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INDUSTRIAL USES OF WOOD. 



In the preparation of staves, an oak stem is first cut into 

 suitable lengths, which are then split in halves by means of a 

 wedge. Each half-log is then further split (fig. 42) into three 



Stavc-iuaker's bcncli with divuler and mallet. (After Boppe.) 



or four sectors, and after the core and sap wood have been 

 removed these are split tangentially into pieces as wide as the 

 staves by means of the divider driven by a wooden mallet. 



These pieces are then 

 F'o-44. fitted into a stave- 



maker's bench com- 

 posed of the fork of a 

 tree (fig. 43), resting 

 on three stakes driven 

 into the ground, and arc 

 then split radially into 

 staves, and trimmed 

 smooth by means of 

 the shave (fig. 44). 



In Germany, the 



staves are also partly 



dressed into a curved 



shape with the adze, 



but in France they are bent into shape. The dimensions of 



the staves vary considerably, according to the demands of the 



trade. The broadest pieces are required for heading vats, and 



The Shave. 



