RESULTS OF COMPRES81VE TESTS ON OLD WHITE PINE. Continued. 



4.19 X 4.20 X 1200 1716 32.5 A large knot from end 



to end along one face ; 

 another at one end ; an- 

 other at opposite side. 

 Fibre split from knot. 



4.18 X 4-22 X 12.00 2228 26.3 A large knot from end 



to end along one face ; 

 another at one end. 

 Crinpled at knot at cen- 

 tre, and also a splitting 

 away. 



4.14 X 4.18 X 12.00 2794 23.1 Clear and straight ; 



seasoned on two old 

 sides. Crippled at one 

 end. 



4 17 X 4.19 X 12.00 1723 25.0 Grain clear and 



straight, bad season 

 cracks on old side ; 

 spike hole 2\ ins. deep, 2 

 ins. from one end. Fail- 

 ed at, spike hole. 



4.21 X 4.21 X 12.00 2257 22.3 Grain straight; three 



fresh sides ; one large 

 knot near end ; season 

 cracks on old side- Crip- 

 pled through knot at 

 one end. 



420 X 422 X 12.00 2438 23.C , Grain straight; two 



large knots at opposite 

 ends ; season cracks oa 

 old side. Crippled on 

 end at a knot. 



4.16 X 4.21 X 12.00 2509 23.4 Grain straight and 



parallel, except at one 

 end, where it is curled 

 by vicinity of a knot; 

 otherwise sound. Crip- 

 pled at sound end. 



4.19 X 4.22 X 12.00 2030 28.0 Two large knots at 



one end, otherwise 

 straight and clear; fresh 

 sawn on all sides. Crip- 

 pled at knots at end. 



4.13 X 4.20 X 12.00 2G86 24.1 Grain straight ; three 



small knots at centre; 

 two old sides injured by 

 several small holes. 

 Fibre split and crippled 

 at small knots. 



4.17 X 4.18 X 12.00 2180 25.3 Three large knots at 



centre; grain parallel; 

 full of season cracks on 

 old side ; fibre split. 

 Crippled at knots. 



4.20 X 4.21 X 12.00 18S3 24.4 Grain crooked by 



knots ; two large knots 

 near centre ; large sea- 

 son crack on one -old 

 side. Crippled across 

 centre at knots. 



4.21 X 423 X 12.00 1915 25.0 Four large knots near 



centre, otherwise clear 

 and straight ; one knot 

 at each corner. Crip- 

 pled across centre at 

 knots. 



4.16 X 4.21 X 12.00 2512 23.39 Grain straight; three 



sides fresh sawn ; ^mall 

 pin knot ; small defect 

 at one end on old side. 

 Crippled at and near 

 small defect. 



4.20 X 4.23 X 12.00 2277 26.1 A large knot hols at 



an end ; three smaller 

 knots near centre; other- 

 wise sound and straight. 

 Crippled at end aided by 

 knot. 



4.18 X 4.23 X 12.03 ' 1838 27.2 Two sides fresh sawn ; 



three large knots 2 ins. 

 to 4 ins. from one end ; 

 grain twisted ; three 

 cant, hook marks ; 

 cracks in medullary 

 rays. Failed by split- 

 ting from large knot. 

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