the answer is to most of the above is ......popplar was a wood that was used , from now on i will ask for basswood .....what the heck , live and learn .
AND i dont want anything to do with plywood sabots ...are you guys kiddin me ..NO not my style .......
i like historical ...somewhat accurate ammo , cannons too , just how it is ....sorry
now historical accuracy isnt a big deal if you are making quills ..like me ? but honestly i would have nothing to do with plywood disks stacked up with center holes sawed in them .
as far as my sabots disinegrating
i believe that , that is what was hoped by the designers ,that is what would/should happen . honestly i dont really think they were designed to do anything other
than ...make ....absolute .....friggin sure ......that fuse was UP . but what do i know ?
i really have no clue if they used it for accuracy , but i do .
maybe basswood wont disinigrate ......popple wood ......
i would much rather turn a softish hardwood than mess with any ....plywood .
now i gotta go make sure popplewood was on ... , the approved wood list .
regardless my 'tart' is confederate and they used 'popplewood' for sure ......thats my story , and .....