I like the boat building theory.
I think you're onto something!I like the boat building theory.
"It is generally believed that some form of human tool or technique was used to make the trees grow or bend this way, but the method has never been determined, and remains a mystery to this day. It has been speculated that the trees may have been deformed to create naturally curved timber for use in furniture or boat building."
Cut down the tree, cut a length, debark it, cure it. Then saw it along the length, hollow it out, glue the halfs back together. Voila! Polish invention: a super Alpenhorn.
I once tried to be a geologist but it didn't work out. I took everything for granite.