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in unison. Between one set of centres is fixed the ' dummy ' 

 or copy, the work being fixed between the others ; a roller 

 bears against the copy and causes a cucter head to act on 

 the work, forming it into the shape of the model as the 

 saddle carrying the tools is automatically traversed along 

 the bed. 



Cord. A cord of wood measures 8 ft. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. and con- 

 tains 128 cubic feet. 



Corduroy Road. A term applied to roads in the backwoods and 

 swampy districts of the United States of America, formed 

 of the halves of trees sawn in two longitudinally and laid 

 transversely across the track. A road thus laid presents 

 a ribbed appearance like the cloth called corduroy (French 

 cordduroy). 



Cordwood. Wood for firing purposes, or for charcoal burning. 



Core. The waste cut out of a mortise, also the base or interior 

 part of veneered work or the internal core of a billet of wood 

 in riving lathwood billets, which are used for fuel. 



Corner Post. In " timber " or " half-timber " buildings the 

 corner posts of the archways or the fabrics were usually 

 great up-ended oak timbers moulded, carved and panelled, 

 supporting brackets worked on the same lines. 



Cornice. A horizontal moulding at the top of a pedestal, door, 

 window or house. 



Coromandel or Calamander Wood (Diospyros qucesita). One 

 of the most valuable ornamental woods of Ceylon, used for 

 turnery and veneers. 



Cortex. The rind or bark of a tree. 



Cost, Freight and Insurance. The price charged for goods when 

 it covers not only the cost but the expense of insuring and 

 carrying them. Usually abbreviated " C.i.f." In French 

 "C.a.f.," Cout, assurance, fret, See also " C.i.f." 



Cotchel. A term applied to a small lot or parcel of timber or 

 other merchandise. Often used to describe timber or other 

 goods brought in by the captain of a vessel on his own 

 account. 



Cotoneaster frigida. A tree introduced into England from Nepaul 

 in 1824. Its wood is in request for ornamental purposes, 

 but little used commercially except for making golf clubs, 

 though it is extremely hard, close grained and difficult to 

 splinter. 



