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Cypress
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Juniper?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Juniper? |
Nope, Cypress....but it doesn't make any difference what 'type' of wood it is...just 'what' it was used for before it became a railing.
Dang spelling errors. ...---...
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Tbone
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Walking stick/staff
Mas Pacifico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Tbone
Walking stick/staff |
Nice try, Tbone...but that railing would be kinda big for a walking stick/staff, right? Close, but no cigar.
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Cypress
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A mast?
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
A mast? |
Now you getting very close, Cypress....but NO...this thing was not used on a boat.
Hmm...maybe I should have used a code for a clue? Naw, someone will get it soon.
Edit to add another hint: Their original use is mostly obsolete and no longer used much these days, except in very special circumstances.
[Edited on 2-17-2014 by Pompano]
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Howard
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OK, got it
This was a simple one. The female cave dwellers used it for pole dancing. 
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
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Pompano
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Howard, I like it! But...Nope.
further hint: The scarcity of straight building materials in Baja had a lot to do with the choice of any wood for this use.
I hope my clues are not too hard-wired for you.
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[Edited on 2-17-2014 by Pompano]
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tripledigitken
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Flag pole
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
Flag pole |
No, but I did once use one of these for just that purpose at Coyote Bay. Flew a ND flag from it..which was later replaced by pranksters with bra and
panties. 
Keep thinking vertical, though...you're almost there, by Samuel.
There were hundreds of these once upon a time...
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vandenberg
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Corral ??
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Cypress
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A gate/barrier?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Corral ?? |
Not for this one, Ed...but certainly lots of corrals were/are built with timbers like this. Nope, the railing one in the photo above was used in an
upright position...as were all the rest for this historical and dashing purpose.
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Teepee 
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Crucifix?
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DENNIS
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Building rafters.
Swizzle sticks.
I give up.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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Pompano
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No, no, and Nope.
Hmmm....I think we need to connect some dots with some of my more dashing hints.
What hath God wrought?
Vertical
Obsolete
Only straight ones used
Dash it all, I've got to have another coffee with unión occidental
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DENNIS
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Telegraph poles.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Telegraph poles. |
BINGO!!
Whew...good going, DENNIS.
Varnished old telegraph poles installed as balcony railings..by builder Raul Luan.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Telegraph poles. |
BINGO!!
Whew...good going, DENNIS. |
Hard to miss after this clue:
" unión occidental"
Thanks for the quiz, Roger.
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