TABLE OF CONTENTS. XIX 

 CHAPTER VIII. 



PAGE 



AUXILIARY FOIIKST INDl'STIilKS 482 



A. DETAILED Cox VERSION iM_' 



SECTION J. SAWMILLS is;; 



II. OTHER WOOD-WORKING MACHINES 491) 



B. TREATMENT FOR IMPROVING WOOD r>i>2 



SECTION I. IMPROVEMENT IN APPEARANCE AND QUALITY . . . .">(.):> 



II. ANTISEPTIC TREATMENT r>m 



in. ALTEBING COMBUSTIBILITY or WOOD .... ~>2:\ 



C. CHANGES IN THE STUSTANCE OF WOOD :>L':, 



SECTION I. I'.v HEAT :,L>.-, 



jr. CHARCOAL KILNS .-IT 



III. Co.MnrsTioN OF WOOD 



IV. CHEMICAL A<;ENCII> r>:>l 



(a) Ct-llulose . ~>:>\ 



(b) Sugar and alcohol .V> I 



(c) Oxalic acid f>.V. 



(_d) Bamboo-fibre 7>:>:> 



CHAPTEB IX. 



IXDCSTKIAL I'SHS oF WOOD. 



.-DIVISION I. TIMBER. 



[ON I. CLASSES OF <'ONV!:I;T]:I> TIMISEII .~,:,i; 



,. II. TlMJJKIl I'SED IN SUPEUSTKrcTTRES 5G1 



III. TI.MUKI: rsEu ON. OR IN, THE GROUND .... 567 



IV. TIMBER USED IN CONTACT WITH WATER .... r>71 



,. V. TIMBER USED IN MACHINERY r>7<; 



., VI. SHIP AND BOAT BUILDING :77 



., VII. JOINERY AND CABINET-MAKING :>xi 



,, VIII. MiscEi.LA.MjM-s l"si;> 589 



IX. AVHEELWRK;HTS' WOOD 591 



X. COOPERS' WORK 51)4 



,, XI. SUNDRY USES OF SPLIT WOOD GOO 



XII. WOOD FOR WINDOW-FRAMES <;i>7 



XIII. WOOD-CARVING Cos 



XIV. TURNERY Gil 



XV. PLAITED WOOD-WORK . .612 



