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(6 ft. x 6 ft. of wood) contains 3ft, long, 108 ft. ; 3^ ft., 126; 

 4ft., 144; 4J ft., 162; 5ft., 180; 6ft., 216; 7 ft., 252 ; 

 8 ft,, 288 cubic ft, 



Lathwood-culls. Culls from riven billets lowered in quality, or 

 reduced to firewood value, from being coarse or knotty, but 

 mostly from being twisted in the grain, i.e., interlocked on 

 the edges, and being old, dry and thus difficult or impossible 

 to rive. See " Cull, Culls, and Culler." 



Lattice and Latticework. From "latte," a "lath," which, cross- 

 ing at different angles, form networks or screens. It is a 

 class of work carried to marvellous perfection in the East, 

 an apology for which only exists in the West, and that mostly 

 in fixed or portable plain sheets for garden work. 



Lauan. -A Philippine wood used in naval construction because 

 it does not split with shot. 



Laurel (Cerasus laurocerasus). An English tree of no commercial 

 importance, but the wood is hard and of good quality. 



Lead is the " rake " or angle to which the teeth of saws incline. 

 Leads. Deals sawn into twelve or more thin boards. 



Lean-to. A shed or building annexed to the wall of a larger one, 

 the roof of which is formed in a single slope with the top 

 resting against the wall of the principal building. In the 

 South it is sometimes called a " to-fall." It has much the 

 same meaning as " pent-house " (which see). 



Legal Tender. The tender of not more than twelve pence in 

 copper or forty shillings in silver to settle a debt. Gold and 

 Treasury Notes are the only legal tender for amounts over 

 2, and Bank of England notes are a legal tender for amounts 

 exceeding 5, but the creditor cannot be compelled to give 

 change, whether for gold or notes. 



Letter Wood (Amanoa guianensis). A striped fancy wood im- 

 ported from Guiana. Called by the French " Lettre rouge." 

 Also called " Snakewood." 



Level. An instrument by which to find or draw a straight line 

 parallel to the plane of the horizon, as the " carpenter's 

 level," " mason's level," etc. The " spirit level " has of 

 late become the most popular. 



Lever. From the French or Latin tongue "levier" = to raise. 

 A bar of wood or other substance, turning on a support 

 called the fulcrum or prop. It is an instrument much in use 

 as affording one of the mechanical powers. Ash is a favourite 

 wood for conversion into levers. 



Lightning Fixed Knife Planer. Sometimes called Hazeland 

 Planer. Consisting of fixed knives, the edges of which 



