Sergeant Schultz, post: 429804, member: 315 wrote: I wanna say Beech - not sure why.
Because Leica's White Paper on Surveying Tripods says it is. A least the GST120-9 is. Cheaper one are made of pine. See page 4 of the linked document.
I thought this would be an easy answer
Consensus being ash or beech.
I did a quick Google search and at
Wild-Heerburg.com only found this...
They don't specify the wood.
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All tripods have a standard fixing screw and a similarly shaped head, enabling any Wild level or theodolite. (and also the full range of accessories designed to be mounted on a tripod, as opposed to those for attachment to an instrument) to set up on any Wild tripod. Although each instrument has a particular tripod recommended for its use, it is possible, if circumstances demand, to make use of any Wild tripod that happens to be available. It is, of course, not advisable to use a large instrument on a tripod with a head that is much too small but, in an emergency, it could be done. All tripods have a pouch containing accessories and in most eases they are available with either rigid or telescopic legs (types a and b, respectively). With the exception of the metallic 16bL, they are made from carefully selected and well seasoned wood."
Long ago, Teledyne Post had a manufacturing plant in Owen, WI. Besides wood pieces for Post drafting tables, they also produced wood parts (dowels and the lower legs for extension tripods) for tripods for various manufacturers. I had a pile of about 20 pieces of lower legs (rejects) that were painted yellow and had SOKKIA painted on them. I'm sure they were made of locally sourced hard maple.
There are still a couple manufacturers around here (central Wisconsion) that produce high qualitiy wood products and at least one has the capabilities to produce quality wood tripod parts if needed. Zelazoski builds "rock bats" that are used by MLB players. I think they would choose maple if making wood tripod parts.
The #1 bat used in MLB these days is Marucci. Company started in a garage by a LSU athletic trainer in his garage.
Still headquartered in Baton Rouge but I would think that they have other production facilities.
They basically have most of the big names in MLB as users for quite a few years.
Bats are maple.
