RESULTS OP COMPRESSION TESTS ON OLD DOUGLAS' FIR. Continued. 



3.45 X 3.47 X 12.0 3838 35.0 Grain parallel, but 



ciooked ; knot near cor- 

 ner 4| ins. from end, 1J 

 in?, diar., knot extended 

 into piece. Crippled 

 through knot. 



3.45 X 3.47 X 12.0 4928 38.7 Grain parallel ; three 



fresh sides ; 1} ins. knot 

 passing through corner 

 5 ins. from end. Crip- 

 pled near one end and 

 split along grain adja- 

 cent to knot. 



3.45 X 3.45 X 12.0 5461 33.3 Grain parallel ; two 



adjacent fresh sides ; 

 season crack on one old 

 side. Crippled near one 

 end and split slightly 

 along season crack. 



2.90 X 2.92 X 12.0 5314 34.0 Grain parallel; three 



fresh sides ; stniill sea 

 son crack. Crippled 

 near one end. 



3.41 X 3.48 X 12.0 5308 34.9 Grain parallel ; three 



fresh sides ; knot hole 

 on one corner 3J ins. 

 long, 0" .8 in. deep; also 

 season cracks. Failed 

 by opening of season 

 cracks. 



3 4.9 V 347 V 1'?0 4fM1 300 Gl ' ain parade' : three 



AAL X AA( X l-.U ciU.U . 



slightly damaged ; also 

 cant, hook holes. Crip- 

 pled near centre at cant. 

 hook holes. 



3.42 X 3.45 X 12.0 481.4 32.0 



rotten at one end on old 

 side. Crippled at the 

 rotten point. 



3.45 X 3.40 X 12.0 5053 30.5 Straight grain; all 



fresh sides ; shows sigofl 

 of failure ; crack ai end. 

 Crippled near one end. 



2.88 X 2.87 X 12.0 6199 33.2 Grain sound and pa- 



rallel; three fresh sides. 

 Crippled near one end. 



3.44 X 346 X 12.0 5703 33.6 Grain parallel; two 



adjacent fresh sides ; 

 season crack- ; small 

 cant, hook hole 2 ins. 

 from end close to corner ; 

 slightly rotten Crip- 

 pled at cant, hook mark. 



3.46X3.46X12.0 5693 338 Grain parallel ; three 



fresh sides ; small sea- 

 son crack on one side. 

 Crippled at one end ; 

 season crack opened. 



2.82 X 3.40 X 12.05 6611 32.7 Parallel grain; four 



fresh sides. Crippled 

 near one end. 



2.77 X 3.36 X 12.0 7519 35.3 Parallel grain j oue 



old side ; saw cut and 

 season crack. Crippled 

 near one end. 



2.80 X 3.40 X 12.03 6813 32.5 All fresh sides; grain 



straight and parallel ; 1 

 in. season crack. Split 

 along season crack. 



2.79 X 3.35 X 12.03 ' 6845 34.6 One old side; season 



cracks ; grain straight 

 and parallel. Splitalong 

 season crack. 



2.79 X 3.91 X 12.03 7149 34.6 One ul s } de ' gin 



straight and parallel. 

 Crippled at one end. 



2.78 X 3.73 X 12.04 7348 35.5 One old side; grain 



straight and parallel j 

 season cracks 1 in. deep. 

 Crippled at one end. 



2.77 X 3.86 X 12.05 7390 33.5 Une old gide ; grain 



straight and parallel. 

 Crippled near centre at 

 a small defect. 



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