

quality would not be good if the tree was peeled often or too early, and it would hurt the

tree

As the wine production expanded, the cork supply was insufficient, so only high-end

winemakers could still afford to use this kind of whole cork Ordinary wine bottle corks

werea coy, co

sawdust and wood chips, and corkwood floors were compressed with corkwood bark as