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slightly project above the table level. The wood is passed 

 over the knives by means of a large rubber-covered roller. 

 They are called lightning planers owing to the very high 

 speed at which the work is performed. 



Lignine is the incrusting matter contained within the cellular 

 tissues, which gives hardness to wood. 



Lignum Vitee. The Ouaiacum officinalis a tree, native of the 

 warm latitudes of America and some of the West Indian 

 islands. The wood is firm, heavy, resinous, the heartwood 

 blackish. Used in medicine ; wrought into wheels, cogs and 

 many articles, tools, and turnery. 



Lilac (Syringa vulgar-is). A hard native wood, beautifully 

 marked, and used by the turner and cabinet-maker, but of 

 little commercial importance. 



Lime (Tilia Euro-pea). A tree that is common to Europe but 

 not indigenous to this country. It is plentiful, however, in 

 the southern counties, being largely used for park and street 

 planting. It produces a soft, light and close-grained wood, 

 which in former times was principally used for wood carving. 

 At the present time, however, its chief employment is for 

 making boards for the leather cutters, and for action 

 work in pianoforte making. Much used in Russia for the 

 manufacture of bast matting. Known also as the Linden. 

 The wood imported from the United States as Basswood is 

 produced from a species of lime. Tilia Americana. 



Linden. See " Lime." 



Linings. Narrow strips of wood dressed with groove and feather, 

 for the inside boarding of houses, usually J in., f in., fin., 

 and | in. in thickness. They vary with their use, as sash- 

 linings, window-linings, etc. 



Lintel. A horizontal piece cf timber to be placed over an 

 opening. 



Live Rollers. Rollers which are driven by power, and used to 

 convey timbers, boards and slabs from one machine to 

 another in a mill. 



Liverpool String Measurement. A method of measuring the cubic 

 contents of logs and other round timber. All timber in 

 the log at present sold on Liverpool string measure is 

 sold arid measured in. in girth, | ft. in length, and 

 contented out to cubic feet and twelfths, measurers 

 using either girthing-tape or string. Girth is ascertained 

 by tape as far as possible, otherwise by string at the option 

 of the seller. In the case of round timber, if measured over 

 bark, allowance is made for bark i in. on 11 2- in. and 



