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decay, but has put forward new life in the form of one or 

 more shoots seated between the wood and the bark, and 

 may again produce its like in a forest-tree or trees. 



Stooled-Ash. Second growth from the original roots. There 

 are other species than that of ash endowed by nature with 

 this gift of reproduction. See " Ash." 



Stop. A projection or point where the girth measurement of a 

 log suddenly alters. 



Stop or Stop-chamfer. An elaboration of " chamfer " (which see). 

 A chamfer is a narrow face cut back at an angle of 45 de- 

 grees from each face of a corner at right-angles. It is a 

 common mode of treatment of the edges of panelled framing, 

 but capable of great elaboration in larger works in wrought 

 wood, stone or plaster. 



Storey. A horizontal division in a building. The cellar or 

 basement is sometimes so-called, but invariably the ground 

 (level) storey, followed by the higher in mimber or chamber 

 stories. In important buildings there are occasionally 

 intermediate stories termed " entresols " or " mezzanine." 



Stow, and Stower. See " Plank, or Deal, or Board Stower." 



Stowage. All kinds of goods that make up the cargo of a 

 ship ; but in thus loading or stowing vacant places occur, 

 caused by cross-beams, masts, pumps, etc., which for the 

 benefit of the ship-owner is filled up with goods supplied 

 by the merchants or bought at the ports of loading by the 

 captains; such goods are termed "broken stowage," and 

 where wood is shipped may consist of log-ends, " deal, 

 batten and board ends " (tvhich see), or " firewood, alias 

 cook-wood" (which see). 



Stowage Planks. A poor quality or classification of planks for 

 stowing wood or other goods in vessels. In cargoes of 

 hewn pitchpine timber they filled vacant places in ships' 

 holds and were usually common in quality. 



Straight Grain. The wood of a tree or log is said to be straight 

 grained when the principal wood cells are parallel to the 

 axis of growth. A piece of lumber is said to be straight 

 grained when the principal wood cells are parallel to its 

 length, that is with the grain running from end to end of 

 the piece and parallel, not twisted, with its length. 



Straps. Small pieces used and fastened internally on stone walls 

 on which to nail laths for plaster, otherwise termed " screeds." 



Strickle or Strike. A piece of straight wood, variantly termed 

 " a straightedge," used to " strike " grain to the level of 

 a measure j other uses for like instruments are (a) with 



