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Consignment. The despatch of goods to a broker or agent for 

 the purpose of sale. 



Consignee. A person to whom goods are delivered. 

 Consignor. The person who sends the goods. 



Constantine Measure. A system of log measurement in the New 

 York market used in measuring square hewed foreign woods, 

 chiefly mahogany and cedar logs. From first-class hewed 

 timber there is deducted 2 in. width from one face and 1 in. 

 from the other face at right angles to it, this deduction 

 being made to straighten the log and to remove axe marks. 

 The face measurements are then used to compute the cubical 

 contents of the log. If the log is defective the contents are 

 reduced one-half. 



Contorted. Twisted together. 



Contractions and Abbreviations in writing. See Appendix I. 



Conveyor for SlQSpers. A travelling chain or chains provided 

 with dogs for conveying sleepers either to or from the various 

 machines for sawing, adzing or boring them. 



Cooliball (Euc. microtheca). A tree growing in the northern por- 

 tion of West Australia, the wood of which is claimed to be 

 harder than lignum vitse. 



Cooperage. The art of making bulging vessels of pieces of wood 

 bound together by hoops. See " Wet or Tight Cooperage," 

 " Dry Cooperage," also " White Cooperage." 



Cooper-ware. The lower end of ash poles, cut in lengths from 

 16 to 18 ft. for wagon tilts and cooper work. 



Coping (in architecture). The top of a building, or the brow of 

 a wall made sloping ; its equivalent in wood appears to 

 be " capping." 



Coppice or Copse. A natural wood or plantation, of which the 

 trees are cut over from time to time, wichout being allowed 

 to attain the size of timber trees, sending up new shoots 

 from their roots or stools. Fir trees are incapable of being 

 treated in this manner, refusing to send up new shoots ; 

 but many other trees readily do so. Oak has been much 

 planted as coppice in consequence of the great demand 

 which existed at one time for its bark. Chestnut copses are 

 planted for hop-poles ; ash with a view to its employment 

 for handles, implements, hoops, etc. ; hazel, for crate making, 

 etc. ; willow or osier, for basket making. 



Copse. See " Coppice." 



Copying Lathes. Sometimes called " Spoke lathes." These lathes 

 have two or more mandrels geared together so as to revolve 



