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Handles 



Handles are of so many sizes and shapes that a list 

 showing sizes only would be long, and a list showing 

 shapes would be nearly as long. Kinds of wood found 

 serviceable are many, and there are few kinds of wood 

 in the forests of America that are not suitable for handles 

 <i some kind. The range in size usually given is from "a 

 ■ anthook to a buttonhook." One of the former is equiva- 

 I nt to a thousand of the latter. Extra toughness and resili- 

 r ncy are demanded of wood for some handles, but these 

 qualities add no value whatever to other kinds of handles. 



The ax handle is an example where toughness and spring 

 are needed, and the wooden grip for a bucket bail is an 

 example where a weak, soft wood answers as well as any. 



For the slender, tough handle, hickory has no equal in this 

 or in any other country. In strength alone, other woods 

 may equal or surpass hickory, but in the combination of 

 strength, toughness, and elasticity, it has no rival, and that 

 accounts for its extensive use for handles of certain 



The southern states have met most of the demand for 

 hickory handle material in recent years. The best hickory 

 trees are those which grow rapidly, and the fertile soil and 

 long summers in the South produce trees of that class. 



There are fourteen species of hickory in the United States, 

 all of which, except pecan, are good material for handles. 



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