SPECIES OP WOODS. 



135 



0.6883; very strong (10th in this list) ; 

 elastic (13th in this list) ; hard (22d in 

 this list) ; shrinkage, 5 per cent.; warps 

 and checks during seasoning; not dur- 

 able; hard to work, takes fine polish; 

 splits with difficulty, hard to nail. 



Common Uses: Plane stocks, shoe 

 lasts, tool handles, chairs. 



Remarks : Often forms pure forests . 



Uses due to its hardness. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 





Cross-section, 

 magnified 37^2 diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



