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bois rouge

English translation: dozy, doty, foxy wood, in an early stage of decay

21:18 Jun 10, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Forestry / Wood / Timber / wood for making posts and stakes
French term or phrase: bois rouge
...présentant des tiges de bonne rectitude et exempts de défauts tels que la roulure ou le bois rouge

Thanks in advance for any help. I did find that the wood of certain trees is called "bois rouge", but this seems to be a defect or something not desired in logs used to make wooden stakes, fence posts, etc. Sapwood, perhaps? Although "aubier" is also used in this text. Or is it just "red wood"?
John Speese
United States
Local time: 02:18
English translation:dozy, doty, foxy wood, in an early stage of decay
Explanation:
... sometimes seems to be referred to as "warmed wood" too it appears, due to the slight increase in warmth as it has been infested and is starting to rot

to get there:

1) Bois rouge: bois échauffé ou sur le retour; le nom indique le défaut; à rejeter

http://books.google.ca/books?id=PV5AAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA185&lpg=PA... (page 185)

2) Les Bois échauffés
II faut éviter d'entasser du bois abattu dans des locaux humides et insuffisamment aérés. Demême, du bois
reposant sur un sol humide perd de sa résistance. On dit que ces bois sont échauffés.
Ils deviennent spongieux, n'ont plus aucune résistance et perdent de leur coloration. Le hêtre s'échauffe
rapidement.
Notez que les bois échauffés ne doivent jamais être utilisés lorsqu'ils doivent supporter un effort.

http://www.lescopeaux.asso.fr/Rombauts/PDF/Rombauts_08.pdf

3) Bois échauffé : Attaque d’un micro-organisme sous l’effet de l’humidité et du soleil sur le bois, entraînant des motifs dans sa structure. ( photos 6 et 7 )

http://www.tournambule.fr/Quelques-definitions

and finally

4) http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la...





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Note added at 33 mins (2013-06-10 21:51:48 GMT)
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another interesting tidbit (as it seems this is a term a bit archaic)

Le bois rouge est celui qui a été long-temps recouvert de neige. Il est d'un très mauvais usage et pourit bientôt.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=ayVEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA382&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 40 mins (2013-06-10 21:58:46 GMT)
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....produce red or foxy timber, which is totally useless, for, although it looks sound when cut, on exposure to the atmosphere it soon completes this incipient decay, and moulders the timber into dust, a circumstance by which ship-builders are much annoyed.

P19

http://books.google.ca/books?id=T2YPAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA19&lpg=PA1...
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gail desautels
Canada
Local time: 02:18
Grading comment
Thanks, Gail! I've certainly heard the term foxfire (referring to certain glowing fungi that infest wood) before so "foxy" makes sense, plus many foxes are red.
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dozy, doty, foxy wood, in an early stage of decay


Explanation:
... sometimes seems to be referred to as "warmed wood" too it appears, due to the slight increase in warmth as it has been infested and is starting to rot

to get there:

1) Bois rouge: bois échauffé ou sur le retour; le nom indique le défaut; à rejeter

http://books.google.ca/books?id=PV5AAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA185&lpg=PA... (page 185)

2) Les Bois échauffés
II faut éviter d'entasser du bois abattu dans des locaux humides et insuffisamment aérés. Demême, du bois
reposant sur un sol humide perd de sa résistance. On dit que ces bois sont échauffés.
Ils deviennent spongieux, n'ont plus aucune résistance et perdent de leur coloration. Le hêtre s'échauffe
rapidement.
Notez que les bois échauffés ne doivent jamais être utilisés lorsqu'ils doivent supporter un effort.

http://www.lescopeaux.asso.fr/Rombauts/PDF/Rombauts_08.pdf

3) Bois échauffé : Attaque d’un micro-organisme sous l’effet de l’humidité et du soleil sur le bois, entraînant des motifs dans sa structure. ( photos 6 et 7 )

http://www.tournambule.fr/Quelques-definitions

and finally

4) http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la...





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Note added at 33 mins (2013-06-10 21:51:48 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

another interesting tidbit (as it seems this is a term a bit archaic)

Le bois rouge est celui qui a été long-temps recouvert de neige. Il est d'un très mauvais usage et pourit bientôt.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=ayVEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA382&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 40 mins (2013-06-10 21:58:46 GMT)
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....produce red or foxy timber, which is totally useless, for, although it looks sound when cut, on exposure to the atmosphere it soon completes this incipient decay, and moulders the timber into dust, a circumstance by which ship-builders are much annoyed.

P19

http://books.google.ca/books?id=T2YPAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA19&lpg=PA1...

gail desautels
Canada
Local time: 02:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Gail! I've certainly heard the term foxfire (referring to certain glowing fungi that infest wood) before so "foxy" makes sense, plus many foxes are red.
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